'IT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO FOREVER': UNK STUDENT RYAN ARBUTHNOT FINDS HIS FUTURE ON THE FAMILY RANCH

KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 2 -- The University of Nebraska Kearney issued the following news release:

By TYLER ELLYSON

UNK Communications

SUMNER - Ryan Arbuthnot leaned back in a rocking chair on the front porch of his parents' house, looking across the rolling hills and pastures that surround the family ranch north of Sumner.

Native prairie grasses and wildflowers stretched across the open landscape, creating an idyllic backdrop as cattle grazed in the distance.

This is where the University of Nebraska at Kearney agribusiness student feels most at home.

"It means everything," he said. "We're right in the heart of Nebraska. The land is great, and we want to keep it that way, too."

For Arbuthnot, this piece of ground represents more than a ...