Food & Nutrition

Childhood obesity has become a major health problem for youth in the United States. This is especially true among low-income families that often lack the time and budget to commit to proper nutrition. Nebraska 4-H Youth Development is addressing this issue through a program called WeCook: Fun with Food and Fitness.

he Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement will honor Doris and Ivan Rush, Doug Gibson and Frank Johannsen at a banquet at 6 p.m. April 8 in the Great Plains Room of the Nebraska East Union.

The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has signed a 2+2 agreement with the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.

High school students from across Nebraska will share their ideas on these topics at the World Food Prize Nebraska Youth Institute March 14 on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus and Nebraska Innovation Campus.

Maci Lienemann, a senior animal science major from Princeton, has been named a Next Generation Delegate by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.