Thank you for your interest in Buffalo County 4-H!
4-H is open to ALL YOUTH, of ALL ABILITIES ages 5 to 18. Youth can join 4-H any time of the year. However, to enter exhibits at the Buffalo County Fair, the deadline to enroll is June 15 of each year.
The enrollment process is done online and Youth and Volunteers need to enroll each year. Please see the links below to help guide your way. If you have any questions, please call the Buffalo County Extension Office, 308-236-1235.
Summer is here! Need ideas to help your family make the most of these summer days? Check out the following tips and resources for making this summer fun, healthy, and active! Visit food.unl.edu for healthy tips and recipes for the whole family!
Food Preservation - Need tips on successful water bath canning? The Preserve it Fresh and Preserve it Safe Newsletter will guide you step by step! Check out our canning, freezing, and drying resources for preserving food safely at home at https://food.unl.edu/food-preservation.
Stay up to date on what's happening with Buffalo County 4-H. Information on this page is continually being updated.
Enjoy articles from our local Horticulturist, Elizabeth Exstrom. Visit https://hles.unl.edu/update09202023 for Horticulture Update Newsletter.
New - Japanese Beetles are back. Read Elizabeth's latest article on these damaging pests.
Neighbor - to - Neighbor uses a grassroots approach, using community gatherings to help rural communities learn about mental wellness, building community unity, and encourage conversations to reduce the stigma of mental health.
Staying Connected During Tough Times - We hope you reach out if you are feeling stressed.
Rural Response Hotline 800-464-0258 M-F, 8-5National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Crisis Text Line
800-273-8255
text GO to 741741
The 2024 Nebraska Grazing Conference (NGC) is the 24th Annual Conference in the long history of serving Nebraska’s graziers, a history that began at the first conference in Kearney, Neb., on Aug. 13-14, 2001. It began as a vision of Terry Gompert and Bob Scriven (Nebraska Extension Educators) who recognized a need to serve “ranchers, farmers, wildlife managers, conservation groups, and advisers who wanted to make grazing a profitable enterprise” and manage our grasslands in a sustainable way. An exploratory meeting was convened by the Center for Grassland Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln on October 20, 2000. Dr. Martin Massengale, Founding Director of the Center for Grassland Studies, Dr. Bruce Anderson, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Dr.
