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All events are in Central time unless specified.

May 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
26 7 am Nebraska 4-H Horse Stampede	27 8 am–12:30 pm FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food 12 pm ABC Office Hours: Online Q&A Help Sessions 4 pm–5 pm Plant Pathology Spring 2026 Seminar Series—David Kihoro Sirengo 4 pm–5 pm SVMBS Seminar: Chandan Krishnamoorthy 7 pm–9 pm Cuming County Extension Board Meeting 7 pm–8 pm Knox County 4-H Council Meeting	28 8 am–12:30 pm FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food 3:30 pm–5 pm Ackerson Memorial Seminar 5:30 pm–7:30 pm Small Business Rules and Regulations	29 12 am Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference 8 am–12:30 pm FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food 8 am–5 pm Molecular Mechanisms of Disease Pre-Doctoral Training Program Annual Symposium 12 pm–1 pm After the Fire: Tax Considerations and Planning for Livestock Sales 12 pm–1 pm NPOD seminar David Dallas (Oregon State University) 4 pm Husker Cancer Walk	30 12 am Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities Conference 8 am–12:30 pm FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food 8 am–8 pm NE Insurance Leaders Forum - 2026 9 am–4 pm Horticulture Club Spring Plant Sale 9 am–4 pm Phenix Workshop 9 am–1:30 pm Range Management Club Native Perennial Plant Sale 11 am–1 pm Growing the Urban Forest: Student Research in Action 3 pm–4 pm Canceled: Popcorn Pop-Up 3 pm–4 pm Canceled: Popcorn Pop-Up 4 pm–7 pm PlantNebraska Members Only Plant Sale 5:30 pm–7 pm Nitrate & Beyond 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	1 8 am–12:30 pm FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food 8 am–8 pm NE Insurance Leaders Forum - 2026 9 am–9:30 am First Friday Update and Weather Outlook with Nebraska State Climate Office 9 am–4 pm Horticulture Club Spring Plant Sale 9 am–1:30 pm Range Management Club Native Perennial Plant Sale 9:30 am–10:30 am First Friday with the School of Natural Resources - Graduation Celebration 12 pm–1 pm Natural Chicken Compost for Sale (by appointment only) 12:30 pm–4:30 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale 2 pm–6 pm First Fridays at The Eloise Kruger Gallery of Miniatures 4 pm–6 pm SNR Potluck 5 pm DUE DATE - 4-H Music Contest entries	2 9 am–12 pm PlantNebraska Spring Plant Sale 9 am–1:30 pm Range Management Club Native Perennial Plant Sale
3	4 7 am Finals Fuel 7:30 am–5 pm Research and Innovation Faculty Convening	5 7 am Finals Fuel 8 am–9:30 am A Tour of Nebraska Soils	6 7 am Finals Fuel	7 7 am Finals Fuel 8 am–5 pm Nebraska Dental Association 2026 Annual Session 12 pm–1 pm Nebraska and U.S. Farm Income Update and Outlook - Spring 2026 2 pm–4 pm SNR Spring Retirement Celebration 3 pm–4 pm Canceled: Popcorn Pop-Up 3 pm–4 pm Canceled: Popcorn Pop-Up 5 pm–7 pm Artificial Intelligence for Business 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	8 7 am Finals Fuel 8 am–5 pm Nebraska Dental Association 2026 Annual Session 10 am–11:30 am Agronomy and Horticulture Graduation Celebration 2 pm–4 pm Faculty Retirement Celebration 3 pm Graduate Commencement 3 pm May 2026 Graduate Commencement 3 pm–4 pm School of Natural Resources Graduation Celebration	9 9 am May 2026 Undergraduate Commencement - Morning Ceremony 9 am–12 pm PlantNebraska Omaha Plant Sale 9 am Undergraduate Commencement 3 pm May 2026 Undergraduate Commencement - Afternoon Ceremony
