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Monday, March 15, 2010
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Appealing Appetizers
Whether you are hosting a family dinner or having some friends over, the appetizers can be the start of a successful meal. — Full Story »
Pay Attention When Ordering From Seed Catalogs
Nothing says spring like those annual seed catalogs that come in the mail. Remember, though, to use a little caution before placing that order. — Full Story »
Save 10% on 4-H Camps by Registering Before April 1!
Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps & Trips are a great place for youth to discover, learn and grow! Camps are open to all youth ages 5-18 (need not be in 4-H). There are three unique Nebraska locations at Halsey, Gretna, and Alma offering more than 40 camps ranging from half day to four days/three nights! — Full Story »
Extension Office Relocating on March 15th
The University Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Office in Lincoln and McPherson Counties announces the relocation of the Extension Office to the West Central Research and Extension Center campus. The new office will be located in the old Vet Diagnostic Lab. The phone numbers will remain the same at 532-2683 or 1-800-200-1381. The new address is 348 West State Farm Road, North Platte NE 69101. — Full Story »
Something’s Fishy
It is the time of year when more fish is purchased and eaten. However, fish should be eaten year round. Fish has essential nutrients, is easy to cook and tastes delicious. — Full Story »
Take Precautions To Avoid Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
When it comes to winter, precautions need to be taken to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning.
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National Poison Prevention Week, March 15-21
National Poison Prevention Week emphasizes the most common poisoning risks for adults and children, and offer educational resources for parents to protect their children and adults to make informed decisions regarding their use of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. — Full Story »
Time to Re-evaluate Your New Year s Resolution
How are your New Year s resolutions coming? Have you given up on them or are you still trying to make them work? If you are struggling to make them work, the problem might be that you do not have a clear picture of what you are wanting to accomplish. — Full Story »
Nutrition Changes as You Age
As we age, our bodies slow down. Our metabolism is slower, we don’t feel as strong as we were and we seem to gain weight much easier than before. We also seem to get sick easier and our digestive system just doesn’t handle food the way it did when we were younger. — Full Story »
How Strong Familes Deal with Stress & Crisis
Every family faces tough times in life. Strong families work together to help each other rise above the difficulties. The “How Strong Families Manage Stress and Crisis” focuses on how families effectively manage stress and crisis in their lives with a special emphasis on the role members of the older generation play in helping to support younger, less-experienced family members. — Full Story »
Car Clutter
If it seems like your car is your second home, you are not alone. Just like at home, our cars can collect clutter if not periodically cleaned out. For some people, “periodically” can mean every day; for others it is once a week or once a month. With the cold winter we have been having, cleaning out a car is not always the highest priority but once the weather gets warmer, set aside some time to really clean out the car. — Full Story »
Cleaning Lawn Furniture
Yes, snow is still on the ground but warmer days are on their way (I hope). Once spring is here, the lawn furniture starts coming out. Chances are the furniture will need to be cleaned. This cleaning may be as simple as putting out in the sunshine to air out or hosing down with water. Others may need to be cleaned with water and a mild detergent combined with a plastic scrubber or sponge. — Full Story »
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- UNL's Panhandle Research and Extension Center has had three homes in 100 years.
