Members of the Hastings area community had an opportunity to express their thoughts and concerns about the state to leaders of the Nebraska University Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) Tuesday morning at The Lark in Hastings.
Mike Boehm, University of Nebraska vice president for agriculture and Harlan vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, led the discussion, along with other IANR officials.
Agriculture Builders of Nebraska hosted the meeting.
There will be a number of similar listening sessions across Nebraska during April and May. The listening tour is an opportunity for the public to share their thoughts and visions for the future of Nebraska, their communities, and the state’s agriculture industry with university leadership.
Trade, agricultural research, water quality, education, mental health services and weather were among the topics discussed at the Hastings meeting.
The tour is being conducted in conjunction with IANR’s Celebration of Innovation, which marks the 50th anniversary of IANR, as well as the 150th anniversary of UNL’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
The tour is being conducted in conjunction with IANR’s Celebration of Innovation, which marks the 50th anniversary of IANR, as well as the 150th anniversary of UNL’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
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“Nebraskans have a key role in framing IANR’s next chapter,” he said. “This listening tour is an important step in co-creating our shared future vision.”
This is the seventh year Boehm has participated in a listening tour.
“These trips really give us a chance to get to hometown Nebraska and visit with our friends and hear constructive criticism about what we're doing that's working, what we might want to tweak and, candidly, what folks might want us to adjust or stop doing and think about doing,” he said.
Boehm said the listening sessions are a valuable tool for himself and the IANR staff.
He said they have received a lot of positive feedback from the listening tours over the years that has been used to improve existing programs or begin new programs.
More than 70% of the state’s population lives in Omaha, Lincoln and the Tri-Cities area of Grand Island, Hastings and Kearney. The state’s top 10 populated counties and communities account for 65% of the state’s property taxes, sales taxes and income taxes.
Source: theindependent.com
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