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Cooperation is key to success of poultry operations
AFAN, along with our partner organizations, want to take this opportunity to reiterate our full support for poultry barns like the one proposed in LancasterRead More

AFAN Announces a New Service: Producer Empowerment Workshops
AFAN announces a new service that provides Producer Empowerment Workshops designed for agriculture producers who want to expand their operations by adding livestock. The curriculumRead More

AFAN Announces its Individualized One-on-One Resource for Ag Producers Considering Expansion or Relocation
  Lincoln, NE (5.22.18)—AFAN is making an enhanced resource available to agriculture producers who are considering expanding or relocating their livestock operations in Nebraska. ThisRead More

Gov. Ricketts Announces 2018 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award Recipient
LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts joined Sand County Foundation, the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (AFAN), Cargill, and the Nebraska EnvironmentalRead More

AFAN Announces Two New Staff Hires
AFAN Announces Two New Staff Hires Lincoln, NE 4.11.18–AFAN has announced two new hires at its Lincoln office. William Keech, from Hickman, Nebraska, has beenRead More

Food Connection returns to UNL City Campus April 17
  Lincoln, Neb., April 2, 2018– The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (AFAN) and numerous agricultural clubs on East Campus have teamedRead More

Area Ag Producers Invited to Free Research Presentation and Strategic Conversation March 28 at Kearney Holiday Inn
Lincoln, NE, March 20, 2018—Agriculture producers in Central Nebraska are invited to a meeting Thursday, March 28, that will feature a presentation about on-going researchRead More

York and Seward County Leaders Tour Dairy Farms
Date: February 14, 2018 Release Date: Immediate Contact: Kristen Hassebrook, Executive Director Phone: 402-421-4416 • E-mail: kristenh@a-fan.org   Lincoln, NE (2/9/18)–Community leaders from York andRead More

Applications for the Prestigious 2018 Leopold Conservation Award Are Due March 1
Date: February 13, 2018 Release Date: Immediate Contact: Kristen Hassebrook, Executive Director Phone: 402-421-4416 • E-mail: kristenh@a-fan.org   Attention Nebraska Landowners: Applications for the PrestigiousRead More