Salute to the Class of 2019 Tuesday, April 30, 2019
April 30, 2019
NCTA Dean’s Message
By Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.
CURTIS, Neb. - Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
This week we celebrate the results of two or more years of hard work by our Aggie students!
I look forward to welcoming guests to Curtis as the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture celebrates with graduating students, their families and friends, and our campus community.
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Internships, service and pancakes Wednesday, April 24, 2019
April 24, 2019
By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.
Our Aggie students are in the last week of the academic year at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
Enthusiasm is high for year-end programs and graduation events on May 1 and 2.
As we prepare for final exams starting Thursday, our veterinary technology students out on internships are saying goodbye to their employers and animal care settings.
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NCTA Aggies at academic pinnacle Wednesday, April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019
By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.
CURTIS, Neb. _With college commencement on May 2 only three weeks away, students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are climbing to the peak of their academic careers at Curtis.
Individual and collective endeavors depend on the earnest applications of all they have learned and experienced during their years of classroom and laboratory programs.
I invite you to share in the enthusiasm and success of our prospective graduates and underclass students at public events on May 1 and May 2 in Curtis.
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Hard-working horseman is Aggie of the Month Thursday, April 4, 2019
April 4, 2019
By Jocelyn Kennicutt, NCTA News
Damian Wellman, a third-year student from Prairie View, Kansas, has been named the NCTA Aggie of the Month for March.
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Aggies around the state and nation Tuesday, April 2, 2019
April 2, 2019
NCTA Dean's Message by Ron Rosati, Ph.D.
Aggies of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are learning by doing in Curtis and also in locations across the country, including Lincoln, Omaha, Texas, Wyoming, and, Kentucky.
Our campus in Curtis is filled with students who are concentrating their studies in our specialties of agriculture and veterinary technology.
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NCTA community pitches in for disaster relief Tuesday, April 2, 2019
April 2, 2019
By Jocelyn Kennicutt and Mary Crawford, NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – Disaster relief for Nebraska farmers and ranchers continues to roll onto the campus of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
Baled hay, livestock feed and fencing supplies are being collected at the NCTA for distribution to livestock operations affected by the March 13-15 blizzard and catastrophic flooding.
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Aggies through the paces at Cheyenne Friday, March 29, 2019
March 29, 2019
By NCTA News
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Nebraska Aggie students competed strong in a weekend ranch horse show hosted by Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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Ranch Horse Team starts season at CSU Thursday, March 7, 2019
March 7, 2019
By NCTA News
FORT COLLINS, Colo. –Five riders with the NCTA Ranch Horse Team at Curtis were recently back in the show ring at a weekend Working Cow Stock Horse contest in Colorado.
“We had a great start to our winter and spring series at Colorado State University,” said Joanna Hergenreder, assistant professor of animal science and coach of the NCTA Ranch Horse Team.
Five Aggie team members competed March 2 and 3 in the collegiate contest attended by five colleges
Coach Hergenreder’s commentary follows:
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Aggies work through all types of weather Thursday, March 7, 2019
March 7, 2019
By NCTA Dean Ron Rosati, Ph.D.
There’s no doubt about it, agriculturalists are hardy stock.
While Nebraska ranchers and livestock producers are battling frigid temperatures and winter conditions across the state, our Aggie students are facing this same dose of an extra harsh winter at campus.
Animal science and several veterinary technology majors at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis take a shift in calving rotation, checking expectant cows soon due to deliver.
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POSTPONED: Horseback coach draws riders to NCTA arena Monday, February 18, 2019
Feb. 18, 2019
DUE TO WEATHER ADVISORIES - THIS HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 30-31, 2019
By NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – Students and equine enthusiasts will be back in the saddle next weekend in Curtis as professional horse trainer Sherman Tegtmeier coaches them on reining and horsemanship skills.
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