10	11 12 pm–1 pm Agricultural Land Management Quarterly Webinar	12	13 8:30 am–12 pm New Employee Orientation 12 pm–1 pm GroBigRed Virtual Learning 12:30 pm ABC Office Hours: Online Q&A Help Sessions 4 pm MDT UNL Field Pea Plot Tour to Showcase Variety Trials and Agronomic Research	14 10 am MDT UNL Field Pea Plot Tour to Showcase Variety Trials and Agronomic Research 11:30 am–12:30 pm Exploring Methane Abatement in Ruminants: The Search for the Missing Hydrogen Link 12 pm–1 pm Beyond the Auction: The Social Value of Nebraska’s Livestock Sale Barns 5 pm–7 pm Artificial Intelligence for Business 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer 7 pm–8:45 pm Cuming County 4-H Council Meeting	15 12 pm–1 pm Natural Chicken Compost for Sale (by appointment only) 12:30 pm–4:30 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale 5 pm Natural Resources Scholarships Applications Due - May 15	16 9 am–12:30 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale 10 am–11:30 am Kite Making Workshop 12 pm Kihega Garden Planting Weekend 1 pm–4 pm 4-H Horse Riding Practices
17	18	19 9 am Food Microbiology Workshop 9 am–4:40 pm Nebraska Extension Introductory Level Field Crop Scout Training	20 9 am Food Microbiology Workshop 9 am–11:30 am Roller Crimper Workshop 2 pm–3 pm NERFSI Speaker Series	21 9 am Food Microbiology Workshop 12 pm–1 pm Nebraska On-Farm Research: Agronomic and Economic Decisions 5 pm–7 pm Artificial Intelligence for Business 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	22 12:30 pm–4:30 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale 4 pm 4-H Horse Level Testing Due for State Entries	23 9 am–12 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale
24	25 12 am–11:30 pm CLOSED Memorial Day - Office Closed Office Closed - Memorial Day Observance 8 am–5 pm MDT 4-H/Extension Office Closed - Scotts Bluff County 8:30 am Memorial Day - Extension Office closed.	26 1 pm–2:30 pm YQCA Face-to-Face Training 6 pm–7:30 pm MDT 4-H Council meeting-Scotts Bluff County 7 pm–9 pm Cuming County Extension Board Meeting	27 7 am Premier Animal Science Event 4:30 pm Extension Board Meeting	28 7 am Premier Animal Science Event 12 pm–1 pm How Financial Analysis Can Assist Your Operation 4 pm 4-H Adventure Day Camp - Registration Deadline 5 pm–7 pm Artificial Intelligence for Business 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	29 12:30 am–4:30 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale 7 am Premier Animal Science Event 12 pm–1 pm Natural Chicken Compost for Sale (by appointment only)	30 9 am–12 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale 3 pm–5 pm Backyard Farmer at Schramm Park
31	1 12 am International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare State 4-H Horse Show Entries Due & Horse Level Testing Complete 4 pm 4-H Horse Deadline 5 pm Australia Winter Break 2026 Application Deadline 5 pm DUE DATE - State Horse Show Entries Due 5 pm State 4-H Horse ID’s & Entries Due	2 12 am International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare 8:30 am–6 pm ServSafe Manager Training - Grand Island	3 12 am International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare 8 am–5 pm Winners Unlimited Livestock Judging Camp 12 pm Problem Solving vs. Firefighting 12:30 pm ABC Office Hours: Online Q&A Help Sessions	4 Clover Kid Day Camp 8 am–3:30 pm 4-H Adventure Day Camp 8 am–5 pm Winners Unlimited Livestock Judging Camp 9 am–1 pm Wildflower Week Pop-up Plant Sale, Plant Talk & Garden Walk 10 am–12 pm MDT Cedar Tree Workshop 12 pm–1 pm Nebraska Farm and Ranch Divorce Cases; A Program Needs Assessment 1:30 pm–3:30 pm MDT Cedar Tree Workshop 6:30 pm Wildflower Week Guided Sunset Hike 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	5 8 am–5 pm Winners Unlimited Livestock Judging Camp 9 am ALEC PHD Student Dissertation Defense: Daniel Adama 9 am–9:30 am First Friday Update and Weather Outlook with Nebraska State Climate Office 10 am–11:30 am Wildflower Week Volunteer Planting & Arboretum Tour 2 pm–4 pm Kay McClure Retirement Reception 2 pm–4 pm Wildflower Week Guided Hike at Scotts Bluff National Monument 6:30 pm–9 pm Celebrate Wildflower Week at the PlantNebraska Members & Friends Gathering	6 8:30 am–11:30 am Wildflower Week Plant Sale 10:30 am PlantNebraska Affiliate Site Celebration at Riverside Discovery Center