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Rural Prosperity Nebraska Extension Educator Shawn Kaskie presents on the eCommunities entrepreneurship program at the 2025 CEC in North Platte.”

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Burt County hosts entrepreneurial-focused “walking conference”

April 1, 2026

Shoppers exit the supermarket in downtown Gibbon, Nebraska.

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Gibbon credits Rural Prosperity Nebraska program for grant awards

March 9, 2026

Two young boys buy ice cream from an older woman in a store.

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Connections, contributions matter to rural Nebraskans, poll shows

January 26, 2026

Marilyn Schlake (left) and Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel work on curriculum for an online community development course through NU Advance.

Public Participation and Engagement Course focuses on rural economic development

January 16, 2026

Gary Fehr, owner of Green School Farms, sells produce to a woman and her child at his farmers market booth.

Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska opens enrollment for annual membership

January 13, 2026

A closeup of a screen with social media app icons.

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Rural Nebraskans aware of, concerned about impact of online algorithms

January 12, 2026

Gary Fehr, owner of Green School Farms in Raymond, Neb., harvests bell peppers. Photo by Russell Shaffer

What's ahead for Buy Fresh, Buy Local Nebraska in 2026 with Michelle Garwood and Skylar Falter

January 6, 2026

Ozan Ciftci, Kenneth E. Morrison Distinguished Professor of food engineering, operates an integrated supercritical carbon dioxide extractor-bioreactor, using green technology to extract lycopene — a high-value health and wellness-promoting bioactive compound — from tomato waste while simultaneously producing biodiesel.

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Poll: Rural Nebraskans concerned about biosecurity, hopeful for bioeconomy

December 4, 2025

Three women and a man talk while seated in a circle, with other discussion circles in the background.

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Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps Verdigre envision a brighter future

November 18, 2025

Maryam Sule Rural Fellow

Applications for Rural Fellowship Program now open

October 23, 2025

The Big Event is an annual single-day-of-service benefiting local nonprofits and residents in the greater Lincoln community. Volunteers helped clean up private properties, residences, and local parks. May 4, 2024. Photo by Kylie Galvin / Office of Student Affairs.

Poll: Rural Nebraskans more optimistic about current, future well-being

October 23, 2025

Joel Yera, owner of Yera Transportation, stands next to a white Ram truck on the side of a street.

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Small Business Program helps 1,000th business open its doors

October 22, 2025