Ag and Outdoor

Outdoor notes: Deadline for Nebraska Fish Art Contest is Feb. 28
Students in kindergarten through 12th grade have until the end of the month to submit entries for the Nebraska Fish Art Contest.

Pillen’s promises: Economic boom and little harm for neighbors. They haven’t always panned out.
As he grew Nebraska’s largest hog operation, Jim Pillen made economic and environmental assurances to residents of small communities where he was looking to build. Some residents profited. Others say Pillen Family Farms prospered while they suffered.

Outdoor notes: Equestrian campground addition opens at Fort Robinson
The $1.2 million expansion of the Mare Barn Campground at Fort Robinson State Park is scheduled to open this week, bolstering the northwestern Nebraska attraction's reputation as the state's premier destination for those traveling with horses.