Coming Events
March 2, 3, 5, 9, Hunter Safety Training, 4-H Building York 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. To register go to huntsafenebraska.org. For more information call 402-366-4380
March 3, YCDC Lunch & Learn—Agriculture Impacts & Opportunities, 12:00 noon, Chances R
March 12, Chemigation Training, 1:00 p.m., 4-H Building, York
March 12, Pesticide Applicator Certification Training, 6:30 p.m., 4-H Building, York
York County Corn Grower Varity Comparison Plot Planned
Has your seed company been in the York County plot? If not, how about encouraging them to support the York County Corn Growers and our industry by participating. The plot will again in 2015, be on the Ray and Ron Makovicka farm located East of York. All interested seed corn companies are invited to participate. For entry information go to: http://york.unl.edu/crops-future and click on the appropriate link.
Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI) Application Due
NAYI is a five-day conference for high school juniors and seniors to learn about all the career opportunities with agriculture. It’s really a great conference with great speakers, workshops and an opportunity to lean lots and meet peers as well as industry leaders. The 2015 NAYI will be held July 6-10. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture will provide all arrangements and the cost of meals, lodging and conference fees during the institute for each delegate accepted.
You can apply on line at: www.nda.nebraska.gov. Just click on the NAYI 2015 link.
Pond and Lake Management Workshops
Nebraska Extension, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, and Game and Parks have joined together to offer a series of pond and lake management introductory workshops. These workshops are free and open to everyone. Workshops will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. as follows:
- Grand Island, Nebraska – March 12
- Omaha, Nebraska – March 18
Workshop topics include:
- How lakes function in Southeast Nebraska: characteristics and challenges
- Managing waters for fisheries
- Project funding and regulations
- Lake management planning
- Resolving Common Maintenance Problems (Algae, leaks, undesirable fish, fish kills, clarity, erosion, nuisance animals)
- Develop an individualized maintenance plan for your pond!!
- Project funding and regulations
- Lake management planning
- Resolving Common Maintenance Problems (Algae, fish kills, clarity, erosion, other pond animals)
More information available at https://water.unl.edu/lakes. Registration is limited, so register now.
