Nebraska Extension is looking for an extension professional based in Bridgeport, NE to provide regional expertise and develop focused, comprehensive learning programs in food, nutrition, and health.
Deadline to submit application is December 11, 2023.
For more info/to apply, visit: https://employment.unl.edu/postings/88703
The Nebraska Association of Fair Managers will award a $500 scholarship to one qualifying 4-H male and a $500 scholarship to one qualifying 4-H female who are graduating seniors in the state of Nebraska and who plan to continue with post high school education. The scholarship will be awarded at the annual NAFM convention in January. The application can be found at https://www.nebraskafairs.org/newsletters.php.
Applications should be submitted to local Extension Offices by Thursday, November 30, 2023.
More details at: https://www.nebraskafairs.org/newsletters.php
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Agricultural Profitability and Nebraska Extension will host a series of price risk management workshops for cattle producers in Franklin, Trenton, Rushville, and Bridgeport. Attendees will learn strategies designed to reduce risk exposure to achieve a profitable outcome in uncertain times.
Current cattle industry issues will be discussed to help producers make informed decisions.
The 2023 Nebraska Pulse Crops Conference will focus on field peas, chickpeas, black-eyed peas, and other pulses. The conference will be held on Monday, Nov. 20, at the Bridgeport Prairie Winds Event Center in Bridgeport and again on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney.
The event will include morning sessions on agronomy and breeding of peas, soil nutrient management, and diseases. The afternoon sessions will look at nutrition and quality for human foods, trade, crop insurance, policy, and talks by seed and food industry representatives.
By Nicole Heldt - Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, UNL-PREEC
