Ag and Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Commissioners approve 2025-2026 waterfowl recommendations
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission approved 2025-2026 waterfowl hunting season recommendations at its March 21 meeting in Ord.

Pillen’s promises: Economic boom and little harm for neighbors. They haven’t always panned out.
As he grew Nebraska’s largest hog operation, Jim Pillen made economic and environmental assurances to residents of small communities where he was looking to build. Some residents profited. Others say Pillen Family Farms prospered while they suffered.