The Lunch-n-Learn for March will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center,
444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528.  Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m.
Meetings and lunches are included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. Please bring your 2024 club annual membership dues for $100 to the meeting.
If you don’t plan to join as a member in 2024 then the lunch meeting cost is $20.

Our speaker will be James Schnable, UNL Professor, Nebraska Corn Checkoff Presidential Chair.  Professor Schnable is in the Department of Agronomy & Horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln where his work focuses on maize and sorghum genomics, genetics, and genotype by environment interaction. Students in the Schnable Lab collaborate closely with faculty in statistics, computer science, or engineering. Schnable has helped found three startups commercializing bioinformatic, quantitative genetic, or digital agricultural technologies. His research is currently supported by the US Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and the Nebraska Corn Growers.

Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Thursday, February 29th to help us with a meal count for this meeting and membership dues.

Our April Speaker will be Allen Zumphe, CEO of Farmers Cooperative who was our planned speaker in January this year.  We will also have information on our Social with AKRS at Zipline Restaurant and our June or July Bus tour. 

The Lunch-n-Learn will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m. Meetings and lunches, are included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. Please bring your 2024 club annual membership dues for $100 to the meeting.  If you don’t plan to join as a member in 2024 then the lunch meeting cost is $20. Our speaker will be Jackson Stansell, CEO of Sentinel Fertigation.  His company based in Lincoln is an agricultural startup founded in 2021 that uses drone- and satellite-collected imagery to predict when corn and other crops need fertilization — saving growers money and reducing environmental impact. Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Thursday, February 1st to help us with a meal count for this meeting and membership dues. We are working to get Allen Zumphe, CEO of Farmers Cooperative back on our list of speakers but please share agricultural topics or names of speakers you would like to hear from at the meeting.

December 4th Lunch-n-Learn with The Executive Director, Nebraska State Dairy Association– Kris Bousquet

The Lunch-n-Learn will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528.
Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m. Meetings and lunches, are included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. Please let us know if you plan to join for the 2024 year, if you are a member at this meeting. We really need new board members to join our club if it is going to continue in 2024. If you are not currently a member, the guest fee for the lunch meeting is $20.
Our speaker will be with Kris Bousquet the executive director of the Nebraska State Dairy Association & Director of Livestock Development at the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture (AFAN) in Nebraska. Kris will tell us about a number of extensive Dairy projects planned and currently operating in our state. Also about a new milk-based product called MOO’V™ and much of the milk is grown here in Nebraska at https://realdari.com/ There are a lot of exciting Dairy and Livestock projects happening here in Nebraska and Kris will share what he can about those projects and the impact they are having on our rural communities.

Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Thursday, November 30th to help us with a meal count for this meeting.

Next speakers are to be determined and the club’s future going into 2024.

November 6th Lunch-n-Learn with The Nebraska Soybean Board – ED Andy Chvatal & Wesley Wach

The Lunch-n-Learn will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528.
Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m. Meetings and lunches, are included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. Please join us if you are not currently a member, the guest fee for the lunch meeting is $20.
Our speaker will be with the Nebraska Soybean Board’s Executive Director Andy Chvatal and Wesley Wach who is their Demand & Utilization Coordinator. They will share with our club how the Nebraska Soybean harvest is coming together for their producers. Plus share with us how the Nebraska soybean farmers checkoff funds are working to develop markets, educate consumers, discover new uses & research. Plus different ways to produce soybeans more efficiently.

Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Thursday, November 2nd to help us with a meal count for this meeting.

We will also hear more about our speaker for December, Kristopher Bousquet, Executive Director, Nebraska State Dairy Association/ Director of Livestock Development at the Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska

October 2nd Lunch-n-Learn with The Nebraska Department of Agriculture – Deputy Director Hilary Miracle

The Lunch-n-Learn will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528.
Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m. Meeting lunches, are included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. Please join us if you are not currently a member, the guest fee for the lunch meeting is $20.
Our speaker will be Nebraska Department of Agriculture Deputy Director & Nebraska LEAD Alumni, Hilary Miracle. She will talk about The Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s (NDA) purpose is twofold: to encourage and promote the interest of agriculture through advocacy and education.
Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Thursday, September 28th to help us with a meal count for this meeting. Lunch will be meaty and spicy for our first meeting back in a while!
We will also hear more about our speaker for November, December, January, and February plus the potential for an Agricultural Tour for the club later this year or early next.

April 3rd Lunch-n-Learn with The Nebraska Water Center Director- Chittaranjan Ray, Ph.D., P.E. & Daniel D. Snow, Ph.D.

The Lunch-n-Learn will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528.

Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m. Meeting lunches, are included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. Please join us as a guest or with your 2023 Agribusiness Club Membership. Non-members’ or the guest fee for the lunch meeting is $20.

Our speakers will be Chittaranjan Ray, Ph.D., P.E. & Daniel D. Snow, Ph.D., of the Nebraska Water Center (NWC). They will talk about the research, outreach, and training the Nebraska Water Center performs to help Nebraskans track water quality issues around our state. These issues can be found with minerals in our soil, and chemicals added for the growth of crops and grasses in our state that are found in our ground, surface, and well water in our state. NWC is supported through state and federal grant projects but also from public and private donations.

Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Friday, March 31st to help us with a meal count for this meeting.

We will also hear more about the potential for an Agricultural Tour for the club in June or July and topics for meetings coming up in October, November, & December this year.

This month’s Lunch-n-Learn will be held on the road at RealmFive https://realmfive.com/about-us/ office on 3300 Folkways Circle, Lincoln, NE 68504. Our speaker will be RealmFive’s President and CEO Steve Tippery.

RealmFive is an Ag Technology company that assists farmers with their technological needs when dealing with many data inputs and outputs.  Today RealmFive is one of the most trusted names in on-farm connectivity and data management. The company continues to expand and has recently highlighted partnerships with Prairieland Partners, AGPROfessionals, John Deere, and Climate Corporation. Steve will give us a quick tour of their facility and then talk to us about the projects and how they help farmers be more productive and profitable in their operations.

Lunch will begin at the regular time, 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m. Meeting registration, which includes lunch, is included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. We are still honoring all memberships from 2022 but bring your $100 checks for 2023 Agribusiness Club Membership. Non-members must pay $20 per meeting. 

Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Wednesday, February 1st to help us with a meal count for this meeting. If we get more than 20 to RSVP people we can bring in other lunch options.

Remember we are on the road at RealmFive’s offices on 3300 Folkways Circle, Lincoln, NE 68504.
Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/2atktNd3JptBuuXK8

January 9th Lunch-n-Learn with The Nebraska Pork Producers Executive Director- Al Juhnke

The Lunch-n-Learn will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln, NE 68528.

Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., with the program starting at 12:10 p.m. Meeting registration, which includes lunch, is included with your membership to the Nebraska Agribusiness Club. We are still honoring all memberships from 2022 but bring your $100 checks your 2023 Agribusiness Club Membership. Non-members must pay $20 per meeting.

Our speaker will be Al Juhnke, who has been the Executive Director of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association since January 2016. In this role, he serves as the organization’s chief executive officer, spokesperson, and oversees all administrative and management needs. Al will share with us the state of the Pork Producers in Nebraska and the benefits these livestock producers bring to our agricultural economy.   

Please RSVP to Doug.Carr@NUFoundation.org by Wednesday, January 4th to help us with a meal count for this meeting.

Happy New Year and I look forward to seeing many of you on Monday, January 9^th for our Lunch-n-Learn.  Please bring a friend (Guests are Free in December, but I do need you to RSVP them) who would be interested in potentially joining the NAB Club.