Parker Sturgis was a Kearney County 4-H'er who got his start in 4-H through the kindness of a family who wanted to give him the experience of working with livestock. Tragically, Parker passed away in a car accident in December of 2015. The Parker Sturgis Livestock Awards have been established in his honor to help 4-H'ers gain the same experiences that Parker was given.
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2022 Dry Edible Bean Day set for Feb. 8 at Gering Civic Center, with Zoom option
January 26, 2022
The 2022 Nebraska Dry Bean Edible Bean Day will feature the Nebraska Dry Bean Growers Association's annual meeting, as well as information on dry bean revenue insurance, irrigation water outlook, and discussion of on-farm research with University of Nebraska-Lincoln specialists.
February programs to discuss supplementation strategies to mitigate nutrient challenging breeding seasons and grazing systems
January 25, 2022
Four face-to-face programs across the Panhandle on Feb. 16 and 17 hosted by Nebraska Extension will focus on management practices to improve pregnancy rates in late-spring-calving cows, and review the impacts of grazing systems on Nebraska’s plant communities and rangeland productivity.
Chemigation certification training set in Scottsbluff, Sidney, Bridgeport, Alliance
January 24, 2022
Nebraska Extension will conduct chemigation certification training sessions in February, March and April across the state, including Alliance, Sidney, Bridgeport, and Scottsbluff. Training and testing will also be available online.
Nebraska Extension offers Land Application Training Feb. 9 in Bridgeport, also other Nebraska sites
January 24, 2022
Applying manure management concepts on-farm will be the focus on eight Nebraska Extension Land Application Workshops across the state in February and March, including one in Bridgeport on Feb. 9.