Nothing More Nebraskan – than Raising Nebraska
We will be listing the 4-H Competitions, cooking demonstrations, informational booths, and much more in the next few days.
Keep checking this page for the most current schedule of events for Raising Nebraska. The photos below are a hint of what happens at Raising Nebraska during the Fair!
| Date | Time | Event or Program | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens. | |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | CRASh'N CASNR, presented by UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | Main Area |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Meet a Dairy Farmer, presented by Midwest Dairy | Dairy Display |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Milk Giveaway to youth grades K-6, sponsored by Hiland Dairy | Dairy Display |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Explore Food Science, presented by UNL Food Science and Technology Program | Main Area |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Three Cheers for Trees! - Nebraska Forest Service, Project Learning Tree, Project WET, presented by the Nebraska Forest Service | Main Area |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Hastings Museum | Main Area |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Careers in Agriculture presented by Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom, Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation | Main Area |
| Friday, 8/26/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 8 am to 4 pm | Raising Nebraska Exhibits closed for Fashion Show | |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 8 am - 8:30 am | Nebraska 4-H Fashion Show Check-in - Show #1 | East Patio |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 9 am - 10 am | Nebraska 4-H Fashion Show - Show #1 | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 10 am - 10:30 am | Nebraska 4-H Fashion Show Check-in - Show #2 | East Patio |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 10:15 am to 10:45 am | Quilts of Valor Presentation by Nebraska 4-H | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 11 am - Noon | Nebraska 4-H Fashion Show - Show #2 | East Patio |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | Noon - 12:30 pm | Nebraska 4-H Fashion Show Check-in - Show #3 | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Nebraska 4-H Fashion Show - Show #3 | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 4 pm - 9 pm | Raising Nebraska Exhibits Open | |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 4 pm - 5:30 pm | Nebraska 4-H Weed and Grass ID Contest | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 5 pm - 6:30 pm | Nebraska 4-H Horticulture ID Contest | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 6 pm - 7:30 pm | Nebraska 4-H Tree ID Contest | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 7 pm - 8:30 pm | Nebraska 4-H Insect ID Contest | Main Area |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 8 pm - 9 pm | Nebraska 4-H ID Contest Awards | Stage |
| Saturday, 8/27/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 10:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 10 am - Noon | Nebraska 4-H Chicken BBQ Competition - Cooking | RN North Parking |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 10 am - 10:30 am | Nebraska 4-H Culinary Challenge Check-in - Group A | Main Area |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 10;30 am - 11 am | Nebraska 4-H Robotics Showcase - Check-in | Main Area |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 10:30 am - Noon | Nebraska 4-H Culinary Challenge Group A | Main Area |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 11:00 am - 2 pm | Nebraska 4-H Robotics Showcase | Main Area |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | Noon - 2 pm | Nebraska 4-H Chicken BBQ Competition - Presentations | Presentation Kitchen |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 1 pm - 1:30 pm | Nebraska 4-H Culinary Challenge Check-in - Group B | Main Area |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 1:30 pm - 3 pm | Nebraska 4-H Culinary Challenge Group B | Main Area |
| Sunday, 8/28/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 9 am - 1 pm | Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) | Main Area |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 9:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 10 am - 2 pm | Understanding Soil Health, presented by NRCS | Soils Exhibit |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 10 am - 2 pm | Nebraska AgrAbility, presented by Nebraska AgrAbility Team | Main Area |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 10 am - 2 pm | Ask a Master Gardener, presented by Nebraska Extension | Stage |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 10 am - 2 pm | Invasive and Threatening Insect Species, presented by Nebraska Extension Entomology | Main Area |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 10 am - 2 pm | Midwest Dairy | Dairy Display |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 11 am - Noon | Home Canning - Live! Presented by Nebraska Extension Educators | Presentation Kitchen |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | Noon - 1 pm | Home Canning - Live! Presented by Nebraska Extension Educators | Presentation Kitchen |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 4:15 - 5:15 pm | Backyard Farmer: Live Q and A, presented by Nebraska Public Media and Nebraska Extension | Main Area |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 5:30 pm - 6;30 pm | Backyard Farmer: Live Q and A, presented by Nebraska Public Media and Nebraska Extension | Main Area |
| Monday, 8/29/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | CRASh'N CASNR, presented by UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | Main Area |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Meet a Dairy Farmer, presented by Midwest Dairy | Dairy Display |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Milk Giveaway to youth grades K-6, sponsored by Hiland Dairy | Dairy Display |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Three Cheers for Trees! - Nebraska Forest Service, Project Learning Tree, Project WET, presented by the Nebraska Forest Service | Main Area |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Careers in Agriculture, presented by Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom | Main Area |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Understanding Soil Health, presented by NRCS | Soils Exhibit |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Nebraska AgrAbility, presented by Nebraska AgrAbility Team | Main Area |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Nebraska Pork | Main Area |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Plant Parts we Eat, presented by Nebraska Extension Community Environment Team | Main Area |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Nebraska 4-H - LIVE! presented by Nebraska Extension Youth Entrepreneurship Team | Stage |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Be a Kitchen Superhero - Eliminate Cross Contamination. presented by Nebraska Food Protection Task Force | Kitchen |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | UNL Husker Mobile Beef Lab, presented by Nebraska Extension and 4-H | RN North Parking |
