4-H Fair Entry Deadlines
All of the necessary entry forms are available online at cherry.unl.edu.
- Livestock, small animal, and all other pre-entries – July 27.
- Static exhibits do not need to be pre-entered.
4-H Pre-Fair Contests
- Clothing and Presentations – Today, July 27. Judging starts at 2:30 PM. Public Style Revue and Presentations start at 5 PM.
- Shooting Sports – July 30, Cherry County Fairgrounds, 9 AM.
- Horse Show – August 4, Cherry County Fairgrounds, Check-in at 8 AM.
Cherry County Fair August 11 – 16
The 4-H premium book and Open Class fairbook are available online.
Ag in Uncertain Times
The June Ag in Uncertain Times Webinars on “Operating in the face of uncertain credit” were all recorded and are available to view online.
Variance analysis
Dr. David Kohl, talked about the importance of doing variance analysis in your operation. It’s really just a big name for comparing your budget plan to what actually happened. That’s something that all of us do, but usually only at the end of the year. Really it’s something that we should keep track of on an ongoing basis.
Dr. Kohl says you need to look at both what he calls the macro factors and the micro factors that caused your actual experience to be different than what you had planned. The macro factors, are big picture things like the overall economy and the weather. The micro factors are the result of our actions and/or decisions. Our plans are much more powerful when we take the time to carefully analyze where and why things didn’t go as we planned. Variance analysis not only helps us make better plans in the future, but it also allows us to make midyear corrections and adjustments that will help drive our business toward improved profitability.
