| 12:00 pm May 22nd | Giving Your Best Webinar Series - Ready. Set. Delegate! Web SeminarExplore why you should delegate, when to delegate and when not to delegate. The sky's the limit when you delegate. A UNL Extension statewide webinar, "Giving Your Best," series will help volunteers, parents and youth development professionals get rejuvenated and gain tools to better serve their organizations and their youth. |
| May 24th | UNL Extension Tractor Safety Courses Offered Across Nebraska Buffalo County Extension OfficeUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Tractor Safety/Hazardous Occupations Courses will be offered at seven locations in Nebraska during May and June.
Federal law prohibits youth under 16 years of age from working on a farm other than their parents'. Certification through the course grants an exemption to the law allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to drive a tractor and to do field work with mechanized equipment.
The most common cause of death in agriculture accidents in Nebraska is overturn from tractors and all-terrain-vehicles (ATV), said Sharry Nielsen, UNL Extension Educator and course instructor, and are topics covered in-depth in the class work. Mark Hinze, also a UNL Extension Educator and course instructor, will teach the mechanical, safety, and maintenance aspects of tractor operations.
"Instilling an attitude of ‘safety first’ is a primary goal of the course,” Nielsen said. "where youth have the chance to learn respect for agricultural jobs and the tools involved."
Classes consist of two days of instruction plus homework assignments. Classes are from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. each day. Dates and locations include:
-- May 24-25, Fairgrounds, Kearney
-- May 31-June 1, Haskell Ag Lab, Concord
-- June 4-5, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff
-- June 7-8, West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
-- June 11-12, Evangelical Free Church, Ainsworth
-- June 14-15, Fairgrounds, Beatrice
-- June 18-19, College Park, Grand Island
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged at least one week before a location's start date to Site Coordinator’s Extension Office. Cost is $60, which includes educational materials, testing, supplies, lunches and breaks. For more information, contact the Extension Office or Sharry Nielsen at (308) 832-0645, snielsen1@unl.edu.
The first day of class will consist of intensive classroom instruction with hands-on demonstrations, concluding with a written test that must be completed satisfactorily before the student may continue driving tests the next day. Classroom instruction will cover the required elements of the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program. Homework will be assigned to turn in the next day.
The second day will consist of testing, driving and operating machinery. Students must demonstrate competence in hitching equipment and driving a tractor and trailer through a standardized course as well as hitching PTO and hydraulic systems. |
| 9:00 am May 24th | Easter Redcedar Workshop- Management & Utilization Opportunities May 24- Indoor Session at the University of Nebraska West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte, NE.
9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. (lunch on your own_
* Historical Perspective
* Inventory & Growth
* Resource Impacts: Diversity, Fire & Forage
* Insects & Disease
* Utilization for Energy
* Other Market Opportunities
May 25- Outdoor Session at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) in Curtis, NE.
9:00 a.m.- Noon
Field Demonstrations including:
* Harvesting Methods
* Making Posts
* Making Chips
* Making Mulch
* Logs & Lumber
Lunch on your own.
1-3 p.m. Visit the new NCTA wood-fired boiler.
Please RSVP for the May 24 session by Tuesday May 22. |
| May 29th | UNL Extension in Saunders County ATV Training Agricultural Research & Development Center, near Mead |
| May 31st | UNL Extension Tractor Safety Courses Offered Across Nebraska Haskell Ag LaboratoryUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Tractor Safety/Hazardous Occupations Courses will be offered at seven locations in Nebraska during May and June.
Federal law prohibits youth under 16 years of age from working on a farm other than their parents'. Certification through the course grants an exemption to the law allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to drive a tractor and to do field work with mechanized equipment.
The most common cause of death in agriculture accidents in Nebraska is overturn from tractors and all-terrain-vehicles (ATV), said Sharry Nielsen, UNL Extension Educator and course instructor, and are topics covered in-depth in the class work. Mark Hinze, also a UNL Extension Educator and course instructor, will teach the mechanical, safety, and maintenance aspects of tractor operations.
