Nebraska 4-H requires all youth enrolled in livestock projects to complete annual quality assurance training through Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA).
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Nebraska Extension offers excellent classes, workshops and educational information on a variety of topics at the local Extension Office. Take a look at our current options:
Pesticide Training Information and the Coronavirus Pamdenic ... new directives for on-line certification.
Ag Land Management Webinars ... a series of videotaped webinars regarding real estate & financial trends, the latest cash rent information, leasing issues and considerations, best practices for negotiating, farm succession and more.
The Nebraska 4-H Public Speaking Contest helps youth learn and practice skills that are beneficial for a lifetime in their personal and professional lives. Developing self-confidence and effective public speaking skills are two goals of the public speaking contest.
Each Friday a 4-H Friday News Blast will arrive in the in-box of the Cass County 4-Hers. Be "In-the-Know" and read the News!
06/04/2021 4-H Friday NewsBlast: Enrollment DEADLINE is June 15! You must be enrolled by June 15 to participate in fair! Presentation Contest, Summer workshops - we have a few spots left! Horse Arena News, CWF deadline extended to July 1, Livingroom Learning is BACK and more!
06/04/2021 Livestock Weekly Update: 2021 Cass County Livestock Exhibit Checklist! June 15 is a BIG deadline date! Aksarben Stock Show Schedule, A few new shows and clinics have been added!
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Nebraska Extension to host Inaugural Specialty Crop Conference & Trade Show
June 11, 2021
Nebraska Extension, in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, will host the Nebraska Specialty Crop Conference on November 9-10, 2021, on Nebraska’s Innovation Campus.
Nebraska Extension field day for management of Palmer amaranth in corn
June 9, 2021
Growers, crop consultants and extension educators interested in management of atrazine/glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth are encouraged to attend Nebraska Extension's field day, supported by the Nebraska Corn Board, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 30 near Carleton.
Wheat stem sawfly emergence – field notes from early June
June 7, 2021
Lincoln, Neb. —The wheat stem sawfly has begun emergence throughout the High Plains. Observations from several locations – the High Plains Ag Lab (HPAL) near Sidney, Neb., the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) Research Station near Akron, Colo., and as far east as Deuel County, Neb. – indicate very high populations of wheat stem sawfly in wheat fields.
2021 summer stocker/yearling meeting and tour set for June 30
June 4, 2021
Nebraska Extension will host a summer meeting and tour focused on stocker/yearling systems on June 30 near Nenzel, Nebraska.
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