The pursuit of a brighter future is embedded in the foundation of the ag community. A passion for agriculture has been passed down through generations – all thanks to the leadership of friends, family members, teachers and more. Growers and the community who serve American agriculture keep t…
Nebraska water issues and irrigation management are some of the leading topics in Brad Ramsdale’s college classroom.
Although there may not be a big red and white striped tent, a ringmaster wearing a top hat or any elephants, rest assured because there will be a grand show ring, ringmen wearing their cowboy hats and the best of the best Angus cattle parading across the grounds in Grand Island, Nebraska. It…
Organizations and companies interested in teaching kids about safety on the farm and ranch can apply to host a Progressive Agriculture Safety Day in 2022.
During the past decade, more youth have died working in agriculture than all other industries combined.
"We let the momma and her baby be as I headed back to class on campus.”
Nestled in a canyon near the community of Comstock, Nebraska, (population 96) is the home of 2nd Wind Ranch, soon to be one of the largest standing windmill collections in the country. On June 10-12, that canyon will come to life with thousands of concert-goers coming to the Windmill Festiva…
Teens 14 or 15 years of age who work on farms, or others who are interested in learning about safe farming practices, are encouraged to register for this summer’s tractor safety training course.
After many long weeks of practicing and working on projects, the Leigh FFA Chapter competed in a virtual Career Development Events competition March 3. There were 22 competitors from the Leigh chapter in this round of CDEs, and five people moved on to state.
High school students, recognized by their blue jackets and bright gold lettering, participated in the 2021 FFA District 10 Career Development Event – Ag Education Contest on the Norfolk campus of Northeast Community College recently.
The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America Board of Trustees announces a $1.9 million commitment from the Agriculture and Rural Initiative to support vocational agriculture education at community and technical colleges.
In celebration of National Ag Week, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s annual poster contest. More than 1,700 students in grades 1-6 from all over the state entered NDA’s annual contest by highlighting Nebraska agriculture, the state’s nu…
Consider this scenario: You are an angler new to the sport and go out fishing on your own. You have a license, rod-and-reel combo and some tackle.
It’s pretty clear traveling through Kansas that agriculture is a vital part of the state’s economy. From flowing fields of lush crops to burly cattle grazing open prairie, agriculture is part of life in the Sunflower State.
The Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation selected two recipients for the FFA Advisor of the Year award. AnnaLisa Estrela from Ashland-Greenwood High School and Brian Johnson from Litchfield High School were honored on April 8 during the 2021 Nebraska FFA Virtual State Convention. The winning advi…
The Nebraska FFA Foundation has awarded Mr. Rusty Bartlett, Pender FFA advisor, with the 2021 Gary Scharf Helping Hand Award.
Creativity is more than art and music. Creativity supports mental growth by involving measurement, equality, balance, shape, spatial relationships and problem solving.
Adhering to the maxim of supply and demand, Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska, has implemented a new degree program.
Kylie Penke, agriculture and FFA instructor at Oakland-Craig High School, said seeing sensors, meters and monitors at work in real time is invaluable to her students.
A farm cooperative that serves customers in a 30-county region of northeast Nebraska has pledged its support to the improvements in agriculture facilities currently underway at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon have a new focus on farm profitability.
A new queen will be crowned at the 2021 Iowa Horse Fair being held in Des Moines March 26-28. After a brief hiatus, the Iowa Horse Fair Queen contest had finally returned in 2019. Then, 2020 happened.
The Salt City Circuit Horse Show, scheduled for Thursday through Sunday, March 25-28, at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas, is a family event that features horses.
The Wallace FFA Chapter has earned a National FFA Premier Chapter Award due to its efforts in building communities.
Alliance FFA Advisor Ashtyn Vivion has many reasons to be proud. The first is that she recently brought a future FFA member in to the world.
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