Laura Nagengast, Source Water Protection Educator with Nebraska Extension, was a special guest speaker at the annual joint gathering/Extension board training session between Hamilton and Merrick counties.

Dr. Sara Place, chief sustainability officer with Elanco Animal Health, presented a unique perspective on the topic of beef cattle and a sustainable food system in a September 2020 webinar through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. 

Beef cattle are a critical part of a sustainable food system. That is the argument of Dr. Sara Place, chief sustainability officer with Elanco Animal Health. 

An issue that started formulating in 2020 has risen to the attention of the agriculture world in the United States yet again.

Hampton students and ag teacher Joel Miller look on as the newest member of the Hawk Herd, Casper, walks near its mama in the pens behind the school.

The idea of cold and snow is often off-putting to almost everyone. However, in the agriculture realm, a good layer of snow, or even a freeze, can be beneficial.

Hamilton County is home to prime agricultural ground -- it’s a fact -- and now there are growing figures to back it up.

According to Nebraska Game and Parks, 97 percent of the land in Nebraska is privately owned. 

Aurora Cooperative employee Les Regier unloads soybeans at the Marquette branch bin site. This photo was originally published in 1972.

Field work is wrapping up in Hamilton County and farmers are getting in the last bits of harvest, as shown here in a field near Highway 14. With the dry conditions effecting the soil, some farmers report a slow-down in field work after harvest.