Sitting among the many acres of wheat country are reminders of
Kimball's rich history of prairie settlers. Agriculture still
dominates the scene in Kimball county. Dry land wheat, irrigated
corn and beans, and cattle are the main commodities. Kimball County
and neighboring Banner County are among Nebraska's largest wheat
producing counties.
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Kimball-Banner Extension Service
 The
Kimball/Banner Extension Service Office is the local office of
the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It is part of the South
Panhandle Educational Programming Unit that includes Cheyenne,
and Deuel/Garden Counties. District headquarters are at the
Panhandle Research and extension Center Complex at Scottsbluff.
Through affiliation with the University of Nebraska - Lincoln,
and the U.S. Department of Agriculture the service offers a wide
variety of educational opportunities for both youth and adults
in the following priority initiative areas:
- Increasing Profitability of Agriculture
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Revitalizing Rural Communities
- Enhancing Water Quality
- Youth and Families at Risk
- Food, Nutrition and Health
Kimball, Banner, Cheyenne
County Sunflower & Wheat production statistics
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Jennifer Chick/OBSERVER
Bird's eye view of wheat harvest. Wheat harvest is approximately 70
percent finished around Kimball, July 26, 2001. Thursday, Friday and
Saturday were the busiest days at the High Plains Cooperative
elevator in Kimball with 240 truckloads dumped each day.
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Harvesting corn - Fall 2008 |
Sunflower field - Fall 2008 |