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🌱 Could limit-feeding calves cut your winter feed bill this year?
Coming up: JH Volleyball @ Wausa on the Hartington Patch calendar
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- Could limit-feeding calves cut your winter feed bill this year?
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- Thursday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 67 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 65, low: 49.
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Limit feeding growing calves this season (thewayneherald.com) — Hartington-area cattle producers get timely advice from a local Extension educator on how limit-feeding higher-energy rations could cut costs when hay is pricey. The article explains how to structure rations, manage bunks, and transition calves safely, while noting equipment and schedule demands. It's aimed at helping northeast Nebraska operations decide if this strategy fits their herd and facilities. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hartington
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- JH Volleyball @ Wausa
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
4:00 pm - JH Football @ Wausa
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
4:00 pm - JV Football @ Wausa
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
6:00 pm - GNAC Cross Country @ West Holt
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
4:00 pm - Football @ LHNE
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
7:00 pm
Monday October 5
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Boys Cross Country: Creighton Cross Country Invite (Varsity)
Creighton Community Golf Course
4:00 pm - Girls Cross Country: Creighton Cross Country Invite (Varsity)
Creighton Community Golf Course
4:00 pm - Cross Country @ Creighton
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
4:00 pm - Girls Volleyball: Tri (Varsity)
St. Mary's High School
5:30 pm - Boys Football: Hartington-Newcastle vs Wausa (Junior High)
Wausa High School Athletic Complex
4:00 pm - JH Football @ Wausa
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
4:00 pm - JH Volleyball @ Wausa
Hartington Newcastle Public Schools Hartington, NE 68739
4:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- YoungWilliams posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Wausa. Apply here.
- Sanford Health posted a job opening for CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant - Local Traveler in Bloomfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Wayne
- Warriors Set to Travel to Wayne State (winonastatewarriors.com)
- Pink Flamingo Nite to focus on 'The Joy Reflex' (thewayneherald.com)
- Backline Comedy brings big laughs and unscripted chaos to The Little Red Hen Theatre (thewayneherald.com)
Norfolk
- CSC students present research at National Chemistry Conference (panhandlepost.com)
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