The NCTA Aggie Alumni Association will meet Nov. 19 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus.The event includes a brief awards recognition of Aggie students, alumni and NCTA partners. Awards nominations are due Nov. 1. See details in the news story. (IANR graphic)
Campus-to-campus tailgate for Aggies Tuesday, October 18, 2022

NCTA Dean's Message by Larry Gossen Ph.D.

Aggie alumni from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis will be gathering at an ag campus next month.

However, the November 19 East Campus confab will not be at tailgates of pickup trucks lined in a parking lot. Rather, NCTA alumni and friends will meet and mingle inside the spacious animal science complex of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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A veterinary technician student at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is responsible for administering and monitoring respiration and anesthesia to a dog during surgery. Instructor Barb Berg, LVT, at right, reviews the charts during the procedure. (Mary Crawford / NCTA News photo)
Welcome to animal health partners in veterinary technology Thursday, October 13, 2022

By NCTA Dean Larry Gossen

In a week we will be welcoming animal health professionals and veterinary technician alumni to Curtis for an annual event which soon spans five decades.

The Veterinary Technology Continuing Education Association, a non-profit entity which was established right here in Curtis 49 years ago, will host its Fall Conference for Continuing Education on October 21 and 22.

The conference is expected to register more than 40 professionals for two days of seminars and discussions and provide up to 16 hours of continuing education credits.

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Kirk Nielson, Ag Valley Coop agronomy manager, far left, presents scholarships to NCTA students Gavin Tremblay, Hoxie, Kansas; Codi LaBorde, Milliken, Colorado; Nolan Buss, Stockton, Kansas; and Garrett Thielen, Dorrance, Kansas; with NCTA Agronomy Professor Brad Ramsdale. (Courtesy photo)
Crop judging scholars named Tuesday, October 11, 2022

By NCTA NEWS

Four sophomores attending the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis have received $500 scholarships as team members of the NCTA Crop Judging Team.

The scholarships are sponsored by Ag Valley Co-op, a cooperative which has supported the NCTA Aggies and the agronomy program of Professor Brad Ramsdale for several years.

The students are Gavin Tremblay, Hoxie, Kansas; Codi LaBorde, Milliken, Colorado; Nolan Buss, Stockton, Kansas; and Garrett Thielen, Dorrance, Kansas. Their coach and agronomy professor is Dr. Ramsdale.

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A clinic for handlers of working stock dogs will be October 29 and 30 at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. Aggie students and their dogs gathered in September at Ag Hall. (NCTA photo)
NCTA to host stock dog clinic in Curtis Friday, October 7, 2022

By NCTA NEWS

Sheep, goats and beef cattle will know the pace around the arena after two days of working stock dogs by clinician Laura Stimatze of Owasso, Oklahoma.

Professional dog trainer, clinician and accomplished contestant in cattle dog trials, Stimatze brings her working dogs to the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis on October 29 and 30.

The NCTA Stock Dog Team and their faculty sponsor Leighlynn Obermiller will host the weekend NCTA Stock Dog Fall Clinic at the indoor arena of the NCTA Livestock Teaching Center.

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Agronomy students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture are part of an on-farm research trial at the Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center east of Grant. (Ramsdale / NCTA)
Crops practicum is realistic at Stumpf Wheat Center Tuesday, October 4, 2022

By NCTA NEWS

A college class assignment for growing winter wheat added several doses of reality this fall in test plots near Grant, Nebraska.

Drought conditions and limited supplies of hybrid varieties are a taste of the real world, shared students from the Crops Practicum II course at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.

Aggie students of Dr. Brad Ramsdale had three main components for their project:

1)      Select a hybrid variety of winter wheat (ranking top five choices)

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Student Success was the theme when NCTA Dean Larry Gossen and Aggie students Maddy Carr of North Platte and Tanner Ostrander of Ogallala gave remarks at a meeting in Kearney of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. In his welcome to the NCTA trio, Board Chairman Regent Bob Phares of North Platte welcomed the representatives of the “fifth campus of the NU system.” (Photo by UNK Communications)
An invitation to campus Tuesday, October 4, 2022

By NCTA Dean Larry Gossen

Last Friday, two of our Aggie students joined me in giving a presentation about the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture before administrators and leaders of the University of Nebraska.

You see, it was the meeting of the NU Board of Regents, the individuals who are elected to lead the University of Nebraska system which includes NCTA in Curtis. They met Maddy and Tanner.

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The Aggie Shotgun Sports Team is one of four traveling teams competing this weekend. Coach Alan Taylor, center, takes the team to Brainard. (Courtesy photo)
Discover Aggies, teams, and a movie Thursday, September 29, 2022

By NCTA Associate Dean Jennifer McConville

Campus is starting to show the signs of Autumn. I think it is one of the most beautiful times of the year to welcome the changing colors of the trees and shrubs on campus.

On Tuesday we welcome campus visitors to our first Discovery Day of the Fall semester. Prospective students and their parents are registering for college preparation and will spend al day with us learning about academic programs, residence life, financial aid, collegiate activities through student clubs and teams, and can take their time strolling around campus.

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NCTA 2022-23 Student Senate officers and students gathered on September 8 for an organizational meeting. More joined the group on Sept. 22 and are not pictured. Names are in the adjoining article. (Photo by Prof. Eric Reed, NCTA advisor)
Historic Ag Hall is base for college’s student leaders Monday, September 26, 2022

By Mary Crawford, NCTA NEWS

Each first and third Tuesday of the month at 12:10 p.m., Student Senate members of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture gather at the oldest building on campus.

They network and keep student groups informed, offer input to administrators and faculty, discuss policy or campus concerns, or coordinate service projects with Curtis and Frontier County residents.

The 2022 rendition of NCTA fall semester began Aug. 26. Opening day at Agriculture Hall, then the only classroom at the Aggie campus, was Sept. 9, 1913.

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Students will visit the NCTA Education Center for campus tours on Tuesday, October 4 for Discovery Days. A second program is November 14. (Crawford / NCTA News photo)
Aggie Discovery Day is October 4 Wednesday, September 28, 2022

By NCTA NEWS

Open enrollment at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is underway in more ways than one.

During NCTA Discovery Days on October 4 or November 14, students and their parents can learn about academic programs, housing, costs, scholarships, application criteria, and more.

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Movie night for Aggie students will be south of Ag Hall on Wednesday. (Andela Taylor photo / NCTA)
Movie night to benefit cancer research Tuesday, September 27, 2022

By Heath Roberson, NCTA student

Let’s take a trip to the Wild West!

Come down to the old football field in front of Ag Hall on the campus of the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at dusk (approximately 7:30 p.m.) on Wednesday, October 5 for movie night.

NCTA Aggie students Bianca Reyes, Cody Flint, and Heath Roberson have coordinated a community benefit with a classic Western film for October’s breast cancer awareness month.

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