Frontier County 4-H Updates
April 26th, 2023
Here are some upcoming 4-H dates and events - make sure you read until the end!
4-H Calendar of Events
May
5 - DUE - 4-H County Horse ID's
12 - MVES Field Day & 4-H Concession Stand
19 - DUE - Registration for County Speech and Presentation Contests
22 - Speech and Presentation Contests - NCTA Ed Center Room 131 @ 6:30 pm
24 - NCTA Livestock Judging Overnight Camp and Contest
25 - Animal Science Discovery Day - NCTA, Curtis
June
1 – DUE – County 4-H Online Enrollment DEADLINE
1 – DUE – All Large Animal Livestock ID Forms & Photos Showing Ear Tag – Market (Sheep, Goat, Swine); Breeding (Sheep, Goat, Swine); Cow/Calf
1 – DUE – Stocker-Feeder Livestock ID form (ONLY large animal project NOT required to have ear tag photo)
1 – PASE Registration DUE to Frontier County Office
1 – DUE – YQCA Training Completed & Certificate to Office
11-16 – Big Red Camps
15 – DUE – ALL State Fair Livestock Nominations & DNA
16-20 – State 4H Camp at Cozad – Other Dates and Locations are available at 4h.unl.edu/camp
21-22 – PASE/Life Challenge Event
23 – State 4-H Speech/Presentation Contest – Lincoln
27 – Annual Agronomy Youth Field Day – Curtis
30 – DUE – Pre-Entries for Clothing/Fashion Show Contest
30 – DUE – Pre-Entries for Photography Contest
Horse survey is available HERE
Registrations Due May 19, 2023
All livestock ID forms are available for pick up in the office or online at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/frontier/livestock-affidavits-id-sheets/
Register for the 2023 4-H Youth Leadership Conference (YLC)
High School students (ages 14-18)! We are inviting you to join us for the 4-H Youth Leadership Conference, June 19-21, 2023, at Camp Comeca in Cozad, NE. Learn more and register at 4h.unl.edu/leadership-conference by June 4th to claim your spot in this amazing experience. The cost for YLC will be $250. We’ll be taking advantage of some traditional camp activities while integrating leadership workshops, speakers, and an overall topic of influencing the future through leadership to bring together and develop the leaders of Nebraska 4-H!
2023 Fontier County Workshops Are Here!
Premier Animal Science Event (PASE)
Frontier County 4-H Livestock YOUTH - Come Join the FUN!
Are you interested in a fun educational livestock experience? Do you want to see what staying on UNL East campus dorms are like for a few days? Want to meet other kids from across Nebraska and have a free ride to Lincoln? Come join 4-H Educator Kathy Burr & 4-H youth from across the state on June 21-22, 2023 to attend Premier Animal Science Events (PASE) with others from Frontier County!
Must be at least 12 years old and need to let the Frontier County Extension Office know by May 26, 2023 if you plan to attend. Look at the PASE website at https://4h.unl.edu/pase & let us know which events you want to participate in. (Kathy hopes to have a few skill-a-thon practices between June 5th-15th.) Thank you Frontier County 4-H Council for paying some contest expenses!
Frontier County 4-H Online Store
All Frontier County 4-H'ers will receive a new official shirt this year, courtesy of Farm Bureau Financial Services. However, if anyone would like to order an extra t-shirt or a long sleeved t-shirt, a hoodie or a sweatshirt, check out the store HERE. The store will close at midnight on June 1, 2023.
Nondiscrimination Statement
Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Nebraska Extension in Frontier County
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM,
Wednesday 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
404 E 7th Street
Curtis, NE 69025
(308)367-4424
Kathy Burr, Extension 4-H Educator
Mandy Contrerez, Administrative Assistant