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Nebraska high schoolers who took part in the Next Chapter Nebraska college-readiness program.
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Certified pollinator habitats established in 22 counties, with 77 percent increasing their plant abundance and diversity.
350+
Nebraskans completing a food safety course in response to the new Nebraska Cottage Food Law.
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Total value of Soybean Management Field Days as identified by 2021 attendees.
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NSRI, IANR welcome new director for food, agriculture & environment security
Adam Leise appointed as new director of Nebraska On-Farm Research Network
Lincoln, Neb. — Adam Leise has been selected as the new director of the On-Farm Research Network. Leise, a recent graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, brings both academic expertise and personal experience to the role, having grown up on a farm and ranch in Hartington.
Nebraska’s Natural Resource Districts honor Paul C. Hay and Randy Pryor with Water Conservation Award
Lincoln, Neb. —Nebraska’s Natural Resource Districts have awarded the Outstanding Water Conservation of the Year Award to Paul C. Hay (posthumous), Emeritus Extension Educator, alongside Randy Pryor, also an Emeritus Extension Educator. The two long-time educators were nominated by the Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) for their nearly 40 years of service to agricultural sustainability in Southeast Nebraska.
4-H service project will update courthouse garden in 2025
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