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2022 Teen Tractor Safety Course

Training will be held in May and June across Nebraska for certification for 14- and 15-year-olds to drive a tractor and do field work with certain mechanized equipment. 

Students will register for a driving exam and register to complete the Hands-On Safety Day prior to the driving exam.  There is a $25 fee for the driving exam. 
For more information and to register, visit go.unl.edu/tractorsafety          <flyer>

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Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance
BQA and BQAT Certification Training

April 21, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

Phelps County Ag Center, 1308 2nd St, Holdrege

RSVP and Register online at bqa.unl.edu OR

Call 308.632.1230

Certification fee is $20/person or a flat fee of $100 for operations who bring 5+ people

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Cornhusker Economics website at:  https://agecon.unl.edu/cornhusker-economics

2020 Trends in Nebraska Farm Custom Rates

A survey of agricultural custom operators across Nebraska.    <Read more>

You may download the full report of 29 pages here:  2020 Nebraska Farm Custom Rates, Report by Glennis A. McClure, Extension Educator-Farm & Ranch Management Analyst  and  Jim A. Jansen, Agricultural Economist

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Nebraska Grazing Conference to be held in August

Nebraska Grazing Conference to be held in August

July 1, 2022
The 2022 Nebraska Grazing Conference will be held August 9 and 10 at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, NE with a program bridging grazing lands conservation and management.

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Bergland-Riese recognized by NU Board of Regents with Kudos Award

Bergland-Riese recognized by NU Board of Regents with Kudos Award

June 29, 2022
Michael Bergland-Riese, communications coordinator for Nebraska Extension at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, has received a Kudos Award from the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. Bergland-Riese was recognized during the June 23 Board of Regents Meeting.

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Faculty Spotlight: Brett Kreifels

Faculty Spotlight: Brett Kreifels

June 28, 2022
Meet Brett Kreifels, the Urban 4-H Program Coordinator and Head of the Douglas-Sarpy 4-H Program in Omaha.

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Registration open for ServSafe® training Aug. 16-17 in Scottsbluff

Registration open for ServSafe® training Aug. 16-17 in Scottsbluff

June 28, 2022
Nebraska Extension will offer ServSafe® Manager Training Program for food service managers and employees Aug. 16-17 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Scottsbluff, at the Bluestem Room at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Avenue I.

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