| Date | Location / City | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kearney | Beginning Beekeeping (2-Day Workshop). Registration fee: $20 per family (family to include parents and siblings living at home). Please pre-register by calling 308-236-1254. See http://entomology.unl.edu/beekpg/2008workshops.pdf or call 402- 472-8696 for more info. |
| 4 - 5 | Kearney | 20th Annual Governor's Ag Conference. For schedule and registration information, please visit: http://www.agr.ne.gov/gov ag/08gov_ag.htm |
| 8 | Lincoln | Beginning Beekeeping (2-Day Workshop). Registration fee: $20 per family (family to include parents and siblings living at home). Please pre-register by calling 402-441-7180. See http://entomology.unl.edu/beekpg/2008workshops.pdf or call 402-472-8696 for more info. |
| 9 - 15 | Nationwide | National Ground Water Awareness Week. Just as periodic checks of furnaces and smoke detectors are recommended, so is an annual water well checkup. Spring is a good time to have this done before the peak water-use season begins. For more information see http://www.ngwa.org/public/awarenessweek/index.aspx and http://www.wellowner.org/. |
| 11 - 13 | Omaha | 4th National 25x'25 Renewable Energy Summit. Summit objectives: Further motivate and unite ag/forestry renewable energy stakeholders; Advance 25x'25 Action Plan policy recommendations; Promote the benefits of a 25x'25 energy future; Set the course for achieving the 25X'25 goal. See http://www.25x25.org/ for more info, including program and registration details. |
| 16 - 22 | National Poison Prevention Week. For more information see http://www.poisonprevention.org/. | |
| 17 | Near Mead | Crop Scout Training. Topics include: how corn and soybean plants grow and develop; soybean and corn pests; insect quiz; plant morphology; using a key to identify weed seedlings; identifying weeds; crop diseases and quiz; and nutrient deficiencies. Online registration is available at http://ardc.unl.edu/registration.shtml. |
| 19 | Grand Island | NDA has scheduled a pre-application, informational seminar for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 19, 2008. The meeting is for those interested in applying for riparian vegetation management grants. The meeting will be held at the Central Platte Natural Resources District office at 215 North Kaufman Avenue in Grand Island. For more information on the grants, please visit: NDA Accepting Grant Proposals for Riparian Vegetation Management Projects. |
| 19 | Grant | Organic Production Workshop. Topics will include reasons for organic; economics and marketing of organics; cover crops, organic certification and grass- fed beef/organic livestock production. For more information, contact Perkins County Extension at (308) 352-4340. |
| 25 | Platte Center | Methane Digester Informational Meeting. Learn how the methane digestion process can remove the offensive odor from livestock manure, convert the manure into a more valuable crop fertilizer, and produce valuable alternative energy through the generation of electricity. For more information see http://www.nepork.org/. |
| 25 - 27 | Kansas City, MO | New American Farm Conference: Advancing the Frontier of Sustainable Agriculture. More and more farmers and ranchers are turning to sustainable agriculture to boost profits, protect the land, air and water, and continue a rewarding way of life. For more information see http://www.sare.org/2008conference/. |
| 29 | Lincoln | 2008 Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium. This year's theme will focus on the severe weather climatology of the central plains. There will be chances for the public to interact with the featured speakers, video, hands-on experiments for kids, and Beginning Storm Spotter training. For more information see http://www.cpsws.unl.edu/. |
To have your event added to the calendar please email your request to Christin Kamm.