Wednesday What-Nots 11/5

If you weren’t able to attend the other night and received an award, please stop by the Extension Office to pick it up! Also, if you have any photos from the event, be sure to share them with us!

The 2025 Horse Show & Judging Guide has been released, and we are putting in a group order! If you'd like to have a copy of this resource, please call the office at 269-2301 or email cheryl.goff@unl.edu. Cost will be $7.45 per copy.

Stop by the Extension office to pick up the pre-ordered turkey take & make kit. Plan to pay when you pick them up.

Utilize the link below to sign up for the next Take & Make Project! Plan to pay when you pick them up from the Otoe County Extension Office.

Yarn Trees

Please apply by December 15th, 2025 for the 2026 program year. For more information

regarding the Fed Steer Challenge, or to submit an application please visit https://4h.unl.edu/fed-steer-challenge

The Program includes raising a steer purchased at market price, monthly webinars with industry professional and UNL Animal Science Faculty, a special class at the Nebraska State Fair evaluated by a commercial cattle buyer, and harvesting steers to evaluate carcass merit. Monthly content includes: Feeder Cattle Pricing and Starting Cattle on Feed, Winter Feeding & Care of Cattle, Implants & Growth Modifiers, Cattle & the Environment, Risk Management Strategies, Summer Feeding & Care of Cattle, Quality & Yield Grading and Grid Pricing for Carcass Merit.

Calling all artists, creators, and performers! We'd love to see what YOU do best. Submit your work for a chance to be featured at upcoming National 4‑H events.

We're looking for singers, dancers, instrumentalists, as well as visual artists and creators of all kinds. Enter today to showcase your unique talent on this national stage!

Applications from students ages 14–19 are accepted from October 1 through December 1.

More details at: https://4-h.org/youth-artists

On behalf of the Nebraska Association of Fair Managers, attached is the Martha & Don Romeo Scholarship application. Return to the Extension Office by Nov. 30.

Please use the QR code or this link to register:

https://foodscience.unl.edu/food-science-scholarship-challenge/

My name is Trey Lamkins, and I’m a Master’s student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the Graduate Research Assistant for Backyard Farmer.

I’m putting together a simple snapshot of pumpkin, gourd, and squash production in Nebraska for the 2025 season, and I would greatly appreciate your input. Could you help by answering a few quick questions?

1. About how many acres (or square feet) of pumpkins, gourds, or squash did you grow in 2025? (If none, did you resell instead?)
2. How many cultivars did you grow? (Number of Cultivars)
3. What cultivars or types did you plant this year? (Names of different cultivars)
4. What Nebraska County were your crops grown in?
5. Optional: Address & Email

Tip: If you’re unsure of your growing area/field size, you can use Google Earth’s measuring tool to get a quick estimate.

That’s all I need, short and simple! Your answers will help create a clearer picture of the role these crops play in Nebraska agriculture this year.

Trey Lamkins tlamkins3@huskers.unl.edu

Tracy Ensor, 4-H Youth Development Associate Extension Educator, tensor2@unl.edu

Kristen Herrick, 4-H Extension Assistant, kherrick3@unl.edu

Ben Jewell, Rural Prosperity Nebraska Associate Extension Educator, bmcshane-jewell2@unl.edu

Cheryl Goff, Office Manager, cheryl.goff@unl.edu

Website: www.otoe.unl.edu

Location: 620 1st Street, Syracuse, NE, USA
Phone: (402) 269-2301
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nebraska-Extension-in-Otoe-County