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August 2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
26 8 am–6 pm 2026 Hall County Fair	27 7 pm–9 pm Cuming County Extension Board Meeting	28 Entries Due for 4-H Cook-Off Contest & Food Revue Contest Entries Due for 4-H Shooting Sports Contests Entries Due for 4-H Talent Contest 7:30 am–6 pm North American Manure Expo	29 7:30 am–6 pm North American Manure Expo 9 am–10 am PhD Dissertation Defense - Catherine Chan 12 pm–1 pm Powering Smarter Maintenance with Advanced A.I. 6:30 pm–7:30 pm MDT Dry Edible Bean Virtual Webinar Series and Open House	30 4-H Fair Pre-Entry Forms Due 4-H Food Revue & Cook Off Contest 4-H Talent Contest 7:30 am–6 pm North American Manure Expo 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	31 9 am–2 pm Fashion Revue Judging 4 pm 4-H Livestock Entry Deadline - Cuming County Fair	1 8 am–2 pm 2026 Nebraska Small Business Conference
2	3	4 9 am Process Control Essentials 10 am–12 pm Growing and Cooking with Fresh Herbs! 1 pm 26th Annual Nebraska Grazing Conference 6 pm–8 pm Growing and Cooking with Fresh Herbs!	5 9 am ABC Online Learning 9 am–5 pm From Idea to Startup Workshop 9 am Process Control Essentials 6:30 pm–7:30 pm MDT Dry Edible Bean Virtual Webinar Series and Open House	6 12 am–11 pm Cuming County Fair 9 am–5 pm From Idea to Startup Workshop 12 pm–1 pm Using Livestock Risk Protection to Safeguard Cattle Profits 6:30 pm–8:30 pm 4-H Horse Riding Practices 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	7 12 am–11 pm Cuming County Fair 12 pm–1 pm Natural Chicken Compost for Sale (by appointment only)	8 4-H Shotgun .22 Rifle & Pistol Contests 12 am–11 pm Cuming County Fair 10 am–1 pm East Campus Discovery Days
9 4-H Archery Contest 12 am–11 pm Cuming County Fair	10 12 am MDT One-on-One Financial Consultations for Ag Producers 8:30 am–6 pm ServSafe Manager Training - Grand Island 8 pm 4-H Online State Fair Entires Due by 8:00 p.m.	11 8:30 am–1:45 pm South Central Ag Lab Field Day 5:30 pm–8 pm 2026 Soybean Management Field Day - North Platte 6 pm–8 pm Soybean Management Field Day/TAPS Field Day	12 4-H and FFA Horse Show 4-H BB Gun, Air Rifle & Air Pistol Contests 4-H Fair Exhibit Check-in Day 8:30 am–12 pm New Employee Orientation 11 am–12 pm Rural Rendezvous 12 pm–1 pm GroBigRed Virtual Learning 4:30 pm Extension Board Meeting 5:30 pm–8 pm 2026 Soybean Field Days - Central City 6 pm–8 pm Soybean Management Field Day/TAPS Field Day 6:30 pm–7:30 pm MDT Dry Edible Bean Virtual Webinar Series and Open House	13 Knox County Fair 7:30 am–11 am 4-H Fair Livestock Check-in Day 1 pm–4 pm Landlord/Tenant Cash Rent Workshop - Fremont 5:30 pm–8 pm 2026 Soybean Field Day - Mike Gropps Farm in Crete 6 pm–8 pm Soybean Management Field Day/TAPS Field Day 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	14 Knox County Fair 10 am–2 pm Soybean Management Field Day/TAPS Field Day 5:30 pm–8 pm 2026 Soybean Field Day - ENREEC	15 Knox County Fair 8 am–2 pm 2026 Nebraska Small Business Conference
16 Knox County Fair	17	18 9 am–10 am PhD Dissertation Defense - Katherine Graham 10:30 am–2 pm Landlord/Tenant Cash Rent Workshop - Grand Island	19 7:45 am–4 pm MDT GSL Open House 6:30 pm–7:30 pm MDT Dry Edible Bean Virtual Webinar Series and Open House	20 12 am Rogers Memorial Farm CEMA 216 Training 9 am–2 pm Hands-On Soil Health Assessment: Field Sampling to Soil Health Scores 9 am–2 pm Hands-On Soil Health Assessment: From Field Sampling to SH Scores 9 am–5 pm Nebraska Flame Weeding Workshop 10:30 am–2 pm Landlord/Tenant Cash Rent Workshop - Lincoln 2:30 pm–5 pm College Welcome: College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	21 8:30 am–4 pm MDT Sidney Women in Ag Conference 9:30 am–10:30 am SNR Welcome (Back) Mixer 10:30 am–11:15 am SNR Kickoff 12 pm–1 pm Natural Chicken Compost for Sale (by appointment only) 4:30 pm–6 pm SNR Social - New Graduate Student Welcome	22 8 am–2 pm 2026 Nebraska Small Business Conference
23	24 7 pm–9 pm Cuming County Extension Board Meeting	25 State Fair Exhibits Due 8:30 am MDT 2026 Bean Growers Day in Grant 12:30 pm ABC Online Learning 1 pm–4 pm Landlord/Tenant Cash Rent Workshop - Geneva 4 pm State Fair 4-H Static Exhibits Due	26 1 pm–4 pm Landlord/Tenant Cash Rent Workshop - Columbus 1 pm–6 pm We Give Blood Drive 6:30 pm–7:30 pm MDT Dry Edible Bean Virtual Webinar Series and Open House	27 12 am Cropping Systems and Soil Health Field Day - ENREEC 8 am–4 pm Crop Production and Soil Health Clinic 10 am–2 pm Warm Season Forage Field Day 11 am Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar 12 pm–1 pm Nebraska Cash Rents: Lease Deadlines, Rental Rates, and Fair Agreements 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	28 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 8:30 am–4 pm Southeast Nebraska Alfalfa and Wheat Expo 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair 9:30 am–3:30 pm Blood Drive - St. Mark’s on the Campus	29 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair
30 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair	31 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair 4 pm SVMBS Seminar: Elizabeth Rieder 6 pm–9:30 pm Knox County 4-H Council Meeting	1 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair 11 am–6 pm Blood Drive - Nebraska Union 12 pm Marketing Tips for Corn and Soybeans Webinar Series 1 pm–4 pm Landlord/Tenant Cash Rent Workshop - Omaha 4 pm–5 pm Department of Biochemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar Series	2 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair 12 pm–1 pm NPOD seminar Jaume Amengual (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) 1 pm–2 pm CASNR Kernels 3:30 pm–4:30 pm School of Natural Resources Seminar: Ricky Berl 5:30 pm MDT 2026 Dry Edible Bean Open House	3 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair 11 am Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar 11 am–2 pm East Campus First-Gen Welcome 7 pm–8 pm Backyard Farmer	4 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair 9:30 am–10:30 am First Friday with the School of Natural Resources - Welcome (Back) 12 pm–1 pm Natural Chicken Compost for Sale (by appointment only) 12:30 pm–4:30 pm PlantNebraska Plant Sale	5 12 am Nebraska State Fair 12 am Nebraska State Fair 9 am–10 pm Nebraska State Fair 9 am–12 pm PlantNebraska Fall Plant Sale