(Testimony of Bold Nebraska energy director and Davey Road Ranch proprietor Ben Gotschall, to be delivered in support of LB 473 during Wednesday’s 1:30 p.m. hearing before the Nebraska State Legislature’s Judiciary Committee): “What seems like a long time ago, farmers and ranchers in Nebraska started getting letters from a company called TransCanada. The letters […]

Ben Gotschall is a candidate for Nebraska Public Power District, Subdivision 1 On a brisk spring morning, Ben Gotschall pulled a steel crate wagon loaded with bales of hay to the pasture where his Jerseys were eagerly awaiting breakfast. Halfway up the hill, he turned to me with a wry smile. “I don’t own a […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 20, 2017 Contact: Ben Gotschall, 402-705-8679, bdgotschall@gmail.com Bold Nebraska to Host Nebraska’s First “Diner Project” Breakfast on Sunday at Hub Café in Lincoln Project aims to bring Americans together for one-on-one conversations over breakfast  Lincoln — This Sunday morning, Bold Nebraska will host Nebraska’s first Diner Project event, a new venture that […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2016 Contact: Jane Kleeb, Bold Nebraska 402-705-3622, jane@boldnebraska.org John Hansen, Nebraska Farmers Union 402-476-8815, john@nebraskafarmersunion.org Bold Nebraska, Nebraska Farmers Union Urge Legislature to Stand With Family Farmers, Vote NO on Corporate Pig Bill LB 176 Petition signed by more than 1,100 Nebraskans delivered to Senators on Thursday Lincoln — Today, […]

On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Bold Nebraska delivered some quality, 100% made-in-Nebraska salami to key Senators to urge them to oppose LB 176, a bill that would expand corporate factory hog farming into Nebraska, put family famers out of business, and pollute our water. Here’s a full list of Senators (and their contact information) who received the […]

A key vote is happening this week that will tell us where our Nebraska state senators stand—with foreign corporate pig producers or Nebraska family farmers. LB 176, sponsored by Sen. Schilz, would expand corporate pig factories that not only harm our water but also put at risk our strong family farmers. The bill is written […]

The following is an excerpt from a longer piece previously published by the Canadian National Farmers Union on their website.  A link to the full post can be found here: http://www.nfu.ca/energy-east   Working with the Council of Canadians, I spent a week visiting communities in Manitoba and Saskatchewan along the Energy East pipeline path in the spring […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 11, 2015 Contact: Ken Winston, 402-212-3737, kwinston@inebraska.com Ben Gotschall, 402-705-8679, ben@boldnebraska.org Landowners Facing Eminent Domain for Keystone XL to Hold Press Conference Before LB 473 Hearing Press conference scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Lincoln statue in front of the Capitol Lincoln, NE — Nebraska landowners currently facing the […]

Lincoln, Nebraska Mayor Chris Beutler and Lincoln Electric System (LES), the publicly-owned utility that serves the greater Lincoln area, announced on Dec. 19 that LES has finalized agreements to add 173 megawatts of wind energy and 5 megawatts of solar — which will bring its portfolio to 48% renewable energy in 2016. The move will […]

Pipeline Fighters scored a victory last night when the bill to fast-track Keystone XL was defeated in the Senate. We are grateful to the members of the Cowboy Indian Alliance — including farmer Art Tanderup, Rosebud Sioux Tribe President Cyril Scott, Aldo Seoane, Greg Grey Cloud and Bold’s Jane Kleeb — who traveled to DC […]