september



Gov. Jim Pillen recently proclaimed Sept. 23, as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Nebraska. He presented the proclamation to John T. Heaston, executive director of the Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation. Also present were Dustin Allemann, Nebraska Sportsmen’s Foundation board chairman, third from right, and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission’s Tony Barada, left, T.J. Walker, second from left, Jeff Rawlinson, second from right, and Dean Rosenthal, right. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.)
Drought affects more than plants and livestock. September – National Suicide Prevention Month – is a painful reminder that life is tough in rural America, especially after major events such as drought and flood. (Soybean photo by Valerie Tate, University of Missouri Extension.)

September is Suicide Prevention Month

(Photo courtesy of Iowa Barn Foundation.)
A food thermometer helps to assure the quality of food items and reduces over-cooking. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Research and Extension.)
Lawn closeup (K-State Research and Extension)

Lawn Stressed? September is time for relief