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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed its version of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, commonly known as the farm bill. In response, Center for Rural Affairs Senior...
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SOUTH DAKOTA – The top need for small businesses in South Dakota is finding quality employees, according to a report released today by the Center for Rural Affairs and South Dakota State University...
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Lyons, Neb. - Today, the Senate Agriculture Committee released its draft of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, commonly known as the farm bill. Center for Rural Affairs Policy Associate Anna...
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Veterans looking to own their own business are invited to “Boots to Business Reboot: An Intro to Business Ownership” on Saturday, June 23, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – In Nebraska, residents spend nearly $5 billion annually on food. Approximately 90 percent of that money leaves the state, according to a 2015 Center for Rural Affairs report. The...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Thirty-five Nebraska farmers, in support of conservation and beginning farmer programs in the 2018 farm bill, recently signed and sent a letter to Deb Fischer, Nebraska’s senior U.S...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Today, the House of Representatives failed to pass H.R. 2, its draft of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, commonly known as the farm bill. Representatives voted 198 in favor...
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TILDEN, NEBRASKA – A two-part QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Thursday, May 24, and Thursday, May 31. This free event is sponsored by the Center for...
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RENO COUNTY, KANSAS – Nearly 50 Kansas farmers, in support of conservation and crop insurance practices in the 2018 farm bill, recently signed and sent a letter to Sen. Pat Roberts who chairs the U.S...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA - Consumer demand for organically-produced goods is growing across the U.S., with organic sales accounting for more than 4 percent of total food sales. The Center for Rural Affairs...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has been awarded a $200,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman...
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ATKINSON, NEBRASKA – A two-part QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Wednesday, May 23. This free workshop is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs...
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BLAIR, NEBRASKA – Women who own or manage farmland are invited to a farm tour and learning circle on conservation practices and reducing risk, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs. The event is set...
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Lyons, Neb. - Kim Preston, of Lyons, Nebraska, has been appointed interim director of the Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center. The Women’s Business Center organizes training events for...
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Lincoln, Neb. - Military veterans who are farming or who are interested in farming are invited to a free, one-day tour near Lincoln, Nebraska, on Thursday, May 24. Answering the Call: Veteran Farm...
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Nevada, Iowa - A candidate forum for Senate District 25 is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs and Iowa League of Women Voters of Ames and Story County. The event...
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Falls City, Neb. - Small business owners are invited to learn about online marketing tools in an interactive setting during “Online Marketing Strategies,” a free workshop organized by the Center for...
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Lyons, Nebraska - The Center for Rural Affairs Board of Directors voted to back the Nebraska Medicaid expansion ballot campaign at their recent quarterly meeting. Insure The Good Life, a collection of...
Lyons, Neb. - Today, the House Agriculture Committee passed the draft of the farm bill, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, that they released last week. During their meeting today, the...
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Lyons, Neb. - Brian Depew, executive director of the Center for Rural Affairs based in Lyons, Nebraska, has been named to the 2018 cohort of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)...
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