Washington County 4-H Bulletin
April 27, 2018
Poultry & Rabbit Clinic - TOMORROW!
Want more archery training?!
Would you like additional 4-H Archery practice times on Tuesdays in May or June?
Email washingtoncounty4h@unl.edu with subject "Archery" and tell us what you'd like to see for your 4-H'er's distance!
NEW VOLUNTEER ENROLLMENT GUIDELINES !
ALL adult volunteer screenings for enrollment must be completed online via the Nebraska DHHS screening application website:
https://ecmp.nebraska.gov/DHHS-CR/CheckRequest/BeginOrgCheck/80269048
For the simple steps to complete, visit the Nebraska 4-H website here:
https://4h.unl.edu/resources/volunteers-screening
Questions? Call our office @ 402-426-9455
Tractor Safety Training
To view dates for Tractor Safety Training courses, click the link below!
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/kearney/Tractor%20Safety%20Flier%202018.pdf
Volunteer Training Opportunity!
Are you a 4-H Volunteer looking for training opportunities? Nebraska 4-H has them for you! Join the Better Kid Care training to improve your interactions with 4-H youth!
http://bkc-od-media.vmhost.psu.edu/documents/BKCAd-Summer-PYD.pdf
100 Year Fair 4-H Shirts!
The Washington County 4-H Council is sponsoring 100 year t-shirts for all enrolled 4-H members and volunteers!
All 4-H Exhibitors will be required to wear this 100 year shirt in 4-H livestock and small animal classes. More information about required attire can be found in the fairbook.
SO NOW IS THE TIME TO SIGN UP FOR THE CORRECT SIZE! Click the link below to complete a simple t-shirt order form.
https://go.unl.edu/100year4hshirt
All orders must be submitted by 5:00pm on June 15.
Washington County Fair Board Approves Livestock Auction
Originally shared March 30, 2018.
At its March 20th meeting, the Washington County Fair Board approved the formation of a committee to launch a first annual auction of large animal exhibits in conjunction with the 2018 Washington County Fair. The inaugural auction is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 1st with sale animals scheduled to be on display in the Two Rivers Bank arena with the time yet to be determined.
Jeff Warren and Rob Vogt agreed to identify members of the initial committee with committee members representing each exhibit category that will be eligible to sell at the auction. Covered exhibit categories for 2018 will include Market Beef, Market Hogs, Market Sheep and Market Meat Goats. While many details of the auction are yet to be formalized it is anticipated that each exhibitor will be allowed one animal to the sale from the covered categories. Their sale entry will have to be an animal that they exhibited at the 2018 Washington County Fair and it will need to be available for immediate transfer. (i.e. It’s show career is over.)
The livestock auction is not a function of the Nebraska Extension faculty/staff or the Washington County 4-H Council. However, we are passing along the information about the auction and will provide additional details as they become available from the auction committee. For more information, contact auction chair, Jeff Warren at 402-639-5256 or jwarren@aptask.com.
Fair Schedule Changes
You can find the document here:
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/washington-county-fair-0/
NEW Livestock ID Sheets for 2018!
2018 Animal Identification Procedures - Washington County
Please be aware of these changes before completing your required identification/entry for 2018!
OBTAINING SCRAPIES TAGS for 4-H IDENTIFICATION
EID tags and 4-H tags are NOT required for meat goats and sheep and are NOT a form of official 4-H identification. o If an animal has an existing EID tags - DO NOT REMOVE. It is UNLAWFUL to remove existing EID tags.
To obtain SCRAPIE TAGS.
- You first must have a Premise ID number and Flock ID number that is assigned by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.
- To acquire Premise ID and Flock ID numbers, contact the Nebraska Department of Agriculture by calling 1-800-572-2437 or go to the link: www.nda.nebraska.gov/adt/premises.html
- To acquire official SCRAPIE TAGS at no cost, call the scrapie toll free number 866-USDA-TAG (866-873-2824 Select option 7 for Epidemiologist officer) or go to: http://www.eradicatescrapie.org/
- To order additional tags, go to: http://www.eradicatescrapie.org/Tag%20Companies.html
Premises ID Reminder
To learn more about this requirement, read the following document:
Quality Assurance Certification - Information Update
Information about the YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) certification and online login has been updated on our website! View the link below to learn more.
2018 YQCA Updated Information
CHANGES to LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION in 2018!
See the below graphic for an update to Market Beef deadlines. For more Livestock ID information, view it on our website here: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/livestock/
FREMONT 4-H EXPO INFORMATION
Are you planning on exhibiting in Fremont 4-H Expo?
