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Square dancers Ron and MarieAdams show that they’ve done this before, adding a kick to their step during dancing action at Timberlake Ranch Camp on Saturday night. The evening of square dancing and country-time fun is the first of what camp officials hope to establish as a regular series of family-friendly activities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds farmers, ranchers and forest landowners that January 13, 2024, is the deadline to apply for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP). This program is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which provided $2.2 billion in funding.

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will mail the 2023 Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry to Nebraska producers on January 22. The survey will collect information on the total planted and harvested area, yield, production, and value of hemp in the United States in 2023. “The Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry will provide critical data about the hemp industry to assist producers, regulatory agencies, state governments, processors, and other key industry entities,” said Nicholas Streff, Director of the NASS Northern Plains Field Office. NASS estimated the total value of hemp production nationally at $238 million in 2022. Planted area for industrial hemp grown in the open for all utilizations in the United States totaled 28,314 acres. Area harvested for all utilizations totaled 18,251 acres. These and other statistics can be found in the 2022 National Hemp Report. Survey recipients are asked to respond securely online at agcounts.usda.gov, by mail or fax. Those who do not respond by January 31 may be contacted to arrange an interview to complete the survey. As defined in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), the term “hemp” means the plant species Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant such as the seeds, all derivatives, and extracts with a delta-9 tetra-hydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis. The Domestic Hemp Production Program established in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 allows for the cultivation of hemp under certain conditions. All information reported by individuals will be kept confidential, as required by federal law. The National Hemp Report will publish on April 17, and will be available on the NASS website at nass. usda.gov and in the NASS Quick Stats database at quickstats.nass. usda.gov. For more information about the 2023 Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry, visit the hemp survey web page at www. nass.usda.gov/go/hemp. For assistance with the survey, producers are encouraged to call the NASS Nebraska Field Office at (800) 582-6443.

Nebraska’s diverse landscape, soil, and climate work together to support a wide variety of traditional and specialty crops. To benefit Nebraska agriculture, and strengthen the state’s specialty crop industry, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) is seeking proposals for research, development, and marketing projects through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The program is administered by NDA and funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The deadline for submitting SCBGP proposals is Jan. 31, 2024.

BoldEvery word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him. Proverbs 30:5 KJV Romans 4:13-25 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

The Good Life Center -Lunch- Thurs. Jan.

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Hastings College has announced the Dean’s List for its fall 2023 semester. For the semester, 347 students from 20 states and 10 countries were named to the Dean’s List.