Nebraska Extension in Colfax County

4-H Youth Development

4-H Online Enrollment

The on-line enrollment can be accessed at ne.4honline.com
If you have any questions, please call or email!

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4-H Youth Development

Did you know?

The creation, and implementation, of new 4-H STEM programs to meet the needs of Colfax County school enrichment and afterschool programming, has increased outreach to underserved audiences by 20%.

Through the use of new 4-H robotics curricula, obtained through a partnership with Cargill Meat Solutions in Schuyler, Nebraska Extension staff have delivered STEM programming into 90% of Colfax County schools.

153 farmers and crop advisors representing 1.3 million acres attended the Soybean Management Field Day held on a cooperator’s farm north of Schuyler in 2016. Respondents indicated an average value of knowledge gained and/or practice changes of $8.90 per acre.

To learn more about how Nebraska Extension helps Nebraskans, view the statewide issue team and Colfax County reports
Community Environment

Emerald Ash Borer Recommendations

Bottom line for homeowners at this time – Wait to treat until Emerald Ash Borer has been found within 15 miles of a tree!

Now is the time to be deciding whether you will treat your ash tree or not. If there is room near an ash tree, consider planting another tree for down the road.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EMERALD ASH BORER
Cropping & Water Systems

Crop Tech Cafe

Weekly reports on local crop conditions & agronomic issues

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Heuermann Lecture to feature Chuck Hagel, Bob Kerrey

Chuck Hagel and Bob Kerrey, former U.S. senators for Nebraska, will discuss civil discourse and its impacts on the state’s future during the first Heuermann Lecture of the season Oct. 22.

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Local Interest

Extension Board Meetings

The Colfax County Extension Board will be meeting on June 18th. The meeting agenda is included below:

June 2018 Meeting Agenda

Youth Quality Assurance

The new QA Curriculum called Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is now active. You can navigate to the online YQCA course at yqca.learngrow.io.

2016 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates

The 2016 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates were recently released to help farmers and landowners determine fair rates for many different field actions like planting, spraying, harvesting, and hauling. These rates are updated every two years, with two parts:Part 1 - Covers tillage, planting, and other field operations (pdf) and Part 2 - Covers harvest and hauling operations (pdf)