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dodge/frfourhexhguide/
You can also view the dates/deadlines on the 4-H Program Calendar on our website:
Statewide 4-H Activities & Announcements
4-H Design Camp
Come join Nebraska 4-H for the 2018 Design Camp at the Nebraska State 4-H Camp in Halsey. Youth will get the opportunity to create an originally designed garment, an accessory, and a Design Portfolio & enjoy the great outdoors while designing their own creations!
More information: 4-H Design Camp Brochure
4-H Clinics, Workshops & Programs
FIND ALL OF THESE EVENTS & MORE ON OUR WEBSITE AT:
http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/progress-shows-clinics-upcoming-events/
- Poultry Judging Clinic: April 21 @ Lincoln
- Saunders Co. Beef Progress Show: April 21 @ Wahoo
- Platte Co. Livestock Judging Clinic: April 21 @ Columbus
- Spring Fling Dressage Schooling Show: May 5 @ Lincoln
- "Ride-A-Test" Dressage Clinic: May 6 @ Lincoln
- Livestock Judging Camp: May 23-24 @ Curtis
- Livestock-arama Shows: May 26-27 @ Albion
- Beef Progress Show: June 2 @ Holdredge
- Small Animal Progress Show: June 2 @ Holdrege
- Dodge Co. Livestock Judging Contest: June 8 @ Fremont - NEW!
- Best of the West Livestock Judging Contest: June 9 @ North Platte
- Tri-County Horse Show: June 2-23 @ Multiple Locations
- Fort Robinson Horse Camp: June 7-9 @ Crawford
- Beef Progress Show: June 9 @ Sidney
- Bit N Spur Horse Show: June 9 @ McCook
- Goat/Beef/Sheep Progress Show: June 10 @ Gordon
- Wahoo 4-H Horse Show: June 10 @ Wahoo
- Trail Riders Horse Show: June 16 @ Grant - NEW!
- Regional Dairy Goat Show: June 16 @ Clay Center
- Goat/Beef/Sheep Progress Show: June 16 @ Chadron
- Bridle & Saddle Horse Show: June 23 @ Weeping Water
DO YOU HAVE AN INTEREST IN AGRICULTURAL STEM?
Great Plains Livestock Judging Circuit
Nebraska Raikes School Computer Science Workshop
UPDATES FROM AKSARBEN
AKSARBEN CONTESTS FOR EXHIBITORS
Additional information on all contests can be found in the AKSARBEN Stock Show Premium Book (https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events)
Check the premium book for eligibility questions.
CONTESTS FOR INDIVIDUALS
Premier Exhibitor
The Premier Exhibitor program provides an opportunity for 4-H exhibitors to demonstrate their project production and management knowledge, strengthen decision making and communication skills, and recognize excellence in the demonstration of project knowledge. A Premier Exhibitor will be selected in the following divisions: Dairy, Horse, Beef, Lamb, Goat and Market Swine. Each exhibitor will be judged on four areas that will cover the particular species they have entered in. These areas are:
• Interview- scenario questions will be posed by a panel of Judges
• Skillathon Station- species specific production and management tasks Production- Management Quiz- written exam
• Live Placing- highest ribbon received in showmanship contest
Deadline for entry: August 31
More information at: https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/400
Calf Challenge
The AKSARBEN Calf Challenge Program, held annually in conjunction with AKSARBEN Stock Show, provides 4-H youth an opportunity to showcase their knowledge of the beef industry and their ability to raise a market steer. The steers are provided by AKSARBEN Foundation and awarded to youths chosen through an application and skill-a-thon process.
More information at: https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/399
To learn more about the Calf Challenge Contest, please contact Kevin Kock at 402-554-9600 x 105 or kockk@aksarben.org.
Lamb Challenge
The AKSARBEN Lamb Challenge Contest, held annually in conjunction with the AKSARBEN Stock Show, provides 4-H youths an opportunity to showcase their knowledge and ability to raise a Market Lamb for show. Lambs are provided by the AKSARBEN Foundation and awarded to youths chosen through an application process. Participants are evaluated on their projects from the time they are distributed in the spring all the way through the production phase.
More information at: https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/399
To learn more about the Lamb Challenge Contest, please contact Kevin Kock at 402-554-9600 x 105 or kockk@aksarben.org.
