Ramsdale receives Bruntz Teaching Award Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Aug. 19, 2020
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
“A faculty member who has made an extraordinary impact on the life of an NCTA student.”
This describes Brad Ramsdale, Ph.D., of Curtis, the 2020 recipient of the Bruntz Family Teaching Award, an esteemed faculty honor at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
Dr. Ramsdale is an associate professor of agronomy and chair of NCTA’s Agronomy and Agricultural Mechanics Division.
Read Ramsdale receives Bruntz Teaching AwardJoin an Aggie team Wednesday, June 10, 2020
June 10, 2020
Dean’s Message from Interim Dean Kelly Bruns, Ph.D.
CURTIS, Neb. – Quentin Anderson wanted to rodeo after his high school years so he headed to a college where he could not only gain a degree but continue his love of calf roping and being horseback.
He joined the Aggie Rodeo and Ranch Horse Teams at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture at Curtis while studying equine industry management and ag business.
Read Join an Aggie teamAgronomy in action Monday, March 23, 2020
March 23, 2020
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
Read Agronomy in actionNCTA wins crops contest Tuesday, March 10, 2020
March 10, 2020
By NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – An all-Nebraska team of Aggie students is tops in their field.
The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis won the top crops judging team among their two-year college cohorts Saturday in a Crops Judging Contest hosted at NCTA.
A four-student team of Ethan Aschenbrenner and Tyler Aschenbrenner, brothers from Scottsbluff, Chase Callahan of Farnam, and Amy Lammers of Axtell are sophomores at NCTA.
Read NCTA wins crops contestNCTA Discovery Day is March 2 in Curtis Thursday, February 20, 2020
Feb. 20, 2020
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – High school students seeking unique learning opportunities as part of their academic portfolio in college are invited to “Discovery Day” on March 2 at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
“Our Aggie students and professors always enjoy Discovery Day – a day filled with tours, conversations and fun – as they share their experiences in agriculture and veterinary technology studies at NCTA,” said Jennifer McConville, NCTA associate dean.
Read NCTA Discovery Day is March 2 in CurtisCrops team has Oklahoma opener Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Feb. 18, 2020
By Mary Crawford, NCTA News
CURTIS, Neb. – The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Crops Team opened its judging season Saturday by winning second place among two-year colleges in a contest at Oklahoma Panhandle State University at Goodwell.
The team is coached by NCTA Agronomy Professor Brad Ramsdale.
Members of the team, all sophomores, are Ethan Aschenbrenner of Scottsbluff, Chase Callahan of Farnam, Tyler Aschenbrenner of Scottsbluff and Amy Lammers of Axtell.
Read Crops team has Oklahoma openerNCTA grad plants seeds to success Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Jan. 22, 2020
By Nicole Wright and Mary Crawford, NCTA News
Ross Steward is applying complementary college degrees in agronomy to on-farm research on irrigated agriculture.
Since graduating in 2016 from the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis and three years later from Colorado State University, Steward now oversees a 40-acre research facility in northeastern Colorado.
Read NCTA grad plants seeds to successSorghum symposium is Jan. 30 Tuesday, January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020
Grain sorghum producers are encouraged to attend the 2020 Sorghum Symposium hosted Thursday, January 30 at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. at the Nebraska Agriculture Industry Education Center.
The symposium is sponsored by the Nebraska Sorghum Producers Association, with the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board and Nebraska Extension.
Read Sorghum symposium is Jan. 30Student leaders at NCTA Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Dec. 18, 2019
By NCTA News
Aggies who participate in student clubs and campus organizations have a voice in leadership at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture.
The NCTA Student Senate is comprised of the representatives of the 20 clubs and teams at the agricultural campus, said KayLee Rasmussen of Burwell, Student Senate president.
“Each of the clubs or teams sends a first-year and second-year student to serve on the senate,” said Rasmussen, an animal science major who is secretary of the Aggies Shotgun Sports Team.
Read Student leaders at NCTATeams, clubs enhance Aggie academics Thursday, November 14, 2019
Nov. 13, 2019
NCTA Dean’s Message
By Interim Dean Kelly Bruns, Ph.D.
Read Teams, clubs enhance Aggie academics