We aren't afraid of the weeds. The people living in rural America deserve a serious and in-depth look at the issues and forces impacting their communities.
Opportunity begins in youth. In this edition, we learn about how UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Public School students are cultivating their own food while learning about their language and customs. I had the chance to visit their thriving seven-acre garden, and I am so proud of the Center’s role in this big project.
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Beekeeping looks different in every state, and in every different climate. This fact sheet provides an example of an average Nebraskan beekeeper's year.
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La apicultura se ve diferente en cada estado y en cada clima. Esta hoja informativa proporciona un ejemplo del año promedio para un apicultor de Nebraska.
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¿Está buscando formas de ayudar a otros? Consulte las "10 Mejores Formas de Aumentar Su Impacto" para ver todas las formas en que puede marcar la diferencia.
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Are you looking for ways to help others? Check out, “Top 10 Ways to Increase Your Impact,” to see all the ways you can make a difference.
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Administrado por la Agencia de Servicios Agrícolas (FSA) del Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU. El programa proporciona pagos a los propietarios de ganado, incluyendo a las abejas melíferas, cuando experimentan pérdidas debido a enfermedades, condiciones climáticas adversas o incendios forestales.
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What do beekeepers need to know about the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP)? Find out in this fact sheet.
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Nebraska has great renewable energy potential. As this capability is capitalized upon, rural communities experience numerous benefits from wind, solar, storage, and electric transmission development, including tax generation that is invested back into local communities, new revenue generation in the...
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The renewable energy landscape is changing. Wind turbine and solar panel technology has improved dramatically over the past several decades and is now producing a significant proportion of our energy across the Midwest. Renewables are quickly becoming the future of energy. What led to this shift and...
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In May 2021, Center for Rural Affairs staff members Erin Schoenberg and Kirstin Bailey filmed an "alternative" farm tour to share with an online audience.
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Renewable energy offers economic benefits to rural areas and counties where projects are typically located. Notable benefits include direct payments to landowners that establish a new, steady source of income, as well as creating new jobs related to the development, construction, and operation of...
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For many producers, conservation is an important tool in keeping their farm or ranch resilient for years to come. One way producers can receive support for implementing conservation practices is through programs offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). For farmers and ranchers...
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Throughout this issue, we focus on one of our organization’s core values: “CONSCIENCE that balances self-interest with an obligation to the common good and future generations.”
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Una encuesta de 100 agricultores realizada por el Soil Health Institute encontró que aquellos que implementaron prácticas de salud del suelo reportaron un aumento promedio en los ingresos agrícolas netos de $52/acre para maíz y $45/acre para soya.
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A survey of 100 farmers by the Soil Health Institute found those who implemented soil health practices reported an average increased net farm income of $52/acre for corn and $45/acre for soybeans.
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For Nicole Saville and her partner, Paul, the dream of farming land became reality five years ago. Growing medicinal and culinary herbs, sold at farmers markets in Nebraska, grew from a passion of sustainable agriculture. Due to land inaccessibility, Nicole and Paul will discontinue farming at the conclusion of 2021.
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The Center for Rural Affairs' Small Business News includes select success stories on Nebraska entrepreneurs assisted by our programs and information that you may need to start or grow your business.
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This edition starts with a story about Josie Vitosh, the recipient of our first home loan. I very much enjoyed meeting Josie and telling her story. By providing a way for her to buy the little blue house, we help one more individual stay in a rural community, and in this case, a hometown that means so much. This is just the start of an exciting new area of work.
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Food insecurity does not occur in a vacuum; it occurs, and persists, in relation to certain contextual factors in the communities where it is present. Naturally, where unemployment is high, where the local economy is weak, where fresh food is hard to access, and where social ties are unstable, food insecurity will be higher.
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Establecido en: 2015 Tipo de granjas: Vegetal Número de miembros: Actualmente tenemos tres miembros, pero el número ha oscilado entre tres y cinco agricultores a lo largo de los años. Somos una cooperativa informal.
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