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In Nevada, over 90 percent of the cropland is used to grow hay. [12] Alfalfa hay is also the number one crop of Arizona. In 2008, Arizona's hay crop sold for $288 million. [13] Other than hay, the southwestern states do produce a good amount of crops which grow well in warm climates. Arizona's crops, excluding hay, make about $1.9 billion per year.
The Farm Credit System (FCS) in the United States is a nationwide network of borrower-owned lending institutions and specialized service organizations. The Farm Credit System provides more than $373 billion (as of 2022) [1] in loans, leases, and related services to farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners, aquatic producers, timber harvesters, agribusinesses, and agricultural and rural utility ...
The Soil Bank act of 1956 created the Soil Bank Program. This act was devised to reduce supplies of basic commodities by achieving a 10 to 17% reduction in plowland through payments to farmers who shifted land out of production to be held in the Soil Bank. [3] The Soil Bank converted 80% of the cost of converting from crop to conservation land. [3]
Union Bank & Trust Company is a privately owned, state chartered commercial bank headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. The bank was founded on February 28, 1917, under the name Farmer's State Bank. The name was changed to Union Bank in 1935, then to its current name in 1959 with the addition of trust powers. [1] The bank was purchased by the ...
Nebraska's largest cattle feedlot, the Adams Land and Cattle south lot, with a capacity of 85,000 head, is located 2 miles south of Broken Bow. In the past, some locals have feared the potential of environmental damage from the feedlot, but the state's environmental agency has found the company in compliance with state standards. [14]
Custer County. Custer County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska.As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 10,545. [1] Its county seat is Broken Bow. [2] The county was formed in 1877 [3] and named after General George Armstrong Custer, [4] who was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Tree hay was most commonly harvested in the summer, possibly dried and stored until the hay was fed to the livestock in the winter. Cutting and drying methods varied per region, but a common practice was the bundling of 60 to 200 cm long twigs held together with twisted twigs of willow or hazel .
The Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha was a 90-year-old company first founded in South Omaha, Nebraska in 1878 by John A. Smiley. After being moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa and dissolved within a year, the company was reorganized and moved to South Omaha in 1883. [1]