Lincoln Logan McPherson News
May #1
CONTACT INFORMATION
Website: LLM.UNL.EDU
Phone: 308-532-2683
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nebraska.extension.north.platte/?ref=bookmarks
Twitter: @LLM_EXT
IN THIS NEWS LETTER YOU WILL FIND
* CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO COME
* SUMMER WORKSHOPS UPDATE
* WEIGH-IN 2019
* QUALITY ASSURANCE Must Be Done By June 15th
* 2019 UNL Tractor Saftey
* NCTA Livestock Judging Camp, May 22nd and Youth Animal Science Field Day, May 23rd.
* 2019 NEBRASKA DISTRICT 4-H HORSE SHOWS
* Southwest Nebraska Helping 4-H’ers in Flood Recovery
* North Platte Giving Day
* Fair Books Will Be ready To Pick Up Monday 5/13/2019
* The Nebraska State Fair 4-H Dog Show is undergoing changes for the 2019 season.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO COME
May 18th -- Livestock Learning Day @ Lincoln County Fairgrounds
May 21st -- Quality Assurance All Ages 1:00pm @ WCREC
June 1st-- Sheep and Goat Weigh-in 9-11 Lincoln County Fairgrounds (Weigh-In Optional)
June 6th -- Quality Assurance All Ages 6:30pm @ WCREC
June 13th & 14th -- Tractor Safety WCREC
June 15th -- All affidavits are due to the office by 5pm (except market Beef)
June 15th -- Breeding and market animals minus Market beef must be nominated for State Fair
July 1st -- Pre Fair entries due online all Counties.
July 14th - 18th -- State Horse Show @ Fonner Park, Grand Island
July 23rd - 29th -- Lincoln County Fair
August 8th - 10th -- McPherson County Fair
August 12th - 16th -- Logan County Fair
August 23rd - September 2nd -- Nebraska State Fair
September 26th - 29th -- Aksarben Stock Show
SUMMER WORKSHOPS UPDATE
https://www.smore.com/m97du-summer-workshops
Sign up online with credit card @ www.lincoln4h.org/home
Check back for more Summer Workshops
* Livestock Learning Day May 18th
* Fondant 101 – May 23rd
* Babysitting Clinic May 29th
* Horse English JUMP Clinic June 3rd, 20th, 24th
* Indoor Herb Garden June 4th
* Turn Old Magazines Art June 5th
* Desert Dish Garden June 10th
* 3-D work of art out of bottles June 11th
* Duct tape Flower Pots June 12th
* Butterfly Feeder June 13th
* Cake Decorating 101 June 14th
* Entomology - Bugs go WILD June 17
* Acrylic Painting June 18th
* Food and Fitness FUN June 19th
* Glass horse or cow Mosaic June 20th
* Cooking Camp June 21st
* Fashion Bird Feeders June 24th
* Robotics – Programming June 25th
* Paper weaving under the sea June 26th
* CloverKID Day Camp June 27th
* Royal Icing Cookie Decorating June 29th
WEIGH-IN 2019
WEIGH IN - 2019 Livestock Weigh-in WILL BE optional. A 4-H family may decide if they want to weigh in their market lamb and market goat project animals. IF you DO NOT weigh you are NOT eligible for production classes/awards AND NOT eligible for “rate of gain” contest or awards.
Sheep/Goat Weigh-in (LINCOLN COUNTY)
June 1 from 9:00 to 11:00 am
Affidavits will still need to be filled out and turned into the office even if YOU'RE NOT Weighing -In.
April 1st Market Beef
June 15th for all other animals
QUALITY ASSURANCE Must Be Done By June 15th
https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login
May 21st -- Quality Assurance All Ages 1:00pm @ WCREC
June 6th -- Quality Assurance All Ages 6:30pm @ WCREC2019 UNL Tractor Saftey
June 13 & 14, 2019
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/lincolnmcpherson/tractor-safety-training/
begins promptly at 8:00 am
Any youth 14 or 15 years of age who works on a farm or ranch other than his own is required to be certified through a tractor safety course. Extension Educators and field specialists will teach the 2 - day courses. Cost for the course is $60, which includes all materials, lunch and breaks, for both days. Registration is requested a week prior to class. For details or to
register, contact the UNL Extension office at (308) 532-2683.
