This is a reminder that the in-person Thayer County 4-H Awards & S'mores awards night event that was scheduled for Sunday, October 18th, has been cancelled due to the rise of COVID-19 cases in Thayer County.
Thayer County 4-H Families: Please watch your e-mail for more details on our awards announcement video and award pick-up dates. And please help us spread the word!
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NOTICE:
A regular meeting of the
Southern Plains Extension Board
will be held on
Mon. Nov. 16 @ 7:00 p.m.
Nuckolls County Extension Office - Nelson, NE
Agenda available upon request 24 hrs prior to meeting at the Nuckolls and Thayer County Extension Offices
Greetings, 4-H members and families! Your friendly neighborhood office staff members are preparing for County Fair 2020 for both Nuckolls and Thayer counties. This year's fair will be unlike anything you've been part of before due to COVID-19 modifications and safety precautions, but we are still going to learn, grow, compete, and celebrate with our local 4-H and FFA youth. Thank you to all of the 4-H Council members, club leaders, and other volunteers who have dedicated time to helping us put on a fair during COVID-19.
Nuckolls County Fair 2020 Dates Announced
Join us for the 2020 Nuckolls County Fair July 11-15! More details coming soon.
Thayer County Fair 2020 Dates AnnouncedJoin us for the 2020 Thayer County County Fair August 6-8! More details coming soon.
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Bruns reappointed as West Central Research and Extension Center director
October 13, 2021
Kelly Bruns has been reappointed to the role of director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s West Central Research, Extension and Education Center (WCREEC) in North Platte. The reappointment is for a five-year term.
Faculty Spotlight: Brian Cox
October 11, 2021
Meet Brian Cox, engagement zone coordinator for Nebraska Extension.
Panhandle Perspectives: Panhandle Learning Agricultural Network (PLAN) aims to increase farmer adoption of field-based sensors
October 7, 2021
Nowadays, farmers have more access than ever to data of all kinds about their crops, thanks to rapid development of sensor and telemetry techniques over the past few decades. Yet the adoption rate of sensors for farming operations is still low, possibly due to cost, comfortability of adapting to sensor-based management, concerns on return on investment, and other reasons.
FarmBits podcast launches new season Oct. 7
October 4, 2021
The FarmBits podcast will return to airwaves beginning Oct. 7, with the release of new episodes. FarmBits has a new team of hosts and a refreshed structure that will add variety to the podcast.