Nebraska Extension in Gage County
April 2017
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Your Monthly News & Updates
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SCC PLANT SALE
April 24, 25, 26

Spring has sprung and SCC invites you to sop by and purchase plants for your yard and garden. Monday, 4-7 pm; Tuesday and Wednesday 10-6 pm. 4-H Horticulture projects offer lots of fun and learning for members and families!

TSC Paper Clover Promotion

Tractor Supply is a proud supporter of 4-H across the nation!  We network with our local store in the Paper Clover Spring Promotion.  Stop by the store to shop for your supplies and add $1.00 (or more) @ checkout to support Gage County 4-H.  TSC invites your club to hold an event at the store - pet show, bake sale, 4-H promotion, dog walk, carryout for TSC customers, etc.  Call Virginia at 402-223-2381.  TSC website has free educational projects resources:   Free Educational Project Resources

Horse Care Workshop
Tuesday, April 18   7:00 pm
Plymouth Community Center

We are pleased to bring you information to help you learn and grow in the 4-H horse program.
Dr.  Aric Brandt, Plymouth Vet Clinic - Equine Dental
Dr. Kathy Anderson, UNL Horse Specialist - Hoof Care
Network with other youth and volunteers
Get answers to your horse health questions
 
We would appreciate knowing if you will attend; call the Extension office (402-223-1384) or email: jesau2@unl.edu - by Monday, April 17.

Gage County Fair & Expo
We are blessed to live in a state that embodies the label "The Good Life," and this year, we get to celebrate all that that means on Nebraska's 150th birthday!  It's a year long celebration and the Gage County Fair is going to be celebrating with families, fun, agriculture, education and entertainment, so mark you calendars for July 26th through July 30th and be prepared for some BIG fun! Gage County Fair

Fairbooks will be ready to pick up at the Extension Office Friday, April 14
Herbicide Information

Spring is coming. And with the onset of warm weather and more spring rains, comes many different lawn weeds. Each year we tend to find new herbicides in the garden center of our favorite stores. However, when dealing with pesticides, it is very important to know what you are purchasing and how to correctly use it so as to not harm the environment, pollinators, and beneficial plants. For more information: Which herbicide to use


Purple Weeds?

It's spring, finally! I know our winter wasn't terrible this year, but I always look forward to spring. That is such an exciting time of the year, all of our plants are greening up and the early blooming trees, shrubs, and bulbs are beginning to show us their beauty for the year. However, not everything about spring is fun and games. This is the time of the year I always get calls about that dreaded purple flowering weed in our lawns and gardens. Purple Weeds in Your Yard
4-H Online Enrollment is NOW

Time to sign up for the 2017 4-H program.  You can go online to 4-H Online and either update your previous years registration or create a new profile (ONLY if you are new to 4-H).  The Project List will help you with your choices for 2017.
Yard and Garden

This is the Q&A for the Yard and Garden show for March 31, 2017. Yard and Garden Live is a call-in radio show I do on KUTT 99.5 FM from 10-11:30 am and it will run through July 28, 2017. It can also be found on kutt995.com for online listening. If you missed a show or just want to read through the questions, I have written them all in my blog and will continue to do so throughout the season. To read the Q&A go to: Yard and Garden
Extension Events
See all Gage County Extension Events on our Online Calendar

Getting Green starts March 7th. It runs every Tuesday morning at 7:45 am on News

Channel Nebraska 1450AM. 
April 15 - Market Beef ID/DNA due (State Fair & Ak-Sar-Ben)
April 18 - Horse Care Workshop, Plymouth Community Center
April 20 - County 4-H Speech Contest, Gage County Extension
April 23-29 National Volunteer Week - Thank you 4-H Volunteers
April 25 -  Next Chapter (8th Grade) State Celebration, UNL
April 27 - 4-H Relationships to Crow About, Extension Office, Extension Office

May 1 - Online 4-H Enrollment & Volunteer Leader Registration deadline
May 16 - Bed Bugs for Preschools and Childcare facilities, Gage Co Extension  
May 19 - Regional 4-H Speech Contest, Lincoln
May 20 - Bed Bugs for Preschools and Childcare facilities, Lancaster Co. 
May 22 - Emerald Ash Borer Meeting, Gage Co. Extension

June 1 - Horse ID Deadline (unless district entry
June 1 - Livestock Quality Assurance deadline
June 6 - Emerald Ash Borer Meeting, Gage Co. Extension
June 10 - 3 G's Horse Show, Beatrice
June 11 - 16 - Big Red Summer  Academic Camps, UNL
June 13-14 - Camp Renegade, near Fairbury
June 15 - County Livestock ID sheets; DNA & Breeding Nomination Cards due
June 19 - Pruning Young Trees, Gage Co. Extension Office
June 20 - District 4-H Horse Show, Lincoln
June 27 - Table Setting Contest & Presentations Contest, Extension Office

July 8 - Invitational Dairy Show, Gage Co. Fairgrounds
July 8 - 3 G's Horse Show, Beatrice
July 10-14 - NAYI, Lincoln
July 16-20 - State 4-H Horse Exposition, Grand Island
July 17 - 4-H Fashion Show, Hevelone Center, Beatrice High School
July 25 - Entry Day - 4-H Building & Open Class Exhibits
July 26-30 - Gage County Fair & Expo

Aug 21 - Solar Eclipse
Aug. 25-Sept. 4 - Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island
Sept. 21-24 - Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show, Grand Island
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 - Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show, Grand Island
September 24-28 - National 4H Congress, Atlanta, GA-


Additional Resources
Nebraska Extension in Gage County
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