4-H Friday News Blast!
March 16, 2018 ... Happy Clover Day tomorrow!
Job Posting
4-H Council Meets Monday
4-H Tax Information
Blue Delft Nigella Flower Seeds
Thank you!
Reminder - Speech Contest Coming up
Click here for the Speech Contest information and entry form.
Animal Science Experience at UNL
Beef Progress Show
New Goat Classes at the Cass County Fair
There is a new livestock class for the 2018 Cass County Fair! This class for is for all Other Goats like pygmy, fainting, angora and other species of goats. The identification requirements for these goats are all must have a USDA scrapie tag and the dairy goat ID sheets should be used for these goats. Dairy or meat goats are not allowed in this class unless they are dairy wethers. No bucks are allowed. This is not a state fair eligible class. All ID sheets need to be turned in to the office by June 15th and all county fair entries are due by July 15th.
Please contact Brett at the office with any questions. 402-267-2205
Club Challenge ...
It’s time for a little Cass County club challenge! April is “True Leaders in Service” month, and we want to challenge your club to plan a local service project. Each club that participates will be eligible to win a prize pack of 4-H goodies, including one curriculum book of your leader’s choice from Shop 4-H! To be eligible, leaders must head over to https://4-h.org/get-involved/true-leaders-in-service/ to register your event and look through the toolkit for helpful tips. Once you hold your service activity, send an email to cass-county@unl.edu and include at least 3 pictures showing your group in action. Include a short 3-5 sentence paragraph about what you did and how it impacted your community. All groups that complete the challenge and send the email by April 30th will be entered into a random drawing for the prize pack. The winner will be announced in the May 4th 4-H Friday News Blasts. We will also feature groups on our website and in upcoming News Blasts. Questions? Contact Tracy at tracy.ensor@unl.edu
Opportunities outside of 4-H in and around Cass County ...
We've had a lot of questions about trimming fruit trees. Here's an excellent, brand new document for your resource: Pruning Fruit Trees
Become a Vet Camp Assistant at Oxbow this summer ... position offerings at Oxbow
Beekeeping Classes - March 24, Mead, NE
Instant Pot 101 - right here in Cass County, Monday, April 23rd
Gardening in Small Places - right here in Cass County, April 26th (flyer to come)
CropWatch "2018 Focus on Pulses"
Check for more on our website at: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/agriculture-news/
Nebraska Extension Cass County
Brett Kreifels, Extension Educator & Unit Leader,
Tracy Ensor, Extension Assistant, tracy.ensor@unl.edu
Sondra Buell, Office Manager, sondra.buell@unl.edu
General Mailbox, cass-county@unl.edu
Email: cass-county@unl.edu
Website: www.cass.unl.edu
Location: 8400 144th Street, Weeping Water, NE, 68463
Phone: 402-267-2205
Facebook: facebook.com/UniversityofNebraskaLincolnExtensionCassCounty
Twitter: @UNLCassCounty