Plains Edition Ag Events

October 11

Fall Landscape Management Workshop, Norfolk, Neb., Northeast Community College Lifelong Learning Center, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., (402) 472-5045.

October 11-13

Nebraska Section – Society of Range Management Meeting, North Platte, Neb., Holiday Inn Express.

October 12

Fall Forestry Field Day, Emporia, Kan., 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Kansas Forest Service, (785) 532-3300.

October 14

Dry River Race, Ravenna, Neb., a dryland river race through the center of town to celebrate 140 years of fort banishment. River bank picnic activities to follow, (308) 452-3161.

October 14-15

Blacksmithing I, Grand Island, Neb., Stuhr Museum, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., class will make a fireplace tool set and a chisel, contact Dawn, (308) 385-5316.

October 14-15

Tinsmithing I, Grand Island, Neb., Stuhr Museum, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., crafting basic items-tinpunching and candle holders, contact Dawn, (308) 385-5316.

October 15-21

Nebraska Country Music Festival, Eagles Club & Fairgrounds, Hastings, Neb., performer and songwriter contests, seminars and great country music for everyone to enjoy, (402) 463-1487.

October 21

Fall Festival of Crafts Show, Kearney, Neb., Fairgrounds, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., more than 250 booths from Nebraska and surrounding states., (308) 234-4671.

October 21

Moonlight Madness, Gordon, Neb., American Legion, 5 p.m.-Midnight, Chili feed, games and good times for all, (308) 282-0730.

October 21-22

Nebraska & National Hand Cornhusking Contests, Columbus, Neb., Begins at 9 a.m. daily, 8th Street near ADM Plant, (402) 564-2769.

October 27-28

Western Nebraska Literary Festival, Kearney, Neb., at UNK, contact Stan Struble, (402) 758-1262.

November 4-6

Nebraska Youth Beef Leadership Symposium, Lincoln, Neb., University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Animal Science Complex.

November 11-12

Cowboy Christmas, North Platte, Neb., concerts, crafts, clinics, kids rodeo, Shelli Arensdorf, (308) 530-0391, (308) 530-4396 or (308) 532-6721.

November 25

Winterfest Gift & Craft Show, Valentine, Neb., Cherry Co. Fairgrounds-4-H building, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., (308) 748-2287.