A Backyard Poultry seminar is scheduled for May 2 in Kearney and May 3 in North Platte, both from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Kearney event will take place at the Buffalo County Extension Office, 1400 E 34th Street, while the North Platte seminar will be held at the West Central Research, Extension, and Education Center, 402 West State Farm Road. The May 3 presentation will also be available online as a webinar.
Topics and Speakers:
- Common Poultry Diseases/Keeping Poultry Healthy – Don Reynolds, Professor and Extension Poultry Specialist
- Nutrition Management/Grading & Selling Eggs – Shelia Purdum, Extension Poultry Specialist
- Housing/Feeding Your Backyard Flock – Brett Kreifels, Urban Program Coordinator, 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator
- Budgeting & Pricing: The Economics of Egg Production – Shannon Sand, Agriculture Economics Extension Educator
- Maintaining Backyard Flock/Mitigating Disease – Barb Batie, Producer from Lexington, NE
Registration Details:
- Kearney Seminar (May 2): Register by April 28 by calling the Extension Office at 308-236-1235. The $25 fee includes a meal for attendees.
- North Platte Seminar (May 3): Register by April 28 by calling the Lincoln Logan McPherson Extension Office at 308-532-2683. The $25 fee includes a meal for attendees.
- Online Webinar (May 3): Register by calling the Lincoln Logan McPherson Extension Office at 308-532-2683. The $25 fee includes access to the webinar.