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4-H Fair Schedule

2021 4-H Schedule of Events at the Box Butte County Fair

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2021 Horse Practice Schedule

Box Butte County 4-H Horse Practice Schedule

Questions or Problems:  Extension Office @ 762-5616, Sally Bryner @ 487-3842(home), 760-5495(cell), or dsbryner@bbc.net

 All practices will be held in Hemingford this year. 

If you want to complete the Riding portion of your levels test,  please contact Sally Bryner ahead of time, to arrange a date and time that works best for both parties.

Please remember your level I testing needs to be completed by July 1, 2021

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Medicare Assistance in Alliance

On Monday, September 13, 2021, Jeanne Murray, Nebraska Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) volunteer, will be at the Nebraska Extension Office in Box Butte County, 415 Black Hills Ave., Alliance from 9 – 3 to explain 2021 Medicare enrollment procedures, compare/enroll in prescription drug plans for those new to Medicare and assist Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries needing to change their prescription drug plan.  Please wear a mask due to COVID 19.  For an appointment, call 308-632-6554.  Leave a message with your name and phone number.  Your call will be returned.

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Extension Master Gardener Classes Available Online in 2021

Are you yearning for spring and the growing season? Beat the winter doldrums by attending Nebraska Extension Master Gardener classes starting Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. This year’s lineup of classes will be taught completely online due to COVID-19 protocols.

Gardening enthusiasts can participate by attending individual classes without extra commitment to the program for a nominal fee for the entire series. Participants can attend the classes of their choice to increase their personal horticultural knowledge.

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Wheat Stem Sawfly Impacting Yields in Western Nebraska

See Educational Video:  Wheat Stem Sawfly Impacting Yields in Western Nebraska

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National Association of County Officials

National Association of County Officials COVID-19 Update

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Registration open for ServSafe® training Aug. 30-31 in Scottsbluff

Registration open for ServSafe® training Aug. 30-31 in Scottsbluff

July 28, 2021
Nebraska Extension will offer ServSafe® Manager Training Program for food service managers and employees Aug. 30-31 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Scottsbluff, at the Residency, 2100 Circle Drive.

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Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska and Nebraska Extension Celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week 2021

Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska and Nebraska Extension Celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week 2021

July 28, 2021
Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska and Nebraska Extension join others across the country in celebrating National Farmers’ Market Week from Aug. 1-7, 2021 with the launch of a new tool to make it easy for Nebraskans to find nearby farmers’ markets.

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Panhandle Perspectives – Rural fellows spend summer helping strengthen Panhandle communities

Panhandle Perspectives – Rural fellows spend summer helping strengthen Panhandle communities

July 17, 2021
Three college students from different parts of Nebraska are spending the summer in the Chadron area of northwest Nebraska, learning while helping strengthen the community through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Rural Fellows internship program.

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2021 Forage Field Day events planned for South Dakota, Nebraska

2021 Forage Field Day events planned for South Dakota, Nebraska

July 14, 2021
Livestock owners, forage producers, and all those interested in forage production are encouraged to attend the 2021 Forage Field Days, presented jointly by South Dakota State University Extension and Nebraska Extension.

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