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LYONS, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs has a new helpline available for farmers and ranchers. Farmers and ranchers need to manage risk, whether from weather, markets, or other forces. Crop...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Under current reporting methods, faulty data from internet service providers may leave thousands of rural Nebraska households without access to broadband internet, according to the...
- Small Towns
NEVADA, IOWA – Rural households spend a higher percentage of their income on energy bills compared to metro households, according to a fact sheet released today by the Center for Rural Affairs....
- Policy
SOLON, IOWA – Constituents in Iowa’s Senate District 37 are invited to a community conversation with newly-elected Sen. Zach Wahls. The event is set for Feb. 10, at 11 a.m., at the Solon Community...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – A partial government shutdown has been in effect for 26 days after policymakers failed to reach an agreement on spending bills. Rebecca White, tribal projects manager of the Center...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Small business owners are invited to learn about online marketing tools in an interactive setting during “Online Marketing Strategies,” a free workshop organized by the Center for...
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O'NEILL, NEBRASKA – Small business owners are invited to learn about online marketing tools in an interactive setting during “Online Marketing Strategies,” a free workshop organized by the Center for...
- Lending
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Sen. Carol Blood, of Bellevue, introduced LB 5, Change the Beginning Veteran Farmer Tax Credit Act, today at the state capitol. The bill seeks to expand Nebraska’s existing beginning...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – A partial government shutdown has been in effect for 18 days after lawmakers in Washington, D.C., failed to pass funding bills. Anna Johnson, policy manager of the Center for Rural...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Adverse possession, a common law principle that dates back to 2000 B.C., was mentioned in 5,046 court cases in the United States between 1960 and 2015. During the same period, there...
- Small Towns
- Farm and Food
FREMONT, NEBRASKA – Women who own or co-own more than 40 acres, may have inherited farmland, or are experiencing transition with farmland they own are invited to a workshop on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Farmers and ranchers are invited to attend three webinars on crop insurance in early January. The webinars are free to attend, hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs. “These sessions...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – In fewer than two years, wind energy projects in North Dakota generated more than $8 million in tax revenue benefiting communities. “Fact sheet: North Dakota wind energy tax revenue...
- Policy
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Wind energy projects in South Dakota power more than 30 percent of the state’s energy needs while generating tax revenue for local schools and roads. A fact sheet released today by...
- Policy
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Congress released its compromise farm bill yesterday, Dec. 10, 2018, securing several victories for conservation, beginning farmers, and rural communities, while failing to cap...
- Farm and Food
LYONS, NEBRASKA – Wind energy projects in Nebraska generated nearly $2 million in tax revenue for local schools in 2017, according to a fact sheet released today by the Center for Rural Affairs. In...
- Policy
PLAINVIEW, NEBRASKA – A Basic QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Wednesday, Dec. 19. This free event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs Women’s...
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CRETE, NEBRASKA – A town hall with newly-elected Sen. Tom Brandt is set for Friday, Dec. 14. This free, public event is hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs at Crete City Hall, 243 E. 13th St...
- Small Towns
LYONS, NEBRASKA – This morning, news of a compromise among farm bill negotiators has Center for Rural Affairs Policy Manager Anna Johnson eager to see the results. She says there’s a lot at stake for...
- Farm and Food
O'NEILL, NEBRASKA – A Basic QuickBooks workshop will be offered to local entrepreneurs and business owners on Monday, Dec. 3. This free event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs Women’s...
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