Nebraska extension agents usually don't need body armor when they train farmers. But protective gear comes with the territory for Vaughn Hammond's latest assignment. -- The Omaha World-Herard reports on Hammond's Afghanistan mission.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Food Processing Center is expanding its international reach with involvement in a new initiative to help Central America and the Caribbean strengthen food safety efforts. Continue reading…
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Flood Recovery Resource Fair for residents and business owners preparing to return to flood-damaged properties will be from 3-7 p.m. Sept. 9 in Tekamah, Neb. Continue reading…
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With the increasing interest in eating foods grown locally and a return to home food preservation, UNL Extension offers consumers accurate, up-to-date information on the Web on canning, freezing and drying food. Continue reading…
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4-H'ers and adult volunteers who made a Quilt of Valor to be donated to the National Quilt of Valor Foundation are invited to attend the Quilts of Valor Presentation on Saturday in the 4-H Exhibit Hall at the 2011 Nebraska State Fair. The presentation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Continue reading…
Lots of places online to track the Nebraska State fair. The Grand Island Independent has @GIRightNow on Twitter and https://www.facebook.com/#!/GIIndependent. Also, there's @NEStateFair and https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Nebraska-State-Fair/180849424089
A National Weather Service meteorologist -- and UNL School of Natural Resources graduate student -- reports that Laura Ingalls Wilder's description of winter in her "The Long Winter" was spot on, historically. USA Today reports.