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The schedule for summer workshops is now available!
Summer Workshop ScheduleSummer workshops fill up fast so don't wait to register! As a reminder, workshops are open to youth not enrolled in the program, but 4-H youth will have priority when registering.
Call the Extension Office at 402-372-6006 to register!
4-H Online is now open for 2024! Youth and volunteers can enroll at: v2.4honline.com
Need assistance or a refresher for enrolling? See helpful documents below. For more assistance, please contact the Extension Office at 402-372-6006.
ALL YOUTH ENROLLED BY MAY 1, 2024 WILL RECEIVE A FREE CUMING COUNTY 4-H T-SHIRT!
Cuming County to host a 2-day Tractor & Safety Equipment Training on Tuesday, May 28th and Wednesday, May 29th in West Point.
Nebraska Extension and Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, have announced plans for the annual “tractor safety” training courses scheduled at 8 sites across Nebraska in late May and early June.
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UNL survey finds Nebraska ag land values up 5%
June 28, 2024
For the fifth consecutive year, the average all-land value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased, reaching $4,015 per acre in the 12-month period ending Feb. 1, 2024, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 2023-2024 Farm Real Estate Market Survey.
Tractor Safety course educates next generation of agriculturalists
June 28, 2024
Lincoln, Neb. —
Tractors are part of rural life. They are agricultural equipment that can be spotted in fields, dirt roads, and highways. Typically driven by adults, farm families often hire their teenage children or their neighbors' teens to help with planting, harvesting, and other work. Each Spring across Nebraska, Tractor and Equipment Safety courses are held for 14-and 15-year-olds looking to be employed on farms and ranches.
New 4-H extension assistant follows passion for 4-H and agriculture
June 28, 2024
The Scotts Bluff County Extension recently welcomed Audra Brown, Nebraska 4-H extension assistant, to the University of Nebraska Extension in Scotts Bluff County, officed at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff.
Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle
June 26, 2024
Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses.