National agriculture contest to draw 600 to North Platte Tuesday, March 29, 2022
by NCTA News
Students of agriculture will vie for top honors this week in a national contest of 40 two-year and four-year colleges from across the U.S.
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis is host to nearly 600 students and coaches at the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Judging Contest, “Discover your Hidden Resources.”
Teams travel to conference headquarters in North Platte. Events are held at four locations around the community, with the dairy judging Thursday at the Dawson County Fairgrounds in Lexington.
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National Ag Week Salute Wednesday, March 23, 2022
NCTA Dean’s Message by Dr. Larry Gossen
America observes National Agriculture Week March 20 to 26!
At the Nebraska College of Technical in Curtis, EVERY week is Agriculture Week.
After all, we’ve been known as the Aggies since the regional boarding school was first opened its doors in 1913.
Everywhere one turns on campus and nearby farm and pasture of Aggieland, we emphasize academics through hands-on learning.
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Aggie trap team aims high Tuesday, March 22, 2022
By NCTA News
Emily Miller has been competing as a student athlete recently in three states.
So have her teammates on the Shotgun Sports Team at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
Miller, a first-year veterinary technician student and vice president of the Aggie team, calls Norton, Kansas home. Miller has been aiming at sporting clays on ranges in Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas.
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University aid for free tuition to NCTA Monday, March 21, 2022
By NCTA News and University Communications
Nebraska students with family incomes of $65,000 or less will be able to attend the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis tuition-free for 2022-23 under the expanded Nebraska Promise program.
University of Nebraska President Ted Carter last week announced two main changes to Nebraska Promise, which the NU system established in 2020 for its campuses at Curtis, Kearney, Lincoln, and Omaha.
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Elwood native rides for ranching career Wednesday, March 16, 2022
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
Cauy Bennett had a busy two days in early March, showing two horses at a Collegiate Ranch Horse contest in Colorado.
The livestock industry management major at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis rides with the NCTA Ranch Horse Team.
Six Aggies competed, hauling seven horses in the college horse trailer from Curtis to Fort Collins.
“Two of those seven were my mares I have with me at college,” said Cauy, who with his parents Shannon and Kelly Bennett, ranch near Elwood, Nebraska.
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Ranch Horse riders compete at Colorado Wednesday, March 16, 2022
By NCTA News
Aggie students from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture hit their stride in the show arena recently in a ranch horse competition.
Six members of the NCTA Ranch Horse Team competed, taking seven horses for the collegiate event.
“Our team hit milestones at the Colorado State Celebration,” said Joanna Hergenreder, Aggie coach and animal science professor. “Each student and horse combination did well and earned strong prizes of experience.”
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Lambing offers vet techs new experience Tuesday, March 15, 2022
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
Thanks to newborns named Clover and Dandelion, veterinary technology students at NCTA got some unique, hands-on insight into lambing.
The twin males were born on separate dates to Honey, a Babydoll South Down ewe, owned by Leighlynn Obermiller, Veterinary Technology instructor and alumnus with the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
For a second year, Obermiller brought several pregnant ewes from her flock to campus. Elizabeth Fraser, DVM, incorporates lambing into the large animal courses and labs she teaches.
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With partners, University’s impact goes beyond numbers Tuesday, March 15, 2022
NCTA’s impact $15 million
By Ted Carter, President University of Nebraska System
Many of us know intuitively that our lives are touched in some way by the University of Nebraska.
Maybe you’ve received care at our world-renowned medical center. Maybe you’re a farmer or rancher who’s benefited from the expertise of Nebraska Extension (and programs at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis).
You’ve probably been to a football game and felt the common bond of cheering for the Huskers with your fellow Nebraskans.
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Aggies to host nationals in North Platte, Nebraska March 30 to April 2 Monday, March 7, 2022
NCTA Dean’s Message by Larry Gossen, Ph.D.
In three short weeks, our NCTA faculty and Aggie students will be welcoming more than 600 students and coaches from agricultural colleges around North America to North Platte, Nebraska.
On March 30 to April 2, the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) holds its student judging contests and competitions in 13 agriculture categories.
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Aggies take K-State contest Sunday, March 6, 2022
By NCTA News
NCTA Aggies tested their agronomy knowledge Saturday and again came back to their Curtis campus with a first-place plaque and the top three placings for individual contestants.
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture led points among three 2-year colleges in the KSU Crop Judging Contest at Manhattan.
Seven 4-year colleges also competed in the competition hosted by Kansas State University, reported Agronomy Professor Brad Ramsdale who coaches the Aggie team.
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