Central IV 4-H and Nebraska Extension

Interested in the 4-H Culinary Challenge Contest at the Nebraska State Fair? The competition is set for Saturday, August 24, in the Raising Nebraska Building following the Fashion Show. Make sure to register by August 10th at: https://4h.unl.edu/state-fair-contest-participant. To compete, teams must consist of two 4-H members. Each year, a challenge ingredient is chosen, showcasing a Nebraska food product. The 2024 challenge ingredient is soy! For more details, visit: https://food.unl.edu/food-and-nutrition-projects-nebraska-4-h.

Playtime not only helps emotional and physical health, but it also improves a child’s opportunities to grow their social skills with others!
Learn more at: fitandhealthykids.unl.edu/materials-for-you

Congratulations to Kyptan Scheideler for first place in Intermediate Poultry Judging at PASE!

Poultry Judging
• Individual Junior-Adams County: Maggie Janning
• Individual Intermediate-Valley County: Kyptan Scheideler
• Individual Senior- Otoe County: Jacob Wood

Early Math Counts is a website designed to help the development of early math skills in children between the ages of birth and five.

-Learn how to set up math-rich environments for infants, toddlers and preschoolers
-Download early math lesson plans
-View videos about early math concepts and activities
-Find links to a wide variety of early math resources

Discover more at: earlymathcounts.org

Deadline is tonight at 11:59 pm.

https://cropwatch.unl.edu/2024/storm-damaged-pivot-survey

Storm-damaged Pivot Survey Through this new survey, producers have the opportunity to assist Nebraska Extension with identifying factors that may contribute to increasing or decreasing storm damage to center pivots.

Designed for pre-K to third-grade children, Growing Active Readers is a great resource for teachers, afterschool program managers and even parents.
You can learn more and download lessons at: extension.sdstate.edu/igrow-readers
Sponsored by South Dakota State University Extension

Its tough dealing with picky eaters.
Here's a few tips from UNL Food, Nutrition and Health:
🍇 Get creative: Add fruits and veggies to foods your family already likes. Mix blueberries and oats into pancakes. Add sliced fruit to a favorite cereal.
🥝 Try new foods: Try different textures and flavors. If you normally serve sliced apples, try sliced avocado or sliced kiwi. Instead of carrot sticks, try snap peas, sliced bell peppers, or cucumbers.
🍽 Let kids help with meals and snacks: Children are more likely to eat food that they help make.
For more tips, head to: go.unl.edu/picky_eating

If you are interested in creating delicious food items, then this is the workshop for you. Please register by calling your local Extension Office.

Greeley County 308-428-2835
Howard County 308-754-5422
Sherman County 308-745-1518
Valley County 308-728-5071

Parents and caregivers can help children by acknowledging your child’s feelings and experiences. Let your child know it is okay to cry. Use simple, age appropriate explanations about what is happening during the disaster. Provide reassurance that many caring adults, parents, teachers, and community members are working together to keep them safe. For older children, ask them what they know and what questions they may have.

Learn more at: go.unl.edu/how_to_help

Handout: go.unl.edu/flood_5

PSA: go.unl.edu/psa5

Parents and caretakers can help by maintaining routines or rituals of comfort. Dinner time at the kitchen table or reading your child’s favorite book at bedtime may provide young children with a sense of security. Children are better able to cope with a crisis if they feel they understand it and there are people working to keep the family safe.

Learn more at: https://child.unl.edu/read4resilience

Handout: go.unl.edu/flood_4

PSA: go.unl.edu/psa4

Parents and caregivers can help by keeping children informed by explaining what is happening. You can explain how a flood happens, and how these are unusual but natural patterns of weather. Children will feel safer if they have some answers. Use simple explanations about what is happening during the disaster. It is helpful to limit media coverage and graphic details. This helps children have some sense of control.

