Dodge County 4-H Blast
February 11, 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
- 4-H Calendar
- Weigh Day Recap
- 2022 4HOnline Enrollment
- 4-H Volunteer & Leader Update Meeting
- Special Agronomy and Special Garden Projects
- SOAR Dog Workshop
- Nebraska 4-H Livestock Achievement Program
- Great Plains Livestock Judging Circuit
- Nebraska 4-H Month
Horse Events and Contest Schedule
- Practice Horse Judging
- Horse Health and Nutrition Short Courses
- Hidden Treasure Pig Sale
- 2022 Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps
- Share with Us
- 4-H Photo Album
- 2022 Dodge County 4-H Ambassadors
- 2022 Dodge County 4-H Council
- Dodge County 4-H Website
Weigh Day Recap
4-H Calendar
4honline Enrollment Open Now!
February is Nebraska 4-H Month!
February 12......................Nebraska Cattleman's Classic (Kearney)
February 12-13.................Service Learning Weekend
February 19.........................SOAR Dog Workshop
March 24.............................4-H Volunteer & Leader Update Meeting
April is Dodge County 4-H Awareness Month! (More Info to Come)
2022 4honline Enrollment
Returning families - please do not create a new account - use your log-in credentials for 4honline from previous years. Instructions for returning families are at this link. Enrollment instructions for new families can be found here. Dodge County enrollment fee is $10.00 per youth member and can be paid by credit card online, or by cash or check in our office.
All Dodge County Volunteers are required to complete DHHS screening this year, regardless of the last time you were screened. Screening through DHHS costs $5.00. 4honline will guide you through the screening steps as you finish volunteer enrollment. New volunteers can find instructions here, and returning volunteers can follow this guide. Please complete the screening as soon as possible!
If you have any issues with enrollment or screening, contact Shane or call 402-727-2775.
4-H Volunteer & Leader Update Meeting
Special Agronomy and Special Garden Projects
The 2022 Special Agronomy Project is Broomcorn Sorghum. Find out more by clicking here!
The Special Garden Project is Rubenza Cosmos!
Email or call 402-727-2775 NOW to order your seed for these projects!
Nebraska 4-H Livestock Achievement Program
The program recognizes Members of Excellence across all 4-H livestock project areas, including beef, sheep, meat goat, swine, dairy cattle, dairy goat, rabbit, and poultry.
The program consists of two levels that require 4-H members to plan and report a broad range of age-appropriate and project-related accomplishments.
At the beginning of the 4-H year, youth must apply to participate in the program. Upon acceptance into the program, participants plan what to accomplish. At the end of the 4-H year, they report on their completed accomplishments. Learn more and apply at:
https://4h.unl.edu/livestock-achievement-program- February 12-13 is 4-H Service Learning Weekend! Celebrate by coordinating a community service project with your club, such as picking up trash, holding a food drive, collecting items for a local shelter, or making care packages. For more inspiration, visit 4h.unl.edu/civic-engagement.
Horse Events and Contest Schedule
- 4-H Horse Stampede Contest- March 26th- Animal Science Complex UNL
- Entries due to County offices March 4th
- https://4h.unl.edu/horse-stampede
- Intro. to Basic Horse Knowledge & Management- VIRTUAL- 6-7pm Mondays March 2022 (7th, 14th, 21, & 28th)
- Nebraska Judges Workshop – April 30th- Animal Science Complex UNL
- Horse Judging Contest- May 1st - Animal Science Complex UNL
- 4-H District Horse Shows – June 6-10th
- Entries Due May 6th
- CHANGES!
- New age group/classes
- Elementary Ranch Pleasure (10-11 years old)
- Individual work will not be used as a trial basis for the 2022 year (Please see webpage for district procedure details): https://4h.unl.edu/horse-district-shows-rules
- Fonner Park 4-H State Horse Show- July 9-13th – Grand Island, NE
- Entries Due May 6th
- Slightly modified show schedule posted!
- Another livestock show will be occurring during the same dates as the 2022 Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Expo, 4-H families are highly encouraged to book hotel rooms and reserve camper/RV hookups as early as possible. Camper/RV hookups will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis, and reservations can be made by contacting Kathy at 308-382-4515.
- 2021 4-H Horse Show and Judging Guide can be found for purchase at:
Practice Horse Judging
Register for this course and you will have access to 6 classes to judge, along with the official placings and an official critique, to learn why the classes were placed the way they were. The course closes on July 15. You can access as many times as you want and can join anytime. Go to: https://catalog.extension.org/product?catalog=HorseJudgingContest
Horse Health and Nutrition Courses
Check out these 2 short courses on Horse Health and Horse Nutrition from Extension Foundation. They are available until May 15. You can start at any time, and each course has 6 lessons from University and industry experts around the country. At $50 per course, that is less than $10 per lesson! Click here to enroll.
Share with Us
Please post pictures or videos of the projects you are working on to the Dodge County 4-H Facebook group! Some fun examples would be giving us a video tour of your livestock barn, posting time lapse photos of fabric or painting projects, or sharing a recipe and picture of a home cooked meal.
2022 Dodge County 4-H Ambassadors
Paige Bunn - Kaden Gregory - Morgan Ondracek - Brooklyn Reynolds
2022 Dodge County 4-H Council
Youth Representatives:
Ashley Abrahams - Kaden Gregory - Evan Hartman - Brooklyn Reynolds - Hunter Wiese
Adult Representatives:
Michelle Ryun (District 1: Dodge/Scribner/Snyder) - Kelly Abrahams (District 2: Logan View) - Amy Hartman (District 3: Fremont) - Andy Swanson (District 4: North Bend) - Denise Dostal - Ann Brodd - Angela Meiergerd - Mary Jo Reynolds - Marvin Wiese - Kristin Schlueter
Nebraska Extension in Dodge County
Lisa Poppe - Extension Educator: lisa.poppe@unl.edu
Mary Spath - Office Manager: mary.spath@unl.edu
Shane Ahrens - 4-H Support: shane.ahrens@unl.edu
Email: dodge-county@unl.edu
Website: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dodge/
Location: 1206 West 23rd Street, Fremont, NE, United States
Phone: 402.727.2775
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