Weekly News Columns from the Holt Boyd Extension Office

Nebraska Extension helps Nebraskans put knowledge to work. It provides a variety of educational opportunities, delivered via a variety of ways, so participants have knowledge they can use to make sound decisions to better their lives. Extension assistants, educators and specialists teach, facilitate and collaborate in providing research-based information to Nebraska residents annually. A Nebraska mainstay since 1915, Extension carries forward the land-grant university mission of bringing the university's resources to the state. As a trusted source of factual information today, Extension is just as vital as ever, and perhaps even more so, due to the diverse, complex -and often confusing- issues people encounter today.

News Columns

 
January 2026
January 4, 2026
Calendar; Toilet Learning; Pesticide Applicator Certification Training in 2026; Cornstalk Grazing During Late Gestation; News Release - Unit Cost of Production Workshops; News Releases - Calving College 2026;  News Release - Free Farm & Ranch Succession Workshops Offered in Mullen, Valentine, Ainsworth, and O’Neill; and News Release - Nebraska Extension Launches Six-Part Webinar Series on Controlling Invasive Weeds and Pests in Pastures 
January 11, 2026
Calendar; Does Birth Order Make A Difference?; Practical Manure Management Tips for Small Farms: Protecting Water, Soil, and Community; Part 1 of 6: What are greenhouse gases (GHG) and where are they produced?;  News Release - Unit Cost of Production Workshops; News Releases - Calving College 2026; and News Release - Nebraska Extension Launches Six-Part Webinar Series on Controlling Invasive Weeds and Pests in Pastures 
January 18, 2025
Calendar; How To Help Children Understand Time; African Violets Bring Winter Color Indoors with Proper Care; Nightshade in Corn Residue- Grazing Could Be Toxic; NEWS RELEASE
Nebraska Extension Launches Six-Part Webinar Series on Controlling Invasive Weeds and Pests in Pastures; NEWS RELEASE
“Calving College” Coming to Atkinson on Feb. 11 
January 25, 2026
Calendar; R-E-S-P-E-C-T; Closing the Loop: The Soil Health Cycle and the Future of Sustainable Agriculture; Winterizing Your Cowherd - Managing Cows Through Cold Stress; News Release - Nebraska Extension Launches Six-Part Webinar Series on Controlling Invasive Weeds and Pests in Pastures; News Release - “Calving College” Coming to Atkinson on Feb. 11; News Release  - Workshops Aim to Boost Crop Yields by Improving Manure Management 
 
December 2025
December 7, 2025
Calendar: Inexpensive Gifts Can Create Cherished Memories; 
Disappointing Corn Yields in 2025; The Growing Threat of Tick-Borne Disease in Nebraska Cattle - Anaplasmosis; News Release - Workshops to Address the Spread of Cedar Trees and Control Options; News Release -  Unit Cost of Production Workshops; News Release - Nebraska Extension to Host “Cow Clinics”; News Release - Northeast Nebraska Ag Conference
December 14, 2025
Calendar; Make Meals Restive This Holiday Season!;  Fall Pasture and Hay Ground Soil Sampling; Why Do I Have So Many Open Cows? Causes of Reproductive Failure; National Pumpkin Pie Day; News Release - Unit Cost of Production Workshops; News Releases - Calving College 2026;  News Release - Free Farm & Ranch Succession Workshops Offered in Mullen, Valentine, Ainsworth, and O’Neill; and News Release - Nebraska Extension Launches Six-Part Webinar Series on Controlling Invasive Weeds and Pests in Pastures
 
December 21, 2025
Calendar; Safety at Home Should be Part of Your Family’s Holiday Plans; Keep Gift Plants Under Wraps; Feedlot Management Strategies to Combat Winter Weather; News Release - Unit Cost of Production Workshops; News Releases - Calving College 2026;  News Release - Free Farm & Ranch Succession Workshops Offered in Mullen, Valentine, Ainsworth, and O’Neill; and News Release - Nebraska Extension Launches Six-Part Webinar Series on Controlling Invasive Weeds and Pests in Pastures
December 28, 2025
Calendar; Slow Cookers and Food Safety; Recycling a Cut Christmas Tree; Remove Net Wrap and Twine; News Release - Unit Cost of Production Workshops; News Releases - Calving College 2026;  News Release - Free Farm & Ranch Succession Workshops Offered in Mullen, Valentine, Ainsworth, and O’Neill; and News Release - Nebraska Extension Launches Six-Part Webinar Series on Controlling Invasive Weeds and Pests in Pastures