"Instilling an attitude of ‘safety first’ is a primary goal of the course,” Nielsen said. "where youth have the chance to learn respect for agricultural jobs and the tools involved."
Classes consist of two days of instruction plus homework assignments. Classes are from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. each day. Dates and locations include:
-- May 24-25, Fairgrounds, Kearney
-- May 31-June 1, Haskell Ag Lab, Concord
-- June 4-5, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff
-- June 7-8, West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
-- June 11-12, Evangelical Free Church, Ainsworth
-- June 14-15, Fairgrounds, Beatrice
-- June 18-19, College Park, Grand Island
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged at least one week before a location's start date to Site Coordinator’s Extension Office. Cost is $60, which includes educational materials, testing, supplies, lunches and breaks. For more information, contact the Extension Office or Sharry Nielsen at (308) 832-0645, snielsen1@unl.edu.
The first day of class will consist of intensive classroom instruction with hands-on demonstrations, concluding with a written test that must be completed satisfactorily before the student may continue driving tests the next day. Classroom instruction will cover the required elements of the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program. Homework will be assigned to turn in the next day.
The second day will consist of testing, driving and operating machinery. Students must demonstrate competence in hitching equipment and driving a tractor and trailer through a standardized course as well as hitching PTO and hydraulic systems. |
| Jun 1st | UNL Extension in Saunders County ATV Training Agricultural Research & Development Center, near Mead |
| 12:00 pm Jun 1st | Wildflower Week Plant Sale East CampusNSA specializes in native and prairie plants and smaller-sized trees & shrubs that may be hard-to-find. Display beds open for tours. |
| Jun 4th | UNL Extension Tractor Safety Courses Offered Across Nebraska Panhandle Research & Extension CenterUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Tractor Safety/Hazardous Occupations Courses will be offered at seven locations in Nebraska during May and June.
Federal law prohibits youth under 16 years of age from working on a farm other than their parents'. Certification through the course grants an exemption to the law allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to drive a tractor and to do field work with mechanized equipment.
The most common cause of death in agriculture accidents in Nebraska is overturn from tractors and all-terrain-vehicles (ATV), said Sharry Nielsen, UNL Extension Educator and course instructor, and are topics covered in-depth in the class work. Mark Hinze, also a UNL Extension Educator and course instructor, will teach the mechanical, safety, and maintenance aspects of tractor operations.
"Instilling an attitude of ‘safety first’ is a primary goal of the course,” Nielsen said. "where youth have the chance to learn respect for agricultural jobs and the tools involved."
Classes consist of two days of instruction plus homework assignments. Classes are from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. each day. Dates and locations include:
-- May 24-25, Fairgrounds, Kearney
-- May 31-June 1, Haskell Ag Lab, Concord
-- June 4-5, Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff
-- June 7-8, West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte
-- June 11-12, Evangelical Free Church, Ainsworth
-- June 14-15, Fairgrounds, Beatrice
-- June 18-19, College Park, Grand Island
Pre-registration is strongly encouraged at least one week before a location's start date to Site Coordinator’s Extension Office. Cost is $60, which includes educational materials, testing, supplies, lunches and breaks. For more information, contact the Extension Office or Sharry Nielsen at (308) 832-0645, snielsen1@unl.edu.
The first day of class will consist of intensive classroom instruction with hands-on demonstrations, concluding with a written test that must be completed satisfactorily before the student may continue driving tests the next day. Classroom instruction will cover the required elements of the National Safe Tractor and Machinery Operation Program. Homework will be assigned to turn in the next day.
The second day will consist of testing, driving and operating machinery. Students must demonstrate competence in hitching equipment and driving a tractor and trailer through a standardized course as well as hitching PTO and hydraulic systems. |
| 9:00 am Jun 5th | UNL Extension in Saunders County 4-H Babysitting Basics Agricultural Research & Development Center, near Mead |
| 10:00 am Jun 6th | Animal Care Wednesdays - Webinar Listen in monthly to get more information about relevant topics about animal care issues. First Wednesday of the month. |