Progressive Agriculture Safety Day is May 27, 2021 8:30am - 1:30pm Fillmore county Fairgrounds. Click to find the Registration/Consent Form. Youth who register before April 30th are guaranteed a t-shirt and it only costs $5 which includes snacks, lunch and a take-home bag with goodies. Registration after April 30th is $10/youth. Scholarships are available upon request.
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The 2021 enrollment is open for youth and leaders.
New Members: Create a member profile with a user email and password. (this will be your password every year.) Fill in all the needed inforamtion on each page and "submit" when finished.
Existing Members: Log in with your user email and password. Use the "edit" button for each youth and leader to update their information. Work through and click on Enroll for 2020-2021. Click the "submit" button when finished.
Enroll in 4-H at: ne.4honline.com
4-H Volunteer/Leader Screening - Required in 2021
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension 4-H Volunteer Activity Application process includes a volunteer screening. All volunteers and staff who work directly with youth are required to complete the volunteer screening. Be assured the volunteer screening process is confidential.
Volunteers are screened in order to ensure a safe, positive and nurturing environment for all youth involved with Nebraska 4-H programs and provide protection for the child, volunteer, educator, 4-H Council, Extension Board, and UNL Extension.
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Partnership creates biodefense lab focused on food security
May 14, 2021
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the National Strategic Research Institute at the University of Nebraska will begin a five-year partnership to help safeguard the U.S. food supply.
Applying manure management concepts on-farm
May 12, 2021
Nebraska Extension’s Land Application Recertification sessions, called Applying Manure Management Concepts On-Farm, are scheduled to be in-person at many locations across the state in June, with the first taking place in May in Lexington.
Rural Prosperity Nebraska receives boost from CARES Act
May 12, 2021
—The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Rural Prosperity Nebraska initiative, along with six Nebraska economic development and Chamber of Commerce organizations, has received more than $400,000 in funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, administered by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help businesses and communities respond to coronavirus.
Tailgate Talks celebrates its first anniversary during Beef Month
May 12, 2021
Lincoln, Neb. —May is National Beef Month, and Nebraska Extension is celebrating the first anniversary of Tailgate Talks, a YouTube channel aimed at beef producers.
As part of the celebration, there will be a featured video message on the Tailgate Talks channel and a giveaway to its subscribers to commemorate the channel’s success and emphasize the importance of the beef industry in Nebraska, home to the top three beef cow counties in the U.S. — Cherry, Custer and Holt Counties.