Graze Master Group

The “Flat Water” our indigenous neighbors referenced was the great expanse of surface waterways: nearly 80,000 miles of rivers, streams and 430 square miles of lakes, that grace and sustain Nebraska’s landscape. Not included in those miles of waterways noted above is the entire Ogallala Aquifer, one of the most expansive in the world, covering about 175,000 square miles across parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.

There’s worn, cracked paint on the Burwell Livestock Market sign in Burwell, Neb. The cattle on the sign are strewn with flecks of white, and the words look aged and antique. Time marches on in the pickup trucks still parked outside the market though. There’s hope in the people showing up and even greater hope in those who could be raising livestock and don’t have a clue where to start. 

YORK, Neb. – Everyone is invited to take a Hope Sojourn for the Heartland at the church at Wessels Living History Farm on Wednesday, December 10. Doors open at 6 p.m. with some food and fellowship time followed by a program at 6:30 p.m.