Trump Administration Invests More Than $29 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Oklahoma

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $29 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Oklahoma. This investment is part of the $100 million in grant funding made available for the ReConnect Pilot Program through the CARES Act. “The need for rural broadband has never been more apparent than it is now – as our nation manages…

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Utilizing Summer Annuals

Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator With a proper understanding of the end goal and taking steps to mitigate risks from prussic acid and nitrates, summer annual grasses can be an invaluable part of your summer forage systems. Photo credit Troy Walz. Whether grazed, harvested for hay, or cut for silage, warm season annual grasses are the kings of forage production.  Common species like forage sorghum, sudangrass, sorghum/sudangrass hybrids, and millets grow best under…

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