Pantry Pests
It’s the Holiday season, which means it’s baking season. Many of us really enjoy making all sorts of baked goods for Christmas, especially me. Which means that we go through a lot of flour, sugar and more. Have you ever gotten out your flour and found tiny bugs in it, or maybe they are just found flying or crawling around your kitchen? These are not harmful, but they are common pests. The photo of a red flour beetle above is from Peggy Greb, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org. Continue Reading...
Commercial Pesticide Training
Now is the time to get a refresher course so you can maintain your Pesticide License or to get one so you can begin using pesticides. If you already have a pesticide commercial pesticide license, take it out and check the expiration date on it. If it expires in April of 2025, you need to attend a recertification course through Nebraska Extension. For Private applicators, contact Matheus Riberio at the Saline County Office at 402-821-2151 for dates and to register. For commercial training, the recertification sessions are February 13, February 27 and March 6 starting at 8:30am at the Gage County Extension Office. If you are looking to get your pesticide license, the initial training is March 17th. You must pre-register for the commercial trainings at pested.unl.edu
GRO Big Red
GRO Big Red Virtual Learning is going to be starting up again!
Here are the event dates, topics, and who's teaching them:
2/12 – Starting a Vegetable Garden, Dana Freeman
3/12 – Rain Gardens in the Landscape: Where to Use Them/What to Plant in Them, Kelly Feehan
4/9 – Trees to Plant & Trees to Avoid, Elizabeth Exstrom
5/14 – Consider These Natives, Scott Evans
6/11 – Garden Friends, Kait Chapman
7/9 – All About Roses, David Lott and Nicole Stoner
8/13 – Fall Turf Activities, John Fech
9/10 – Basics of Composting, Sarah Browning
10/8 – Unusual Small Fruits, Ian Peterson
11/12 – Growing Herbs, Mary Jane Frogge
They will be at noon on Wednesdays and all of them will be recorded for a later viewing!
Register for Gro Big Red at https://hles.unl.edu/grobigred
Tree Care in Winter
Winter is here now but remember our trees are still alive, just dormant. And even a dormant tree, still needs care during the winter months. Continue Reading...
4-H Enrollment Now OPEN
4-H Enrollment Now OPEN
Enrollment is open for the 2023-2024 Gage County 4-H year. The enrollment website is v2.4honline.com. All 4-H youth (ages 8-18), Clover Kids (ages 5-7), and leaders/volunteers are required to enroll online every year. Enrollment deadline is June 15. We encourage all members to enroll using a computer and not your mobile device. Call or email Jacie at 402-223-1384 with any enrollment questions.
Please make sure to include or update your child's t-shirt size! This is the sizing guide we use to order the Exmark t-shirts for county fair! It is not a required field so can often be missed.
Updated help guides can be found on our website.
Enrollment fee is $12 for each 4-H youth to be paid online or in the office. There is no fee for Clover Kids or adults. We will not be accepting enrollments until we have received payment.
Gage County Extension
How to contact us
For Horticulture & Entomology questions:
- E-mail Nicole Stoner at nstoner2@unl.edu
For Food & Nutrition questions:
- Email Carly Applegarth at chillburn2@unl.edu
For 4-H & Youth Development questions:
- Email Jacie Milius at jacie.milius@unl.edu
For Water & Cropping Systems questions:
- Email Ritika Lamichhane at rlamichhane3@unl.edu
For Agriculture Profitability questions:
- Email Anastasia Meyer at ameyer71@unl.edu
For Early Childhood questions:
- Email Ingrid Lindal at ingridchavarria@unl.edu
For Livestock Systems questions:
- Email Barry Weber at s-bweber12@unl.edu
Email: gage-county@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/
Location: 1115 West Scott Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-1384