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Livestock Quality assurance is required for all 4-H exhibitors that will be showing a meat animal (beef, sheep, goat, swine, rabbit and poultry) at county fair, state fair and Ak-Sar-Ben. YOUTH FOR THE QUALITY CARE OF ANIMALS. Register for the classes at yqca.learngrow.io
Find out what is happening at the Haskell Ag Lab in the Haskell Happenings Newsletter
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/hal/haskell-happenings-newsletter/
Are you interested in learning more about beekeeping? There is a Bee Lab at UNL! The lab offers education, resources, research and more. Find out more about upcoming workshops below or visit the website at: https://entomology.unl.edu/bee-lab
The Master Gardener Horticulture Helpline is available to answer gardening questions and to take samples for identification/diagnosis during the following times and days. The helpline is a service to everyone, regardless of what county they are from.
May through September:
Mondays, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Washington County Extension, 402 426-9455
Tuesdays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm, Cuming County Extension, 402 672-6006
Wednesdays and Fridays, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, Dodge County Extension 402 727-2775
OCTOBER 1ST THRU 7TH, 2023
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Nebraska’s Natural Resource Districts honor Paul C. Hay and Randy Pryor with Water Conservation Award
October 4, 2024
Lincoln, Neb. —Nebraska’s Natural Resource Districts have awarded the Outstanding Water Conservation of the Year Award to Paul C. Hay (posthumous), Emeritus Extension Educator, alongside Randy Pryor, also an Emeritus Extension Educator. The two long-time educators were nominated by the Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) for their nearly 40 years of service to agricultural sustainability in Southeast Nebraska.
4-H service project will update courthouse garden in 2025
October 4, 2024
The Scotts Bluff County Court House garden in Gering will be undergoing an update in the spring of 2025. Spearheading the update will be the Nebraska Master Gardeners of Scotts Bluff County with funds from A Watchable Wildlife Grant, Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, or Keno Funds.
Nebraska Soil Health School: An Accomplishment of Goals Through Collaboration
October 4, 2024
Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) team led by Dr. Bijesh Maharjan, associate professor and extension specialist at UNL’s Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center (PREEC), accomplished another successful series of Nebraska Soil Health Schools hosted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and UNL.
70th Annual Nebraska State Range Judging Contest Held in Chase County
September 27, 2024
IMPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County hosted the 70th Annual Nebraska State Range Judging Contest, marking a milestone for one of the state’s longest-running educational contests. Organized by the Nebraska Range Judging Committee and local partners from the NRD, NRCS, and Nebraska Extension, six area contests culminated in a state contest aimed at promoting range management and conservation practices among Nebraska’s youth.