Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County - NEBLINE - Sept./Oct. 2021

Clockwise from top left: a 4-H member holding her 150th anniversary-themed painting, 4-H Table Setting contest, one of the 4-H Horse Western shows, and the Meat Goat show.
Clockwise from top left: a 4-H member holding her 150th anniversary-themed painting, 4-H Table Setting contest, one of the 4-H Horse Western shows, and the Meat Goat show.

4-H Youth Help Celebrate 150 Years of Lancaster County Fair

The 2021 Lancaster County Super Fair was held July 29–Aug. 7 at the Lancaster Event Center Fairgrounds. Over 530 4-H/FFA exhibitors showcased over 4,100 exhibits (including static exhibits, Clover Kids, animals and contest entries). Continue reading…

 

Farm to School Connections in Lancaster County

(Graphic from National Farm to School Network)WHAT IS FARM TO SCHOOL?
Nationally, Farm to School is an intentional effort to connect local food producers to schools, early care and education sites. Farm to School enriches community connections with fresh, healthy food grown by local food producers by implementing local-food purchasing and Continue reading…

 

Uses of Compost

Put landscape waste, such as tree leaves and grass clippings, to good use by creating your own compost.Fall is a great time for composting and there are many ways it can be done. Putting your landscape plant materials — such as tree leaves, grass clippings, food vegetative waste and garden waste — to good use provides many benefits to the landscape and also lightens the load on our landfill. Continue reading…

 

GROBigRed Virtual Learning Series

GROBigRed Gardening.pngNebraska Extension’s GROBigRed Virtual Learning Series brings Extension experts from across the state to answer your garden questions. Vegetable Gardening Beyond Basics programs will take place through October... Continue reading…

 

September/October Garden Guide

GardenGuide.jpgSelect accent plants for your landscape that will provide autumn colors. Trees that have red fall color are red maple, sugar maple, Norway maple, red oak and scarlet oak. Shrubs with red fall foliage include sumac, viburnum, winged euonymus and barberry. Continue reading…

 

Herd Health Vaccinations

Photo by: Troy Walz, Extension Educator in West Central Regional OfficeWeaning and shipping can be a stressful time in a calf’s life and can cause acute illness. These conditions can include taking in high-risk cattle to co-mingle, weaning your own calves to finish or purchasing ranch source cattle. Continue reading…

 

Join 4-H! 4-H Information Night, Oct. 5

2019 4-H Information Night4-H grows confident, capable and caring kids! 4-H is America’s largest youth development organization. All youth ages 5–18 may join 4-H.
There are no fees to join 4-H in Lancaster County. Adults — help youth grow by volunteering! 4-H Information Night will be Tuesday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m. Continue reading…

 

4-H Golf Tournament Fundraiser, Oct. 3

golf-ball-with-4H logo.jpgThe 4-H Council Golf Tournament Fundraiser will be held Sunday, Oct. 3 at the Woodland Hills Golf Course, 6000 Woodland Hills Drive, Eagle, NE with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. This tournament is a four-person scramble. Registration fee is $75 per golfer or $300 per team. Continue reading…

 

Youth Science Day for Homeschooled Youth

Youth Science Day for Homeschooled Youth 2020Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County will present a Youth Science Day for Homeschooled Youth on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 9–11:30 a.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln. Open to all homeschooled youth, grades K–6th (most lessons are geared towards 3rd–5th graders). Continue reading…

 

Sam’s Club Donates $1,000 to 4-H Council

(L–R) Sam’s Club Manager Jodi Curtis and 4-H Council President Sarah Hansen. The Lincoln Sam’s Club on Andermatt Drive recently donated $1,000 to Lancaster County 4-H Council through a store grant! Lancaster County 4-H Council raises funds to help support local 4-H youth programs, activities and scholarships.

 

4-H State Public Speaking Top Results

4Hlogo_horz.jpgOver 138 4-H youth from 49 different counties across the state competed in the state 4-H Public Speaking Contest in June. The following Lancaster County 4-H’ers earned purple ribbons.

SPEECH CONTEST
• Intermediate division: Melanie Wiggins (1st), Holly Bowen, Morgan Gabel, Kamryn Wanser Continue reading…

 

Livestock Scholarship Recipients

Livestock Scholarship winners.jpgThe Lancaster County 4-H Livestock Booster Club awards two $500 college scholarships each year which are presented at the Lancaster County Super Fair 4-H/FFA Livestock Premium Auction. A portion of the proceeds from the auction funds these scholarships. This year’s scholarship recipients were Grant Continue reading…

 

Extension News — Three New Extension Staff

(L–R) Emily Kern, Irvin Ramirez-Benavides and Victoria ReisNebraska Extension in Lancaster County recently hired three staff members who will help support Extension’s local programs.

Emily Kern began working as a county Clerk Typist II in July. Emily will support the 4-H youth development program and assist in receptionist duties. Continue reading…

 

Extension News — 2021 UNL Service Awards

Recently, University of Nebraska–Lincoln staff reaching an anniversary year of employment were honored for their years of service to the university. The following Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County staff were recognized:
• Sarah Browning, Extension Educator — 20 years
• Kayla Colgrove... Continue reading…

 
Originally published September 22, 2021 - Submit an Item