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Yard and Garden Helplines
Backyard Farmer
Phone calls only during show season - April to mid-September
Thursdays only | 7 to 8 p.m.
402-472-1212 or
800-676-5446
Phone calls only during show season - April to mid-September
Thursdays only | 7 to 8 p.m.
402-472-1212 or
800-676-5446
Blair
April 1- Sept. 30
Mondays only | 9 a.m. to Noon
Phone calls & samples
597 Grant St.
402-426-9455
April 1- Sept. 30
Mondays only | 9 a.m. to Noon
Phone calls & samples
597 Grant St.
402-426-9455
Fremont
April 1- Sept. 30
Wed & Fri | 9 a.m. to Noon
Phone calls & samples
1206 W. 23rd Street
402-727-2775
April 1- Sept. 30
Wed & Fri | 9 a.m. to Noon
Phone calls & samples
1206 W. 23rd Street
402-727-2775
Lincoln
April 1- Sept. 30
Mon - Fri | 9 a.m. to Noon
Phone calls & samples
444 Cherrycreek Rd. Ste A
402-441-7180
April 1- Sept. 30
Mon - Fri | 9 a.m. to Noon
Phone calls & samples
444 Cherrycreek Rd. Ste A
402-441-7180
Omaha
April 1- Sept. 30
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. to Noon & 1 to 4 p.m.
Phone calls & samples
8015 W. Center Road
402-444-7804
April 1- Sept. 30
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. to Noon & 1 to 4 p.m.
Phone calls & samples
8015 W. Center Road
402-444-7804
Scottsbluff
April 1- Sept. 30
Mon - Fri | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone calls & samples
4502 Avenue I
308-632-1480
April 1- Sept. 30
Mon - Fri | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Phone calls & samples
4502 Avenue I
308-632-1480
Newsletters & Media
Acreage Newsletter
Life Outside the City Limits
GRO Big Red Virtual Learning
Life in the Home Garden
ProHort Update Newsletter
Green Industry Professionals
Upcoming Events
70 years
Backyard Farmer - the longest-running, non-syndicated locally produced TV program in the U.S. (2022)
175,000
Monthly, # of gardeners tuning into Backyard Farmer through all media outlets (2022)
8,005
Youth participating in horticulture programs in 2022
440,000
Program participants and clientele receiving garden, insect & environmental info in 2022