Last month we initiated the first SARE sponsored webinar of 2014. We will continue our webinar series in May, with our next webinar scheduled for Thursday, May 22nd at 10:00 a.m. The webinar is titled, “Small Fruits Beyond Raspberries and Strawberries.” Vaughn Hammond, Extension Educator at the Kimmel Education and Research Center in Nebraska City will present the webinar. Vaughn’s focus as an Extension Educator is Specialty Crops. Vaughn spent almost a year in Afghanistan as an advisor teaching government agriculture advisors and farmers about growing fruit. Vaughn brings a wealth of practical experience in growing fruits and vegetables, as he and his wife Beth currently grow produce in Nebraska City for the local market. Vaughn also is an integral part of the local food industry in Nebraska as he is involved in assisting and advising growers and also serves on the Board of Directors of the Buy Fresh Buy Local organization. Vaughn also serves on the Nebraska SARE Advisory Committee. Vaughn will discuss production of some of the not so common small fruits grown in Nebraska. Access the webinar here.

If you have questions, feel free to contact Gary Lesoing at (402) 274-4755 or at glesoing2@unl.edu.