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Rural Advantage & Healthy Farms Conference - February 10 & 11

Are you looking for new innovative ways to utilize your agricultural products? Do you want to benefit from the many advantages of living, working, and raising a family in the country? Do you need help developing entrepreneurial ideas that can impact the world around you? The 2012 Rural Advantage & Healthy Farms Conference provides the perfect opportunity for you to acquire useful information on numerous alternatives to expand your vision and ideas into reality. The conference will be held on February 10-11, 2012, at the Lied Lodge & Conference Center in Nebraska City, NE.  Details regarding the conference and registration are available in the brochure (PDF, 2 pgs, 497 KB). For more information contact Gary Lesoing at the Nemaha County Extension Office, 402-274-4755.

4-H Fruit Sales:  January 27-February 13

4-H Fruit Sales are set to begin Friday, January 27th, and will continue through Monday, February 13th.  4-H members will be selling apples, oranges, grapefruit, pears, pineapple, Gladcorn, string cheese and beef sticks.  4-H Fruit Sale revenue supports 4-H program materials, leader education, camps and clinics.  This event is sponsored by the Nemaha County 4-H Council and is largest fund raising effort that the 4-H Council undertakes each year.

Radon Kits

Local residents are now able to test their homes for radon because of a grant provided to UNL Extension by the Nebraska Radon Program.  Do-It-Yourself Kits are available at the Nemaha County Extension Office at no cost.  Stop by the office to get yours.

Flood Resources

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Ask an Extension expert from Iowa State University or the University of Nebraska–Lincoln about recovering cropland from flooding.

Other resources are available at UNL Extension - Flood Resources.

SARE Webinars

"Climate Variability and Change: Global to Local Perspective" – Recording
This webinar features Dr. Tapan B. Pathak, Extension Educator in Climate Variability School of Natural Resources, and was presented on Thursday, January 19, 2012.

For information about other SARE Webinar recordings go to the Nebraska SARE Webinars page. If you have questions regarding any of the SARE webinars, contact Gary Lesoing at (402) 274-4755 or at glesoing2@unl.edu.

4-H Information

Looking for Nemaha County 4-H Information?  Please go to the Nemaha County 4-H page.  You will find entry form and fair book information, monthly 4-H calendars and newsletters, scheduling changes, and other interesting information.

4-H:  Where the Fun Begins!

Click on this informational brochure, "4-H:  Where the Fun Begins!" (PDF, 2 pgs, 341 KB), to learn more about 4-H in Nemaha County.

Nemaha County Ag Line

Quarterly Ag Line Newsletters and other agriculture articles written by Gary Lesoing, Extension Educator in Nemaha County, are available on line on the Crops for the Future page.

 

Extension Highlights

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UNL leads $25 million project targeting E. coli threat to food safetyE coli2

UNL will lead a $25 million project to reduce throughout the beef production chain the occurrence of E. coli strains that pose a major threat to public health. The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced the grant today and will be part of a 1 p.m. reception at Hardin Hall. Continue reading…

Results of Soybean Management On-Farm Research soybean research

On-farm replicated research on soybean management practices was conducted as part of the 2011 Soybean Management Field Days near Bancroft (northeast), Clay Center (south central), Cortland (southeast), and Elba (central). Soybean yield can be increased by integrating the genetic potential of soybean with sustainable agronomic practices and yield-increasing practices appropriate for current field and seasonal weather conditions. The 2011 Soybean Management Field Days included trials to test various practices for:
· Effect of Foliar Fungicides and Insecticides
· Nutrient management involving starter N, foliar nutrient management, growth promoters, and related high yield practices.
· Seed treatment affect on stand, disease control, and yield.

To learn the results of these practices under Nebraska field conditions, read the summaries found for Nutrient Management , Seed Treatment, and Foliar Fungicides and Insecticides.

Research shows benefits of irrigated corn offset energy costs Cassman

Research led by UNL's Ken Cassman and Patricio Grassini shows that irrigated corn grown in Nebraska is highly efficient in the use of energy, water and fertilizer. The data was published in this week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue reading…

 

2012 Extension Community Program Lessons Now AvailableCommunity

As a leader in your community, often you are asked to present a program to club meetings, civic groups or professional organizations. Finding information for such a program and then organizing it can be challenging and time consuming. Look no further!

Faculty from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension are providing you research-based, educational program resources free-of-charge. Information in each program is based on research from educational institutions around the world. The programs provided reflect the variety of topics which our clientele cite as issues within their communities. This years programs are: Making it Happen!: Building Positive Relations with Children and Social Networking Sites: What They Are and How to Navigate Them. For more Community Program Lessons available to you, go to: Programs for Communities.

 
Upcoming Events Upcoming Events
Farm Beginnings Class
Jan 28, 10:00 AM , 
First National Bank
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Jan 30, 1:30 PM , 
Nemaha County 4-H Building
Nemaha County 4-H Council Meeting
Jan 30, 6:30 PM , 
Nemaha County Courthouse
Private Pesticide Applicator Training
Jan 31, 9:00 AM , 
Union Bank in Pawnee City
Timbercreek 4-H Club Meeting
Jan 31, 5:30 PM , 
Nemaha County 4-H Building

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Extension Webcasts

MJ logo Market Journal
Provides current grain/livestock market commentary and analysis; weather, climate, and soil moisture updates; practical advice from seasoned, working producers; and more.

BYF logo Backyard Farmer
View entire episodes or search for answers to your plant, yard, and insect problems. Watch Backyard Farmer live on NET1 April to mid September (Thursday, 7:00 pm CT). Backyard Farmer Extra airs every Saturday morning during the season at 8:30 am (CT).

Ag Almanac logo Ag Almanac
Audio and video interviews with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension specialists and educators on topics ranging from crop and livestock production to health and nutrition to lawn and garden care, and more.

WebVideo
A number of UNL-Extension video programs are archived and available for viewing. Topics include water management, crop and livestock production and rural entrepreneurship.