RICKETTS ENDORSEMENT: Republican candidate for governor Pete Ricketts (left) accepted an endorsement from Farm Bureau president Steve Nelson (center) and vice president Mark McHargue on Tuesday afternoon at Walker’s Family Steakhouse. With a growing global population, Ricketts stressed the importance of continuing Nebraska’s strong agricultural tradition to those in attendance. After a narrow victory in the primary, the Omaha republican hopes to win Dave Heineman’s former position in the November election.