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The 2024 Nebraska Custom Rates Report has been published!  Please see the Custom Rates page on CAP where you can share the link or download the pdf file copy of the report.  https://cap.unl.edu/customrates  The report is also published on Nebraska Extension Publications.  https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/2139

 A new CAP article is available on the custom rates topic and will be included in CropWatch.  https://cap.unl.edu/management/2024-nebraska-custom-rates-what-charge

The 2024 Polk County 4-H Clover College Flier has been released.  Any Polk County 4-Her can sign up for the summer workshops.  First come/first serve and class sizes are limited!  Current & not yet enrolled members were sent this flier in the mail on 5-3-24.  Watch your mailbox!

Sign up now!    Download flier pdf here:  2024 Clover Colleges

The Agricultural Budget Calculator (ABC) Program is ready to use in modifying or creating your crop budgets. Learn more at cap.unl.edu/abc or go directly to the ABC program at agbudget.unl.edu.

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FFA students gather information on the Ag industry and careers at field day

September 12, 2024
FFA youth from around the Panhandle came together on Wednesday, Aug. 28, for the WESTCO-UNL FFA Field Day in Gering and at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff.

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Nebraska in the national news: August 2024

September 4, 2024
A trio of University of Nebraska–Lincoln political scientists were interviewed by national media outlets in August. The stories were among 30-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, centers and programs during the month.

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Nebraska Extension’s program receives NIFA Grant to support STEM Education for at-risk youth

August 29, 2024

Lincoln, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has been awarded a five-year grant from the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) Program. 

CYFAR is a national initiative developed to meet locally identified needs, through quality research-based programs for vulnerable, at-risk, low-income, and low-resource children, youth, and families to promote positive life outcomes. 

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Nebraska Extension to Showcase Future-Focused Solutions at 2024 Husker Harvest Days

August 28, 2024

Lincoln, Neb. — Nebraska Extension is set to participate in the 2024 Husker Harvest Days from September 10-12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Grand Island, Neb. This year’s event theme, “Forging Nebraska’s Tomorrow,” underscores the organization’s dedication to advancing Nebraska’s agricultural future through innovation, technology, and collaboration. 

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