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Agriculture At The Crossroads, John Owens
Agriculture At The Crossroads, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a pleasure it is to have this opportunity to welcome you all to this thirteenth annual Agriculture at the Crossroads Conference sponsored by the Nebraska AgRelations Council and the Department of Agricultural Economics here in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.
Tribute To Curt Bromm, John Owens
Tribute To Curt Bromm, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Since growing up on the family farm, Curt Bromm has continued to maintain a strong interest in agriculture and education as he developed his legal practice in Wahoo and embarked on a career in public service as a State Senator.
Curt Bromm was born at Oakland and graduated from Tekamah High School. He continued his education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received his baccalaureate degree in agriculture and then a law degree. Curt served as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army.
Final Testimony On Lr 141: Status Of Nebraska Forest Service, John Owens
Final Testimony On Lr 141: Status Of Nebraska Forest Service, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning, Chairman Wehrbein and members of the Appropriations Committee. I am John Owens, and I serve as Vice - President and Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak with you regarding Legislative Resolution 141 on the Nebraska Forest Service.
University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Fall Conference, John Owens
University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Fall Conference, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I think Cooperative Extension is the best out-of-classroom learning experience ever yet devised anywhere in the world. I say that every chance I get to the various audiences I address throughout the year, and I say it to you today: The work you do the, the way you do it, the expertise and passion you bring to it, the belief you have in it, and the commitment you make to it makes Cooperative Extension the absolutely best out-of-classroom learning experience available to Nebraskans today. I thank you, each of you, for making that true.
Welcome: North American Symposium On Bat Research, John Owens
Welcome: North American Symposium On Bat Research, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning. I'm very pleased to welcome you to the 33rd annual North American Symposium on Bat Research here in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln is our Nebraska state capitol, the state's second largest city, and home to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska system.
Opening Remarks For Master Conservationist Presentations, John Owens
Opening Remarks For Master Conservationist Presentations, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is a distinct honor for me to help recognize the 2003 Master Conservationists tonight. Tonight's event marks the 20th anniversary of the program sponsored by the Omaha World-Herald and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Master Conservationist Presentations - 2003, John Owens
Master Conservationist Presentations - 2003, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
We begin our Master Conservationist recognition in Production Agriculture with the Buskirk Family of Hemingford in the Panhandle. Will David and Toni Buskirk, Dean and Sonya Buskirk, Chad Buskirk, and Dustin and Shelly McConville, please come forward? They started with a half-section which has grown to 2,855 acres, as well as a tree-planting business. The family formed a partnership in 1995 and named it “Trees are Us” in 1998. They have used no-till farming on 1,000 acres of cropland since 1980 and planted over 165,000 trees. A low-pressure irrigation system saves about 400 acre inches of water every growing season. …
Topic: Nu Program Highlights In The Areas Of Food, Agriculture And Natural Resources, And The Future Of The Nebraska Agricultural Industry, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Tonight I would like very much to talk with you about the good news of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.
It is a pleasure to talk about good news. For the last two-plus years of my going-on three years in Nebraska, we have had a great deal of painful news to discuss, as Nebraska's budget crisis affected its land-grant university through budget cuts. Throughout the university and certainly in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, cuts occurred that we did not want to make and never would have considered had they …
Casnr Fall Faculty Meeting, John Owens
Casnr Fall Faculty Meeting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I am so pleased to have this opportunity to speak with you today. There is something about the beginning of a semester that always strikes me as hopeful and exciting, and it is a treat to share in hopeful times just as we have shared in the very difficult economic times the Institute, the university, and our state have experienced in the past two years.
We have dealt with budget crises and made some tremendously difficult decisions that are felt personally, as well as professionally. We know it often seems that "bad news" grabs the headlines, yet a tremendous number …
New Faculty Orientation, John Owens
New Faculty Orientation, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning! What a pleasure it is for me to have this opportunity to Welcome you to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as we look forward to the new academic year. I promise to keep my remarks short! After a morning of hearing others speak, I know you are looking forward to the opportunity to visit with each other. The opportunity to get to know your new colleagues is a key component of the New Faculty Orientation. And I hope you will get to know those people here today and take advantage of all opportunities you will find to explore common …
Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, John Owens
Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today. It is such a pleasure to have this opportunity to greet you, and to talk briefly with you about an exciting new program within the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that we're looking forward to with great anticipation.
