LINCOLN LOGAN MCPHERSON NEWS
April #2
CONTACT INFORMATIRON
Website: LLM.UNL.EDU
Location: 348 East State Farm Road, North Platte, NE, USA
Phone: (308)532-2683
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nebraska.extension.north.platte/
CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO COME
May 20th-- Sheep & Goat Weigh in @ Lincoln County Fair Grounds 1-3pm
May 21st-- (Flat Class work) 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Lincoln County Fairgrounds
June 1st -- All animal affidavits other than market beef due to Ext office (Friday)
June 2nd-- Sheep & Goat Weigh in @ Lincoln County Fair Grounds 8:30-10:30am
June 6-- (Flat/Jump Class work) 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Lincoln County Fairgrounds
June 12th-13th-- UNL tractor safety course (Tuesday / Wednesday)
June 15th-- All YQCA training needs to be completed and turned into the office
June 28-- (Flat/ Jump class work) 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Lincoln County Fairgrounds
July 12th-- Lincoln County Fair Horse Hippology Contest 7:00 pm @ the Fair Grounds
July 15th--19th-- State 4-H Horse Show
July 21st-22nd-- Lincoln County 4-H Horse Show
July 24th -- 30th, 2018 — Lincoln County Fair
August 2nd-- 4th, 2018 -- Logan County Fair
August 9th-- 11th, 2018 -- McPherson County Fair
August -16th -- Logan County livestock Sale
August 24th - September 3rd -- Nebraska State Fair
September 22nd - 23rd -- AKSARBEN Horse Show @ Fonner Park, Grand Island
4-H Projects
You have till may 15th to call the office to add or change projects.
McPherson County 4-H
CLUB MEETING
All 4-H members in McPherson County are invited to attend a 4-H meeting on May 21 at the fair building in Tryon from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Topics to be covered will be: Quality Assurance information, Livestock ID sheets, county fair books and how to enter projects for the county fair using showorks online. A snack will be served for all who attend.
GIVING DAY
The Mid Nebraska Community Foundation annually hosts North Platte Giving Day, a 24-hour fundraising event during which people can help favorite community causes that serve North Platte and Lincoln County, Nebraska. Please consider donating on May 2, 2018 to Lincoln County 4-H. The 4-H Council uses this money to support hands-on programs in schools, 4-H camp scholarships and various workshops that are hosted in North Platte. To Learn more about giving day go to
Horse Project
Horse Project Learning: A great place for 4-H leaders and/or parents and 4-H youth to gain knowledge in many different areas of your 4-H Horse Project can be found via the monthly webinars that are hosted online using Zoom, a video conferencing service.
https://4h.unl.edu/horse/webinar-series
HORSE ADVANCMENT STUDY COURSES: Do you need to begin study for your Horse Advancement Level 1 or 2. A online study course is available for $10.00 each for Level 1 and Level 2. https://4h.unl.edu/horse/advancement
SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Nebraska Extension, 348 West State Farm Rd, North Platte
308-532-2683 LLM.unl.edu
All workshop fees ARE REQUIRED to be paid at time of registering.
Class size is limited.
Register at: http://signup.com/go/AzPzeAM
REGISTER EARLY!!
4-H SHOWS AND SALES
We have a number of shows and sales filling up our folder.
Flyers include: cattle shows, pig sales, horse shows.
YOUTH ANIMAL SCIENCE FIELD DAY
Develop critical thinking problem solving skills with hands on learning.
Nebraska Agriculture Industry Education Center, Nebraska
College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA), Curtis, NE
Registration – 9:15 am – 9:45 am; Welcome – 9:45 am
Workshops – 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST
Register online at https://goo.gl/forms/d7080U7CEiIh0Yft2
Register by May 18th 5:00 pm. | Cost is $5 per youth
Payment due at registration on day of the event or
ask your local extension office if they have a scholarship fund.
Lunch will be provided.
BEST OF THE WEST LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST - LINCOLN COUNTY
Saturday, June 9, 2018
1:30 P.M. Central Time
Lincoln County Fairgrounds
North Platte, NE
Pre-Registration by
June 7th
@ 5:00 PM
Cost: $5.00