- Meet the specialists
- Preventing Mold and Mildew
- Easing Daycare Exits
- Eating In The Office Requires Sanitary Conditions
- Careful Consideration Required For A Student's First Credit Card
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- Registrations Still Open for Food Safety Training Course
- Living Resourcefully: Finding Ways to Make Your Dollars Go Further
- Water Test Alleviates Uncertainty About Contamination
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- Seed treatment course scheduled for February 24
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- Risk Management Tools for Farmers and Ag Managers
- Food Safety Training Course Offered
- 4-H Public Speaking Contest Will Be at Dawson County Extension Office
- Jack Ostergard to Speak at Cattlemen's Banquet
- Reading to Children Helps Them Succeed
- Time Not Money Most Important During Valentine's
- Eat a Variety Of High Fiber Foods For Most Benefits
- Granola
- Cut Down On Party Snacks To Control Holiday Weight Gain
- Coffee Filters
- Say Cheese, Please
- Early Childhood Education Conference is February 27
- Pesticide Application Training
- Engaging Everyone Solves Family Situations
- Hall of Fame Cattlemen to Be Honored at Annual Banquet
- Furnas County Livestock Association’s Annual Banquet
- Nebraska Forest Service Urges Caution When Dealing with Storm-Damaged Trees
- The Energy-Efficient Home and Carbon Monoxide
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- Private Pesticide Application Training
- Probiotics
- Think Safety During Snow Removal
- Private Pesticide Applicator Training
- Preparation And Serving Safety Necessary With Super Bowl Spreads
- Cruciferous Vegetables
- Weed ecologist hired at UNL Center
- Browsing Garden Catalogs Can Heat Up Winter
- Winter Insects Usually Are Only Nuisances Rather Than Permanent Pests
- Bite When the Temperature is Right
- Removing Stickers and Labels
- Financial Planning With An Irregular Income
- Rural Advantage/Healthy Farms Conference set for February 5th and 6th in Lincoln
- Winter Houseplant Care Is Important
- Start Fresh With Savings At The Turn Of The Year
- Don't Clash Over Cash
- A New Year, Time To Get Organized
- Keep Moving During Winter Months
- Multi-Tasking Super Foods Packed With Disease-Fighting Nutrients
- Odds & Ends
- Profit Tips: Manage Animals’ Body Condition by Timing Weaning
- Selling Gold Jewelry For Cash
- Caregivers Can Cope With Tough Decisions by Having Six Qualities
- Small Snacks Can Pack Powerful Calorie Punch
- Breakfast On The Run
- Joy Not Stress Should Mark Holiday Season
- Don't Let Mold Inflate Grocery Bills
- 2010 Prescribed Burn School Dates and Locations Announced
- Think Safety During Snow Removal
- Holiday Spending Blues
- Cleaning Tips Can Keep Kitchen Sparkling
- Adults Should Serve As Role Model When Tasting In The Kitchen
- Christmas Tree Care Is More Than Just Water
- Gift Ideas for Loved Ones in an Elderly Care Center
- Cutting Holiday Costs Starts With Planning
- Beef Home Study Still Providing Key Information
- Holiday Baking Q & A
- Check Irrigation Systems Before Winter
- Workshop Focus is Corn/Soybean Profitability
- Cooking With Kids
- Fall Maintenance Important for Heating Equipment Safety
- Use Slow Cookers Safely This Fall and Winter
- Corn Stalk Grazing Calculator
- Toy-Giving Tips For The Holidays
- Cutting Holiday Costs Starts With Planning
- Workshop About Flexible Cash Lease Provisions on Dec. 16
- Cleaning On The Run
- Early Communication Key For Child's Socialization
- Just Like Kids, Head Lice are Back in School
- Now’s a Good Time to Plant Grasses and Legumes
- How Weather Affects Corn Stalk Quality
- Like children, horses need core vaccinations
- ISU Extension offers resources for farmers under stress
- Ecosystem services provide potential new ag market
- Sandwich Hints
- Educator focused on water transfers to Dawson County
- Safe Turkey Preparation Ensures Happy, Healthy Holiday
- Be Sure Homes Have Adequate Insulation
- Nebraska Weekly Weather & Crop Report
- Analyze Winter Feeds for Optimum Cow Body Condition
- Properly Treating Stains Can Save That Favorite Outfit
- Proper Handling of Game Meat will Lower Risk of Foodborne Illness
- ISU Extension offers tools, experts for communities to survive hard times
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- Tour the Meat Side of the Beef Industry
- Dawson County Cattlemen to Meet November 5
- Smart Snacking on the Run
- UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center to turn 100 in 2010
- Cecil proud of assistance to area producers
- Cooking Root Vegetables Is Tasty and Easy
- Get Your Grains
- Poverty Simulation Workshop Coming to McCook
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- Slow Cooker Safety
- Optimism
- Now is “perfect time” for entrepreneurs
- Evergreens – Natural Needle Drop
- Quality Apples Bought In Bulk Can Stay Fresh For Long Time
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Help Children Cope With Stress
- Practicing Halloween Safety Makes For More Festive Time
- Keeping your children safe
- What’s In The Sauce?
