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A woman participates in a table discussion during the Leadership Chautauqua event held in December in Kearney, Neb.” Photo by Russell Shaffer

Rural Prosperity Nebraska propels rural leadership development forward with statewide virtual conferences

April 12, 2024

Niobrara River west of Valentine, NE. July 12, 2019. Photo by Craig Chandler

Rural Prosperity Nebraska opens discussion about climate resiliency

April 8, 2024

Carl Simmons of Golden Prarie Bison presents on creating a niche tourism market at Price’s Gallery, in Valentine, at the 2023 CEC Conference. Photo by Russell Shaffer

Conference Focuses on entrepreneurial development in Nebraska communities

March 29, 2024

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Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps bring broadband to rural Thayer County

March 28, 2024

Buy Fresh Buy Local booth at East Campus Discovery Days

Buy Fresh Buy Local opens membership registration for 2024 season

March 5, 2024

Sign for the Valley Foods Cooperative grocery store in Lynch, Neb. Photo by Russell Shaffer

2024 cooperative business development mini-grant program request for applications

February 9, 2024

The newly remodeled Hey Honey Boutique boasts original brickwork and tin ceiling tiles.

Rural Prosperity Nebraska helps Ord business expand

February 6, 2024

Benson Bounty presents ‘Planting a Profitable Pollinator Habitat with Native Nebraska Plants,’ a SARE-funded project that explored the profitability of growing native perennial plants and marketing them through a variety of channels. Photo by Sydney Sehi

Registration is open for the annual Local Food & Healthy Farms conference

January 3, 2024

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Agriculture and community wellbeing: A review of three research studies

December 15, 2023

Two-thirds of rural Nebraskans surveyed are either very unfamiliar (43%) or somewhat unfamiliar (23%) with federal ag policy. Twenty-seven percent are somewhat familiar, and only 7% report being very familiar.

Poll: Most rural Nebraskans unfamiliar with farm bill but support programs

December 7, 2023

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Long-term planning

December 6, 2023

Gary Fehr washes a watermelon at his farm, Green School Farms, in Raymond, Neb. Photo by Russell Shaffer

Agriculture and community well-being: A review of three research studies

December 5, 2023