Certification training set in Scottsbluff, Sidney, Bridgeport, Alliance, Valentine
Local Interest
By Kelley Rice, Extension Educator and 4-H Coordinator for Panhandle Extension District
4-H is the largest youth organization in the nation. 4-H serves more than 7 million youth, working in partnership with national, state, and local partners to provide meaningful experiences where youth learn by doing.
As we celebrate Nebraska 4-H Month, I would like shed some light on how Nebraska 4-H is dedicated to teaching life skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, social skills, communication, responsibility, citizenship, and leadership in order to prepare our youth for a successful future.
As Nebraska Extension Educator Jim Schild prepares to retire from a 35-year Extension career – 30 of them spent in Scotts Bluff County – he says what he’ll remember most is the connections he’s made with people over the years.
“I appreciate all the opportunities I’ve been able to take advantage of in my career,” Schild said. “Meeting a lot of great people, developing lifelong friendships, helping people, making their lives more productive, helping them save a tree or shrub, seeing 4-Hers growing up to be leaders in their communities.”
Schild is retiring at the end of January.
When commodity prices go down, it’s important to keep financial books on the ranch for more than just tax time.
Nebraska Extension Educators will teach how to use Quicken, a popular commercial record-keeping package that is user friendly, inexpensive and easy to find, in two upcoming workshops in Kimball and Scottsbluff. Quicken is flexible for ag and non-ag business enterprises and separates out family living expenses.
These workshops are limited to 10 participants per site. The cost is $20 per participant. Dates and locations:
Kimball, Feb. 1 from 5:30-8:30 p.m., at the Kimball Courthouse Annex. To register call the Kimball County Extension Office, 308-235-3122.
The basics of QuickBooks financial software for farmers and ranchers will be taught in a workshop Feb. 8 in Scottsbluff.
The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UNL Panhandle Research & Extension Center. To register call Jessica Groskopf 308-632-1247.
Cost is $65 per participant, and the class is limited to five participants.
Jerry Terwilliger of the Center for Rural Affairs teaches the basics of desktop QuickBooks, focusing on the record-keeping needs of farmers and ranchers. Participants will learn how to input transactions, use accounts, categories, inventories, invoices, and run common reports.
Nebraska Extension will offer 2018 Landlord-Tenant Lease Workshops in Kimball, Alliance, Scottsbluff, and Bridgeport, to help landlords and tenants develop leases that are right for both parties while maintaining positive farm leasing relations.
Meeting and registration details:
Kimball, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kimball 4-H Building. Call the Kimball County Extension Office to register, 308-235-3122.
Alliance, Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. at the Alliance Public Library. Call the Box Butte County Extension Office at 308-762-5616.
Scottsbluff, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Panhandle Research & Extension Center. To register call Jessica Groskopf, 308-632-1247.
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