Join us for the NCTA Livestock Judging Camp, May 22nd and Youth Animal Science Field Day, May 23rd. These events are open to all youth ages 8-18 years old.
On Thursday, May 23rd the Youth Animal Science Field Day (YASFD) team would like to invite youth to YASFD. On this day there will be six different sessions taught by Nebraska Extension Educators and NCTA faculty and staff. These sessions will include Animal Science Careers, Horse Hippology, Dog Care/Stock Dogs, Beef Reproduction, Animal Management, Poultry Judging and more.” “9:30 am – 3:30 pm in Curtis, NE on the NCTA Campus
For your convenience, those participating both days have the option to register for an overnight stay in the resident halls on NCTA’s campus.
See attached flyer for your use. To register and for more information, please use the following:
https://go.unl.edu/camp-ncta2019 NEBRASKA DISTRICT 4-H HORSE SHOWS
District entries due to the office by May 10th 2019
Bloomfield- June 10th, 2019
Elkhorn- June 11th, 2019
Ord- June 12th, 2019
Ogallala- June 13th, 2019
McCook - June 14th, 2019
Southwest Nebraska Helping 4-H’ers in Flood Recovery
Nebraska Extension and 4-H in Southwest Nebraska is reaching out to our communities to participate in the 4-H’ers Helping 4-H’ers program. The bomb cyclone that created devastating flood and blizzard conditions across much of Nebraska is a month behind us however, the reality of it continues for many families as they work to rebuild what they lost. These events has impacted the lives of many 4-H’ers and we are asking residents and businesses from Arthur, Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Furnas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Keith, Perkins and Red Willow counties to help us reach the goal of helping 100 4-H’ers with disaster relief. When a 4-H member is in need, we want them to know that Southwest Nebraska cares.
The Nebraska 4-H Foundation is the sponsor of the 4-H’ers Helping 4-H’ers program. It is devoted to helping 4-H members and their families in times of need through generous donations. When disaster strikes, no matter how large or small, 4-H’ers Helping 4-H’ers will be there to help! The Foundation seeks contributions year round to be used to help 4-H’ers and families for major disasters such as flood, tornado, blizzard, loss of home due to fire, or serious illness.
This program is being used by 4-H’ers and families whose life has been impacted by the recent floods and blizzards in Nebraska. A committee meets weekly to award funds to those that have applied to this program and qualify.
4-H’ers Helping 4-H’ers funds are available to any Nebraska 4-H family, who has been impacted by a disaster and has been recommended for support by a 4-H parent or guardian, 4-H volunteer, or 4-H alumni. Grants are limited to $100 for an individual and $500 for a family. There is no deadline to apply to at ne4hfoundation.org/
Donations may be dropped off or mailed to your local Nebraska Extension Office or given directly through the Nebraska 4-H Foundation at ne4hfoundation.org 100% of donations will go help 4H’ers and 4-H families.
Contact your local Nebraska Extension office if you have questions.
North Platte Giving Day
“Be sure to make your donation to Lincoln County 4-H on North Platte Giving Day, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Monies donated will help support special interest programs and SPIN clubs! Follow this link to schedule your donation:
Fair Books Will Be ready To Pick Up Monday 5/13/2019
The Nebraska State Fair 4-H Dog Show is undergoing changes for the 2019 season.
The Nebraska State Fair 4-H Dog Show is undergoing changes for the 2019 season. Due to facility changes at Fonner Park, the 2019 State 4-H Dog Show will be held on Saturday, September 7, 8:00 AM CST at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln’s East Campus in the Animal Science Building. This will allow families to experience UNL’s facilities and still participate in other State Fair events.
Additional information will be forthcoming. In the meantime, questions can be directed to Companion Animal Specialist Dr. Lisa Karr and Superintendent Tayler Wickham at the contact information below.
Dr. Lisa Karr
lisa.karr@unl.edu
402-472-6458
Tayler Wickham
tayler.wickham@unl.edu
402-444-7804