Archive for May, 2009

Monday Extension Report – May 25, 2009

May 26, 2009

Ag in uncertain times webinar series

  • Starts June 9 and runs through December.
  • All start times are 10AM Mountain, 11 AM Central.

You’ll have to listen live if you want to ask questions, but they will be recorded and archived so you can watch them anytime after they occur.

  • Operating in the face of uncertain credit , June 9, 10, 17, and 24
  • Operating in the face of uncertain markets , September 9, 16, and 23
  • Families facing uncertainty in agriculture , October 7, 14, and 21
  • Operating in risky environments , November 4, 11, and 18
  • Pulling it all together: Managing Ag Enterprises in Uncertain times , December 2, 9, and 16

 

Beef Quality and Value Seminar

  • June 4 at 6 p.m. at the Valentine Livestock Auction Market
  • Sponsored by Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Beef Council and Pfizer
  • RSVP to 800-421-5326 by Friday, May 29.

 

Tractor Safety Training

  • June 5, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and June 6, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Cherry County Extension Office

 

DNA Technology: Where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re headed. 

  • June 22, noon – 5 p.m. at the Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, NE
  • RSVP for lunch, contact Matt Spangler at mspangler2@unl.edu or at 402-472-6489.

 

Panhandle District 4-H Animal Science field day

  • Bridgeport, Friday, May 29th.
  • Call 402-376-1850, or email Jody Soester, jsoester3@unl.edu for more information.

 

4-H Livestock Project Members – Pick up tags and ID sheets before the 4-H livestock ID days June 8 in Wood Lake and Cody and June 12 in Valentine.

Contact the extension office at 402-376-1850 for more information