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Everyday- Osceola Farm Family Enjoys Producing Eggs Your eggs might come from the Girard Brothers in Osceola. Eggs come through the Girard's hen-laying barn by the dozens - enough to fill 12,000 egg cartons a day. Tim Girard says that they get around 140 to 150 thousand eggs a day. Ron said, "The farm has been in the family many years, goes back to my great grandfather, actually started some of the land we're farming today." As his son Tim fires up the tractor, it's almost time to plant corn. Tim and his wife Chelsey sell corn also and raise their own corn. But it's the hen-laying barns where they spend much of their time.
Former UNL Wildlife Club president gets prestigious honor, 40 years later Stand on some parts of Frank Andelt's farm and it's hard to tell the place has grown corn and other crops and raised cattle for generations. Over the years, he has struck a balance between farming and conservation of natural resources, planting more than 4,000 trees and shrubs as field borders and windbreaks and to stabilize eroding stream banks. He uses sensors to monitor soil moisture to conserve water and energy.Andelt said he doesn't mind driving the 27 miles to the family farm to work the fields and maintain the 120 acres of mixed native, warm-season grasses and wildflowers enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program.
Women In Ag students value mentors When 12 members of the Women in Agriculture chapter at the University of Nebraska’s College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis attended the 30th Nebraska WIA conference, they found many friendly faces and opportunities for discussion. “It always helps to meet other people in the industry, and to learn from their ideas and experiences,” said Evey Choat. Choat is an agriculture education major from St. Edward, Neb. She was active in FFA and 4-H prior to coming to the two-year agriculture college in southwestern Nebraska. Campus activities such as WIA, horticulture club, livestock judging and student government have solidified her desire to someday teach at the high school level and be an FFA advisor and mentor. The University of Nebraska’s Department of Agricultural Economics hosted the WIA conference which included more than 30 break-out sessions.
Global Food Prices Lowest in 5 Years Prices went down almost 3 points, (grain prices) and that was the lowest they've been since 2010! It's been falling steadily for a while now. And, for anybody who knows anything about supply and demand and the economy; that means that production is going up and demand is going down. I think that's pretty interesting. Why would the demand go down? I think it's because the food industry is changing. I.e. some people try to eat gluten free, which means wheat free, which means the wheat industry would get all out of whack.
Women in Ag Students Value Mentors About a dozen members in the Women in Agriculture (WIA) chapter at the University of Nebraska's College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis went to the 30th Nebraska WIA conference. There they found many faces and opportunities for discussion with role models and career mentors who have helped them get to where they are today. Evey Choat, president of NCTA's WIA group said, "It always helps to meet other people in the industry, and to learn from their ideas and experiences." She was one to attend the sessions in Kearney. She also stated, "It was really neat to network with other women in agriculture. We learned what is out there in the industry and about many roles in agriculture."
Women In Ag students value mentors Ag students at a rural Nebraska college appreciate role models and career mentors who help guide them. When a dozen members of WIA chapter at the University of Nebraska’s College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis attended the 30th Nebraska WIA conference. In this conference, it included more than 30 break-out sessions.
Everyday- Osceola Farm Family Enjoys Producing Eggs
ReplyDeleteYour eggs might come from the Girard Brothers in Osceola. Eggs come through the Girard's hen-laying barn by the dozens - enough to fill 12,000 egg cartons a day. Tim Girard says that they get around 140 to 150 thousand eggs a day. Ron said, "The farm has been in the family many years, goes back to my great grandfather, actually started some of the land we're farming today." As his son Tim fires up the tractor, it's almost time to plant corn. Tim and his wife Chelsey sell corn also and raise their own corn. But it's the hen-laying barns where they spend much of their time.
Former UNL Wildlife Club president gets prestigious honor, 40 years later
ReplyDeleteStand on some parts of Frank Andelt's farm and it's hard to tell the place has grown corn and other crops and raised cattle for generations. Over the years, he has struck a balance between farming and conservation of natural resources, planting more than 4,000 trees and shrubs as field borders and windbreaks and to stabilize eroding stream banks. He uses sensors to monitor soil moisture to conserve water and energy.Andelt said he doesn't mind driving the 27 miles to the family farm to work the fields and maintain the 120 acres of mixed native, warm-season grasses and wildflowers enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program.
Women In Ag students value mentors
ReplyDeleteWhen 12 members of the Women in Agriculture chapter at the University of Nebraska’s College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis attended the 30th Nebraska WIA conference, they found many friendly faces and opportunities for discussion. “It always helps to meet other people in the industry, and to learn from their ideas and experiences,” said Evey Choat. Choat is an agriculture education major from St. Edward, Neb. She was active in FFA and 4-H prior to coming to the two-year agriculture college in southwestern Nebraska. Campus activities such as WIA, horticulture club, livestock judging and student government have solidified her desire to someday teach at the high school level and be an FFA advisor and mentor. The University of Nebraska’s Department of Agricultural Economics hosted the WIA conference which included more than 30 break-out sessions.
Global Food Prices Lowest in 5 Years
ReplyDeletePrices went down almost 3 points, (grain prices) and that was the lowest they've been since 2010! It's been falling steadily for a while now. And, for anybody who knows anything about supply and demand and the economy; that means that production is going up and demand is going down. I think that's pretty interesting. Why would the demand go down? I think it's because the food industry is changing. I.e. some people try to eat gluten free, which means wheat free, which means the wheat industry would get all out of whack.
Women in Ag Students Value Mentors
ReplyDeleteAbout a dozen members in the Women in Agriculture (WIA) chapter at the University of Nebraska's College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis went to the 30th Nebraska WIA conference. There they found many faces and opportunities for discussion with role models and career mentors who have helped them get to where they are today. Evey Choat, president of NCTA's WIA group said, "It always helps to meet other people in the industry, and to learn from their ideas and experiences." She was one to attend the sessions in Kearney. She also stated, "It was really neat to network with other women in agriculture. We learned what is out there in the industry and about many roles in agriculture."
Women In Ag students value mentors
ReplyDeleteAg students at a rural Nebraska college appreciate role models and career mentors who help guide them. When a dozen members of WIA chapter at the University of Nebraska’s College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis attended the 30th Nebraska WIA conference. In this conference, it included more than 30 break-out sessions.