- Halloween Hints
- Winterizing Your Home
- Fall Weed Control
- Think Safety With After-School Snacks
- Removal of Clutter Important for Spider Control
- Don't Run From Credit Debt, Rather Work Out A Plan To Pay It Back
- ISU Extension Service to offer High Tunnels workshops in Sept. and October
- Eliminate Rodents From Your Home
- Don't Run From Credit Debt, Rather Work Out A Plan To Pay It Back
- DAWSON COUNTY CATTLEMEN KICK OFF OCTOBER 1
- Start Every Day With Breakfast
- National Safety Council Focuses on Rural Roads
- FOOD SAFETY TRAINING COMPLETED
- UNL hydrogeologist attends World Water Week
- School Transition Hard On Dogs Too
- Successful Entrepreneurs
- Vice Chancellor high on IANR
- Cooking Safely for a Crowd
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- Wheat Planting Decisions
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- Lawn Disease Problems & Chinch Bugs in Buffalograss
- Late Summer Lawn Weed Problems
- Sending Germs On The Run
- Kids Need Durable Clothes
- University doing a good job
- Tomato Diseases & Disorders
- New UNL research geared to increase profitability
- ISU Extension field day near Sac City to focus on corn plant populations, row spacing
- Check Yards and Gardens for Grasshopper Injury
- What made that soil mound
- Page County Extension Council to meet July 6 in Clarinda to discuss Extension restructuring
- Twenty-seventh Governor's Charity Steer Show set for Iowa State Fair
- Both state, farm triggers must be met for ACRE payment
- Grain pit death
- Fireworks Safety
- Forage Options after Wheat Harvest
- Picnic Safety
- Kids Home Alone in Summer
- Winter wheat meeting set for June 17, Arapahoe
- Diagnostic clinic helps identify wheat diseases
- Harlan County Livestock Judging Clinic
- Cut back and pinch some plants, but not all
- Furnas County Livestock Association to host Beef Tour on Tuesday, June 9
- Include Beef in Your Economical Meal Plan
- Arborists should “allow trees to be themselves”
- Save Money on Cooling Cost
- Controlling Common Mullein in Pastures
- ISU’s ag systems technology degree achieves accreditation milestone
- Water markets grow with scarcity
- Control Tree Squirrel Damage
- Safe Microwave Techniques Prevent Injury and Illness
- Cutting Summer Vacation Expenses
- Manage Herbicides to Avert Glyphosate Resistance
- Extension changes
- 'Tough time for ISU Extension'
Meeting held to discuss restructuring plan
- Save Money When Dining Out
- Southwest Iowa challenge: Finding food growers
- ISU Extension announces office, job cuts
- Programs Available for Rural & Urban Tree Planting
- Alternative Forages for Pastures
- Graduation Gifts
- Health & Safety in the Child Care Setting
- Students are a Cut Above in UNL Veterinary Anatomy Class
- Remove Dead Trees to Prevent Pine Wilt's Spread
- LEAD Fellowship Applications Available for Group XXIX
- Wheat price helps determine pest treatment threshold
- Tax Time Is Easy If Proper Files Are Kept
- Census of Agriculture shows changes in Page County
- Page County land values continue at record levels
- Large Quantities of Food Cool Slowly
- The Impact of the U.S. and Global Recession on Beef Exports to Mexico
- Plan to Save $ on Food
- UNL Research: Phosphorus Increase Indicated for Continuous Corn
- Calving Season – Being Prepared
- Oats for extra pasture, hay and silage
- Tips to Help Reduce Your Household Expenses
- Crop insurance is critical in today's economy
- Helping teens develop healthy attitudes about money
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