Association Of American State Geologists 95th Annual Meeting, John Owens
Association Of American State Geologists 95th Annual Meeting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a great pleasure to welcome you to the 95th annual meeting of the Association of American State Geologists. I truly hope you enjoy your stay the next few days here in Lincoln, our state's capitol and Nebraska's second-largest city.
Mark mentioned that I'm from Texas. My family started there, our first family home in the United States, when my maternal great-grandfather immigrated to this country from Germany, to escape military conscription -- just as the Civil War broke out here. With remarkably bad timing, he landed at the port of Galveston just in time to be rounded up and …
Update On The Unl Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources Nebraska Agribusiness Club, John Owens
Update On The Unl Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources Nebraska Agribusiness Club, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Today I have the pleasure of beginning my remarks with good news. That's always a treat, and it seems to become even more so in hard times. Certainly the state's budget crisis and its consequences ever-present in our lives make for hard times these days in Nebraska, and good news is something we all can use and celebrate. Our good news in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska is that Dr. James Van Etten, a member of our Department of Plant Pathology, has been elected to membership in the highly prestigious National Academy of …
Phi Beta Delta Presentation - Lawrence Bruner, John Owens
Phi Beta Delta Presentation - Lawrence Bruner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
A year ago I had the privilege of being inducted into Phi Beta Delta, and at that time I was invited to speak at the next induction ceremony, which it is my pleasure to do today. I am delighted to have this opportunity to congratulate our scholarship recipient, our new inductees, Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security, and Merlyn Carlson, Director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and a member of the Governor's cabinet, on their honorary memberships in the society. I want to acknowledge Harriet Turner, Director of International affairs, for …
2003 Ianr Team Award And Exemplary Service Award Presentations, John Owens
2003 Ianr Team Award And Exemplary Service Award Presentations, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a treat it is to be here today to celebrate the outstanding work of members of our IANR community.
It seems so much of our administrative time these days is spent dealing with difficult and joyless issues surrounding slashed budgets, lost programs, and the very real pain those engender. Perhaps it is that pain that doubles our joy when we have opportunities such as today to celebrate excellence. This afternoon we celebrate accomplishment in two ways with the IANR Team Award, and with the Exemplary Service Award.
We'll begin today with the IANR Team Award, which recognizes the importance …
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a joy it is to be here tonight to celebrate the achievements of these wonderful new additions to the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. It seems as if all of the speaking I’ve done lately has been on the very difficult subject of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ budget cuts, so troubling to all of us who care about Nebraska. So it’s a real treat to have this opportunity to instead focus on the highly pleasant business of recognizing people so deserving of this high honor. I can think of few experiences more gratifying than those in …
Apc Hearing, John Owens
Apc Hearing, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Fellow members of the Academic Planning Committee and others here today, I am appearing before you to speak about three proposed cuts to the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources budget. These cuts are: $213,959 in state funding for the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum; $837,333 in state funding for the Nebraska Forest Service; and $1,799,915 in state funding for the Veterinary Student Contract program.
Nebraska Lead Xxi Morning Meeting, John Owens
Nebraska Lead Xxi Morning Meeting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a treat it is to be here with you this morning to say congratulations and offer my best wishes as you complete your LEAD program. This is a significant accomplishment, and one of which you each can be rightfully proud. I hope you are celebrating and savoring the moments today, and I hope you've done that through the past two years. It is with high hopes and real enthusiasm that I look forward watching your future contributions to the world and to the people around you as you serve as leaders in agriculture, in your local communities, in Nebraska, …
Nebraska College Of Technical Agriculture Budget Hearing, John Owens
Nebraska College Of Technical Agriculture Budget Hearing, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Senator Wehrbein and members of the Appropriations Committee. As I mentioned in earlier testimony, I am John Owens, and I am University of Nebraska Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. I am here to speak with you about the proposed biennium budget for the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture - NCTA.
