March 22, 2006 UNL Seminar Helps Entrepreneurs Turn Recipe to Reality LINCOLN, Neb. — Turning a great idea or recipe into a successful food business takes far more than luck or hard work. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center seminar teaches aspiring entrepreneurs what it takes. MoreMarch 15, 2006 Custom Farming Rates Continue to Rise, UNL Analysis Shows LINCOLN, Neb. — Custom farming rates continue to rise as costs of fuel and farm machinery continue to go up, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural economist said. MoreMarch 9, 2006 UNL Extension BIT Mobile Offers Nebraska a Learning Center on Wheels LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraskans soon will have state-of-the-art technology and high-speed Internet access at their finger tips as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension's BIT Mobile navigates across the state. MoreFebruary 8, 2006 Farmland Values Stable, But Some Concerns Loom LINCOLN, Neb. — Agricultural land values in Nebraska are likely to remain relatively stable for the next couple of years after two decades of fairly steady gains, but some downturn is not out of the question given a number of key uncertainties, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural economist says. MoreFebruary 2, 2006 UNL Extension Offers Grain Marketing Training in February at Mead MEAD, Neb. — Grain producers can take part in one or two days of grain marketing training this month at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead. MoreFebruary 1, 2006 Variety of Factors Play into Ag Markets Outlook LINCOLN, Neb. — Freezing weather in Russia. Spinal bones showing up in a veal shipment from the United States to Japan. A new tariff on U.S. corn exports to Canada. The bloom wearing off the beefy low-carbohydrate diet craze here at home. There are plenty of factors that weigh into the outlook for agricultural markets in 2006. MoreJanuary 27, 2006 Water Management, I-300's Demise Loom as Key State Ag Issues LINCOLN, Neb. — Now that the state has greater authority to manage groundwater use, policymakers face a new set of complicated political questions about how it will exercise that control. MoreJanuary 25, 2006 Budget, Trade Talks Are Prelude to 2007 Farm Bill LINCOLN, Neb. — Agricultural producers and others anxious about how the next federal farm bill might change the way they do business would do well to keep one eye on Washington and another on Switzerland this year. MoreJanuary 23, 2006 Agricultural Economics Management and Outlook Conference Scheduled in 5 Cities LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln outlook conference slated for five cities across Nebraska in February will cover a variety of topics affecting farm management and production decisions in 2006. MoreJanuary 23, 2006 UNL Food Processing Center Offers Program for Food Entrepreneurs LINCOLN, Neb. — People who dream of starting their own food business can learn what it takes to make that dream a reality during an upcoming University of Nebraska-Lincoln Food Processing Center seminar. More |
