Save the Date
2026 Annual Conference
January 30 & 31, 2026
Divots Conference Center
Norfolk, Nebraska
We’re thrilled to announce that the 2026 NSAS Annual Conference will be held in Norfolk, Nebraska at the Divots Conference Center!
Mark your calendars now and plan to join us for two inspiring days of learning, connection, and community.
Whether you're a long-time attendee or new to the event, this is the perfect opportunity to deepen your knowledge, grow your network, and celebrate sustainable agriculture with fellow farmers, food advocates, educators, and friends.
Bring your ideas. Bring your questions. Bring your friends.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Stay tuned for more details on speakers, sessions, and registration.
Farmers in Nebraska Adapting Systems to Climate Change
Summary from NSAS Annual Conference, Nebraska City, NE, 31 Jan 2025
Charles Francis, Department of Agronomy & Horticulture, UNL
[Acknowledgements to Leisha Roberts and Vaughn Hammond, NSAS]
Scientists conclude that climate change is real, mostly due to human causes, and now accepted as an ‘inconvenient truth’ (Al Gore, 2004 movie) that is affecting people around the globe. Most immediate threats are hitting people who live near coasts in Bangladesh, India, China, Netherlands, and many island nations that in are home to over one billion humans in total. In addition, impacts on low-lying ecosystems could be disastrous as lands near the ocean are subsiding, due to extraction of water for agriculture and other human uses.
This causes further erosion of soils and loss of viable areas for building houses and industrial infrastructure, impacting us today, and will intensify and impact agriculture for decades into the future.
What do Nebraska farmers think about global warming? At the 2025 NSAS conference we introduced the topic, then divided people into three discussion groups. After one hour of sharing, we added ideas from later conversations. We invite you to read this summary and send additional thoughts to cfrancis2@unl.edu to expand the list. Thanks to attendees. Your ideas will be most valuable before February 17, 2025 to be included in a report.
​​