4-H and FFA Market Beef Weigh-In Sites Set

Below are the scheduled 4-H market beef weigh days for the Central IV area. To be eligible for county fair, market beef must weigh in at one of these locations. If you know of any new market beef project members, please pass the information along to them.

• Jan. 28 – St. Paul Vet Clinic, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
• Jan. 29 – Eldon Lambrecht farm, 5 miles North of Loup City, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
• Feb. 4 – Valley County Fairgrounds in Ord, noon to 2:00 p.m.
• Feb. 5 – Mosier feedlot, 4 miles South of Spalding on WPA Road, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

In order to participate at the Nebraska State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben, it is required to provide a hair sample for DNA identification. These samples will be collected at weigh days for a cost of $6 per animal. The fee is due at weigh day and no samples will be collected unless the fee is paid. Both parent and exhibitor signatures are also required. Please keep this in mind as you prepare for weigh days.
 

Private Pesticide Applicator Training Dates Announced

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension will conduct local training for persons who wish to become certified or re-certified to purchase restricted use pesticides for private use. Training will be offered at the following sites: (Date, Time, Town, Location)

• January 17 7 p.m. Ansley Community Building
• January 19 1 p.m. Sargent Community Building
• January 23 1 p.m. Broken Bow 4-H Building
• February 13 1 p.m. Taylor Community Room
• February 15 1 p.m. Bartlett Fairgrounds
• February 15 2 p.m. Ord Ag Complex, Fairgrounds
• February 15 7 p.m. Spalding Senior Center
• February 16 1 p.m. Albion Casey's Community Bldg, Fairgrounds
• February 16 1 p.m. Burwell Courthouse
• February 21 10 a.m. St. Paul Fairgrounds
• February 21 2 p.m. Scotia Community Building
• February 23 1 p.m. Loup City Community Building
• March 13 7 p.m. Albion Casey's Community Bldg, Fairgrounds
• March 19 7 p.m. Burwell Courthouse
• March 28 2 p.m. St. Paul Fairgrounds
• March 28 7 p.m. Ord Ag Complex, Fairgrounds

Pre-registration is not required. The cost of training is $30, payable at the door. Call the UNL Extension Office in Greeley (428-2835), Loup City (745-1518), Ord (728-5071) or St. Paul (754-5422) if you need more information. A schedule of all Nebraska PSEP training sessions, organized by county, is available on the Nebraska Pesticide Education Program web site.

Annual UNL Horsin' Around Conference Jan. 14-15

Robin Frid of Pilot Point, Texas, will be the 2012 featured presenter during the 20th annual Horsin' Around conference Jan. 14-15 at the RB Warren Arena in the Animal Science Complex on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's East Campus. Frid's niche is all-around horses and during the two-day Horsin' Around conference he will show his methods in a variety of areas including showmanship, trail, horsemanship and English equitation, said Kathy Anderson, extension horse specialist at UNL.

Frid, who opened his winning training facility in 2006, works well with youth and amateurs, Anderson said. "He is a 20 year veteran of the competitive circuit and he has produced some of the most talented and awarded horsewomen and men in the last decade," she said. More information about Frid can be found on his website at http://robinfrid.com/.

Registration for the event opens Dec. 1 and closes Jan. 7. The 2012 conference is limited to the first 450 paid registrations. Anderson said to register early as some conferences have sold out.

Other presenters at this year's conference include Mikki Nienhueser and Kathy Potthoff. Nienhueser serves as the animal emergency coordinator for the Nebraska Department of Agriculture in which she works to develop plans and provide training opportunities for responders in animal health incidents. Potthoff is a UNL 4-H youth development extension educator. She has presented 4-H educational programs on the national, regional, state and local levels in positive youth development, volunteer development, cultural education, outdoors, companion animals, horse and other animal science areas.

The conference begins at 9 a.m. both days and is open to participants of all ages. Adult registration is $30 for both days or $20 for one day. For youth 18 and under, cost is $25 for both days or $20 for one. If the clinic doesn't sell out, registration will be available at the door for adults at $40 for both days and $25 for one day and for youth at $30 for both days and $20 for one day.