Platte County Fair 2024 Entertainment Schedule
Platte County Fair Kids Day Schedule - Saturday, July 13, 2024 - Information coming soon
2024 Platte County Fair Parking Map - Shows parking and no parking for static exhibit drop off. - Coming soon
Open Class Premium Book - Updated 3/12/24
2024 Platte County Livestock Sale Catalog - will be posted Saturday, July 13 evening
Join Eric Hunt, agricultural meteorology and climate resilience extension educator, at 9 a.m. CT/8 a.m. MT on the first Tuesday of each month to hear insights on weather conditions across the state of Nebraska and Midwestern region, and updates on the long-range outlook. First Tuesdays at 9 will include a Q&A session near the end of the webinar for participants.
First Tuesday at 9 webinars are recorded and available to view at https://cropwatch.unl.edu/first-tuesday-9
Now you have quick access to NebGuides/Extension Circulars written for Nebraska. Numerous topics from gardening, lawn and tree care nutrition, animal agriculture, food safety and much more. Read on-line or access free downloads. Scan QR Code or click on link https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/
For 2024 the "Growing Clovers", a 4-H club for Clover Kids, is open to all youth who turn 6, 7 or 8 during the calendar year and enrolled in 4-H. Clover Kids in Platte County have their own opportunity to have their projects interview judged at the Platte County Fair. The Platte County Clover Kid Curriculum Guide (updated October 2023) reviews the projects and resources available.
Growing Clovers - Spanish (two page .pdf file)
Growing Clovers - French (two page .pdf file)
Co-Parenting for Successful Kids is an educational program for families in the process of divorce, or who are interested in custody modification or paternity proceedings. The class will help parents understand the impact on their children and provide concrete steps parents can take to help their children succeed through the process.
Co-Parenting for Successful Kids is available throughout Nebraska to help meet the needs of divorcing families and children and meet the requirements of the New Parent Act as amended by LB 554 in 2007.
The Columbus After School Program is a non-profit organization committed to providing a safe and secure environment for youth in the Columbus area to grow intellectually, culturally, physically, socially and emotionally. The goal is to prepare them to live a life of service as citizens of their community and country.
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.
Lincoln, Neb. — Rural Prosperity Nebraska, the community development arm of Nebraska Extension, announces the inaugural session of its “Lead and Succeed Lunchbox Series,” a summer-long webinars series focused on revamping community leadership development in rural communities. The first session will take place on June 27.
