Saunders County 4-H Smore
November 10 , 2017
In this week's Smore...
- School Enrichment Programs & Pictures
- Changes to 2018 Saunders County Fair
- 2018 4-H Enrollment Open!
- Clover Crew- December (No November)
- Scholarships
- Saunders County 4-H Achievement Celebration
- Saunders County Ag Society Indoor Arena
- 2018 SCF Superintendents/Leaders needed
- Why Science Matters to Me Photo Contest
- Interested in being a 4-H Judge?
- Available Opportunties
- Other Opportunities
Saunders County 4-H School Enrichment
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Yutan School Enrichment
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History of Money
Changes for 2018 Saunders County Fair
BEEF: County Bred Market Animals and County Raised Breeding Animals MUST have been born within the Saunders County lines.
GOATS: Pygmy goats have been removed from the fairbook.
RABBITS: Market rabbits have been removed from the fairbook.
SHEEP: County Bred & Fed Sheep has been removed from the fairbook.
SWINE: To decrease confusion during Weigh in during the County Fair, the following will be enforced:
Weigh in & ultra sound from 8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Weigh in ONLY from 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
FAVORITE FOODS: New tables have been purchased to replace the octagon big wooden tables of previous years. More information to come!
4S Goat Expo Scholarship,
Others!
Achievement Celebration
Saunders County Ag Society Indoor Arena Open
1. $10 per person, please sign in and pay before you ride
2. 4-H members ride free, sign in along with the name of your club
3. If you get there in the afternoon, turn on lights and leave them on when you leave.
4. Please call 443-6184 if you come in the evening, then i know you will turn off the lights and someone won't have to drive in to do that.
5.Sweep concrete and clean any manure in parking lot.
Looking for 2018 Saunders County Superintendents/Leaders!
ATV
Archery
Shooting Sports
Horses
If we can't find people willing to serve as leaders or superintendents for these then they could potentially end up not being offered at the fair!
Please contact us if you would be interested in one of those!
Why Science Matters to Me Photo Contest
You could win a trip for three (3) to the National Youth Summit on Agri-Science, in Washington, D.C., January 12 -15, 2018.
Submit a photo at https://4hsciencematters.org showing how life science is behind the food you eat, benefits your health or helps your animals, and write a caption telling us why science matters to you!
Hurry! You only have until 11:59PM ET on November 26, 2017, to submit your photo.
Do you have an interest in being a 4-H Judge?
A new program has been added to the Nebraska 4-H website that allows 4-H Volunteers (that's you!) to sign up to be a 4-H Judge across Nebraska! If this sounds like something you'd like to do, click the link below:
33rd Annual Livestock Classic Steer and Heifer Show
Sponsored by the Northeast Community College Livestock Judging Team
on Friday and Saturday, November 24 and 25, 2017
NECC Agriculture Complex - 2301 E. Benjamin Avenue - Norfolk.
More information found here
Catch-A-Calf Competition
CATCH-A-CALF COMPETITION
It is time to apply for the 2018-19 National Western Stock Show Catch A Calf Program.This is an excellent learn experience for these young livestock leadership. It is more than catching and showing, it is learning how to care and raise these steers coming right from the ranch, but also record keeping, tracking progress, building relationships with sponsors, and strengthening life skills.
Applications are due December 1. Available online here: http://www.nationalwestern.com/livestock-shows/catch-a-calf-contest/
Saunders County Extension
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.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Email: Saunders-county@unl.edu
Website: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/saunders/4h/
Location: 1071 County Road G, Ithaca, NE, United States
Phone: (402) 624-8030
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/272483941458/