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It is about that time of year again when we need to get organized for the new 4-H season.   With that comes the requirements for identifying your animals.  Please read through this information carefully and if you have any questions, please contact the Extension office.

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The 5th Annual Small Acreage Conference sposored by: Alternative Growers Group will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018, 9:00 a.m - 4:00 p.m. at the Rybin Building Washington County Fair Grounds, Arlington, Nebraska.

The conference includes concurrent talks by local alternative agriculture producers, Extension Specialists, and state wide sustainable agriculture experts. The keynote speaker is Dennis Ferraro, Professor of Practice in the School of Natural Resources, UNL.  He will speak on"Wildlife in the Landscape - How to Cohabit".

This record on file is required by the IRS for clubs that have an EIN and file under our subordinate list. Clubs/Councils who do not turn in a report will be collected and receive a letter from the State Program Leader who one last chance to adhere to the requirement or their club will have their right to have money in the name of 4-H taken away.  

The Dodge County 4-H Achievement Celebration was held Sunday December 3. Over a 150 members and leaders came out to celebrate. 

Achievement Celebration Pictures

Printable List of Achievement Celebration Winners

2017 COUNTY AWARD WINNERS

AEROSPACE/ROCKETS

          INTERMEDIATE              Toby Oelkers

The Great Plains Growers Conference will be held on January 11-13, 2018 at the Fulkerson Conference Center on the Missouri Western State University Campus in St. Joseph, Missouri.

"Grower tested and research-based information on optimizing your production of fruits, vegetables and mushrooms are the highlights of this conference, as well as a full day of great information on honeybee management, said Dr. Touria Eaton, Chair of the planning committee of the 2018 Great Plains Growers Conference. It doesn't matter if you are an experienced grower or someone with a dream about starting to grow and sell produce, there will be something for you, Eaton said.

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