Camp Paterson
Join us for 4-H Camp at Camp Patterson, July 6-8, 2022, as we go Back to the Future! Youth in grades 3-6 will experience a traditional overnight camp. We’ll have plenty of your favorite 4-H camp activities as well as cool new ones to get you thinking about the future! Bring a friend! No 4-H experience is required for 4-H camp.
When:
Wednesday, July 6, 8:30-10:00 am: Camp Begins/Check-In
Friday, July 8, 1:30-2:00 pm: Camp Ends/Pick-Up
Cost: $175/camper. Registration fee includes meals and lodging for three days/two nights, supplies, and a camp t-shirt. Registration fees are non-refundable, unless camp is canceled.
Registration is open and the deadline to register is Wednesday, June 1, 2022 To register, log in at https://mn.4honline.com. For assistance, refer to the event registration guide at z.umn.edu/4hEvent or contact your Extension office. Not re-enrolled? Re-enroll today. After your re-enrollment is approved, you will be notified and can return to 4HOnline to register for this event.
Sibey County offers to pay 90% of the registration fee for camp if it is your first time going and 75% if you have attended in the past.
Youth Exploring Leadership and Learning Opportunities (YELLO)
YELLO is the annual statewide, four-day leadership conference hosted by the Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors. YELLO includes educational workshops, group networking experiences, inspiring messages from nationally-recognized speakers, field trips and opportunities to contribute to the local community through service projects.
This year's State Ambassadors have chosen to focus on building personal leadership skills that build confidence and develop strategies for overcoming barriers to achieving goals. Youth participants will also engage in team-building exercises and opportunities to get to know other youth from across the state.
The State Ambassadors have chosen this year's service project to focus on food and nutrition insecurity. Most service projects will address an aspect of food and/or nutrition insecurity and stay tuned for a statewide food drive!
This year’s YELLO will be taking place in Bemidji, MN, at the Bemidji State University campus June 14-17. Cost: $250/per 4Her. Registration fee includes meals and lodging, and a t-shirt. Registration is opens April 1 through May 20. To register, log in at https://mn.4honline.com. For assistance contact the Extension office. Not re-enrolled? Re-enroll today. After your re-enrollment is approved, you will be notified and can return to 4HOnline to register for this event.
Sibey County offers to pay 90% of the registration fee for YELLO if it is your first time going and 75% if you have attended in the past.
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Dog Project UpdateSibley County 4-H Dog project held a kick off meeting a few weeks ago. The dog project will have practices on Thursday nights starting in Mid-May at the county fairgrounds. If you are interested in participating in the Dog Project, please reach out to the extension office for more details. | Horse Project UpdateSibley County 4-H Horse project held a kick off meeting a few weeks ago. Practices will begin in June. Games will be on Monday nights and Pleasure/Drill team will be on Wednesday nights. If you are interested in participating in the horse project, please reach out to the extension office for more details. | Shooting Sports UpdateSibley County Shooting Sports coaches have been getting ready for the season. If you are interested in participating this year, please fill out this form so we know what disciplines you are interested in participating in. Also, please make sure you are enrolled in 4-H online, signed up for the Shooting Sports project area and that parents have approved the Shooting Sports consent form. |
Dog Project Update
Sibley County 4-H Dog project held a kick off meeting a few weeks ago. The dog project will have practices on Thursday nights starting in Mid-May at the county fairgrounds. If you are interested in participating in the Dog Project, please reach out to the extension office for more details.
Horse Project Update
Sibley County 4-H Horse project held a kick off meeting a few weeks ago. Practices will begin in June. Games will be on Monday nights and Pleasure/Drill team will be on Wednesday nights. If you are interested in participating in the horse project, please reach out to the extension office for more details.
Shooting Sports Update
Sibley County Shooting Sports coaches have been getting ready for the season. If you are interested in participating this year, please fill out this form so we know what disciplines you are interested in participating in. Also, please make sure you are enrolled in 4-H online, signed up for the Shooting Sports project area and that parents have approved the Shooting Sports consent form.
LQA&E training
All youth participating as a Minnesota State Fair 4-H livestock exhibitor in beef, dairy, sheep, swine, poultry, rabbits, meat goat, dairy goat and llama - alpaca must have completed a livestock quality assurance and ethics training, for which there are two training options 1) a three hour in-person workshop (LQA&E) or 2) a one hour online training (YQCA). Youth completing either quality assurance training option will receive a certificate of completion. Please review the full LQA policy.
Livestock Quality Assurance training is required for all state fair exhibitors (grades 6+) and is optional for all other members grades 3+. Youth must complete the training by the deadline set by your county to be eligible for a state fair trip.(The deadline is BEFORE your county fair--check with your Extension educators for the exact deadline.) Contact the Extension staff to determine if your current LQA&E training will expire by the 2022 county fair (or if you haven't previously taken it).
Sibley County will be working with Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, and Nicollet counties and held on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 5:30-8:30 (Check-in begins at 5:15 p.m.) Johnson Hall, Nicollet County Fairgrounds, 400 Union Street in St. Peter. There will be no cost for members from the above counties.
Registration is open and the deadline to register is Monday, June 6, 2022 To register, log in at https://mn.4honline.com. For assistance, refer to the event registration guide at z.umn.edu/4hEvent or contact your Extension office. Not re-enrolled? Re-enroll today. After your re-enrollment is approved, you will be notified and can return to 4HOnline to register for this event.
