Nebraska Extension in Clay County

4-H Youth Help Save the Butterflies

Through the 4-H Ag Innovators Experience, youth to apply critical thinking and science, technology, engineering and mathematical skills to a real-world agriculture challenge.

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Makerspaces Transform Rural Communities

A variety of creative and learning projects are within reach of rural Nebraskans at the traveling Library Innovation Studio, also known as makerspace, at the Bridgeport Public Library this summer.

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Juntos 4-H Pilots in Nebraska

A new program offered by Nebraska Extension aims to help the state’s Latino students reach high school graduation and attend college.

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What Makes Farms Financially Resilient?

Learn some of the management strategies will consistently produce profits for farmers.

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Local Interest

Cooperative Sheep Producer Educational Meeting

The University of Nebraks Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center at USMARC and the University of Wyoming Extension are teaming up with the Nebraska Sheep and Gaoat Producers Association to conduct and educational production meeting on September 7 and 8 covering multiple facets of sheep production-budgets, nutrition, grazing, animal health, genetics and a general look a the industry.

The meeting will start at 12:00 noon on Friday, September 7 at USMARC, Clay Center, NE and will conclude at noon Saturday, September 8, just prior to the USMARC Surplus Sheep Sale of Breeding animals at the Sutton Livestock Auction, Sutton, NE.

4-H Career Portfolio

Clay County 4-H Career Portfolios are due to the Extension Office by October 1, 2018. Check our state resources here.

Clover Kid Record Books

Livestock Record Book

County Award Guildlines

Awards Application Sheet

Diamond Clover Applications due October 1, 2018.

Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Cetification Workshop Offered in Hastings

A Nebraska Shooting Sports Leader Cetification Worksho is scheduled for October 20-21 at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Hastings. The early brid registration deadlind is October 10th. Volunteers have the opportunity to become certified as an adult or apprentice (14-20 years old.) leader. Four project areas will be offered at the workshop-rifle, archery, shotgun, and new disscipline. The registraion fee is $110 per person for initial certification and those individuals adding an additional discipline. The registraion fee after october 10 is $160. Call the Extension offie for more information.

4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Add-on Workshop Offered in Hastings

4-H Online Enrollment

4-H Online Enrollment is now open for 2018 4-H year. This will be very much like enrollment last year. After opening into the program select that you have a profile.

Local Events

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Husker Harvest Days: University exhibits to focus on managing change, challenge

Aug 29 – Husker Harvest Days exhibits from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will help show farm and ranch families how to manage change and challenges in their operations. Read more

Northeast Nebraskans turn out for Haskell field day

Aug 22 – Over 400 Northeast Nebraskans converged upon the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Haskell Agricultural Laboratory near Concord on Aug. 14 for a climate and crops family field day. Read more