Nebraska Extension in Scotts Bluff County

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PANHANDLE PERSPECTIVES: Bugeye Workshop: Cutworms & Kin

Cutworm numbers have been on the increase in western Nebraska over the past several years, and the damage they can cause to dry edible bean fields has bean growers and others in the industry concerned.

Luckily, it is not too difficult or too expensive to control cutworms. But effective control depends on applying insecticide at the right time. And knowing the right time is a matter of monitoring populations of cutworm moths, which lay the eggs that produce the cutworms.

A hands-on workshop scheduled for early March is designed to train people to identify cutworms from all the other moths, and show how to monitor populations. It is organized by UNL Extension Entomologist Jeff Bradshaw, based at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff.

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2019 Dry Edible Bean Day set for Feb. 12 at Gering

The 2019 Nebraska Dry Edible Bean Day will feature an appearance by the Nebraska Director of Agriculture, as well as presentations from dry bean processors updates on research, and reports from the state commission.

Dry Edible Bean Day is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 at the Gering Civic Center, sponsored by the Nebraska Dry Bean Growers Association (NDBGA). Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. After welcome messages from Bean Growers President Paul Pieper, Panhandle Research and Extension Center Director Jack Whittier, and Nebraska Dry Bean Commission Chair Courtney Schuler, the growers’ association annual meeting will start at 1 p.m.

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Nebraska 4-H members in Catch A Calf Program have success at 2019 NATIONAL WESTERN Stock Show

Seven Nebraska 4-H members were among the top finishers in the National Western Stock Show Catch-A-Calf Contest completed recently in Denver.

The youth dedicated a year’s worth of effort to raise animals they caught at the 2018 stock show from calves to market steers. According to the National Western’s website, 4-Hers from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming compete in National Western Stock Show’s (NWSS) longest running program of practical beef cattle management. In just over 80 years, the Catch-A-Calf Contest has awarded nearly 3,000 steers to 4-H members hailing from the western United States.

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Grain Marketing: Dollars and Cents workshop in Scottsbluff

When times are tight, one key to keeping the farm is managing income by having an effective grain- marketing plan that accounts for an individual farmer’s cost of production, balance sheet and cash flow.

A two-day, in-depth, hands-on workshop called “Grain Marketing: Dollar and Cents” will help row-crop farmers create effective grain marketing plans specific to their operation and financial condition.

The workshop will be offered Feb. 5-6, 2019 in Scottsbluff at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Avenue I. To register call 308-632-1230. The cost to participate is $100 per person.

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Private Pesticide Training for 2019

Private pesticide applicators, such as agricultural producers, can renew their certificate or get initial certification by attending training sessions throughout western Nebraska in upcoming weeks. The training is provided by Nebraska Extension.

After completing the training, farmers and ranchers can buy and use restricted-use pesticides in their own farming operations.

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Quicken for Farm & Ranch Record Keeping workshop in Scottsbluff Feb. 15

A Quicken for Farm & Ranch Record Keeping workshops will be held Feb. 15, 2019 at Scottsbluff, running from 9 a.m. until noon at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Ave. I. To register call 308- 632-1230.

Nebraska Extension Educators will teach how to use Quicken, a popular commercial record-keeping package that is user friendly, inexpensive and easy to find. Quicken is flexible for ag and non-ag business enterprises and separates out family living expenses.

Quicken’s checkbook register makes for a familiar environment to begin computerized record-keeping. Quicken comes with home and general business income and expense categories, but Educators will show how to easily import farm categories to match the federal income tax Schedule F.

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