Private Pesticide Applicator Training by Zoom:
Once again, a group of Water & Integrated Cropping Systems educators have organized a set of private pesticide applicator trainings by Zoom. These meetings were advertised this past Friday in CropWatch. Anyone is welcome to attend these trainings. The team anticipates interest across the state.
Here are the dates, times, and registration links:
Nebraskans Can Treat their Drinking Waer for Free!!!
If you drinking water has high concentrations of nitrate, the Nebeaska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is offering an opportunity for you to treat fit for free with the Reverse Osmosis System rebate program.
Applications opens: January 1st, 2023
Applications Close: June 23, 2024
For updated 2023 training dates click on the flyer
For more information contact:
Brenda Aufdenkap 308.532.2683
Adrea Nisley 308.324.5501
Nancy Frecks 308.334.5666
Brand new scholarship opportunity for 2023-24 academic year. Dr. Sebastian has partnered with Univeristy of nebraska where she served as Dean of Nursing has created the Sebastian Nursing Endowed Scholarship Fund. For applications and instructions on applying go to https://www.unmc.edu/student-success/financial-aid/types/scholarships/index.html
Bio Nebraska Foundation & Marylinn Munson Announce STEM Scholarship for 2023 - 2024 Academic Year. The Scholarship is avalable to help support and encourage Nebraska High School Students as they pursue relevant classroom study and professional experiences in Scianec, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) related fields. For application and more information visity the Bio Nebraska Foundation Website https://www.bionebraska.org/stem-scholarship/
Here are a few resources you can use to help prepare for the storm and/or use to inform others in your community or share on social media:
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.
Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) team led by Dr. Bijesh Maharjan, associate professor and extension specialist at UNL’s Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center (PREEC), accomplished another successful series of Nebraska Soil Health Schools hosted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and UNL.
IMPERIAL, Neb. — Chase County hosted the 70th Annual Nebraska State Range Judging Contest, marking a milestone for one of the state’s longest-running educational contests. Organized by the Nebraska Range Judging Committee and local partners from the NRD, NRCS, and Nebraska Extension, six area contests culminated in a state contest aimed at promoting range management and conservation practices among Nebraska’s youth.