HARTINGTON — A three-inch rain fall early Thursday morning has delayed the start of the Area 2 District American Legion Senior baseball tournament at Felber Park.
Hartington rain gauges recorded from 3.10 to 3.85 inches of rain in the over night downpour. The rain was even heavier north and west of Hartington as 4.85 inches was recorded in the Fordyce area. Nearly six inches was recorded in the Verdigre area.
The District Tournament schedule has been pushed back an entire day. Instead of the event starting at noon Thursday, it is now slated to start at noon on Friday.
Check the updated hartington.net link below for a complete schedule.
Rosters and team photos can be found on the American Legion Area 2 Tny link to the left of the hartington.net home page.
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HARTINGTON — Northeast Nebraska has a great new source for sports news.
The new sports web site, northeastnebraskasports.com launched this week.
The site uses the resources of all six Northeast Nebraska News Company newspapers to provide high school sports information to its readers.
The site also features a special preview and expanded coverage of the American Legion Junior Class C Area 2 baseball tournament.
Check it out today.

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LINCOLN, Neb. — A clinic to educate crop producers and others about early season management options is planned for March 19 at University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension’s South Central Ag Lab Research Farm near Hastings.

The South Central Agricultural Laboratory Crop Clinic is targeted at area crop producers but also will be useful to those advising producers such as crop consultants and fertilizer dealers, said Richard Ferguson, extension soil specialist.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is the only university selected to participate in a U.S. Department of Agriculture pilot project to develop quality management standards for field releases of regulated genetically-engineered crops.

UNL was selected by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service following an application process, said Dan Duncan, assistant dean of UNL’s Agricultural Research Division. Four other participants selected for the biotechnology quality management system pilot project are private companies.

MEAD, Neb. — Corn and soybean growers are invited to attend the Nebraska Soybean and Feed Grains Profitability Project on-farm research update March 4 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead.

The 9 a.m.-3 p.m. program will be at the August N. Christenson Research and Education Building.

Producers will obtain valuable crop production-related information from on-farm research projects conducted on Nebraska farms by Nebraska farmers.

LINCOLN, Neb. Crop scouts will learn how to better manage corn and soybean pests during a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Crop Scout Training for Pest Managers program March 16.

The training provides in-depth and detailed information from university specialists and private industry representatives.

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the workshop is from 9 a.m-5 p.m at the university’s Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead.

LINCOLN, Neb. — A strong version of the Golden Rule comes into play when farmers decide to engage in soil conservation tillage practices, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension study suggests.

When determining what motivates farmers to practice conservation tillage, researchers found that a sense of empathy or “walk-in-their-shoes” mentality is clearly evident, according to research by Gary Lynne, professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, and Robert Sheeder, a former master’s student and currently a program specialist with the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska youth looking for a fun summer camp to attend need look no further than Nebraska 4-H Camps late May-early August near Gretna, Alma or Halsey, the director of Nebraska 4-H camp operations said.

Registrations now are being accepted for the Nebraska 4-H Camps and Centers, which are open to all youth. Campers who register before April 1 receive a 10 percent discount.

HARTINGTON — People want to stay informed about the happenings in and around Hartington can now sign up for the Cedar County News newsletter.

The newsletter features a brief synopsis of articles which are published in the Cedar County News each week.

The newsletter also features breaking news and updated sports and  news stories.

The newsletter is updated at least twice each week. To sign up simply type your e-mail at the bottom of the hartington.net web page.

   HARTINGTON — Baseball schedules for all of Hartington’s youth and American Legion baseball teams are now being updated and placed on the hartington.net website.

The schedules and team rosters appeared in this week’s Cedar County News.

The schedules can be found both in the calendar section on the right of the web site and by hitting the link on the right side of the main hartington.net web page.

Softball schedules will also be available soon.