Last Estimated Crop Water Use for the 2023 Season
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Nebraska Extension Educator Gary Stone reviews crop water use during the 2023 irrigation season and highlights a new feature for receiving 2024 reports via text.Rural Poll: Rural Nebraskans are Increasingly Pessimistic About Present, Future
Rural Nebraskans are increasingly pessimistic about their current and future well-being, according to the 2023 Nebraska Rural Poll.
Over the past 28 years, the Rural Poll has asked respondents about their current well-being and outlook on their future. This year, 27% of respondents indicated they are worse off than they were five years ago, up from 21% last year and 11% in 2021. This is the highest level since 2009, when 28% believed they were worse off.
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UNL Visitors Center showcases 4-H’ers’ creativity through the lens
The Nebraska East Campus Visitors Center is featuring a new collection of photography captured by 4-H members from across the state.
- • Hunter Maly, 11, Neligh, Antelope County 4-H
- Miranda Bracht, 18, West Point, Burt County 4-H
- Isabelle Reichman, 15, Chappell, Deuel County 4-H
- Ashley Easterday, 16, Eustis, Frontier County 4-H
- Ludick Botha, 12, Oxford, Furnas County 4-H
- Caleb Oltman, 16, Beatrice, Gage County 4-H
- Kash Hanneman, 12, Aurora, Hamilton County 4-H
- Brody Medina, 15, Cheyenne, Kimball-Banner County 4-H
- Khloe Stutzman, 13, North Platte, Lincoln County 4-H
- Tessa Hansen, 16, Stapleton, Logan County 4-H
- Matthew Alderson, 16, Osmond, Pierce County 4-H
- Harper Scott, 9, Gordon, Sheridan County 4-H
- Tinsley Neidhardt, 12, Albion, Boone County 4-H
- Ayvrie Waldron, 15, Alliance, Box Butte County 4-H
- Kristin Holcomb, 15, Arapahoe, Furnas County 4-H
- Rylan Dietz, 13, Hampton, Hamilton County 4-H
- Logan Deike, 13, Omaha, Jefferson County 4-H
- Sydney Kruse, 12, Lincoln, Lancaster County 4-H
- Elizabeth Hilkemann, 10, Firth, Lancaster County 4-H
- Morgan Gabel, 14, Lincoln, Lancaster County 4-H
- Jayden Adams, 15, Brock, Nemaha County 4-H
- Karis Kersting, 10, Creston, Platte County 4-H
- Elizabeth Soden, 11, Ceresco, Saunders County 4-H
- Sophie Hansen, 9, Arlington, Washington County 4-H
“This exhibition showcases the talent and creativity of Nebraska youth,” said Liz Hamm, 4-H photography superintendent at the Nebraska State Fair. The photographs in the exhibition were selected from hundreds of entries at the 2023 Nebraska State Fair. The chosen photos demonstrate various aspects of creativity and mastery of the medium, including solid technical execution, bold composition, and vivid color.
The purpose of the 4-H photography project is to help young people establish basic to advanced knowledge of and abilities in using photographic equipment, lighting, and composition to capture images, express feelings, and communicate ideas. Participants work through three project levels, progressing from basic to advanced photography skills and techniques.
The exhibition is on display through August 2024. The East Campus Visitors Center, located at Holdrege Street and Dairy Store Drive, is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge: enhancing the educational value of beef projects
Nebraska 4-H, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Animal Science, offered the sixth year of the Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge in 2023.
The Fed Steer Challenge cultivates the next generation of leaders in the Nebraska cattle industry by providing youth opportunities. This challenge enhances the educational value of traditional 4-H beef projects and provides affordable options to reward production merit and market animal carcass value; accurate and complete record-keeping practices; industry and research knowledge; and producer engagement with the 4-H member.
The youth selected, purchased, exhibited, harvested, and analyzed carcass data on a steer while networking with industry professionals. Additionally, working as a learning cohort, they participated in monthly educational opportunities led by industry professionals and Animal Science faculty. Alongside these youth, large crowds at the Nebraska State Fair receive instruction from a commercial cattle buyer about sorting and evaluating steers.
The 2023 Nebraska participants included:
- Lilee Chevalier, 17, Bennet, Lancaster County 4-H
- Leah Christen, 17, Steinauer, Pawnee County 4-H
- Rachel Hale, 16, Fullerton, Nance County 4-H
- Joseph Fickenscher 18, Axtell, Kearney County 4-H
- Eldon Haack, 15, Upland, Franklin County 4-H
- Demi Lapaseotes, 16, Bridgeport, Morrill County 4-H
- Nickolas Rohr, 17, Eustis, Frontier County 4-H
- Logan Schmidt, 14, Deshler, Nuckolls/Thayer 4-H
- Karina Smydra, 14, Saint Paul, Howard County 4-H
- Karli Wagner, 17, Arthur, Arthur County 4-H
Top placings in the live animal portion:
- Logan Schmidt
Top placings in the growth performance portion:
- Karli Wagner
- Logan Schmidt
- Eldon Haack
Top placings in the carcass merit portion:
- Joseph Fickenscher
- Logan Schmidt
- Karli Wagner
Top placings in the record book portion:
- Nickolas Rohr
- Karina Smydra
- Leah Christen
Top placings in the industry interview portion:
- Leah Christen
- Karli Wagner
- Nickolas Rohr
Overall award winners:
- Karli Wagner
- Leah Christen
- Nickolas Rohr
- Logan Schmidt
- Karina Smydra
The winners of each award category receive cash prizes and the overall winners each will win a cash award sponsored by CoBank through the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, as well as a $500 scholarship to Nebraska’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. To learn more about the fed steer challenge, visit 4h.unl.edu/fed-steer-challenge
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Controversy with Civility
In week seven of this series, let’s explore number six of the 7 C’s—“controversy with civility.”
This group value in the social change model recognizes that in any group effort, differences in opinion are likely, and those differences must be shared openly but calmly. Civility is respect for others, willingness to hear each other’s views, and holding back on criticism. This is easiest if you have already identified a common purpose to work towards.