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By Laurie Zitterkopf, Nebraska Extension Master Gardener and Chabella Guzman, Panhandle Research Extension & Education Center Communications 

The Scotts Bluff County Court House garden in Gering will be undergoing an update in the spring of 2025. Spearheading the update will be the Nebraska Master Gardeners of Scotts Bluff County with funds from A Watchable Wildlife Grant, Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, or Keno Funds. 

By Chabella Guzman, PREEC communications & Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Educator

Corn silage is another crop being harvested in western Nebraska. The silage is the result of chopping the whole corn plant and packing it in a way that will ferment. “As a result of this anaerobic fermentation, sugars present in the plants become acetic and lactic acids, allowing the long-term preservation of the material for livestock feed,” said Pablo Loza, Nebraska Extension beef feedlot specialist. 

Nebraska Extension will host an Introduction to Schedule F, Tax Planning for Farms and Ranches Workshop on Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Scottsbluff at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center, 4502 Avenue I.

“Farmers and ranchers, especially new and beginning producers, often have questions about tax planning for their business,” said Jessica Groskopf, Extension Educator. “This workshop will provide you with the basic information you need when filing a Schedule F.”

The workshop will cover:

By Chabella Guzman, Panhadle Research Extension & Education Center communications & Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension educator 

Western Sugar began its early harvest on Monday, September 2, 2024 and sugar beets are beginning to pile up in the yard before heading into the factory for slicing and processing. 

“We’ve been running for a day and a half, and our sugar content is 15.4, a record high for this time of year,” said Jerry Darnell, Vice President of Agriculture, South Region for Western Sugar. He contributed the high sugar content to some good growing degree days, the herbicide Goltix, and sugar beet seed CR+, which helped with Cercospora. 

By Chabella Guzman, Panhandle Research Extension & Education Center Communications 

To meet the needs of the community and students of western Nebraska, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) signed a 2+2 agreement, which will aid students in obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in Agricultural Education and Skilled and Technical Science Education.  

Are you interested in growing produce and selling at farmer’s markets, direct consumer sales or with Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) groups? Here is your chance to gain valuable information from Nebraska Extension educators and fellow growers across four different locations in Nebraska in September and October 2024. Here are the session topics for this year’s program: Pesticide Updates Related to Produce Growers Pricing and Marketing Strategies Ecology of Produce Growing Environments Resource Panel Program Sites and Dates Include: Norfolk, September 16, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., (Central Time), Northeast Community College

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