The Colfax County Extension Board will be meeting on March 18th. The meeting agenda is included below:
January 28 Agenda * March 18 Agenda * May 20 * June 17 * August 19 * November 18
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On-line enrollment is now open to enroll your 4-H'er for 2024! You can access 4HOnline 2.0 by visiting the following link: https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in. 4-H Leaders and Council members are required to enroll on-line too! Google Chrome and Firefox are the recommended web browsers to use when enrolling online. Enrollment fee is $10.00 per 4-H'er and no charge for Leaders or Council members. Card payment is at end of enrollment process.
NEW for 2024: A simplified project list within 4HOnline for 4-H members to choose from.
View the April 2024. 4-H Newsletter to learn more about what is going on with the Colfax County 4-H Program! Past newsletter articles can be viewed here.
Extension publications available by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Warm Weather Effects
By: Kelly Feehan, Extension Educator
March 4, 2024
Record setting warm winter temperatures are enjoyable for humans but lead to plant problems. Some are harmful to plants and others are not as harmful in the long run.
One of the most harmful is dessication, especially in evergreen plants like Arborvitae and boxwood. When conditions are warm and windy, green leafy tissue like needles lose more moisture through transpiration. If soils are dry or cold, roots are not taking up moisture and tissues dry out.
Quilt of Valor
On Sunday, January 28th, 2024, the Colfax County 4-H Council held their annual Volunteer Banquet at the St. Benedict Center near Schuyler. During the banquet a very special presentation was made. A Quilt of Valor, sewn by Colfax County 4-H members was presented to a Colfax County Veteran. A Quilt of Valor is a quilt sewn of Americana fabric and donated to service members to welcome them home. As part of the Quilt of Valor Foundation, a not for profit foundation of volunteer quilters, the quilt presented was created by Colfax County 4-H members as a service project.
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