Saunders County 4-H Smore
January 26, 2018
In this week's Smore...
** Did you know that new items added are BOLDED?!?
- SC Market Beef Tag Info
- Livestock Judging Practice
- 2018 Internship
- SC News & Info
- Scrapie Tag Information
- SC Leader Banquet & Training
- SC Trap Shooting
- SC Beef Weigh Day
- Enrollment Open
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Companion Animal Challenge
- Spotlight on 4-H
- Statewide Opportunities
- Vet Camp
- Aksarben Internship
- NDA Poster Contest
- PASE/ Life Challenge Youth Advisory Board
- Calendar of Events
- Animal Clinics, Progress Shows, & Events
SC Market Beef
NEW IN 2018!! All 4-H & FFA Market Beef will need an EID tag for 4-H & FFA in Saunders County in 2018.
There will be a cost for the EID tags, tag cost will be $2 per tag.
Tags will be available at the Beef Weigh Day, on March 11. However, if you need tags for the Cattlemen Classic show, EID tags are expected to be in February 1! ( Please call before coming in to get one)
Livestock Judging Practice
February 4
February 18
March 4
March 18
Practices will be held at 3:00 p.m. with a location to be announced.
2018 Saunders County Summer Internship Available
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/saunders/2018-saunders-county-summer-intern/
Applications due by February 15, 2018!
2018 Friends of SC 4-H & Extension Fundraiser
Saunders County Shooting Sports
Club Year End Treasurer's Report
Form can be found here: https://goo.gl/22NBfe
Due back to Saunders County Extension Office by January 31, 2018!
Saunders County Leader Banquet & Training
Sunday, Feb 11, 2018, 02:00 PM
ARDC, County Road G, Mead, NE, United States
Saunders County Trapshooting
Any youth grades 6-12 that are interested in Trapshooting are welcome contact Ashland 4H Gun Club for details. Season is January - May with competitions March -May. We meet at the Ashland Gun Club 3.5 miles N of Ashland, NE. Season kickoff meeting is 1/13/18.
Saunders County Weigh Day
Sunday, Mar 11, 2018, 02:00 PM
Wahoo Livestock Commission, LLC, East 1st Street, Wahoo, NE, United States
Companion Animal Challenge
For more information, visit: https://4h.unl.edu/companion-animal/challenge
Entry deadline is FEBRUARY 16, 2018!
Special Garden Project
2018 Special Garden Project information now available! More information and sign up instructions are found here:
MUST RSVP BY JANUARY 31, 2018!
7th Annual Innovative Youth Corn Challenge
Want to learn more? Please See: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/youth/cornchallenge
Power of Wind & Water Art Show
Fore more information visit:
Internship Opportunities | AKSARBEN
The AKSARBEN Stock Show is looking for two outstanding individuals to join in the planning and execution of the 2018 AKSARBEN Stock Show in Grand Island this summer.
Positions available:
- Stock Show Education & Events Intern
- Social Media & Public Relations Intern
To Apply for either of these positions see our website at
15th Annual NDA – Agriculture Week in Nebraska Poster Contest.
Did you know...
- Nebraska agriculture contributes more than $23 billion to Nebraska’s economy each year.
- Nebraska is home to nearly 50,000 farms and ranches utilizing 91% (45.2 million acres) of the state’s total land area.
Nebraska IS Agriculture!
And, because Nebraska IS Agriculture, Nebraska Dept. of Ag plans to celebrate National Ag Week in a special way again this year.
Find more details about this opportunity by clicking the link below!
International Omaha- Free Field Trip!!
For more information: https://www.internationalomaha.com/school-field-trips
PASE/ Life Challenge Youth Advisory Board
What is the Youth Advisory Board? The Youth Advisory Board is an event board whose members are selected by the PASE/Life Challenge Event Coordinators. The board advises the coordinators on youth issues and serves as a means for youth involved in PASE and Life Challenge to become active members in the events and to have an official voice in shaping the experience. Each board member serves a one-year term with the option to reapply each year.
Who is eligible to serve on the YAB? Any current Nebraska 4-H youth who has attended PASE or Life Challenge within the previous two years.
Fore more information, see:
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/saunders/2018%20PASE%20LC%20youth%20adviosry%20board.pdf
2017 Calendar of Events
JANUARY
31 - Special Garden Project Seed Orders due
FEBRUARY
4- Livestock Judging Practice, location = TBA
5 - NCC Entry Deadline, Kearney
5 - Shooting Sports Certification Practice, Wahoo Fairgrounds, 6:00 PM
11 - Leader Banquet, 2-4 p.m., ARDC
12 - Shooting Sports Certification Practice, Wahoo Fairgrounds, 6:00 PM
15 - Internship Application due to SC Extension Office
16 - Companion Animal Challenge Entry Deadline
18 - Livestock Judging Practice, location = TBA
19 - Shooting Sports Certification Practice, Wahoo Fairgrounds, 6:00 PM
26 - Shooting Sports Certification Practice, Wahoo Fairgrounds, 6:00 PM
MARCH
1 - Saunders County 4-H Council Scholarship due
1 - Saunders County Livestock Assc. Scholarship due
2- NACEB Scholarship due
4 - Livestock Judging Practice, location = TBA
10 - Horse Stampede, Lincoln
11 - 4-H Beef Weigh Day, 2-4 p.m., Wahoo Sale Barn
18 - Livestock Judging Practice, location = TBA
20 - 4-H Companion Animal Challenge, Lincoln
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/