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2022 Nebraska Farmland Values and Cash Rental RatesThe market value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased by 16% over the prior year to an average of $3,360 per acre, according to the 2022 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey. To read the full report, open the page title above.
The report shows that 85% of Phelps-Gosper elementary age youth participated in school enrichment program in 2023. One-hundred percent of students in Phelps and Gosper schools participated in water education program.
House Mice on the MoveElizabeth Exstrom, Extension Educator Hall County
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Tractor Safety course educates next generation of agriculturalists
Lincoln, Neb. —
Tractors are part of rural life. They are agricultural equipment that can be spotted in fields, dirt roads, and highways. Typically driven by adults, farm families often hire their teenage children or their neighbors' teens to help with planting, harvesting, and other work. Each Spring across Nebraska, Tractor and Equipment Safety courses are held for 14-and 15-year-olds looking to be employed on farms and ranches.
Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle
Lead and Succeed webinar series continues leadership development discussion
Lincoln, Neb. — Rural Prosperity Nebraska, the community development arm of Nebraska Extension, announces the inaugural session of its “Lead and Succeed Lunchbox Series,” a summer-long webinars series focused on revamping community leadership development in rural communities. The first session will take place on June 27.