Green & Growing
Franklin County 4-H News - March 13, 2024
Registration Deadline - March 31, 2024
4-H Enrollment Now Open
2024 Junior Fair Book Now Available
This is your place to find all of the details regarding your project exhibition at the 2024 Franklin County Fair! Be sure to visit every section of the Junior Fair Book that applies to you including project evaluations, livestock exhibitions, and special events.
2024 Franklin County Junior Fair Schedule
2024 Franklin County Fair Camping Application Now Open
Submit your application to camp at the 2024 Franklin County Fair today: https://www.fcfair.org/campingapp
All applications will be reviewed after the May 12, 2024 application deadline to determine those that will have camping space for the fair. Please remember that large animal livestock exhibitors, horse exhibitors, and Senior Fair Board members will be given preference for camping sites. The camping committee will also consider camper size, number of amps needed, and fair commitments to determine who receives the camping spaces. If more applications are received than spaces allowed, a waiting list will be started.
Once the committee determines who may camp, those individuals will need to pay the $275.00 fee by June 1.
For questions regarding camping at the fair please contact the Senior Fair Office - 614-876-7235 or mail@fcfair.org.
2024 Trip Award Winners
Fabric Swap Sponsored by 4-H Fashion Board
The 2024 Franklin County 4-H Walk & Serve will be held on Saturday, April 13. Mark your calendars and invite all of your family and friends! For more information and previous impact reports, check out www.4HCouncil.org
- Area 4-H clubs adopt a local non-profit organization.
- The club members learn about that organization, how it serves the community, and how they can help meet some of those needs.
- The clubs purchase and prepare all of the supplies needed to make/assemble a cool project to be completed at the event by the public that comes to the event.
- Example: K9 Wonder Dogs 4-H Club adopts GiGi's Dog Shelter. They purchase supplies to make tie blankets and dog toys for the rescue dogs. Then at the event, the club members help the public assemble them.
- Grant funds are available to help clubs purchase supplies.
All Franklin County 4-H Clubs are encouraged to consider working with a non-profit organization and participating in the Walk & Serve this year. Contact Amy Fleshman with questions at amy1peter3.4@gmail.com
Get your walking shoes ready. The annual walk/run has been a valuable fundraiser for the Franklin County 4-H program and we're excited to announce its return for 2024! The Clover 5K will be held the morning of the Walk & Serve on April 13.
This year, clubs are asked to contribute to the Clover 5K in two ways:
- Help provide items for the Clover 5K runner goodie bags! Clubs can find donors for these items or purchase themselves. Many company's are happy to supply some of their branded items for the bags. You just have to ask. Great ideas include pens, lip balm, small lotions, etc. Consider asking nursing homes, hospitals, insurance companies, stores, or almost any place that gives out free items at trade shows and events. Items should need to be in quantities of 100-150.
- Provide a $25 gift card to be given as part of the age category awards after the 5K. These can also be donated by a local company.
Registration for the run and more information can be found here:
Livestock Project Requirement Guide
Livestock Possession Dates & Requirements
All 4-H members taking livestock projects to the Franklin County Fair should download the LIVESTOCK REQUIRMENT SUMMARY which has information regarding deadlines for possession and other requirements.
Find it here: https://www.fcfair.org/juniorfair-livestock
New Livestock ID Form
Are you planning on exhibiting a livestock project at the fair? New in 2024, the Market Livestock ID Form, Rabbit ID Form, Poultry ID Form, and the Breeding Animal ID Form have been combined into one ONLINE Livestock ID Form. Be sure to check the Livestock Requirement Summary for the dates of when the forms are due (10 days following the possession deadline).
Depending on your animal, you will need to upload various photos and documents to complete the form. Have photos of your animals, Scrapie Tag/Tattoo Numbers, NPIP hatchery paperwork, bills of sale, and breed registration paperwork ready to upload. This can even be done on your phone or mobile device.
You will need to complete one form for each animal. For example: if you have 2 market lambs, you will complete the form twice.
Livestock ID Form: https://go.osu.edu/livestockidform
EquiSTEP - Equine Safety, Training, and Education
EquiSTEP is an annual statewide requirement for all youth participating in Ohio 4-H Horse Program activities. EquiSTEP replaces the statewide requirement of reading the Horses, Safety, and You (191R) resource and viewing the Every Time, Every Ride and Horses, Kids, and Ethics videos for youth and their families who are new to the 4-H horse program. The EquiSTEP curriculum focuses on helmet safety, equine safety & handling, equine health & nutrition, and sportsmanship and is designed to rotate topics every year. The topics for the EquiSTEP program are shared below and will rotate as the member completes the course annually.
