News Releases

We are committed to keeping the issues facing rural America in the news media. Here you'll find news on the work we do on public policy, farming and ranching, small businesses, and rural communities.

Lyons, Nebraska - Today, the Center for Rural Affairs along with Mike Duffy, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Iowa State University, released a report that explores the impact subsidized crop...
  • Farm and Food
Lyons, Nebraska - Today, a bracket motion to LB 1032 - the Transitional Health Insurance Program Act - successfully doomed the legislation and any chance of closing Nebraska’s health coverage gap in...
Lyons, NE - The lending staff of First Central Bank Loan Production Office in Curtis have proved they go the extra mile in their professions by receiving the Center for Rural Affairs Extra Mile Award...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs has awarded Pat Coldiron of Seward, Nebraska, the Center for Rural Affairs Friend of the Year award. Coldiron, owner of Liberty House B&B, Antiques and Gifts...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE – Greg and Kristy Parr of Norfolk, NE have been chosen as the Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipients by the Center for Rural Affairs. The couple were honored for their efforts to...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs is pleased to announce that Colleen Rickard of Axtell, NE has been honored for her entrepreneurship and her dedication and involvement among women business...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE – The Center for Rural Affairs has awarded brothers, Arcadio and Ebodio Zepeda of Norfolk the Latino Entrepreneurs of the Year Award from the Center for Rural Affairs. They were honored for...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs is pleased to announce that Bill Hedges of Lyons, NE has been chosen to receive the 2015 Bob Steffen Pioneer Award. He was honored for his integrity...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs is pleased to announce that Betty Sayers, co-founder of Nebraska Rural Living from Holdrege, NE, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Seventh Generation Award...
  • Small Towns
LYONS, NE - Today, the Center for Rural Affairs released a Rural Policy Brief examining the basic economic and income issues for all Nebraskans connected to expanding Medicaid. “Nebraska is one of 17...
  • Policy
Lyons, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs presented its 2015 Citizenship Award to Matt Connealy of rural Decatur, Nebraska. Matt was honored at a special awards banquet March 11th in Columbus, Nebraska...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, Nebraska - Recently, the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NCR-SARE) announced the recipients of nearly $300,000 to 10 projects selected for the 2016...
  • Farm and Food
Lyons, NE - Throughout the month of March, the Center for Rural Affairs will host a series of six roundtable discussions and dinner conversations with farmers across the state of Iowa, beginning at...
  • Farm and Food
North Platte, NE - The Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center in collaboration with Mid Plains Center for Enterprise is planning a five-week Business Plan Basics course starting April 26...
  • Lending
Lyons, NE - Today, Wednesday, February 24th, the Center for Rural Affairs and Nebraska Appleseed co-hosted a lobby day in Lincoln to show support for LB 1032, the Transitional Health Insurance Program...
Lyons, NE - On March 11th, the Center for Rural Affairs will host Map of my Kingdom , a play commissioned by Practical Farmers of Iowa and written by Iowa’s Poet Laureate Mary Swander, which tackles...
  • Farm and Food
Washington, DC - USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently announced this year’s deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is March 31...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, Nebraska - The Center for Rural Affairs is once again circulating a statewide small business needs assessment survey, to explore how Nebraska small businesses are faring. This survey is the 5th...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE - Women who own or manage farmland or ranchland in Holt and surrounding counties in Nebraska are invited to participate in a Women Caring for the Land discussion about soil health, farm...
  • Small Towns
Lyons, NE - Women who own or manage farmland or ranchland in Holt and surrounding counties in Nebraska are invited to participate in a Women Caring for the Land discussion about soil health, farm...
  • Small Towns