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Fashion Show Forms - These forms you must fill out and bring with you to the Fashion Show Judging.
$20 Shopping Challenge Written Report - pdf
$20 Shopping Challenge Written Report - Word
Shopping In Style/Attention Shoppers Written Report - pdf
Shopping In Style/Attention Shoppers Written Report - Word

Fashion Show - Due July 22, 2024

Clover Kid Fashion Show - Due July 22, 2024

Shooting Sports - Due July 22, 2024

Livestock - Due July 26, 2024

Small Animals - Due July 26, 2024

Horse - Due July 26, 2024

Poultry - Due July 26, 2024

Fruit trees may drop small, undeveloped fruit in June. Finding a number of small fruits on the ground can cause concern all fruit will drop but this will not happen. For the most part, June drop is a good thing. Instead of growers having to manually thin fruit, the tree does some of it.

Why does some fruit drop and not others? Dropped fruits may not have been fully pollinated. Without complete pollination, they won’t develop normally and drop off. With rainy weather, pollinators may not have been as active this spring. And its important not to apply insecticides to trees during blooming.

With first cutting alfalfa, comes the annual appearance of alfalfa weevils chewing through stands and destroying yields and quality.  Proper scouting, identification, and treatment are needed to properly handle these hay field pests.

With gardening for food production on the rise, strawberries are one of the easiest fruits to grow. When planting strawberry plants, plant as early as possible in spring which in Nebraska is usually April.

Before planting, remove all but two or three well-developed leaves per plant, and clip off any visible flower clusters. As plants grow, continue to remove all flowers during the first year on June-bearing strawberries.

4-H members participated in the 2024 Knox County 4-H Communication Event held Monday, April 1st at the Knox County Extension Office.  Participants were able to present a speech, record a PSA or deliver a presentation.

 

Whether speaking in person or virtually, communicating our thoughts to others is a valuable skill. Public speaking contests help youth develop skills for communicating with audiences, learn how to organize and prepare a speech, develop speech delivery skills, learn how to present themselves to others, and develop self-confidence. 

 

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Oct. 22 lectures to illustrate value of social science in environmental research

October 10, 2024

Lincoln, Neb. — The Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has teamed up with Rural Prosperity Nebraska and the Agricultural Research Division to bring a visiting social scientist to East Campus to present her research on surveying rural communities to highlight voices often overlooked when it comes to environmental issues. Jessica Schad, an associate professor of sociology at Utah State University, will present three lectures on Tuesday, Oct. 22, in the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons. 

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Adam Leise appointed as new director of Nebraska On-Farm Research Network

October 8, 2024

Lincoln, Neb. — Adam Leise has been selected as the new director of the On-Farm Research Network. Leise, a recent graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, brings both academic expertise and personal experience to the role, having grown up on a farm and ranch in Hartington.

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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.

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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.

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