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Nebraska Extension, Lancaster County Farm Bureau, Nebraska Corn Board and North Central SARE have teamed up to offer a unique learning and networking opportunity for potential cover crop growers and cattle operators.

The annual state 4-H horse exposition will be held July 16 – 20 at Fonner Park, 700 E. Stolley Park Rd, Grand Island.

Nebraska Extension is challenging Lincoln gardeners to grow extra produce this season to support those in need.

Nebraska Extension is partnering with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, CHI Health and Children's Hospital and Medical Center to double the value of federal nutrition benefits in Lincoln through the Double Up Food Bucks program.

Nebraska Extension is partnering with local landowners, Middle Niobrara Natural Resources District, Nebraska Forest Service, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Nebraska Environmental Trust to host a conservation field day July 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fifty-five percent of rural Nebraskans say their financial situation is very dependent on the agricultural industry, according to the 2017 Nebraska Rural Poll.

Agribusiness professionals and crop producers will have an opportunity to take a close-up look at field conditions, research and techniques at Nebraska Extension Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics in July and August at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead.

Meet Extension Educator John Porter, who holds a joint appointment with Nebraska Extension and Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture as the Urban Agriculture Program Coordinator.