February 27, 2008 Extension Education Program Propels Nutrition Education LINCOLN, Neb. — Karrie Ziemba didn't feel healthy. Ziemba, a 30-year-old hostess in Hastings, said her family was eating only fast food and quick, easy meals. MoreFebruary 26, 2008 National Food Entrepreneur Program Presented in Spanish LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska Food Processing Center will offer its popular From Recipe to Reality seminar in Spanish May 31 in Lincoln. MoreJanuary 22, 2008 Program Helps Entrepreneurs Start Food Businesses LINCOLN, Neb. — Many people have a special recipe that friends and family ask them to prepare over and over. How many consider manufacturing that recipe and developing a business? The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Food Entrepreneurship Assistance Program can help make that a reality. MoreJanuary 18, 2008 Women in Ag Conference Feb. 21-22 in Kearney LINCOLN, Neb. — Networking and leadership opportunities, workshops, and even "funshops" will empower women during the annual Women in Agriculture Conference Feb. 21-22 at the Kearney Holiday Inn. MoreJanuary 16, 2008 Farmland Leases for Tenants and Landlords Topic of Extension Workshop LINCOLN, Neb. — University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is offering a workshop to assist landowners, tenants and other agribusiness professionals with issues related to farmland ownership, management, and leasing arrangements. MoreJanuary 8, 2008 Cornhusker Economics and Outlook Conferences Set in Five Nebraska Sites LINCOLN, Neb. — This year promises to be an eventful one in the agricultural economy, with new federal farm policy taking shape and high corn and other crop prices continuing to reverberate in many ways. University of Nebraska-Lincoln experts have scheduled a series of conferences aimed at setting the stage for the year. More January 8, 2008 While Still Not Law, Farm Bill Outlines Are Taking Shape LINCOLN, Neb. — Although legislation that will establish federal farm policy for the next five years won't be finalized for some weeks, the broad outlines are clear enough that Nebraska agricultural producers and others can start planning how the farm bill will affect them. MoreJanuary 8, 2008 Volatility Likely to Rule Ag Markets in 2008, UNL Experts Say LINCOLN, Neb. — Volatility is the key word in forecasting the grain and livestock markets in 2008. While prices for many commodities are at or near historical highs, increasing input costs will require producers to be nimble and savvy to take full advantage of prices, University of Nebraska-Lincoln experts say. MoreJanuary 8, 2008 UNL Rural Sociologist Measuring Ag's Impact on Overall State Economy LINCOLN, Neb. — Some economists are predicting a recession in 2008, but one University of Nebraska-Lincoln expert said he doesn't expect such a downturn in rural Nebraska. MoreJanuary 7, 2008 UNL-USDA Study: Major Net Energy Gain from Switchgrass-based Ethanol LINCOLN, Neb. — Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. More |
