UNL Extension in Dixon County delivers research-based education
and information to citizens throughout the county. These educational programs,
delivered via a variety of methods, are offered through a federal, state and county
partnership arrangement. Our objective is to provide programs and other educational
resources locally.
Sandy Preston and Del Hemsath, Extension Educators, and Barb Junck, Office Manager, specialize
in providing programs throughout the county, and together with staff from all
of Nebraska's 93 counties, we contribute to more than 1.5 million educational
contacts each year with Nebraska citizens. Our 4-H Youth Development Program,
for example, reaches more than two hundred youth in Dixon County alone. Statewide,
4-H touches the lives of more than 90,000 youth each year.
Cooperative Extension is built to provide practical education that focuses
on issues which influence daily life that helps to keep Nebraska competitive
in a global society. Extension Specialists and Extension Educators are committed
to a theme of excellence with educational programs customized to meet the needs
of Nebraskans.
