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Close-up of the dome of the U.S. Capitol

Poll: Rural Nebraskans see lack of civility in politics as serious problem

October 16, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Shoppers look through T-shirts at a sidewalk sale in downtown McCook.

Poll: Rural Nebraskans are increasingly pessimistic about present, future

September 18, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Jansen discusses farmland valuations with RFD-TV

September 18, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Adeline Johnson stands in front of crafts made by students at Our Place After School Care and sold at the Freedom Factory.

Hastings after-school program pioneering care for teens with special needs

September 8, 2023

Society & Culture

Alisa Halpin (left) floats a least tern egg in a cup of water to determine the age of the nest; the buoyancy of the egg shows how many days old the eggs are. Her daughter, Summer Larkihn, marks the number of the nest on a rock for future reference as part of the Tern and Plover Conservation Partnership.

Mother-daughter pair pursues conservation of Nebraska’s terns, plovers

August 8, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Amparito’s Market. 648 N. 27th in Lincoln, opened in May, following extensive assistance from Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Latino Small Business Program.

Rural Prosperity Nebraska program helps market become reality

July 18, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Flowers in front of Love Library

Public invited to 'Backyard Farmer' filming

July 18, 2023

Food is seen on a backdrop of red, white and blue

Food safety important as cooking, gatherings head outdoors

July 1, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Two trays of wheat samples in a greenhouse. At left are non-inoculated control plants. At right is a soil mix inoculated with isolates of the Fusarium fungus.

Morocco collaboration to boost wheat research, grad study opportunities

June 20, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Several farmers stand in a wheat field.

Husker wheat research focuses on partnerships, interdisciplinary collaboration

June 16, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Students grow bell peppers in a hydroponic growing tower at Southern High School in Wymore.

Farm-to-school programs help Nebraska students eat fresh, local foods

May 25, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

The expert panel during the May 10 Heuermann Lecture consisted of (from left) Graham Plastow, Cynthia Parr, Amy Winstead, Tom Eikhoff and Ben Craker. Mike Boehm (right), NU vice president for agriculture and natural resources and Harlan Vice Chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, moderated.

Heuermann Lecture focuses on complexities of reporting ag data

May 11, 2023

Agriculture & Environment