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4-H Summer Fun Opportuntities

Madison County 4-H Summer Fun Workshops
Check out the 2024 Summer Fun offered by Nebraska Extension and the Madison County 4-H Program! Register for our 4-H workshops! Click the link above to check out what's available! Space is limited. Registration is complete when payment is received. All fees are non-refundable.

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Madison County 4-H Fairbook


2024 Madison County Fairbook The Madison County Fair is July 9-14, 2024.

Check out the 2024 Madison County 4-H Fairbook for the schedule of events, shows, project information and more inside this link! Static Judging Day for all exhibits except Food & Gardening is on Saturday, June 29.
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4-H Newsletters in Madison County

Check out the latest newsletter! (updated July 3, 2024)
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Madison County Open Class Fairbook

2024 Madison County Fair Open Class Fairbook

Open Class Schedule 2024

Friday, June 28
4:00 PM- 8:00 PM- Open Class Building Clean up and Set Up. Volunteers are welcome!

Saturday, June 29
8:00 AM-4:00 PM- Exhibit Check In for non-perishable items only. This will coincide with 4-H judging day of some of the static exhibits, but no judging will occur for Open Class items.

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Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society award two from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society award two from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

July 3, 2024
Two with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center were among those awarded at the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society (NSWCS) awards night on Wednesday, June 12, in Scottsbluff.

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Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle

Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle

July 3, 2024

Lincoln, Neb. —

Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses.   

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Tractor Safety course educates next generation of agriculturalists

Tractor Safety course educates next generation of agriculturalists

June 28, 2024

Lincoln, Neb. —

Tractors are part of rural life. They are agricultural equipment that can be spotted in fields, dirt roads, and highways. Typically driven by adults, farm families often hire their teenage children or their neighbors' teens to help with planting, harvesting, and other work. Each Spring across Nebraska, Tractor and Equipment Safety courses are held for 14-and 15-year-olds looking to be employed on farms and ranches.  

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Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle

Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle

June 26, 2024
Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses.

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