UNL Extension: Morrill County
November / December 2021
Meet an Extension Educator: Sarah Paisley
Morrill County Extension
Beef
Beef Quality Assurance
The Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is hitting the road offering in-person BQA trainings across Nebraska this fall and winter.
In the west, events will be held in Bridgeport on October 27 and Scottsbluff on November 9, 2021. To find the training closest to you, or to register for a BQA event, visit https://bqa.unl.edu/training-events.
The beef industry has been making moves to use BQA as the gold standard of animal welfare, and that is good news for producers. Consumers care about the welfare of food animals whose product may eventually end up on their table, leading them to ask questions about how their food is raised - in this instance, beef. In response, many restaurants, food service providers, and retailers adopt and implement animal-welfare programs.
Find more information at: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/morrill/beef-quality-assurance-gains-wide-acceptance-from-industry-upcoming-training/
Crops & Water Systems
Hay Probes
Update on the 2019 Tunnel Collapse & Canal Washout
In the months following the collapse of Tunnel No. 2 on the Goshen / Gering-Fort Laramie main canal in July 2019, temporary repairs were made to Tunnels No 1 and 2. Steel ribs were installed inside the tunnels to support the concrete tunnel walls.
The tunnel collapse and resulting washout of the supply canal south of Fort Laramie, Wyo., immediately ended water deliveries by Goshen and Gering-Fort Laramie districts for 44 days, during the critical growth period for crops. About 107,000 acres were affected by the loss of irrigation water, and many farmers' yields were reduced as a result.
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Women in Agriculture
Food, Nutrition, & Health
Food Preservation
Rural Prosperity Nebraska
4-H
Morrill County 4-H Newsletter
Learning Child
What is Quality Childcare?
What childcare arrangements are best for your child and family? Here is a childcare checklist to help guide you in choosing childcare. https://child.unl.edu/documents/choosing-quality-childcare/childcare-checklists.pdf
Quality Childcare Environment
Morrill County Extension Office
Email: krosas2@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/morrill/
Location: 514 Main Street, Bridgeport, Nebraska, USA
Phone: (308) 262-1022
Facebook: facebook.com/MorrillCounty4H/
Sarah Paisley
Lead Educator - Garden County
4-H Educator - Morrill/Garden CountiesEmail: spaisley3@unl.edu
Phone: (308) 262-1022
Tammie Ostdiek
Lead Educator - Morrill County
Extension Educator - Food, Nutrition, & HealthEmail: tostdiek5@unl.edu
Phone: (308) 262-1022