Hearing On L8569, John Owens
Hearing On L8569, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Senator Wehrbein and members of the Appropriations Committee. My name is John Owens, and I am University of Nebraska Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
I thank Senator Schrock and all the senators co-sponsoring LB569 for their recognition of the importance of agriculture in Nebraska, where one in four jobs depends on this vital industry. Their support for the work done by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources to continually strengthen Nebraska agriculture is deeply gratifying and greatly appreciated.
Neal Harlan Eulogy, John Owens
Neal Harlan Eulogy, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Several evenings this week I have watched the luminous glow of Nebraska sunsets just before the dark of night encompasses fields, farms, and Nebraska's communities, and I have thought of Neal Harlan. I have thought of just how deeply the roots of this Nebraska farm boy have stretched across the rich, fertile soil of our state, I have thought of how those roots helped grow the man whose life we honor and celebrate here today.
Ianr Faculty Forum, John Owens
Ianr Faculty Forum, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
1) How we got here - the budget situation
2) Our good work needed now, more than ever, by Nebraska - huge needs
3) What can you do?
Nebraska Agri-Business Association, John C. Owens
Nebraska Agri-Business Association, John C. Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
When I was with you back in August of 2001, I mentioned that in New Mexico I served on the board of the New Mexico Agricultural-Chemical and Plant Food Association, and have, I hope, some appreciation of the work you do. I also truly appreciate your interest in your support of the work conducted at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thank you for that! Your support, always critical, becomes even more so in such difficult, difficult economic times as our state finds itself in today. Nearly $4 million dollars was permanently slashed from …
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc. Morning Session, John Owens
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc. Morning Session, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning! On behalf of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources representatives here this morning, I want to express our very real pleasure in being with you, and our very great appreciation of all that you do. We in the Institute value the Agriculture Builders of Nebraska highly. Your support for our work and the wise counsel of ABN members has been invaluable to me personally since my arrival in Nebraska, and I know that is true of the entire Institute, as well. In fact, the thoughtful perspective and the confidential advice of the ABN Executive Committee in the …
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
There’s a story that a construction foreman one day noticed one of his workers pushing his wheelbarrow upside down around the work site.
“Hey,” the foreman shouted, “turn that thing right side up!”
The man with the wheelbarrow looked at him in surprise. “Don’t be silly,” he said. “Every time I do that, they put bricks in it!”
I think of that story sometimes, in the midst of these difficult economic times, as our states, its people, and its university, in turn, wrestle with budge cuts. Wouldn’t it be great if we all could just turn our wheelbarrows over and …
Academic Senate Notes, John Owens
Academic Senate Notes, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
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Student Scholars And Leadership Recognition Banquet, John Owens
Student Scholars And Leadership Recognition Banquet, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
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Rural Outreach, John Owens
Rural Outreach, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I think it comes as no surprise here when I say I am a very firm believer in the importance of engagement and outreach for Nebraska's land-grant university. We have a proud tradition of teaching, research, and engagement and outreach at the University of Nebraska. And each day we build on that tradition.
Talking Points For "Wake Dance" Dedication, John Owens
Talking Points For "Wake Dance" Dedication, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
*When the Morrill Act was passed in 1862, creating the land-grant university system which includes our own University of Nebraska, part of the language of the bill read: " ... the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Wagonhammer Education Center Groundbreaking, John Owens
Wagonhammer Education Center Groundbreaking, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Last year when I had the opportunity to speak at the 2002 Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House I noted the tremendous gift Pete and Abbie Gudmundsen gave the university, the people who live throughout their beloved Sandhills, and, indeed, the entire state of Nebraska when they donated their almost 13,000 acre ranch, the Rafter C, to the University of Nebraska Foundation back in 1978.