Thursday November 21, 2024
Making Sure Your Bird is Ready for Thanksgiving
Turkey is synonymous with Thanksgiving, and there are several things you’ll need to consider before pulling it from the oven. Nebraska Extension Educator Cindy Brison gives us some tips to make a great roasted turkey for your family.MP3
https://food.unl.edu/article/thanksgiving-central
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Tuesday November 19, 2024
Holiday Food Safety Tips
If you’re having friends and family over for Thanksgiving, there are some basic food safety tips you need to keep in mind. Nebraska Extension Educator Cindy Brison gives us some timely food safety suggestions when preparing the holiday meal.MP3
https://food.unl.edu/article/thanksgiving-central
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Thursday October 10, 2024
Home Canning Safety
Home canning can be a safe and economical way to preserve quality food at home. Nebraska Extension Food, Nutrition & Health Educator Cindy Brison gives some important food safety tips to follow.MP3
https://food.unl.edu/tags/canning
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Tuesday October 8, 2024
Home Canning
Home canning is an ideal way to preserve this year’s extra garden produce. Nebraska Extension Food, Nutrition & Health Educator Cindy Brison talks about equipment and basic techniques for first time canners.MP3
https://food.unl.edu/tags/canning
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Monday September 30, 2024
CASNR Offers Majors That Will Help Solve Important Issues
Students looking to meet tomorrow’s agriculture and environmental challenges should look at UNL’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources list of majors. CASNR College Relations Coordinator Sue Ellen Pegg talks about enrollment and how UNL, CASNR students are making a difference.MP3
https://casnr.unl.edu/
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Monday September 16, 2024
Paper Wasps
Paper wasps can be an annoyance in late summer and early fall. Sometimes it’s impossible to avoid contact with them if their nest is on your porch or other areas where your family spends time outdoors. Nebraska Extension Entomologist Jody Green talks about safe removal of the wasps and the nest.MP3
https://youtu.be/HccmLDmbbQk
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Monday September 9, 2024
Fall Insect Home Invaders Part 2
As the weather starts to cool down here in Nebraska, some insect pests might be thinking your home will be a great place to shelter for the fall and winter. Nebraska Extension Urban Entomologist Jody Green talks about keeping fall invading insects out of your house. MP3
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/douglas-sarpy/pdfs/ce/resources/ce-infographic-insect-that-overwinter-in-your-home.pdf
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Thursday September 5, 2024
Controlling Garter Snakes
Most snakes in Nebraska are very beneficial, but they can make their way into our yards or homes looking for shelter in the fall. University of Nebraska Extension Conservation Biologist Dennis Ferraro offers a few tips to keep snakes out of your landscape.MP3
https://byf.unl.edu/garter-snake-control
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Thursday August 29, 2024
Fall Insect Invaders
Fall is almost here, and with it comes lower temperatures and less food for insects, spiders and other arthropods that typically spend their time outdoors. Nebraska Extension Urban Entomologist Jody Green says with these seasonal changes, these insects will start to look for places to hide, including your house, garage or shed.MP3
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/douglas-sarpy/pdfs/ce/resources/ce-infographic-insect-that-overwinter-in-your-home.pdf
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Friday August 16, 2024
Yellow Jackets
Yellow Jackets will soon start causing a nuisance around our homes, parks and just about anywhere they can find food. Nebraska Extension Urban Entomologist Jody Green says there are effective ways of controlling them but warns people to be cautious. MP3
https://youtu.be/mZdSUdrMKDE
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Monday July 29, 2024
Post-Flood Food Safety
Cleaning up after a flood can be an overwhelming task. Nebraska Extension Food, Nutrition and Food Safety Educator Cami Wells talks about food safety after a flood and why discarding flood affected food is critical to avoiding food borne illnesses.MP3
https://food.unl.edu/food-safety-after-flood
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Wednesday July 17, 2024
2024 Family Field Day
Nebraska Extension is hosting a family field day August 6th at the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory near Concord Nebraska. Extension Associate Educator Leslie Johnson says the day will have plenty of activities for the whole family including demonstrations, tours, vendors and food trucks. MP3
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/hal/haskell-ag-lab-family-field-day-2024/
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Monday July 1, 2024
Summer Grilling Safety
A July 4th family cookout symbolizes the summer. Nebraska Extension Nutrition and Health Educator Cindy Brison offers some food safely grilling tips. MP3
https://food.unl.edu/article/grilling-safely
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Monday June 24, 2024
Mosquitos
Don’t let mosquitos ruin your outdoor activities this summer. Nebraska Extension Entomologist Jody Green discusses ways to repel mosquitos and keep the population under control around your home. MP3
https://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/mosquitorepellents
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Monday June 3, 2024
Aging in Place in Rural Nebraska
Care for the elderly in rural Nebraska is facing a potential crisis. With facilities shutting down, older Nebraskans have less options for their healthcare. Cindy Houlden from the Nebraska Cooperative Development Center talks about a program that is looking at solutions to the growing senior population and the diminishing health care facilities issue.MP3
https://cap.unl.edu/rural/aging-place-rural-nebraska-homecare-worker-cooperatives