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BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you even started to...
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ORD NEBRASKA – Who’s going to get the farm? And what are they going to do with it? Will your future plans for your land create harmony or strife for your family? Or have you started to think that far...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – In Nebraska, more than $4.4 billion is spent annually on food, and 90 percent of that food comes from outside the state, according to a report released today by the Center for Rural...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – An Advanced QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Monday, Feb. 25. This free event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs and Lyons...
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NEVADA, IOWA – Community members, local leaders, and the public are invited to join a Legislative Wake-up forum at the Nevada City Hall, located at 1209 6th St., in Nevada, Iowa. The event, co-hosted...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – A five-part workshop on “Emerging Small Construction Start-ups” will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners in Spanish on Thursdays, Feb. 21 and 28, and March 7...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Ofrecerá taller de cinco partes a “Nuevas y emergentes empresas pequeñas de construcción” para empresarios locales y propietarios de negocios. El evento es Gratis y en Español...
- Lending
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Rural Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the Center for Rural Affairs in Lyons, Neb., recently was awarded a $200,000 grant from Wells Fargo. The organization was among 19...
- Lending
LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has a new helpline available for farmers and ranchers. Farmers and ranchers need to manage risk, whether from weather, markets, or other forces. Crop...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Under current reporting methods, faulty data from internet service providers may leave thousands of rural Nebraska households without access to broadband internet, according to the...
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NEVADA, IOWA – Rural households spend a higher percentage of their income on energy bills compared to metro households, according to a fact sheet released today by the Center for Rural Affairs....
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SOLON, IOWA – Constituents in Iowa’s Senate District 37 are invited to a community conversation with newly-elected Sen. Zach Wahls. The event is set for Feb. 10, at 11 a.m., at the Solon Community...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – A partial government shutdown has been in effect for 26 days after policymakers failed to reach an agreement on spending bills. Rebecca White, tribal projects manager of the Center...
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O'NEILL, NEBRASKA – 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...
- Lending
LYONS, NEBRASKA – 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...
- Lending
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Sen. Carol Blood, of Bellevue, introduced LB 5, Change the Beginning Veteran Farmer Tax Credit Act, today at the state capitol. The bill seeks to expand Nebraska’s existing beginning...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Adverse possession, a common law principle that dates back to 2000 B.C., was mentioned in 5,046 court cases in the United States between 1960 and 2015. During the same period, there...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – A partial government shutdown has been in effect for 18 days after lawmakers in Washington, D.C., failed to pass funding bills. Anna Johnson, policy manager of the Center for Rural...
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FREMONT, NEBRASKA – Women who own or co-own more than 40 acres, may have inherited farmland, or are experiencing transition with farmland they own are invited to a workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Farmers and ranchers are invited to attend three webinars on crop insurance in early January. The webinars are free to attend, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs. “These sessions...
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