STEP 1: Head (Helmet Safety)
Helmet Safety Video (Every Year)
STEP 2: Hands (Equine Safety & Handling)
YR 1 Equine Behavior
STEP 3: Health (Equine Health & Nutrition)
YR 1 Assessing Horse Health
STEP 4: Heart (Sportsmanship)
YR 1 Winning & Losing
Here is the link to enroll in/access EquiSTEP:
https://cfaesosu.catalog.instructure.com/courses/equistep-2024
To complete EquiSTEP individually, a participant must enroll using their own unique email address. (Participants should not use their school email addresses as the course enrollment invitation will be blocked by the school’s email system.) Participants must view all five videos (introduction and STEPS 1-4) which last approximately one hour in total. Once the videos are completed, participants will be able to access the 10-question quiz. Participants must complete the quiz associated with the training and achieve a minimum score of 7 (out of 10) in order to pass the training. Once the quiz is successfully completed, participants will need to complete the course survey to trigger a certificate of completion. The certificate will be emailed to the participant’s email address as well as their county’s 4-H email address (countyname4h@osu.edu). The participant must select their correct county to trigger the email to the correct email address and they must click on the submit button at the end of the survey to trigger the email.
The EquiSTEP Program is required for ALL 4-H Horse members! Failure to complete the online course will result in the members' inability to participate in the Franklin County Fair.
Note that any horse member competing in any statewide horse events such as the Hippology Contest, Horse Bowl, or the Horse Communication Contest must complete EquiSTEP prior to the event.
Ohio 4-H Cloverbot Challenge
Cloverbud Engineering Adventure
The Cloverbud Engineering Adventure gives Cloverbuds the opportunity to work cooperatively in teams to problem-solve using STEM (science, engineering, technology and math) skills. A new theme is selected each year and teams research a topic, build a working model of their solution to the adventure challenge and create a poster to illustrate their findings. Teams present their models and findings to a team of reviewers, learn about other Cloverbud projects, participate in age-appropriate STEM activities, and are recognized during a closing celebration.
This year’s theme is Going WILD! Whether imagining the jungles of Southeast Asia, learning about the natural wonders of United States National Parks or exploring nature in their own backyard, this year’s Cloverbud Engineering Adventure will get Cloverbuds thinking about the world we live in. Cloverbuds will explore the idea of habitats and what habitats provide for the animals and plants that live there. They will have opportunities for discovery, creativity and problem solving as they explore habitats that are around them or learn about ones that are in other parts of the world. For more information on the Cloverbud Engineering Adventure and to register, please visit u.osu.edu/cloverbudconnections/engineering-adventure/
2024 4-H CAMP
Date: June 13-17, 2024 (Thursday-Monday)
More Information: go.osu.edu/camp
Franklin County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Franklin County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce the offering of scholarships to encourage a new generation of agricultural leaders. Each year, the county Farm Bureau awards multiple scholarships to students studying at accredited colleges and universities that all together total nearly $15,000.
PLEASE NOTE – This application is estimated to take 30-45 minutes to complete and must be completed in one sitting. Please obtain your transcript, letters of recommendation, college acceptance letter and write your essay(s) questions before beginning this application. You can view the application all on one page before beginning.
This year we are trying something new and all applications and additional materials will be submitted by the student online. The requirements and letter of recommendation guidance and scholarship application are available online. Applications and additional materials must be submitted via jot form and be received by 4 p.m. March 14, 2024.
State 4-H Opportunities
Ohio 4-H Spark EXPO
From June 12-15, teens at the Spark EXPO will learn about agriculture and related STEAM fields from industry experts, and faculty and staff of the Ohio State College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). Open to all Ohio students who have completed the eighth grade or ninth grade at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 school year. Participants do not need to be enrolled in the 4-H program. The event includes on-campus accommodations, meals, program materials, and transportation. Supervision is provided by adult program staff.
As part of Spark EXPO, students visit Ohio State’s Columbus and Wooster campuses and learn from Ohio State students, teachers, scientists, and researchers. Students explore careers, hear from Ohio 4-H alumni who share their career stories, and learn about the college and career-readiness program: Ohio 4-H Pathways to the Future.
The deadline to register is April 17, and details are at go.osu.edu/4hsparkexpo.
2024 Forestry & Wildlife Camp
4-H Urban Immersion Project
The Urban Immersion Project is a 4-H initiative that combines cross-cultural learning, teamwork, and service-learning in the urban environment of Washington, DC.
Teens ages 15-18 are eligible for this 4-day service-learning experience that will build skills and abilities to prepare youth for success in a diverse workplace as well as build a cultural understanding of those who are different. This experience will not be about shopping or sightseeing, although we will visit some monuments and historic sites.
The 4-H Educator leading this experience will contact all teen applicants to complete an additional phone interview before selection.
Who: Ohio 4-H teens ages 15-18 (by the date of the trip)
Where: Washington, DC
When: Thursday (6 am), September 19th – Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
Cost: $200
Apply Today: https://warren.osu.edu/sites/warren/files/imce/2024%20Urban%20Immersion%20Application%20-%20Washington%20D.pdf
A Look Back at 2023
4-H Camp Ohio Amazon Wishlist
Franklin County 4-H is very forunate to be able utilize 4-H Camp Ohio each summer for our overnight summer residental camp. Did you know that 4-H Camp Ohio is a non-profit organization that serves 13 counties in Ohio? Please consider helping camp thrive this summer by donating some items on their Amazon Wishlist. The 4-H Camp Ohio Wish List is full of things needed for camp this summer - these donations have a direct impact on the youth at camp. Consider sending an item or two to camp https://a.co/6VCqJOH.
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