Nebraska Agri Business Association

In this episode of our podcast, Andy Licht from Nebraska Agri Business Association sits down with Trevor Gorecki from Agricultural Services to talk about their recent trip to Washington DC. Trevor was the recipient of the Nebraska Agri Business Association's scholarship to take the annual trip.  Andy and Trevor talk about the importance of keeping the lines of communication open between the Ag community and government and how taking the trip to Washington has impacted Trevor's interest in Nebraska politics.  

For the latest Nebraska Agri-Business Association's podcast, we were fortunate to sit down with Senator Steve Halloran.  Senator Halloran gives us some insight on how growing up on a farm in Nebraska shaped who he is today, the importance of sharing our rich Agriculture history with the next generation of Nebraskans and what is coming up in the next Legislative session.  Senator Steve Halloran was elected to Nebraska Legislature in 2016.  He is a 5th generation Nebraskan farmer. Senator Halloran is the Chair of the Agriculture Committee and a member of both the Business and Labor Committee and the Natural Resources Committee. Previously Senator Halloran was Membership Director for Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, President/Chief Executive Officer for National Farmers Organization and National Director, Grain Department of the National Farmers Organization.  Senator Halloran represents District 33.  

Mick Mines, Nebraska Agri-Business Association's lobbyist, sits down with us and talks about why having a lobbyist helps our association with representation in legislature.  

Ansley Mick Director of Nebraska Farm Bureau Political Action Committee and State Governmental Relations speaks to us about the state and federal regulations of growing hemp in Nebraska. She touches on how things will be changing in 2020. 

Tim Pearson, Regional Sales Manager of Taranis, talks to us about Drone Technology and how it can help Nebraska's Agronomists do their job with more efficiency. 

In this episode, Al Dutcher Climatologist discusses the recent flooding, what he anticipates how our winter will look and the best time for planting crops. 

Dr. Tom Clemente discusses what is happening in biotechnology, his latest research at University of Nebraska and how technology is changing the way we farm.