Niobrara--Larry Wright Sr. and Joe Wright pull up the east pen on the outskirts of Niobrara, Nebraska every day, sipping on coffee as they observe the buffalo that graze in the pasture. Larry has served as the buffalo herd manager for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska for the past 25 years with Joe joining as the assistant last year. The two drive out in Joe’s white pickup truck, their ‘office on the road.’ Larry smokes with an ashtray in the console’s cup holder as Joe drives. Tools are piled on the...

Three University of Nebraska campuses are coming together to provide students with hands-on experience in the beef industry. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis and University of Nebraska at Kearney are all providing programs to students who are interested in careers in the beef industry. Across the state in Curtis, Nebraska, Larry Gossen, the dean for NCTA, is working across NU System campuses to provide his students with real experience of ra...

When Kaleb Senff moved to Axtell Community Schools, he was shocked to learn that Axtell did not have a Future Farmers of America chapter.  Senff, now a senior agronomy major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, helped lay the foundation of what he and his peers wanted their FFA chapter to look like at Axtell in 2018.From serving as an officer for his chapter for three years and even going back to help conduct officer interviews for his alma mater, Senff has seen the evolution of the program an...

Tater tot casserole is on the menu for Cross County Community Schools in Stromsburg, Nebraska, Superintendent Brent Hollinger said. The ingredient in the meal that makes it stand out: Nebraska beef. The transition from using a national supplier to a Nebraska beef producer started in the 2016-17 school cycle. There’s two main reasons that prompted the change to local beef, according to Hollinger.“One, a better quality product for kids and faculty,” Hollinger said. “And then two, the goal for us w...

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students engaged in lively discussions this week, tying in art directly with their own personal experiences with voting. The Sheldon Museum of Art and the Office of Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement hosted Civil Conversations to help promote healthy conversations between students around voting and civic engagement on Thursday, Oct. 17. Participants toured the Voting is People Power exhibit at the event. The exhibit focuses on art “that suppo...