| Tuesday, 8/30/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | CRASH'N CASNR, presented by UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | Main Area |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Meet a Dairy Farmer, presented by Midwest Dairy | Dairy Display |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Plant Parts we Eat, presented by Nebraska Extension Community Environment Team | Main Area |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Milk Giveaway to youth grades K-6, sponsored by Hiland Dairy | Dairy Display |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Three Cheers for Trees! - Nebraska Forest Service, Project Learning Tree, Project WET, presented by the Nebraska Forest Service | Main Area |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Nebraska Pork | Main Area |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Be a Kitchen Superhero - Eliminate Cross Contamination, presented by Nebraska Food Protection Task Force | Kitchen |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Careers in Agriculture, presented by Nebraska Agriculture in the Classroom | Main Area |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | UNL Husker Mobile Beef Lab, presented by Nebraska Extension and 4-H | RN North Parking |
| Wednesday, 8/31/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 10:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 10 am to 6 pm | Curious about Curtis? Ask NCTA | Main Area |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 10 am - 1 pm | Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) | Main Area |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 10 am to 2 pm | Sorghum Treats, provided by Nebraska Sorghum | Tasting Kitchen |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | Noon - 1 pm | In the Kitchen with the Sorghum Army, Presented by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 1 pm - 2 pm | What's Cookin', Honey? with the American Honey Queen Lucy Winn | Presentation Kitchen |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 2 pm - 3 pm | Food in the Field with Hannah Guenther, Nebraska Extension Educator | Presentation Kitchen |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 3 pm - 4 pm | Healthy Food Fast with Tara Dunker, MS, RD, Nebraska Extension Educator | Presentation Kitchen |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 4 pm - 5 pm | Food in the Field with Hannah Guenther, Nebraska Extension Educator | Presentation Kitchen |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 5 pm - 6 pm | Healthy Food Fast with Tara Dunker, MS, RD, Nebraska Extension Educator | Presentation Kitchen |
| Thursday, 9/1/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | 10:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | 10 am to 6 pm | Curious about Curtis? Ask NCTA | Main Area |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | 10 am to 2 pm | NACEB - Learn More about your Extension Board! | Main Area |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | 10 am to 2 pm | Sorghum Treats, provided by Nebraska Sorghum | Tasting Kitchen |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | 11am - Noon | A Twist on Dips with America's Favorite Vegetable, presented by Nebraska Extension, sponsored by the Nebraska Potato Promotion Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | Noon - 1 pm | In the Kitchen with the Sorghum Army, Presented by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Not Your Average Potato Salad, presented by Nebraska Extension, sponsored by the Nebraska Potato Promotion Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Friday, 9/2/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 10:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 10 am to 6 pm | Curious about Curtis? Ask NCTA | Main Area |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 10 am to 4 pm | Farm Charm, presented by the Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation | Main Area |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 9 am - 3 pm | Explore Food Science, presented by UNL Food Science and Technology Program | Main Area |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 10 am to 2 pm | Sorghum Treats, provided by Nebraska Sorghum | Tasting Kitchen |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 11 am - Noon | Cooking with CommonGround Nebraska: Cheap Eats | Presentation Kitchen |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | Noon - 1 pm | Beef Meals Made Easy, presented by the Nebraska Beef Council | Presentation Kitchen |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Chef Nader Farahbod: Deliciousness with Dairy & Pork! Presented by the Midwest Dairy and Nebraska Pork Producers Association | Presentation Kitchen |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 2 pm - 3 pm | Chef Nader Farahbod: Deliciousness with Dairy & Pork! Presented by the Midwest Dairy and Nebraska Pork Producers Association | Presentation Kitchen |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 4 pm to 5 pm | In the Kitchen with the Sorghum Army, Presented by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Saturday, 9/3/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | 10:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | 10 am to 4 pm | Farm Charm, presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation | Main Area |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | 10 am to 2 pm | Sorghum Treats, provided by Nebraska Sorghum | Tasting Kitchen |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | 11 am - Noon | Chef Nader Farahbod: Deliciousness with Dairy & Pork! Presented by the Midwest Dairy and Nebraska Pork Producers Association | Presentation Kitchen |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | Noon - 1 pm | Beef Meals Made Easy, presented by the Nebraska Beef Council | Presentation Kitchen |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Chef Nader Farahbod: Deliciousness with Dairy & Pork! Presented by the Midwest Dairy and Nebraska Pork Producers Association | Presentation Kitchen |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | 2 pm - 3 pm | In the Kitchen with the Sorghum Army, Presented by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Sunday, 9/4/2022 | 9:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes | |
| Monday, 9/5/2022 | All Day | Actionbound Nebraska! Presented by Nebraska Farm Bureau Foundation and Raising Nebraska | Fairgrounds |
| Monday, 9/5/2022 | 10:00 AM | Raising Nebraska Opens | |
| Monday, 9/5/2022 | 10 am to 2 pm | Sorghum Treats, provided by Nebraska Sorghum | Tasting Kitchen |
| Monday, 9/5/2022 | 11 am - Noon | In the Kitchen with the Sorghum Army, Presented by the Nebraska Grain Sorghum Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Monday, 9/5/2022 | Noon - 1 pm | Roasted Herb Potatoes, sponsored by the Nebraska Potato Promotion Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Monday, 9/5/2022 | 1 pm - 2 pm | Quinoa Hash Browns, sponsored by the Nebraska Potato Promotion Board | Presentation Kitchen |
| Monday, 9/5/2022 | 7:00 PM | Raising Nebraska Closes |
