The Colfax County Extension Board will be meeting on November 18th (6:30 p.m.) at the Colfax County Extension Office. The meeting agenda is included below:
January 28 * March 18 * May 20 * June 17 * August 19 * November 18 (Agenda TBA)
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On-line enrollment is now open to enroll your 4-H'er for 2024! You can access 4HOnline 2.0 by visiting the following link: https://v2.4honline.com/#/user/sign-in. 4-H Leaders and Council members are required to enroll on-line too! Google Chrome and Firefox are the recommended web browsers to use when enrolling online. Enrollment fee is $10.00 per 4-H'er and no charge for Leaders or Council members. Card payment is at end of enrollment process.
NEW for 2024: A simplified project list within 4HOnline for 4-H members to choose from.
View the September 2024. 4-H Newsletter to learn more about what is going on with the Colfax County 4-H Program! Past newsletter articles can be viewed here.
Congratulations to our Colfax County Youth Crop Scouting Teams on their performances at the Youth Crop Scouting Competition at ENREEC on August 7th! Finishing in third place at the statewide competition with Colfax Team #1: Mic Sayers, Rylan Nelson, Josh Eisenmann, and Hayden Bailey. Finishing in first place in the statewide competition with Colfax Team #2: Justin Eisenmann, Daphne Jedlicka, Cody Jedlicka, and Callen Jedlicka. Team Coaches are Steve Nelson, Logan Nelson, Korbin Kudera, and Justin Zoucha! Great accomplishment! We are proud of you!
Extension publications available by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Quilt of Valor
On Sunday, January 28th, 2024, the Colfax County 4-H Council held their annual Volunteer Banquet at the St. Benedict Center near Schuyler. During the banquet a very special presentation was made. A Quilt of Valor, sewn by Colfax County 4-H members was presented to a Colfax County Veteran. A Quilt of Valor is a quilt sewn of Americana fabric and donated to service members to welcome them home. As part of the Quilt of Valor Foundation, a not for profit foundation of volunteer quilters, the quilt presented was created by Colfax County 4-H members as a service project.
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Sugar beets begin harvest, but water still necessary for maturing crops
September 4, 2024
Western Sugar began its early harvest on Monday, Sept. 2, and sugar beets are beginning to pile up in the yard before heading into the factory for slicing and processing.
“We’ve been running for a day and a half, and our sugar content is 15.4, a record high for this time of year,” said Jerry Darnell, Vice President of Agriculture, South Region for Western Sugar. He contributed the high sugar content to some good growing degree days, the herbicide Goltix, and sugar beet seed CR+, which helped with Cercospora.
Nebraska Extension offering workshop on tax planning for farms and ranches
September 4, 2024
Lincoln, Neb. —Nebraska Extension will host an Introduction to Schedule F, Tax Planning for Farms and Ranches Workshop on Thursday, September 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Scottsbluff at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center, 4502 Avenue I.
“Farmers and ranchers, especially new and beginning producers, often have questions about tax planning for their business,” said Jessica Groskopf, Extension Educator. “This workshop will provide you with the basic information you need when filing a Schedule F.”
Nebraska in the national news: August 2024
September 4, 2024
A trio of University of Nebraska–Lincoln political scientists were interviewed by national media outlets in August. The stories were among 30-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, centers and programs during the month.
Nebraska Extension’s program receives NIFA Grant to support STEM Education for at-risk youth
August 29, 2024
Lincoln, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has been awarded a five-year grant from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) Program.
CYFAR is a national initiative developed to meet locally identified needs, through quality research-based programs for vulnerable, at-risk, low-income, and low-resource children, youth, and families to promote positive life outcomes.