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Friends Of The Maxwell Arboretum Tree Planting, John Owens
Friends Of The Maxwell Arboretum Tree Planting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
"Each generation takes the earth as trustees," J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day, once said, adding, "We ought to bequeath to posterity as many forests and orchards as we have exhausted and consumed."
Abn Morning Session, John Owens
Abn Morning Session, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Folks, I've been asked to talk with you today about my vision for the future, so let's get right to it. First, my vision is this: Agriculture will remain Nebraska's leading industry. It's importance will grow in our state. It already has. In 1990 one in four Nebraskans depended upon agriculture in some way for their livelihood. Last year Dr. Charles Lamphear told us it's one in three in his study for the Nebraska Policy Institute.
Screc District Vip Event, John Owens
Screc District Vip Event, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Folks, it's a great treat to have this opportunity to share with you how we in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources are at work for Nebraska. I want to talk with you a little bit today about that work, our land-grant university history, and where our vision for Nebraska's future is taking us.
Welcome: Fourth Annual Water Law, Policy And Science Conference, John Owens
Welcome: Fourth Annual Water Law, Policy And Science Conference, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It was Mark Twain who, in 1884, penned the words, and I quote, "Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over."
Introduction For Tom Armstrong, John Owens
Introduction For Tom Armstrong, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Dr. Tom Armstrong is the USGS Senior Advisor for Global Change Programs. During his career at USGS, he has served as the principal for the Department of the Interior to the United States Climate Change Science Program, the United States Head of Delegation for the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program; Co-Lead for development of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites response to the Global Climate Observing System Implementation Plan, the United States delegate to the United Nations Framework Council on Climate Change, advisor on USGS International Polar Year activities, and as Chair of the Science Sub-committee for the Department of …
Tractor Test Laboratory Track Dedication, John Owens
Tractor Test Laboratory Track Dedication, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is my very great pleasure to be part of welcoming you here today as we dedicate our new Tractor Test Laboratory track.
Powerpoint On Water, Food, Energy, And Youth, Families And Communities, John Owens
Powerpoint On Water, Food, Energy, And Youth, Families And Communities, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today. It's always my pleasure to talk about the exciting work occurring in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
Omtvedt Innovation Award Presented To Allen G. Blezek, John Owens
Omtvedt Innovation Award Presented To Allen G. Blezek, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is such a pleasure to honor innovation and accomplishment in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources today through this 2007 Omtvedt Innovation Award. This award is made possible because of the generosity of Leone and the late Neal Harlan, great friends of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. The Harlans had the vision and the foresight to realize the importance of recognizing and supporting outstanding and innovative work in the Institute. They honored Irv Omtvedt on his retirement as Vice Chancellor of the Institute with a generous gift of funds to support the Omtvedt Innovation Awards. These …
Presentation For Neal E. Harlan, John Owens
Presentation For Neal E. Harlan, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Our first Public Service To Agriculture Award this evening will be presented posthumously to Neal E. Harlan who gained recognition throughout Nebraska and the Midwest in grain merchandising combined with a lifelong interest in the progress of agriculture through education and research.
New Faculty Orientation Welcome, John Owens
New Faculty Orientation Welcome, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is a true pleasure to join Chancellor Perlman and Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Couture in welcoming you to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Casnr Salute To Graduates, John Owens
Casnr Salute To Graduates, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
We appreciate your being with us this afternoon as we celebrate the accomplishments of tomorrow's graduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thank you for attending, and congratulations to the new alumni! This ceremony is rapidly Becoming both a fixture and a tradition in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. As a matter of fact, it took the national "First Place Award" in a competition last year that was open to all the universities in the United States.
Local Food From Local Farms: Benefits And Opportunities, John Owens
Local Food From Local Farms: Benefits And Opportunities, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Last month - July 4, to be exact - the Lincoln Journal Star devoted more than a page to stories about Community. Supported Agriculture Networks, and a Nebraska family who sells jams, jellies, pickles, noodles, free-range eggs, dry-mixes and tomato soup at the Haymarket Farmers-Market on Saturdays.
Lead Presentation: The Game, John Owens
Lead Presentation: The Game, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good afternoon, everyone. The deans of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and I are pleased to be here with you today. We welcome you to IANR Shout It Out, the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources game that allows you to test your IANR and Nebraska knowledge, learn exciting new facts, and win prizes! Good luck to you all!
Master Coqservationists Presentations - 2007, John Owens
Master Coqservationists Presentations - 2007, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Before announcing our honorees this evening, I would like to call your attention to results of an independent study done for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the past year. The "At Work for Nebraska" study was done by Battelle, of Columbus, Ohio, which is a nonprofit research and development organization specializing in global science and technology. The independent study found that our Institute provides a 15-to-one return on every tax dollar invested with us. That's 15-to-one conservatively. We all wish we could get that return on all our own investments. I encourage …
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory 50th Anniversary Celebration, John Owens
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory 50th Anniversary Celebration, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Today we celebrate 50 years of work done here at the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory for Nebraska. Work that addresses issues of great importance here. Work that matters. As your land-grant university, it is a point of pride for us to celebrate work done for our state. We are at work for Nebraska. That's our heritage. It's why we're here.
