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The Aurora Agricultural Department Learning Lab will be situated between the present greenhouse and the nearby garden.

The Aurora Agricultural Department Learning Lab will be situated between the present greenhouse and the nearby garden.

Aurora ag educator introduces new learning lab

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Aurora ag teacher Sarah Cordonier has been hard at work over the last several months gathering everything she needs for a long-awaited and highly-anticipated addition to Aurora’s agricultural education program.
As drought affects many different parts of the United States, cattle owners have begun to look at places for winter grazing.

As drought affects many different parts of the United States, cattle owners have begun to look at places for winter grazing.

Developing winter cow care agreements

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
As drought affects many different parts of the United States, cattle owners have begun to look at places for winter grazing. Extension educators have seen an increased interest by producers to send their cattle to other locations such as Nebraska.
Did you know tillage practices affect soil health?

Did you know tillage practices affect soil health?

Tillage impacts on soil structure, health

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Liz Rieke, Ph.D., with the Soil Health Institute got into the dirt of how microbial community structures were impacted by tillage during the institute’s annual meeting.
Securing a source of healthy and fresh food can be an issue.

Securing a source of healthy and fresh food can be an issue.

Environmental impacts: Rural communities, food security

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Securing a source of healthy and fresh food can be an issue if a community doesn’t have nearby resources. Justin Carter with the Center for Rural Affairs has been working on ways to help both farmers and the areas they work with to find solutions to this issue.
This illustration is part of a Keith Burns webinar which explored and explained the concept or carbonomics.

This illustration is part of a Keith Burns webinar which explored and explained the concept or carbonomics.

Carbonomics: the economy of soil health

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The economy is something that everyone deals with in one way or another. Through people’s understanding of the economy, Keith Burns has found a way to break down what’s going on in the soil. Burns is a former teacher who, along with his brother Brian, no-tills 2,500 acres near Bladen.
Speaking to farmers, ranchers and others during the Aurora Cooperative’s annual meeting was David Kohl.

Speaking to farmers, ranchers and others during the Aurora Cooperative’s annual meeting was David Kohl.

Ag economist shares market insight at Aurora Co-op meeting

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Speaking to farmers, ranchers and others during the Aurora Cooperative’s annual meeting was  David Kohl, an ag economist who has published more than 2,500 articles in his career.
Trevor Johnson, hemp program manager with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, gave producers an overview of the current state of the hemp program at the Nebraska Farm Expo.

Trevor Johnson, hemp program manager with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, gave producers an overview of the current state of the hemp program at the Nebraska Farm Expo.

State of Hemp Union address changes in Nebraska

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Producers were invited to attend the State of the Hemp Union seminar at the Nebraska Farm Expo Feb. 23 in Lincoln. There Trevor Johnson, hemp program manager with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, gave an overview of the hemp program in Nebraska.
Amber Cure (left), Brianna Havens and William Saunders make sure everything is on track before changing a few factors in their plants’ lives.

Amber Cure (left), Brianna Havens and William Saunders make sure everything is on track before changing a few factors in their plants’ lives.

Aurora ag students start seed growth experiments

Cheyenne Rowe
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Aurora ag students started class yesterday by planning for their latest experiment -- changing a key factor in what a plant (in this case soybeans and corn) needs to thrive.