Nebraska Extension in Lincoln, Logan & McPherson Counties

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Microwave Cooking

It’s frighteningly and easy to overcook—or undercook—food in your microwave.  And that’s not a surprise. Learn more about successfully cooking in the microwave. 

TEST YOUR MICROWAVE SKILLS:

1.  You can heat food in a take-our container; old whipping topping bowls or magarine tubs in the microwave oven?

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Rhubarb is About Ready?

SELECT RHUBARB

Choose flat stalks that are not curled or limp. Deep red stalks are sweeter and richer; tenderness is not related to size.

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Food Resources

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2-Piece Canning Lids - Research-tested recommendations

So You Want to Preserve

Determine Spoilage in Home-Canned Goods - Storing Dry Beans

Electric Pressure Canner Safety - Kale

PRESSURE CANNER TESTING

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Upcoming Sheep and Goat Events

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Home Food Preservation Virtual Learning Series

Planning to home food preserve this year. Here is a LIVE webinar series to help answer all your questions.

go.unl.edu/homefoodpreservation

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Tom Hansen Memorial 4-H Scholarship

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Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society to host annual meeting in Scottsbluff

Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society to host annual meeting in Scottsbluff

May 15, 2024
The “Engaging Agriculture” articles are written weekly by and for Engagement Zone 1 Nebraska Extension Educators, who cover the 11 counties in the Panhandle.

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Celebrate National Beef Month with good eats: Beef and Tater Tot Casserole

Celebrate National Beef Month with good eats: Beef and Tater Tot Casserole

May 15, 2024
In celebration of Beef Month we will have recipes every Wednesday from our specialists.

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2024 Nebraska Soil Health School has successful launch

2024 Nebraska Soil Health School has successful launch

May 9, 2024
The first installment of a planned 2024 Nebraska Soil Health School series was held on April 24 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney, Neb. The event addressed the semi-arid Panhandle climate and potential management practices for soil health and had over 60 attendees.

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Building Bridges in Conservation: Nebraska hosts inaugural natural resources workshop

Building Bridges in Conservation: Nebraska hosts inaugural natural resources workshop

April 15, 2024
Overlooking the iconic Platte River, over 100 natural resource professionals and students met to build and foster new collaborations at the first Natural Resources Conservation Connecting Points Workshop.

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