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If your private pesticide applicator license is set to expire on April 15, 2024 you will need to attending one of the in-person trainings or complete the online course. This license is necessary to purchase and apply restricted use pesticides on agricultural lands in the state of Nebraska. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has mailed you a similar letter that includes a recertification form. You must provide the original copy of this form regardless of the recertification option you select. In addition, you must present a PHOTO ID the day of the training to renew your pesticide license for 2024. There are two (2) methods available to renew your license. They include:
The Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts is seeking applications for the 27th annual Nebraska Young Artist Awards.
The awards recognize 11th-grade students from Nebraska who are talented in visual art, dance, music, theater, and film and emerging media arts (which includes film, 3D models, interactive art, sound design and video games). These students exemplify the pinnacles of creativity in one of the fine and performing arts.
For the areas of music, dance, theater, and film and emerging media arts, students must submit an online application, which includes uploading a sample of their work and a letter of recommendation from a teacher. Full instructions are available at https://go.unl.edu/nyaa.
Applications are now being accepted through December 1, 2023, for the 2024 Youth Beekeeping Scholarship Program offered by the Nebraska Beekeepers Association.
How much feed or hay do you have going into winter? Will you have enough feed to provide for current cattle numbers?
Consider the “best case” and “worst case” scenarios. Count bales, measure silage, evaluate remaining fall and winter pasture, and estimate how much possible grazing there will be. Of course, get a real idea of how many calves and feeders you will have. Some may have too much feed laying around that is getting old. Selling some may generate a premium.
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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.
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.
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.