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Livestock Achievement Program- Sign up by June 15th

Reminder of Livestock Achievement Program- please let your 4-H youth in beef, sheep, meat goat, swine, dairy cattle, dairy goat, rabbit, and poultry know about this additional educational opportunity AND that they can earn great awards as a part of this!

 

Livestock Achievement Program is an additional opportunity for enrolled livestock project youth, is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership.

 

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Youth Crop Scouting Competition 2023

2023 Youth Crop Scouting Competition

August 2, 2023.  

Youth will learn ho to scout corn and soybeans?

Obtain Knowledge that will b ehelpful in future agricultural careers!

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Youth Leadership Conference June 19-21, 2023

 Youth Leadership Conference June 19=21, 2023 Registration is now Open.

The Nebraska 4-H Youth Leadership Conference is an opportunity for all outh ages 14-18 to build connections with peers from across the state, learn from adult mentors, and develop and practive leadership skills.  Youth do not need to be enrolled in 4-H to attend the conference.  

To Register fo to https://go.unl.edu/ylc2023reg

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Now is the time to start providing high magnesium mineral to lactating cows to prevent tetany

Now is time to start providing high magnesium mineral to lactating cows to prevent grass tetany

Grass tetany occurs in cattle when low magnesium levels in the blood impact the animal’s nervous system. Although growing cattle can be affected, older lactating cows are at the highest risk, especially during early lactation.

Conditions align in spring to decrease magnesium levels in the blood of lactating cows. Lactation increases the cow’s magnesium requirement and vegetative cool season grass, especially on cool, cloudy days, decreases magnesium absorption. In addition, magnesium levels are dependent on consumption instead of being stored like other minerals.

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Sheridan County Progress Show - June 25,2023

Sheridan County Progress Show - Sunday, June 25th, 2023 

The exciting news for this year is the Progress Show will include Goats, Sheep, Beef and new this year is Swine.  We are excited to include swine this year to give as many market animal project  a chance to practice and get some great experience.  

If you have any questions you can contact:

Melissa Mracek 402.322.0655

Marie Nelson   308.327.2312

Check out this flyer with registration forms

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Horticulture Judging Contest offered online Starting June 2023

2023 Online Horticulture Quiz The contest will be made available starting at 8:00 AM on Friday, June 2, 2023, through 8:00 AM on Friday, June 16, 2023.It tests your knowledge in 3 areas; identification, judging, and general knowledge. Please provide the answer you think is correct for each of the questions. Please fill in your information including your full name, county, and 4-H age so we can get all of your infor

We are once again offering the Online Horticulture Judging Contest this June. Below is some information to use as you see fit or you can find the story in 4-H Alerts.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Elizabeth

 

 

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4-H Speech Contest announces Grand and Reserve results

4-H Speech Contest announces Grand and Reserve results

June 4, 2023
Fifteen 4-H youth gathered for the Scotts Bluff County Speech Contest on June 1, at the UNL Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff.

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Tractor safety course teaches students safety and when to say no

Tractor safety course teaches students safety and when to say no

June 4, 2023
Nebraska Extension and Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, held an annual “tractor safety” training course on June 1 at the Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering.

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Older Tractors Still a Danger in Agriculture

Older Tractors Still a Danger in Agriculture

June 1, 2023
Recently a small utility tractor rollover fatality in Southeast Nebraska is a wake-up call to the dangers involved in operating older tractors, without rollover protection.

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Wheat variety trial field tours across Nebraska in June

Wheat variety trial field tours across Nebraska in June

May 25, 2023
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crop Performance Testing program will sponsor wheat variety trial field tours in six locations across Nebraska, from Perkins to Banner County, starting June 12 - 15.

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