Calendar of Events

Check this page for special events, meetings, tours, and so forth, which are sponsored by the Center, or which we are participating, or which we think our visitors might be interested in. For more information about any of these events, or to tell us about an event we might be interested in posting contact us.

Niche Pork Breeding and Death Loss Workshops
December 10 or 11, 2008

Hear from hog housing specialist Keith Thornton, UNL breeding specialist Don Levis, and UNL niche pork specialist Richard Ness at workshops coming in December.
8th Annual Iowa Organic Conference
November 24, 2008

Iowa State University is hosting this event, which includes sessions on Transitioning to Organic Farming, Organic Vegetable Production, Marketing Organic Products, Making the Farm Bill Work for You, Surviving the Floods, and Marketing in an Ethanol World. Local and organic foods will be highlighted with an all-day trade show and organic lunch.
MarketPlace: Opening Doors to Success 2009
February 25, 2009

The Third Annual MarketPlace conference will be held at the Sandhills Convention Center in North Platte, Nebraska. This event, presented by the Center for Rural Affairs and our partners, is focused on strengthening small businesses and rural communities.
Food Entrepreneur Assistance Program
1/9, 3/9, 5/15, 5/16 (in Spanish), 8/15, and 10/3

The Food Processing Center at the University of Nebraska welcomes entrepreneurs from throughout the U.S. to any of their From Recipe to Reality seminars, a one-day seminar that provides entrepreneurs with an understanding of the key factors that need to be considered when starting a food manufacturing business. Materials are now available in Spanish.
University of Nebraska Extension Technology Classes, BIT Mobile

For more information on BIT Mobile, contact Connie Hancock, University of NE Extension Educator, 920 Jackson St., Sidney, NE, 308-254-4455 - phone, 308-254-6055 - fax, chancock1@unl.edu http://extension.unl.edu.