Dodge County 4-H Blast
May 27, 2022
IN THIS ISSUE
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- 4-H Calendar
- 2022 4HOnline Enrollment
- PASE & Public Speaking Contest Registrations
- YQCA In-Person Training - Register online!
Horse Events and Contest Schedule
- Family Livestock Judging Contest on June 9
- Dodge County 4-H Month Special Project Update
- Special Garden & Agronomy Project Seeds Available
- Special Entomology Project
- NDA ALLOWS POULTRY EVENTS TO RESUME!
- Club Challenge!!
- 2022 Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps
- Dodge County 4-H T-Shirts Available - Only $5.00
- Calling All Artists!!!
- Great Plains Livestock Judging Circuit
- Nebraska 4-H Livestock Achievement Program
Nebraska Equine Webinar Series
Dodge County Horse Project
- Practice Horse Judging
- Share with Us
- 4-H Photo Album
- 2022 Dodge County 4-H Ambassadors
- 2022 Dodge County 4-H Council
- Dodge County 4-H Website
4-H Calendar
Enroll in Dodge County 4-H Today!
June 1...........Pork Science Workshop: 9am-12pm
June 6-10......4-H District Horse Shows
June 7...........Clover Kid Day Camp: 9am-12pm
June 7...........YQCA In-Person Training #3: 3-4:30pm
June 9...........Family Livestock Judging Contest @ Fairgrounds - 6pm
June 13.........YQCA In-Person Training #4: 6:30-8:00pm
June 14..........Home Environment Craft Workshop: 9am-12pm
June 15...........4honline Enrollment, YQCA (County), Animal ID/DNA (County & State) Deadline
June 15.........State Fair Livestock NOMINATIONS DUE in Show Stock Manager
June 16..........Healthy Living Workshop: 9am-12pm
June 21..........Conservation Workshop @ Fremont State Lakes: 9am-12pm
June 23..........Aerospace Workshop: 9am-12pm
June 22-24...PASE & State Public Speaking Contest
June 28..........Pollinator Habitat Workshop: 9am-12pm
June 30..........Electric Excitement Workshop: 9am-12pm
July 6-9...........Fremont 4-H Expo @ Christensen Field
July 9-13.........Fonner Park 4-H State Horse Show in Grand Island
July 15............Online Entry Deadline for Dodge County Fair @ Midnight
July 20............Fashion Revue & Static Pre-Entry Deadline @ 4:30pm
July 20............Dodge County Fair Cleanup Night @ Fairgrounds - 6-8pm
July 27............Dodge County Fair Horse Show @ Christensen Field - Check-in 7:30-8:30am - Show starts at 9am
July 30............Dodge County Fair Shotgun Contest @ Dodge Auditorium
July 31............Dodge County Fair Shooting Sports Contest @ Valley Trap Range
August 1.........Dodge County Fair Fashion Revue Judging
August 3-7......Dodge County Fair @ Fairgrounds
2022 4honline Enrollment
Visit our new website: https://v2.4honline.com/
Returning families - please do not create a new account - use your log-in credentials for 4honline from previous years. (Returning Member Enrollment Tips)
Dodge County enrollment fee is $10.00 per youth member 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. *New volunteer guide* (Returning volunteer guide)
If you have any issues with enrollment or screening, contact Shane or call 402-727-2775.
Summer Workshop Registrations are Open!!
- The Pork Science Workshop, led by Briana Buseman from UNL, is June 1, 9am-12pm. She is bringing a special product development project for youth to work on in teams: a local restaurant wants to add a new item to their menu and have asked you to develop a flavored meat for their menu! Sign up now for this fun learning opportunity. The cost is $20.
- Clover Kid Daycamp is June 7 from 9am-12pm. This workshop will provide Clover Kids, aged 5-7, a fun morning of activities. Snacks will be provided. The cost is $20. Youth will leave with several projects that are ready to exhibit at the fair!
