Lead & Succeed webinar series continues leadership development discussion
MarketReady webinars help farmers expand market reach
Extension, students and community create mural in downtown Beatrice
Website creates online market for Indigenous entrepreneurs
Red Carpet Service program focuses on community awareness, tourist attraction
Anyone who has worked a service job has likely been asked these questions: How do I get to this place? Where is the best place to eat? What is something I must see before I leave town? These questions and more are addressed in Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Red Carpet Service program, a workshop that teaches participants how to help visitors and showcase their community’s best qualities.
Rural Prosperity Nebraska welcomes newest Extension educator
Kearney, Hays gain insights through First Impressions program
Only a two-and-a-half-hour drive separates the cities, and both are situated along major freeways (I-80 and I-70, respectively). They are both home to universities (the University of Nebraska at Kearney and Fort Hays State University). They are both considered micropolitan communities. And they both recently participated in the First Impressions program, a university-run collaborative outreach effort between two coordinating cities.
Rural Prosperity Nebraska propels rural leadership development forward with statewide virtual conferences
Following the success of the Leadership Chautauqua held in Kearney last fall, where over 100 community leaders converged for a day of enlightenment and collaboration, Rural Prosperity Nebraska is forging ahead with the next step in leadership development with three Zoom discussions throughout April.
Rural Prosperity Nebraska opens discussion about climate resiliency
Conference Focuses on Entrepreneurial Development in Nebraska Communities
Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps bring broadband to rural Thayer County
These are not fictional scenarios. They are examples of rural residents who struggle with reliable internet. While many Nebraskans are familiar with these situations, a team in Thayer County has figured out a way to bring state-of-the-art broadband to even its most remote residents.
Buy Fresh Buy Local opens membership registration for 2024 season
2024 cooperative business development mini-grant program request for applications
Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps Ord business expand
Registration is open for the annual Local Food & Healthy Farms conference
For over 40 years, the Nebraska Sustainable Ag Society’s (NSAS) annual conference has been a mainstay event for farmers to connect and share knowledge. For the third year, the conference is a collaborative partnership with University of Nebraska Extension and Nebraska Specialty Crop Growers to provide the most dynamic and comprehensive farming and local food systems conference in the state.
Agriculture and Community Wellbeing: A review of Three Research Studies
This article was first published as part of the UNL Department of Agricultural Economics weekly Cornhusker Economics series on Nov. 29, 2023.
Poll: Most Rural Nebraskans Unfamiliar with Farm Bill but Support Programs
Two-thirds of rural Nebraskans surveyed are either very unfamiliar (43%) or somewhat unfamiliar (23%) with federal ag policy. Twenty-seven percent are somewhat familiar, and only 7% report being very familiar.