Announcing the 4-H summer workshops for Boone and Nance County. Options for all ages! Check out the flyer for Clover Kids (page 1) and Traditional 4-H members (page 2).
4-H members from Boone and Nance Counties can choose any of the workshops for their age group. Just call either Extension Office with your choices to register.
Boone County - 402-395-2158
Nance County - 308-536-2691
The focus of the 2024 Special Garden Project is the Princess of India Nasturtium. This Victorian-era heirloom flower can be grown in a variety of ways including in containers. It provides a splash of color from its scarlet flowers, and much of the plant can be eaten.
4-H members participating in the Special Garden Project will:
Lincoln, Neb. —
Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses.
Lincoln, Neb. —
Tractors are part of rural life. They are agricultural equipment that can be spotted in fields, dirt roads, and highways. Typically driven by adults, farm families often hire their teenage children or their neighbors' teens to help with planting, harvesting, and other work. Each Spring across Nebraska, Tractor and Equipment Safety courses are held for 14-and 15-year-olds looking to be employed on farms and ranches.
