Insp. People 36-40: FFA & Ag

BETH’S BITSThis is National FFA week, so this week I’m picking people in agriculture and FFA.#36. Fran Jorgensen: Only about a handful of people reading this will recognize that name. Fran Jorgensen was my dad. My dad was an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor for many years.

FROM THE CORN ROWS/STALKS

I had my column written last week, but again no room on sports, so I am pinch hitting for Rick again this week.Watching the Winter Olympics the last few weeks has gotten me thinking that if I put together a bucket list of sporting events I would like to attend, what would it look like.

Nebraska Extension to host March 17 webinar on confinement feeding cow-calf pairs

Lincoln —Nebraska Extension will host a webinar titled Confinement Feeding Cow-calf Pairs in the Face of Limited Perennial Grass Options on March 17 at 6:30 p.m. Mountain time.

Community Connection

Call Annie Jeffrey Health Center at (402) 747-2031 for more informationFebruary is AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month – AMD is a disorder called age-related macular degeneration. AMD is a disease that can cause the center part of your vision to become blurry or wavy.

Legislature’s 60-Day Session Hits Halfway mark

REPRESENTING YOUThis week marks the halfway point in the Legislature’s 60 day session. With the budget bills being reported out by Day 40 we have a small window of opportunity left to consider bills that are unrelated to the budget.

Ag Leadership in Nebraska

NEBRASKA SENATORAgriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska. Family farms and ranches are the backbone of our communities. But times in farm country are tough. Corn and soybean prices are low, and input prices are high.

A Virtual Tower

ALAN’S ANECDOTESI’ve written a lot about Artificial Intelligence over the past year. It’s a big technology that, like it or not, is changing the world we live in. I think I alternate between talking about it as a good thing and a bad thing. This week I’ll share a concern.

Communities Urged to Prioritize Watering Trees Amid Ongoing Drought Conditions in Nebraska

LINCOLN — With dry conditions persisting across much of Nebraska, forestry professionals are encouraging residents to prioritize watering trees to reduce stress and prevent long-term damage to community landscapes.

Nebraska Supreme Court News

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court granted Common Cause an expedited hearing on appeal in its lawsuit trying to prevent Secretary of State Bob Evnen from releasing sensitive voter data to the federal government.The court set an expedited date of March 31 to hear the appeal.

Unwanted Emails, Phone Calls and Text Messages.

 REPRESENTING YOUMany Nebraskans receive countless unwanted emails, phone calls and text messages. Some of these communications are only annoying, while others are blatantly obvious that they are a scam.