Learn more at: https://child.unl.edu/helping-children-cope

Handout: go.unl.edu/flood_3

PSA: go.unl.edu/psa3

Parents and caregivers can help children by giving a moment of your time, a gentle hug, or a reassuring word to help children feel safer. Involve children in the family’s efforts to prepare for or recover from a disaster. Keep assigned tasks safe and age-appropriate. Let them know you appreciate their efforts to help the family.

Learn more at: go.unl.edu/severe_storms

Handout: go.unl.edu/flood_2

PSA: go.unl.edu/psa_flood

Helping children affected by the flood is an important part of parents and caregivers’ roles. Children may become upset or withdrawn, while others can’t stop talking about the experience. Use simple, age appropriate explanations about what happening during the disaster. Some key ways to help children feel safe is by providing reassurance that many caring adults are working together to keep them safe. For older children, ask them what they know and what questions they may have.

https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/hes158

Here is the link for a food preservation newsletter.

Preserve It Fresh, Preserve It Safe: 2024, No. 3 (May/June) | MU Extension A newsletter for those who preserve food at home. | Tips for Successful Water Bath Canning Water bath canning (also known as boiling water bath canning) is a method of food preservation where filled canning jars are submerged in boiling water for a specific time. While in the boiling water, two impo...

Did you know that you are more likely to get food poisoning (foodborne illness) during the summer months than any other time of the year? Prevent your holiday weekend from getting ruined by following a few food safety tips at: https://food.unl.edu/keeping-food-safe-summer

As millions of Americans get ready to commemorate Memorial Day and welcome summer, the USDA reminds people to remember your grilling food safety practices. https://go.unl.edu/barbecue

We are taking registrations till NOON tomorrow. Please sign up by visiting the link: https://food.unl.edu/grow-and-preserve-classes and selecting the Neligh location. This would be a great canning workshop and it is open to the public.

Annual Agronomy Youth Field Day, July 9, 2024 in Curtis, NE at NCTA campus.
Open statewide to ALL youth ages 9-18 as of 1/1/24. Parents and adults are welcome!
FREE event with lunch provided by Ag Valley Coop and water bottles by Farm Credit.
Hands on activities with 2 different age tracts to learn how agriculture is changing with precision technology:
• “Aerial Crop Scouting” using drones,
• Insect/Arthropod Scavenger Hunt & Trapping,
• GPS Soil Sampling,
• Soil Lab Science,
• Exploring Herbicides & Fungicides
• Practice Your Mini Drone Flying!
Learn from local Nebraska Extension & Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Crop & Water Educators/Researchers, Bayer Crop Scientists & Nebraska Extension Digital Ag Educator.
Register online at go.unl.edu/agronomy-youth-field-day by July 2nd . Plan a road trip to Curtis and bring a carload of youth with you!
For more information, contact Nebraska Extension-Frontier County at (308)367-4424 or email [email protected].

Go to this link to register for the Progressive Ag Safety Day in Ord at the Valley County Fairgrounds on June 4. The deadline has been extended to Friday May 17th. Cargill has paid for the registration fee for each participant.

It is a fun-filled day full of learning about safety in our world today!
For each participant who attends, you will receive a free life jacket.
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/central4/reg2024-fillable.pdf

4-Her's there are 4 macrame workshops being offered in 4 different places. Call your local Nebraska Extension office in Greeley, Howard, Sherman or Valley County for registration. Each session is limited to 15 participants.

Greeley County...................................308-428-2835
Howard County..................................308-754-5422
Sherman County................................308-745-1518
Valley County......................................308-728-5071

4-Her's come and join us as we make a barn quilt to be shown at the County Fair. There are 2 sessions for this beautiful project.
Please call your local Extension Office to register. The limit for this workshop is 16 for each session.

Greeley County.............................308-428-2835
Howard County............................308-754-5422
Sherman County..........................308-745-1518
Valley County................................308-728-5071

Today, May 10th is the deadline for registering for the Progressive Ag Safety Day. Please fill out the form at the QR code or link in the flyer.

Progressive Agriculture Safety Day is June 4 at the Valley County Fairgrounds. Please register by Friday, May 10, 2024.