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LINCOLN, NE June 15, 2026 Lauren Schoonveld of Valentine has been named to the Deans Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Schoonveld, a junior majoring in communication sciences and disorders, was named to the Dean's Commendation List for the College of Education and Human Sciences..

LINCOLN, NE June 15, 2026 More than 6,200 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students have been named to the Deans List for the spring semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Qualification for the Deans' List varies among the eight undergraduate colleges and the Explore Center.

Windrow disease presents special challenges. Weeds often invade, requiring spraying to maintain quality and protect stands. During the next growth period, plants that were not smothered regrow rapidly, while plants underneath the windrow suffer delays. Part of the field often will begin to bloom while windrow-stressed plants are still short and tender. So, when do you harvest? When the first plants begin to bloom, or do you wait until injured plants are ready?

Is your pasture paying its way? This is a question I have heard lately with regards to changing input costs. Before your cattle hit the field, here's a quick way to check if your pasture covers its costs.

By mid-summer, summer annual grasses like foxtail, sandbur, and crabgrass are already up and growing—and they’re starting to cause issues in perennial hay or pasture fields. At this point in the season, pre-emergent herbicides are no longer an effective control option for already growing summer annual weeds.

Event Details Date: Friday, June 26 Time: 2:00–4:30 p.m. Location:WestCentralResearch, Extension & Education Center 402 West State Farm Road, North Platte, Nebraska Speakers • Mary Drewnoski, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist • Jesse Fulton, Meat Institute Director of Health and Welfare • Dave Boxler, Extension Livestock Entomology Educator • Randy Saner, Extension Livestock Educator To register, call the Lincoln-Logan- McPherson Extension Office at 308-532-2683 or email Randy Saner at randy.saner@unl.edu.

Lincoln, Neb., June 11, 2026 —The New World Screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, is among the most destructive livestock pests ever encountered in the Western Hemisphere. Unlike most fly species whose larvae develop in decaying organic matter, New World Screwworm larvae feed exclusively on live tissue of warm-blooded animals.

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NEW BOOKS June 11 - 18 The Escape Game by Marissa Meyer How to Fake a Southern Gentleman by Mayra Cuevas How to read a book by Monica Wood The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn Upward Bound by Woody Brown Birds on a Wire by Katie Powner Where We Belong by Kim Vogel Sawyer The Summer I Found You by Jennifer O'Brien The Anniversary by Alex Finlay The Burning Side by Sarah Damoff Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister The Divorce by Freida McFadden Our Perfect Storm by Carley Fortune The Shippers by Katherine Center The One Day You Were My Husband by Rosie Walsh The Island Club by Nicola Harrison.

As I reflect on my life and what has brought me the most joy, outside of my family (especially grandkids), I would immediately give credit to two things, music and sewing. Although most older people, male and female, list music where they get enjoyment out of listening to all forms. Fortunately, I was raised in a musical environment as well as a home where handiwork was a way-of-life. We did not have TV when I was a child, but my sisters and I kept entertained by playing music, crafting and sewing. We were in 4-H from an early age as well as were able to receive guidance from skilled needleworkers in our neighborhoods. But what about boys?