September 6, 2006 Rural Poll: Nebraskans Feeling Better About Their Communities LINCOLN, Neb. — Rural Nebraskans are feeling better about their communities and, by growing numbers, even those who think they may move in the next year plan to stay in the state, according to the 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll. MoreAugust 21, 2006 2006 Nebraska Rural Institute Highlights Research in Rural Community Development LINCOLN, Neb. — The 2006 Nebraska Rural Institute Sept. 19-21 in Ainsworth will highlight research in rural community development and give participants advice on keeping rural ties strong. The theme is "Ride into the Sandhills... Rich in Natural Resources, Business and Rural Hospitality." MoreAugust 8, 2006 Rural Poll Reveals Ambivalence About Newcomers to Communities LINCOLN, Neb. — Many rural Nebraskans seem ambivalent about newcomers to their communities, perhaps missing opportunities to embrace new blood that could enrich their towns, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln rural sociologist says. MoreAugust 7, 2006 UNL Entities Help Nebraska Business Succeed LINCOLN, Neb. — It started over dinner with friends. Two years later business partners Krista Dittman and Charuth Loth are at the beginning stages of having a successful farmstead dairy business. MoreJuly 6, 2006 Poll Shows Strong Appreciation for Ag's Role LINCOLN, Neb. — An overwhelming majority of rural Nebraskans consider agriculture to be important to the state and their communities and well over half see it as important to their own families' finances, according to the 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll. MoreJuly 6, 2006 Poll: Rural Nebraskans Using Multiple Jobs to Get By LINCOLN, Neb. — Many rural Nebraska households are piecing together a living with several jobs, with those in the most rural areas needing to be especially resourceful to make ends meet, according to the 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll. MoreMarch 31, 2006 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll Looks at Newcomers, Work, Ties to Ag LINCOLN, Neb. — Rural residents' ties to agriculture, how they make their living and their views on newcomers are among the issues being explored in this year's Nebraska Rural Poll. 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. MoreJanuary 11, 2006 Nebraska City Hosts Rural Advantage Conference Feb. 3-4 LINCOLN, Neb. — The fourth annual Rural Advantage Conference Feb. 3-4 at the Kimmel Education and Research Center in Nebraska City will discuss profitable and sustainable agricultural opportunities. MoreJanuary 11, 2006 Gas, Diesel Prices Likely will Hold Steady in 2006 LINCOLN, Neb. — Barring another major disruption, gasoline and diesel prices are expected to hold steady in 2006, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural economist says. More |
