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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

By Nicole Heldt, Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, Univerity of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension & Education Center

Plan to attend the latest Nebraska Soil Health School on Wednesday, September 4, at Fort Robinson State Park, located at Soldier Creek Road and U.S. Highway 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the park’s Buffalo Barracks Squad Room.

Hosted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the program will bring together experts in soil science, economics, and rangeland management. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a program focused on integrated crop and livestock system goals and objectives that might affect soil health management.

By Jackie Guzman, Nebraska Extension Early Childhood Educator

The first week of school can be full of emotions for parents and children. It’s normal to feel excited, nervous, sad, or several emotions at one time. As summer ends and new routines begin this transition to attending school can create a mix of emotions for the entire family. The first day of school for a child may be a cause for separation anxiety.

By Chabella Guzman, PREEC communications

The annual Panhandle Agriculture Research and Technology Tour will be held on Thursday, August 22, 2024, at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center campus in Scottsbluff.

One of the speakers on the tour will be Dr. Mohamed Khalil, Nebraska Extension Assistant Geoscientist Applied Geophysics. He has done work on seepage and its effect on building and dam structures.  

By Chabella Guzman, PREEC communications

A metal fence separated a few boys from a bunch of cattle as they looked at each other. Nodding their heads, the boys agreed it would be nice to take one of the cattle back home with them. The boys were part of the Summer Youth Empowerment Camp, which brought more than 30 children to visit the University of Nebraska-Linocoln Panhandle Feedlot and the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center (PREEC) in Scottsbluff on July 24, 2024. 

By Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension Water & Cropping Educator

Hot temperatures will continue through the first part of August 2024, and some precipitation is forecast for the middle of next week.

“Crops in the North Platte Valley and the Panhandle in general are doing well,” said Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension water and cropping educator. “Replanted dry beans are progressing but will need an extended fall for the crop to make it to harvest.” Dry beans in the Panhandle that were not replanted are starting to vine and set blossoms. In the extreme heat across the Panhandle, the first set of blossoms could drop and not set pods.

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