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Livestock LeasingAre you interested in showing livestock but don't have any or don't live on a farm? 4-H has several families interested and willing to lease animals to 4-H’ers to have the opportunity to be involved in livestock. If you are interested in showing Beef, Goats, Poultry, Sheep or Swine, they will mentor you to help you navigate the do's and don'ts of training, exhibiting, and showmanship about your animal. Each of the leasing families would love to see more kids have the opportunity to be involved in livestock. 4-H’ers would need to work with the leasing family on a schedule, weekly commitment to the project and cost (if there is one). Please contact the extension office to get contact information for leasing any of these animals. | Upcoming 4-H DeadlinesBe sure to discuss the livestock ID dates at your club meetings. New members may not be informed of the importance of these dates.
*Poultry, Pigeons and Pets do not have ID forms. **Please remember: There are consequences for missing each one of these deadlines! | IDing Cow/Calf and CalvesIf you are ID’ing a beef cow/calf project in 4-H online and want to show the calf in its separate class at the fair, please make sure that you also create an ID for the calf (either a breeding heifer or prospect calf). If this is not done in 4-H online, you will not be able to create an entry for the calf in Fair Entry when it comes time to do that in June. Please contact the extension office if you have any questions IDing your animal projects. |
Livestock Leasing
Are you interested in showing livestock but don't have any or don't live on a farm? 4-H has several families interested and willing to lease animals to 4-H’ers to have the opportunity to be involved in livestock. If you are interested in showing Beef, Goats, Poultry, Sheep or Swine, they will mentor you to help you navigate the do's and don'ts of training, exhibiting, and showmanship about your animal. Each of the leasing families would love to see more kids have the opportunity to be involved in livestock. 4-H’ers would need to work with the leasing family on a schedule, weekly commitment to the project and cost (if there is one). Please contact the extension office to get contact information for leasing any of these animals.
Upcoming 4-H Deadlines
Be sure to discuss the livestock ID dates at your club meetings. New members may not be informed of the importance of these dates.
- May 16 – Deadline to add/drop projects. (Signing up for projects in 4-H online will ensure you receive information about those projects)
- May 16 – ALL other livestock ID’s due (Beef Breeding Heifer, Cow/Calf, Dairy, Dog, Goat, Horse, Llama, Rabbit, Sheep and Swine)
- June 1 - Meat Goat Doe Kids ID's due
- July 1 – Dairy Goat – Jr. Doe Kid ID's due
- June 1 - June 30– Fair Entry open to register for County Fair
*Poultry, Pigeons and Pets do not have ID forms.
**Please remember: There are consequences for missing each one of these deadlines!
IDing Cow/Calf and Calves
If you are ID’ing a beef cow/calf project in 4-H online and want to show the calf in its separate class at the fair, please make sure that you also create an ID for the calf (either a breeding heifer or prospect calf). If this is not done in 4-H online, you will not be able to create an entry for the calf in Fair Entry when it comes time to do that in June. Please contact the extension office if you have any questions IDing your animal projects.
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County Fair Premium BooksOnce again this year the County Fair Premium Books will ONLY be online. If you would like a printed copy you can request one and pick it up at the Extension Office. We will not be mailing them out due to the expense. Once again ALL FAIR REGISTRATION will be done online. Look for more information in the upcoming weeks. | 4-H ScholarshipsExtension Development and Minnesota 4-H offer several scholarships for 4-H youth who are pursuing post-secondary studies at accredited colleges and universities. Over $20,000 is awarded annually through a competitive application process.
We encourage eligible 4-H youth to visit the scholarship website for detailed information and applications.
Sibley County also has a scholarship available. | Events through 4-H OnlineThere are many great events coming up that you can register for through 4-H online. Just log into your family profile and click on events. Scroll through all the options, I am sure there is something that you may be interested in. Remember if there is a cost to the event, that the Sibley County Federation has scholarships available to reimburse a portion of the cost. |
County Fair Premium Books
Once again this year the County Fair Premium Books will ONLY be online. If you would like a printed copy you can request one and pick it up at the Extension Office. We will not be mailing them out due to the expense. Once again ALL FAIR REGISTRATION will be done online. Look for more information in the upcoming weeks.
4-H Scholarships
Extension Development and Minnesota 4-H offer several scholarships for 4-H youth who are pursuing post-secondary studies at accredited colleges and universities. Over $20,000 is awarded annually through a competitive application process.
We encourage eligible 4-H youth to visit the scholarship website for detailed information and applications.
Sibley County also has a scholarship available.
Events through 4-H Online
There are many great events coming up that you can register for through 4-H online. Just log into your family profile and click on events. Scroll through all the options, I am sure there is something that you may be interested in. Remember if there is a cost to the event, that the Sibley County Federation has scholarships available to reimburse a portion of the cost.
Upcoming Meetings
The Auction Committee will be meeting on Thursday, April 21, 2022 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Sibley County Service Center. If you have any ideas and would like to be part of the committee, please join us!
The Animal PDC Committee (Beef, Dairy, Dog, Goat, Horse, Lama, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep and Swine) will be meeting to discuss these project areas on Thursday, April 21 starting at 7:00 p.m. in the Sibley County Service Center. If you have any ideas and would like to be part of the committee, please join us! 4-Her's are encouraged to attend to vote and finalize awards to be given out at the fair this year.
Again in May, we are going to have 2 project meetings prior to the Federation Meeting starting at 6PM on Monday, May 16th at the Sibley County Service Center. Topics will be Food Revue (show) and Clothing (purchased, upcycled, constructed, sewn non-garment, and Fashion Revue).
Please plan on attending the next Leader’s Council and Federation Meeting on Monday, May 16 at 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. At the Leader’s Council Meeting we will be discussing upcoming events for the spring and summer.
Sibley County Extension