Nebraska Extension - Gage County

Announcements

• Office Closed - 4th of July
• Ball Official Announcement

Upcoming Events

• Yard & Garden- Live
  
• Yard & Garden with Nicole- A Podcast
• GROBIGRED

Horticulture - Nicole Stoner

• Soldier Beetles
• Yard and Garden- June 4, 2021
• Yard and Garden- June 11, 2021

4-H & Youth Development - Jacie Milius

• Gage County Fair & Expo
• Volunteer at the Gage County Fair & Expo

Food, Nutrition & Health - Tara Dunker

• 2021 Beatrice Garden Produce Rescue

Don't miss another episode of Yard and Garden! You can now listen to it anywhere- on the website, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Google Podcast. Just search Yard and Garden with Nicole!

Summer is really here, if not by calendar, at least by the temperatures, and bugs. As an Entomologist, I love when insects become active, but I know not everyone feels the same about bugs. I do not like mosquitoes and other annoying bugs that bother me outside and I especially dislike those that do damage to my plants. However, the majority of our insects are beneficial and therefore do not need to be sprayed or smashed.

This is the Q&A for the Yard and Garden show for June 4, 2021. Yard and Garden Live is a call-in radio show I do on KUTT 99.5 FM from 10-11:30 am and it will run through July 30, 2021. It can also be found on kutt995.com for online listening. If you missed a show or just want to read through the questions, I have written them all in my blog and will continue to do so throughout the season.

Guest Host: Kait Chapman, Urban Entomologist and Extension Educator in Lancaster County

This is the Q&A for the Yard and Garden show for June 11, 2021. Yard and Garden Live is a call-in radio show I do on KUTT 99.5 FM from 10-11:30 am and it will run through July 30, 2021. It can also be found on kutt995.com for online listening. If you missed a show or just want to read through the questions, I have written them all in my blog and will continue to do so throughout the season.

Guest Host: Steve Karloff, District Forester for the Nebraska Forest Service

It’s showtime in a few short weeks - and you’re all in the spotlight at the 150th year celebration of the Gage County Fair & Expo, July 28- August 1. Don’t miss the tasty Ag Appreciation BBQ Tuesday night, Tuff Nuff Rodeo Wednesday night, Races on Friday, Eve of Destruction on Saturday, Monster Trucks Sunday and so much more. Entry day for 4-H and Open Class is Tuesday, July 27. Lots of preparations in the works to make this the best community celebration! The best thing about memories is making them!

4-H & FFA exhibitors should note that the online entry site is open: https://gage.fairwire.com. Entry deadline is July 15.

The Gage County Fair showcases Gage County and southeast Nebraska. It’s a community event that is successful with the help of so many volunteers. If you would like to help at the fair with 4-H or the fair in general, contact the Extension Office (402-223-1384) or the Fair Office (402-223-3247). Thank you in advance!

• 4-H Building Superintendent https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hbuilding4
  
• 4-H/FFA Livestock Shows: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hffa2
  

• 4-H/FFA Small Animal: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hffa3

• Pre-Fair 4-H Volunteer Sign-Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-prefair1
  

Our 2021 Garden Produce Rescue is in full swing for the summer! We have received donations from local businesses in Beatrice where they have been delivered to various organizations and neighbors in need such as the Salvation Army, Beatrice Community Food Pantry, and Gage County Veterans Office.

Interested in donating your extra produce? Bring your whole, washed garden extras to one of our community drop locations from mid-May to mid-October any time that drop location is open for business.

Current participating drop locations (adding more every day!):

-Beatrice Public Library

-Beatrice Farmers' Market (Thursday evenings)

-Beatrice Mary Family YMCA

-Gage County Extension Office (on the fairgrounds)

-Beatrice Community Hospital System (this drop location is available to BCH employees only)

Follow along at our Facebook page- 2021 Beatrice Garden Produce Rescue

https://www.facebook.com/groups/beatricegardenproducerescue/

Email: Gage-County@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/
Location: 1115 West Scott Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-1384
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtensionGageCo/
Twitter: @GageCoExtension