PASE & Public Speaking Contest
Youth have the opportunity to participate in livestock judging, meats judging, and poultry judging contests, as well as livestock skill-a-thon and livestock quiz bowl. Learn more here https://4h.unl.edu/pase and let Shane know if you want to participate.
Deadline to sign up is next Friday, June 3.
YQCA In-Person Training
Use this help document to register. The cost is $3.00 due at registration online.
YQCA is an annual education and certification program focused on food safety, animal well-being and character awareness for youth ages 8 to 21 who produce and/or show pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry.
The program has been designed by extension specialists and national livestock program managers to ensure it is accurate, current and relevant to the needs of the animal industry and shows and is appropriate for youth.
This training will be delivered in the form of an interactive lecture with slides provided by YQCA. Participants will be expected to pay attention to the presentation and interact as appropriate. Following the training, all youth who participated will receive a certificate from YQCA that will meet the Fremont 4-H Expo, Dodge County Fair, and Nebraska State Fair requirement for youth quality assurance training.
Youth can also select the online version of training at yqcaprogram.org - the cost is $12.00.
Horse Events and Contest Schedule
Fonner Park 4-H State Horse Show- July 9-13th – Grand Island, NE
- https://4h.unl.edu/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.
4-H Horse Show & Judging Guide can be purchased in the Extension Office or at:
Family Livestock Judging Contest
Dodge County 4-H and NEP Little Free Pantry Project Update
4-H, in partnership with the Nutrition Education Program (NEP), has constructed 10 Little Free Pantries as a county wide service, leadership, and educational project. Little Free Pantries are designed to provide temporary emergency assistance to those in need of food who do not have immediate access to food support resources. 4-H clubs will be asked to help support with maintenance, filling, and monitoring of the pantry in their community. Each pantry has about 5 cubic feet of storage space and will be mounted above the ground like a Little Free Library. We hope that you will help support this fun and engaging opportunity for new growth in Dodge County 4-H. Within a year, our hope is to have a thriving pantry in each Dodge County community that is decorated with 4-H, NEP, Extension, and UNL logos - providing food, hygiene products, and Extension resources to people in need. 4-H is engaged in Dodge County, and this project will remind everyone that community-oriented young leaders that are learning valuable lessons in 4-H!
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Special Agronomy and Special Garden Project Seeds
We have 5 extra seed packets for each project.
The 2022 Special Agronomy Project is Broomcorn Sorghum. Find out more here!
The Special Garden Project is Rubenza Cosmos!
Email or call 402-727-2775 to reserve remaining seed packets for these projects! Available while supplies last. The growing season is upon us!!
Special Entomology Project Information
NDA Allows Poultry Events To Resume!
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) announced that the controlled movement order for poultry has been allowed to expire. This allows bird shows and sales to resume again, as of May 16.
If producers suspect signs of HPAI in their flock, they should report it to NDA immediately at (402) 471-2351. More information for producers can be found at https://nda.nebraska.gov/animal/avian/index.html or http://healthybirds.aphis.usda.gov.
Club Challenge!
Apply Dodge County scholarships directly to the cost of camp! Emailed instructions were sent by Shane in March and April. State scholarships, new camper discounts, and transportation options are available. Register at 4h.unl.edu/summer-camp-schedule.
Dodge County 4-H T-Shirts Available - Only $5.00
Calling All Artists!!!
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.
There are two levels that require 4-H members to plan & report a range of accomplishments.
Youth must apply to participate in the program. Learn more and apply.
Nebraska Equine Webinar Series
The Horse webinar series can be viewed at: https://4h.unl.edu/horse/webinar-series
If you have participated and/or watched previous webinars please fill out a short survey so that we can better meet your needs in the future and provide a better experience. https://goo.gl/forms/INFcpHyaupMh7xNS2Join
Dodge County Horse Project
Contact Glenda Masteller, grm@bellevue.edu or Shane Ahrens to ask about available horses to work with, learn about, and care for.
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
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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