Gov. Pillen to Recognize Ag Week with Tours/Events

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen will recognize National Ag Week with a series of stops in Nebraska next week. The two-day tour will include participants across the state’s ag sector including the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, company and industry representatives, members of the University of Nebraska, students from FFA and 4-H, and farmers and ranchers.

Visits and events this year will focus on growing Nebraska’s bioeconomy and opportunities in value-added agriculture -- priorities for Gov. Pillen. Hastings-based companies included on the first leg of the Governor’s tour include Chief Ethanol, Tallgrass and Heartwell Renewables.

Monday, March 18
2:00 p.m. (CT)           Value-Added Ag Roundtable  Blue Fork Kitchen, 3609 Cimarron Plaza Suite #180, Hastings, NE

7:30 p.m. (CT)           2024 Kiwanis Ag Banquet Seward County Fairgrounds, 430 N 15th St, Seward NE (Program begins at 7:30 p.m., following dinner)

Tuesday, March 19
9:00 a.m. (CT)            Ag Week Proclamation Signing UNL Innovation Campus/Greenhouse Innovation Center 1920 N 21st Street, Lincoln, NE

2:15 p.m. (CT)           Producer Town Hall Countryside Event Center, 27349 Southwest 131st Rd., Beatrice, NE