Lower Loup NRD 'Plum Crazy' About Educating Youth

Late summer and fall is a busy time of year for the agricultural producers who work the land and livestock within the Lower Loup Natural Resources District. It is a busy time for the Lower Loup NRD's educators, too. One big difference is that, instead of harvesting, we are planting seeds – sort of.

Once the children of the District return from summer vacation and are back in class, we ramp up our educational programming. Over the last few weeks I've had the opportunity to work with the third-grade class at Ord Elementary School. A late spring freeze negatively impacted many of the plum bushes...