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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

Stock photo of social media apps on a smartphone.

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 Science and Technology and Biological Systems 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 in December 2024.

Poll: Rural Nebraskans concerned about biosecurity, hopeful for bioeconomy

December 16, 2025

Stacy Miller (second from left) discusses opportunities for growth and expansion in Verdigre with fellow residents at the June Entrepreneurial Communities Activation Process meeting.

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 stands next to one of his two trucks that he drives as part of his business Yera Transportation in Grand Island, Neb. Photo by Russell Shaffer

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

October 20, 2025

Marker goers walk the streets of the Saturday morning Haymarket Farmers Market in Lincoln.

Farmers market price report gives producers and consumers new price comparison tool

October 15, 2025

Loading dock at a freight harbor. Shutterstock

Rural Nebraskans have different priorities regarding trade policy

October 2, 2025

Fewer respondents expressed a great deal of confidence this year in public safety agencies in their communities (from 36% in 2021 to 25% this year) and public K-12 schools (from 23% in 2017 and 2021 to 17% this year), according to the 2025 Nebraska Rural Poll. Aaron Nix | University Communications

Rural Nebraskans remain confident in their local institutions, poll shows

September 19, 2025