CONTESTS FOR TEAMS
AKSARBEN 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl Contest
The Livestock Quiz Bowl provides an opportunity for 4-H exhibitors to partake in an event that will stimulate learning and reward 4-H members for knowledge gained in a subject matter area, while developing teamwork, self-confidence and decision-making skills in a competitive setting where attitudes of friendliness and fairness prevail. Each state in the U. S. is invited to enter any number of teams, of up to 4 contestants per team. The age requirements are the same as the AKSARBEN 4-H Stock Show: individuals must have reached their 10th birthday but not their 19th birthday by January 1 of the contest year.
Deadline for entry: September 1
More information at: https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/quizbowl
AKSARBEN Livestock Judging Contest
Individual contests are held for Senior College, Junior College Sophomores, Junior College Freshmen, and 4-H members. Each state may send up to three 4-H teams. The determination for which 4-H teams in a state are eligible to attend is determined by each state's 4-H program.
Deadline for entry: September 1
More information at: https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/315
Honor Show Chow Fitting Challenge
This contest, sponsored by Purina Animal Nutrition, is a team competition where a County may enter a primary team and an alternate team. Total number of teams entered will determine if alternate teams will compete. A team consists of three members from the county in which one member of the team is 13 years of age or younger OR one team member is of the opposite gender.
Deadline for entry: August 31
AKSARBEN 4-H STOCK SHOW ENTRY PROCESS
AKSARBEN 4-H Stock Show Entry Forms
The following list of forms can be found at http://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/376. All forms will be available when entries open online.
• Premier Exhibitor Entry Form – available when making online entries
• Calf Challenge Application to Participate
• Lamb Challenge Application to Participate
• AKSARBEN 4-H Stock Show Drug/Ethics Affidavit
• Lamb Country of Origin Declaration
• Hormel Swine Affidavit
Exhibitors will be entering directly online in 2018 through the AKSARBEN Stock Show website, aksarbenstockshow.com. Payment of entry fees online will be required before the entry process can be completed. County offices have access to see who enters from their county and are asked to review the entries made by 4-Hers from their respective counties.
NEW! AKSARBEN Market Broiler Order/Entry Form: https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/f/54
AKSARBEN Horse Show: Sept. 22 - 23, 2018 - Fonner Park, Grand Island, NE
AKSARBEN Stock Show: Sept. 27 - 30, 2018 - Fonner Park, Grand Island, NE
New Shows in 2018: Breeding Sheep & Breeding Goats & Host Site for National Jr. Dorset Show.
Nomination Deadlines for 2018:
April 15, 2018 - Market Beef
June 15, 2018 - Breeding Heifers, Feeder Calves, Breeding & Market Goats, Breeding & Market Sheep, Market Swine, Dairy Cattle, Horses.
The AKSARBEN Stock show will be using an online nomination process in 2018, More information will be available soon.
2018 Horse & Stock Show Schedule: https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/359
JOANN Fabrics Promotion
Source: National 4-H Council
Current & lifetime 4‑H members, parents of members, volunteers and 4‑H staff can save 15% off total in-store and online purchases at JOANN Fabrics every day with 4‑H Rewards. JOANN will give a minimum of 2.5% of every eligible transaction to 4‑H. Visit http://www.joann.com/4-h/ to get started.
Has your family fallen on hard times?
Washington County 4-H Calendar
Find a complete 2018 4-H Calendar at:
http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/washington/calendar/
2018
Register for Lend-A-Hand Day! Cabins fill first-come, first-serve!
April 20-21........................................Lend-A-Hand Day Event @ Eastern Nebraska 4-H Camp
April 23..............................................Public Speaking Contest REGISTRATION DEADLINE
April 29..............................................Washington County Public Speaking Contest
July 27-August 1................................Washington County Fair - 100 Year Celebration
2018 Washington County 4-H Council & Ambassadors
Meet the 4-H Council on Our Website!
Jennifer Arp - President
Chase Clausen - Secretary
Kevin Flesner
Cindy Laaker
Jake Mathiesen - Vice President
Luke Mathiesen
Karen S. Murch-Shafer - Treasurer
Danielle Nielsen
Mallory Ruwe
Bailey Stoddard
Josey Stoddard
Missy Wiemer
James Wurtz
4-H Ambassadors
Chase Clausen
Courtney Nielsen
Jake Mathiesen
Kelsey Loseke
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE A GREAT 4-H CAMP LEADER?
Nebraska 4-H Camps are hiring Camp Leaders!
From mid-May to early August, adults 19+ are needed to help guide 4-H youth through the camp experience!
If you know a former 4-H member and/or leader within your community that has a love of the outdoors and enjoys working with youth, we would appreciate referring them to check out the opportunities we have at Nebraska 4-H camps. Here is the link to the application, https://goo.gl/forms/nPBgqbnFY2roX4Mh2.