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Livestock Quality assurance is required for all 4-H exhibitors that will be showing a meat animal (beef, sheep, goat, swine, rabbit and poultry) at county fair, state fair and Ak-Sar-Ben. YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS. Register for the classes at yqca.learngrow.io
Find out what is happening at the Haskell Ag Lab in the Haskell Happenings Newsletter
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/hal/haskell-happenings-newsletter/
Are you interested in learning more about beekeeping? There is a Bee Lab at UNL! The lab offers education, resources, research and more. Find out more about upcoming workshops below or visit the website at: https://entomology.unl.edu/bee-lab
The Master Gardener Horticulture Helpline is available to answer gardening questions and to take samples for identification/diagnosis during the following times and days. The helpline is a service to everyone, regardless of what county they are from.
May through September:
Mondays, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Washington County Extension, 402 426-9455
Tuesdays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Cuming County Extension, 402 672-6006
Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Dodge County Extension 402 727-2775
OCTOBER 1ST THRU 7TH, 2023
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Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society to host annual meeting in Scottsbluff
May 15, 2024
The “Engaging Agriculture” articles are written weekly by and for Engagement Zone 1 Nebraska Extension Educators, who cover the 11 counties in the Panhandle.
Celebrate National Beef Month with good eats: Beef and Tater Tot Casserole
May 15, 2024
In celebration of Beef Month we will have recipes every Wednesday from our specialists.
2024 Nebraska Soil Health School has successful launch
May 9, 2024
The first installment of a planned 2024 Nebraska Soil Health School series was held on April 24 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney, Neb. The event addressed the semi-arid Panhandle climate and potential management practices for soil health and had over 60 attendees.
Building Bridges in Conservation: Nebraska hosts inaugural natural resources workshop
April 15, 2024
Overlooking the iconic Platte River, over 100 natural resource professionals and students met to build and foster new collaborations at the first Natural Resources Conservation Connecting Points Workshop.