Summer kicks off with FFA officer training, weed spraying

By Noah Seberger of Bassett, Neb.
Jul 3, 2026
2 hrs ago

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Sitting in the sandhills of north central Nebraska, the Seberger Ranch is where I call home.

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Seberger pasture — After rains in June, pastures started to green on the Seberger Ranch near Bassett, Neb.
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PPR Seberger 2.png — Noah Seberger, third from left, attended an FFA officer training with fellow officers from the Rock County FFA Chapter.
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Noah Seberger is a high school junior and president of the Rock County FFA chapter in Bassett, Neb. He enjoys working along family on haying operations and raising Black Angus cattle as the sixth generation on the ranch now run by his grandparents, Frank and Pam Seberger.