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Boone & Nance Co Happenings
BOONE & NANCE COUNTY HAPPENINGS
SUMMER INTERN POSITION OPEN
The Nebraska Extension Office in Boone and Nance Counties is accepting applications for a Summer Intern. This is a 9-week position. Learn more about a career with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. Gain experience in teaching in a non-formal setting to youth and adults. Add a valuable work experience to your resume. This is a great summer job! For a Boone County application, stop in at the Extension Office, or click HERE. For Nance County, Click HERE. Please apply by April 1.
Time to Request Project Poultry
Please use this form to request chicks for the 2026 County Market Broiler Project. Birds will be males, $2.23 per bird, and arrive the week of May 17. The exact delivery date will be shared with families later who have signed-up. Families are expected to be available on the day of delivery to pick up their birds. Extension Staff WILL NOT be responsible for or be able to keep the birds after delivery. Payment is due in the Extension Office within 48 hours of completing this form. Your order will not be placed until payment is received in the office. Chick Order must be completed by Friday, April 10. Please make check payable to: Boone County 4-H Council.
Broiler Order Form: https://forms.gle/1HkGVPZ9kUegMHv47
Please use this form to request Bronze Broad-Breasted turkey poults for the 2026 County Fair Market Turkey Project. The turkey poults are priced at $12.25 per chick. Exhibitors can show two (2) turkeys as a single bird entry to be exhibited as a market bird that are approximately 14-15 weeks old. Poults will be a mix of males and females, and arrive the week of March 29. The exact delivery date will be shared with families later who have signed-up. Families are expected to be available on the day of delivery to pick up their birds. Extension Staff WILL NOT be responsible for or be able to keep the birds after delivery. Payment is due in the Extension Office within 48 hours of completing this form. Your order will not be placed until payment is received in the office. Poult Order must be completed by Friday, March 6. Please make check payable to: Boone County 4-H Council.
Turkey Order Form: https://forms.gle/J6RdZgqQoecx3wm36
Bronze Broad-Breasted Turkey
Junior Regional 4-H Camp
Boone County campers send your check to the Boone County Extension Office, 2624 Fairgrounds Rd, Albion, NE 68620. Make check payable to the Boone County 4-H Council.
Nance County campers send your check to the Nance County Extension Office, PO Box 130, Fullerton, NE 68638. Make check payable to the Nance County 4-H Council.
Camp Counselors please register at https://forms.gle/txNy9EbPDhh6GxLf6 . If you are age 16 to 18 before January 1, you are eligible.
Campers please register at https://go.unl.edu/26jrcamp or use the QR code on the flyer.
4-H Enrollment Now Open!
Each year, 4-H members and leaders must re-enroll in the 4-H program. Access the enrollment form at https://v2.4honline.com. If you are a returning member, enter your email address and password. If you have forgotten your password, click “Reset Password” to receive an email with a link to set a new password. Do not create a new profile if you have registered before!
For NEW members! We can’t wait for you to join us! Please visit https://v2.4honline.com. If you have never enrolled in 4-H using 4-H Online, select “Don’t have an account?” Select your state, “Nebraska 4-H Youth Development”, and your county. Each household will have a profile, and individual members will be added under one profile. Choose a club or clubs. If taking a shooting sports project, be sure to select the 4-H Shooting Sports Club as one of your clubs, and then select your project areas.
Projects should be selected if families would like to receive additional information regarding project-specific reminders, such as upcoming deadlines. If you forget to choose a project, no worries, you can still take exhibits from any project area to the fair.
If enrolling in Horse and Shooting Sports, you are required to select these projects due to the consent forms that are required. The goal is to enroll as a 4-H member now. Then when you turn in your fair entries in June, you can add all the exhibits you want.
If your 4-Her plans to attend 4-H camp or participate in any state or national events, you must complete the health section. All other 4-Hers may skip over the health information. Then complete the consent section.
Additional instructions for enrollment can be found at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/boone-nance/4-h-enrollment-information/. Feel free to contact or come to the office if you need assistance!
Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference
The 41st Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference will be held Feb. 25–27, 2026, at the Younes Conference Center South, 416 Talmadge St., in Kearney.
The event will kick off with a preconference session, “Leveraging Livestock Insurance for Stability and Success.” The in-depth session will begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and will help livestock producers gain a deeper understanding of Livestock Risk Protection, Livestock Gross Margin and Weaned Calf Revenue Protection.
During the main event on Thursday and Friday, attendees will hear from keynote speakers Sarah Morton, Zoe Kent, Halie Groth and Virginia Fay.
In addition to the keynote sessions, participants may choose from more than 20 workshops covering the five areas of agricultural risk management: production, marketing, financial, human and legal. Select workshops will offer continuing education credits for certified crop advisors.
Registration opens Jan. 6, 2026. Two-day registration is $150 for participants who register on or before Feb. 15 and increases to $175 beginning Feb. 16. One-day registration is available for $90. The preconference workshop has an additional $25 registration fee.
For more information, go to Nebraska Women in Agriculture Conference | Nebraska Women in Agriculture | Nebraska
Calling All Volunteers!
- All 4-H Volunteers must enroll annually in 4-H Online at https://v2.4honline.com prior to service. This will provide UNL liability insurance.
- 4-H Council members should choose Program Volunteer, then County Volunteer.
- Club leaders and Project leaders should choose Club Volunteer, then either Organizational Leader or Project Leader.
- Club leaders and Project leaders should also choose Project Volunteer, then Project Leader. You will be prompted to select projects. Choose the ones beginning with “Volunteer”.
2. NEW - All 4-H Volunteers must complete the Volunteer Orientation found at https://go.unl.edu/6que every 3 years, beginning this year. If you completed this training last year, you can enroll before January 5 and forgo the Orientation until next year. After January 5, you will need to complete the Orientation for 2026.
3. Direct Volunteers must also complete the Volunteer Screening at the end of the 4-H Online enrollment every 5 years, based on the initial screening, beginning last year. The fee of $16 for the screening will be reimbursed by the Boone County 4-H Council if requested.
(If you completed the Screening last year, you will NOT need to do this again this year.)
Screening must be completed by March 15 for returning volunteers, or prior to service. New volunteers can enroll at any time.
If you have questions about this process, please call the Extension Office.
Women in Livestock Webinar Series
Cornhusker Economics
Check out the market value of ag land in Nebraska, and the cash rental rates. Download the "Nebraska Farmland Values and Cash Rental Rates in 2025" (updated March 2025) at Cornhusker Economics.
To view other articles, go to https://agecon.unl.edu/cornhusker-economics
Pesticide Safety Education Program
For information about private applicator training for certification and licensing, commercial and noncommercial applicator training, chemigation training, and for 2026 in-person training dates and the online private self-study programs, go to https://pested.unl.edu
Some of the local in-person private applicator certification training dates are:
February 24, 12:00 pm, Columbus at the Columbus Field House. Call TJ at 402-352-3821 to register.
March 5, 1:30- pm, Neligh at the Antelope County Courthouse Basement Meeting Room. Call Wayne at 402-887-5414 to register.
March 5, 1:00 pm, Central City at the Merrick County Fairgrounds. Call Steve at 308-946-3843 to register.
March 10, 9:00 am, Albion at the Boone County Fairgrounds Casey's Building. Call Kayla at 308-728-5071 to register.
More training dates will be added, so check the website.
