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More than 600 fourth graders from nine schools in the Lincoln area attended the Agricultural Literacy Festival at the Lancaster Event Center on April 24-26, 2018. View more photos. Photo by Vicki Jedlicka, Extension Assistant -
In April, Kayla Colgrove joined Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County as a Food, Nutrition and Health Extension Educator. Kayla is looking forward to serving Lancaster County, meeting new people, and inspiring others to live a healthier life through nutrition and exercise. Learn more. Photo by Vicki Jedlicka, Extension Assistant -
Lancaster County 4-H Council is one of the nonprofits the community can give donations to during “Give to Lincoln Day” hosted by Lincoln Community Foundation. For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation, go to http://go.unl.edu/giveto4hcouncil -
The Nebline e-newsletter now gives readers a choice of how they want to receive news and announcements from our Extension office. Sign up for the new e-newsletter or view the print version of the Nebline HERE. -
Plan to attend one of the free composting demonstrations at Pioneers Park in Lincoln. Spring dates are May 19 & June 16. Demonstrations begin at 10 a.m. Details Photo by Vicki Jedlicka, Extension Assistant
News & Information
The May 2018 Edition of the NEBLINE Newsletter is free on-line
Feature story: Farmers: Use climate for planning, weather for doing Access this article and more here
Cherry Creek Habitat Weather Station
Upcoming Events
Protect new plants with collars
Newly transplanted vegetable plants should be protected from cutworms with collars. Cut strips of cardboard two inches wide by eight inches long, staple them into circles and place them around the plants. Press the collar about one inch into the soil. These collars will fence out the cutworms and protect the stems of the vegetable plants. Visit the May Garden Guide.
Introducing: Nebline e-newsletter
Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County now has a web- and mobile-friendly version of the Nebline newsletter! Readers can subscribe to the Nebline e-newsletter, request the print version of the Nebline or read it on-line at https://lancaster.unl.edu/nebline
Nebraska Ag #ClimateTidbit
May and June Trends: The average temperatures for Nebraska in May have been decreasing (-0.4°F per decade) since 1988, but the month of June has been increasing (+0.4°F per decade) and both are slightly increasing in precipitation (+0.21" & +0.13" per decade) with a ton of variability. Read the May 2018 Nebraska Ag Climate Newsletter. Sign up to receive by email here.
4-H Clover College - June 19-22, 2018
Clover College is four days of "hands-on" workshops full of fun and learning open to all youth ages 6 and up. Youth may attend as many workshops as they wish. 4-H member registration began on May 2 and non-4-H member registration begins May 9 at 8 a.m.. Classes fill up quickly! Details and Registration
Build a Bat House!
Bat house construction and installation can be an environmentally friendly and rewarding activity. Putting up a bat house, however, does not guarantee that bats will use it. We don’t know exactly why bats dwell in one house and not another, but by following a few recommendations you can increase the likelihood that bats will live in your bat house. Learn more.
Free Fruit and Vegetable Fact Sheets!
FREE, Downloadable. Set of 30 fruit & vegetable fact sheets with information about: nutrition, uses, description, varieties, where first cultivated and whether they are grown in Nebraska. Learn more