Ianr Awards Luncheon: Dinsdale Family Faculty Awards, John Owens
Ianr Awards Luncheon: Dinsdale Family Faculty Awards, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a pleasure it is to come together here to recognize and celebrate outstanding work of members of our IANR community.
Hospitality, Restaurant And Tourism Retreat Luncheon, John Owens
Hospitality, Restaurant And Tourism Retreat Luncheon, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today - it is a real treat. I am a big supporter of the Hospitality, Restaurant and Tourism Management program and have great expectations for it. In fact, I expect this program will grow and grow and grow, because I know from past experience what a program like this can do.
Lead Luncheon Remarks, John Owens
Lead Luncheon Remarks, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Folks, we're just delighted to have you on campus with us, and I greatly appreciate this opportunity to speak with you.
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House, John Owens
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Please let me also extend a welcome to everyone attending today's Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory open house. It is wonderful to see you here, and it is great to be back. I know this is going to be a good, informative day, and I thank each and every member of our Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources' community who has worked to make this open house a success. I have a special thank you for today's co-sponsors and exhibitors who are providing such useful information. And a sincere thank you to each of you attending today's open house. You’re the reason …
Farm Bureau Legislative Conference, John Owens
Farm Bureau Legislative Conference, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Thank you for asking me to be here with you today. It's always a pleasure. I'm really pleased to talk about my requested topic, which deals with my vision for IANR. Believe me, my vision for the future of Nebraska agriculture and my vision for the future of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources are intertwined, and very bright! That doesn't make me an oracle, of course, but it does make me enthusiastic about my topic!
Distinguished Fellowship Awards Luncheon, John Owens
Distinguished Fellowship Awards Luncheon, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a great pleasure it is to see everyone gathered for this distinguished fellowship awards luncheon. My heartiest congratulations to each of you who is a fellowship recipient. I know all of us here today are so pleased for you, and so pleased to have you with us.
Panhandle Research And Extension Center Feedlot Dedication Ceremony, John Owens
Panhandle Research And Extension Center Feedlot Dedication Ceremony, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is my very great privilege and pleasure to have this opportunity to welcome you to today's dedication. We look forward with great anticipation to the exciting, important research to enhance cattle feeding profitability this feedlot will provide. Approximately 34 percent of Panhandle agriculture's economic impact - about $350 million yearly - comes from cattle finishing.
At Work For Nebraska, John Owens
At Work For Nebraska, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
John, a study focusing on the work and value of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources for Nebraska was released recently and has some great things to say for Nebraska, its leading industry agriculture - and the Institute. The study is called "At Work for Nebraska." What is the study and why was it done?
Nebraska Bankers Scholarship Recognition Dinner, John Owens
Nebraska Bankers Scholarship Recognition Dinner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good evening. It is indeed a pleasure to be part of this very first Nebraska Bankers Scholarship Recognition Dinner. My heartiest congratulations to each of our 20 student recipients of the 2007-2008 Nebraska-Bankers Scholarship Program. I know I speak for everyone in this room when I say we look forward with great enthusiasm to the great work you will do, after you graduation, to the important contributions you will make in your chosen field and the communities you will serve over your careers.
2007 East Campus Arbor Day Celebration, John Owens
2007 East Campus Arbor Day Celebration, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
As we celebrate Arbor Day, it seems fitting to begin with a J. Sterling Morton quote. "The cultivation of trees is the cultivation of the good, the beautiful, and the ennobling in man,” Morton once said, adding, "and for one, I wish to see it become universal."
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning! There's a lot of information I want to share with you in a short amount of time, so I'm going to get right to it.
Cattlemen's Conference, John Owens
Cattlemen's Conference, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Many good things are happening in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. I thank each of you here today for the support and interest you show in the Institute's work. We greatly appreciate the value you put upon IANR, and the many times you step forward for the Institute and the work we do that is so important to our powerhouse agricultural state. IANR truly is at work for Nebraska. And thank you, also, for helping others understand that fact - for example, Homer Buell's testimony this spring before the legislature's appropriations committee was powerful and convincing evidence of …
Abn Noon Speech (Short Version), John Owens
Abn Noon Speech (Short Version), John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Folks, because we find ourselves in a time crunch, I'm going to forego the terrific speech I planned to give today and quickly make five key points. Please know I will be happy to provide additional information on any of them at any time.
Making The At Work For Nebraska Report Work For Ianr: Next Steps, John Owens
Making The At Work For Nebraska Report Work For Ianr: Next Steps, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Folks, I am so pleased to have this opportunity to talk with you about the "At Work for Nebraska" report we recently received from Battelle of Columbus, Ohio.
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is my pleasure to be with you tonight celebrating the accomplishments of these wonderful and worthy new additions to the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. I'm delighted to have this opportunity to help recognize these individuals who are so deserving of their honors. What a pleasure to say, "well done and thank you" to people who make such significant contributions to the world, who live their lives meaningfully in the way they choose to put their talents and their energies to work.