LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will get to sell more than $405 million worth of corn, soybeans, wheat and other commodities to Taiwanese businesses under an agreement set to be signed next week.

Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Wednesday that the state’s agriculture director will travel to Taiwan to finalize the deal with letters of intent. Ricketts says Taiwan is an important trading partner, and the agreement will benefit Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers.

Department of Agriculture Director Greg Ibach says Nebraska has signed similar deals in the past, but the newest one includes the purchase of beef and pork products.

Nebraska exports about $7.2 billion in agricultural products annually. Taiwan is the United States’ 9th largest trading partner.

CHADRON, Neb. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a Dawes County man whose body was found under his tractor mower.

The body of 68-year-old Dave Gilmore was found around 9 p.m. Monday on his property near Chadron State Park. County Attorney Vance Haug said Tuesday that a preliminary investigation shows the death was accidental. But Haug also says Gilmore had health issues that could have been involved in his death.

An autopsy was ordered.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts says a Nebraska senator who had cybersex on a state computer can no longer effectively advocate for his constituents.

Ricketts on Wednesday renewed his call for state Sen. Bill Kintner to resign from office. Kintner, of Papillion, was fined $1,000 last week and publicly admitted that he had cybersex with a woman he met online. Kintner contacted authorities after the woman tried to extort money.

Ricketts has previously said Kintner should resign if the allegations against him were true. After Kintner acknowledged his actions on Friday, Ricketts says he met with him a second time and again asked him to step down. Ricketts says Kintner listened but was noncommittal.

Senators are now considering options such as impeaching Kintner or expelling him from the Legislature.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State officials say an inmate has injured three staffers at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln.

The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says the inmate began punching a guard around 2 p.m. Tuesday and then struck two other staff members who went to the guard’s aid. The department says the guard was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and says the two other staffers sought outside medical treatment.

The department says the facility’s medium/maximum-security housing units soon were locked down, restricting movement for about half the prison population.

The department says it will investigate the incident and forward results to the Lancaster County attorney for a decision on any prosecution. The names of those involved haven’t been released.