Nebraska Extension - Gage County
July 2019 Newsletter
In This Issue:
- Office Closed - 4th of July
- Yard & Garden
- Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Report
- Good Farmer to Great Manager Workshop
- Long Winter Effects on Trees
- Dealing with Bagworms
- Gage County Fair & Expo
- Volunteer at the Gage County Fair & Expo
- Get Kids in the Kitchen
- The Trouble with Magic Numbers
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Yard & Garden Live
This is the Q&A for the Yard and Garden show for June 7, 2019. 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 August 2, 2019. 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.
Guest Host: John Porter, Urban Ag Program Coordinator with Nebraska Extension
Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Report
The state average was $2,645 per acre or about a $75 per acre decline to the prior year’s value of $2,720 per acre.
Good Farmer to Great Manager Workshop
Are you a good farmer or a great manager?
The difference between a good farmer and a great manager often comes down to knowing the true financial position of a farm. Good records make it possible to track an operation’s true financial position. Inaccurate records can lead to misguided management decisions.
“Good Farmer to Great Manager” Record-keeping classes will teach farmers and ranchers to keep accurate records for their operations. These classes will be held at three locations:
- Lincoln, July 18 – 19 at the Lancaster County Extension Office- https://www.facebook.com/events/307828320096112/
- Bridgeport ,July 25 – 26 at the Prairie Winds Community Center - https://www.facebook.com/events/387049865351252/
- Grand Island, July 30 - 31 at the Hall County Extension Office - https://www.facebook.com/events/2704381222970251/
Each class will run from 1p.m. until 5 p.m. the first day, and 8 a.m. until noon the second day. The course fee is $50 per participant; class size is limited to 25 people per location. Register online at https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx…
Keeping good records is less about using a certain software and more about gathering and organizing information, according to Tina Barret the Executive Director of Nebraska Farm Business Inc. and course instructor. “In this class, you will learn about what information you should have easily available as part of your farm or ranch records. When you have good records, everything from tax preparation, annual loan renewals, and financial analysis become much easier,” she said. “More importantly, it will allow you to make financial management decisions that improve your business.”
Long Winter Effects on Trees
Dealing with Bagworms
4-H & Youth Development - Jacie Milius, Extension Educator & Jane Esau, 4-H Assistant
Gage County Fair & Expo, July 24 - 28
It’s showtime in a few short weeks - and you’re all in the spotlight at the Gage County Fair & Expo, July 24-28. Memories Never Fade at the Gage County Fair! Don’t miss the tasty Ag Appreciation BBQ Tuesday nite, Lucas Hoge in the grandstand Wednesday nite, Craig Morgan Thursday nite, Mitchell Tenpenny on Friday, Eve of Destruction, races, and so much more. Entry day for 4-H and Open Class is Tuesday, July 23. Lots of preparations in the works to make this the best community celebration!. Purchase tickets, get your fairbook, Market Livestock Auction brochure, and fair brochure at the Extension Office and the Fair Office. The best thing about memories is making them!
4-H & FFA exhibitors should note that online entry sites opens July 1: https://gage.fairwire.com. Entry deadline is July 17.
We Need You - Volunteer at the Gage County Fair & Expo
- Pre-Fair 4-H Volunteer Sign-up (Fashion Show, Invitational Dairy Show): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-prefair1
- 4-H Building Superintendent Sign-up (Youth & Adult): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hbuilding4
- 4-H Building Events & Opportunities (Set-up, Farmer’s Market, All Star Awards, etc.): https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hbuilding3
- 4-H/FFA Small Animal: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hffa3
- 4-H/FFA Large Animal: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hffa2
- 4-H Horse Show: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b054aafa828a5fa7-4hffa1
Food, Nutrition & Health - Tara Dunker, Extension Educator
Get Kids in the Kitchen
The goal is learning, not perfection.
Once you get into this headspace, it becomes far easier (and more fun) to involve kids in the food preparation process.
That being said, the best time to get kids in the kitchen would be when a perfectly imperfect final product, extra time and extra mess won’t undo your day. Because if learning is the goal, then it had better be fun—right?
According to healthychildren.org, here are five ways to enjoy cooking with your kids.
The Trouble with Magic Numbers
Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables daily, drink at least eight glasses of water to stay hydrated, sleep eight hours each night, and walk 10,000 steps every day.
My guess is this list either made you feel super accomplished or completely defeated depending on how “good” or “bad” you’ve been lately.
And because motivation and behaviors tend to ebb and flow, reading this list at another time may find you feeling the exact opposite. That’s life.
And that’s where the trouble with magic numbers begins.
Nebraska Extension - Gage County
Email: Gage-County@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/
Location: 1115 West Scott Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-1384
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtensionGageCo/
Twitter: @GageCoExtension