Body By Andela Taylor, NCTA News Aspiring agricultural and animal health students with dreams of pursuing higher education have reason to celebrate as the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) strives to remove financial barriers.

Body We can all agree: the climate changes. We call this the change of seasons and they happen every year, to one degree or another. We can expect cold and snow in the winter, heat and severe thunder storms in the summer and a wider variety of weather in the spring and fall.

Body Earlier this year, I visited our nation’s southern border. I knew there was a crisis there, but that visit opened my eyes to more instability and hardship than I had previously seen.

Body It’s easy to get wrapped up in the ribbons and trophies, but 4-H is about so much more than that. 4-H is a community.

Body We all know that exercise is great for our overall health. Exercise is important for our cardiovascular health of course, which is why the American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise every week.

Body Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of meeting with Candice Price, the owner of Home Team Auto Sales in Omaha. Candice traveled out to Washington to speak with her federal representatives about the challenges she’s faced as an entrepreneur and business owner.

Body My son is a Boy Scout. Hopefully, he will become an Eagle Scout like his dad, his grandpa, his uncle, and not to mention eleven of the twelve men that walked on the moon.

Body Summer is a great time to enjoy tomatoes fresh off the vine. There are so many wonderful ways to enjoy tomatoes from a bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich, to mixing them with mozzarella and balsamic glaze, to roasting them on the grill.

Body When Volleyball Day in Nebraska was announced and tickets put on the market, we had an opportunity to take our entire family, but with schedules being schedules on a Wednesday night, we declined. Doggonit.

Body During the South Dakota Festival of Books, I listened to a group of five successful novelists discussing the art of writing and what they gained from creating those words.