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Lyons, NE – The Center for Rural Affairs has awarded brothers, Arcadio and Ebodio Zepeda of Norfolk the Latino Entrepreneurs of the Year Award from the Center for Rural Affairs. They were honored for...
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Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs is pleased to announce that Bill Hedges of Lyons, NE has been chosen to receive the 2015 Bob Steffen Pioneer Award. He was honored for his integrity...
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Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs is pleased to announce that Betty Sayers, co-founder of Nebraska Rural Living from Holdrege, NE, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Seventh Generation Award...
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LYONS, NE - Today, the Center for Rural Affairs released a Rural Policy Brief examining the basic economic and income issues for all Nebraskans connected to expanding Medicaid. “Nebraska is one of 17...
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Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs presented its 2015 Citizenship Award to Matt Connealy of rural Decatur, Nebraska. Matt was honored at a special awards banquet March 11th in Columbus, Nebraska...
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Lyons, Nebraska - Recently, the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) announced the recipients of nearly $300,000 to 10 projects selected for the 2016...
- Farm and Food
Lyons, NE - Throughout the month of March, the Center for Rural Affairs will host a series of six roundtable discussions and dinner conversations with farmers across the state of Iowa, beginning at...
- Farm and Food
North Platte, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center in collaboration with Mid Plains Center for Enterprise is planning a five-week Business Plan Basics course starting April 26...
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Lyons, NE - Today, Wednesday, February 24th, the Center for Rural Affairs and Nebraska Appleseed co-hosted a lobby day in Lincoln to show support for LB 1032, the Transitional Health Insurance Program...
Lyons, NE - On March 11th, the Center for Rural Affairs will host Map of my Kingdom, a play commissioned by Practical Farmers of Iowa and written by Iowa’s Poet Laureate Mary Swander, which tackles...
- Farm and Food
Washington, DC - USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced this year’s deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is March 31...
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Lyons, Nebraska - The Center for Rural Affairs is once again circulating a statewide small business needs assessment survey, to explore how Nebraska small businesses are faring. This survey is the 5th...
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Lyons, NE - Women who own or manage farmland or ranchland in Holt and surrounding counties in Nebraska are invited to participate in a Women Caring for the Land discussion about soil health, farm...
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Lyons, NE - Women who own or manage farmland or ranchland in Holt and surrounding counties in Nebraska are invited to participate in a Women Caring for the Land discussion about soil health, farm...
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Lyons, NE - Women who own or manage farmland or ranchland in Holt and surrounding counties in Nebraska are invited to participate in a Women Caring for the Land discussion about soil health, farm...
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Lyons, NE – More than 200 farmers, ranchers, school food service personnel, and community members working to improve students health and economic opportunities for farmers and ranchers will gather in...
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Lincoln, Nebraska - Today, debate began in the Nebraska Unicameral over LB 1032, the Transitional Health Insurance Program, when the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee conducted a...
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Beatrice, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center in collaboration with Gage Area Growth Enterprise (NGage) is planning a five-week Business Plan Basics course starting March 1, 2016...
- Lending
Lincoln, NE - Today, the Nebraska Unicameral voted for final passage of LB 176, legislation introduced by Senator Ken Schilz in 2015 that will rescind Nebraska’s statute prohibiting meatpacking...
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Broken Bow, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center along with partnering organizations will host a five-week Business Plan Basics course beginning Monday, February 15 continuing...
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