Welcome to Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County’s Virtual Agricultural Literacy Festival. The Lancaster County Ag Festival is typically held in person each spring, partnering with local schools to reach 4th grade youth. For more information about the Ag Literacy Festival or to schedule a question and answer session, contact Extension staff at lancaster4H@unl.edu or 402-441-7180.
Thanks to Our Partners!
Classic Dairy Inc.
Thanks also to Lancaster County farmers Paula Peterson and Harry Muhlbach, as well as the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
Video Lessons
The animal videos here were reviewed and approved by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
Pigs (Swine)
Calvin DeVries, 4-H Extension Assistant at Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County, provides an overview of the swine industry while teaching ag literacy using examples on a farm (6 min. 56 sec.).
Beef Cattle
Lancaster County farmer Paula Peterson provides an overview of the beef industry while teaching ag literacy using examples on her farm. Note: this video shows a calf being born (at 1 min. 35 sec.) (total 8 min. 13 sec.).
Horse
Kate Pulec, 4-H Extension Assistant at Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County, provides an overview of the horse industry while teaching ag literacy using examples at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Animal Science Complex (11 min. 49 sec.).
Sheep
Calvin DeVries, 4-H Extension Assistant at Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County, provides an overview of the sheep industry while teaching ag literacy using examples on a farm (4 min. 59 sec.).
Poultry
Cole Meador, 4-H Extension Educator at Nebraska Extension in Saunders County, provides an overview of the poultry industry while teaching ag literacy using examples on a farm (19 min. 6 sec.).
Dairy Cattle
Brooke Engelman, from Classic Dairy Inc. in Jansen, Neb. provides of an overview of the Dairy industry including milking procedures, nutrition, and recycling methods of water on their farm (4 min. 59 sec.).
Corn & Soybeans
Melissa Bartels, Cropping Systems Educator at Nebraska Extension in Butler and Polk Counties, provides an overview of Nebraska's main two crop industries: corn and soybeans. This lesson highlights these two crops, while also taking a deeper look into the history of how these industries have evolved over time (12 min. 7 sec.).
Corn
Hannah Hosick, Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation Education Specialist, provides an overview of corn’s growing seasons, equipment used and corn use/by-products (4 min. 27 sec.).
Ag Careers
Brooke Tempel, Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation Education Specialist, provides an overview of many different agricultural careers, while relating each to specific agricultural industries (10 min. 1 sec.).
Ag Technology
Doug Reznicek, John Deere Tech Program Instructor, provides an overview of this agricultural industry while touring the facilities of Southeast Community College’s John Deere Tech program in Milford, Neb. (10 min. 42 sec.).
I can’t believe that a dairy cow drinks 30 gallons of water a day!