Webster County 4-H Newsletter
June 2022 Edition
Happy June!
Important Dates & Events
- June 1: All Workshop Registrations Due
- June 1: Culinary Challenge Registrations Due
- June 2: SC Livestock Judging Clinic/Camp - Bladen
- June 4: SC Livestock EXPO - Bladen
- June 6: Office Closes at 12:00 pm to set up for District 4-H Horse Show
- June 7: District 4-H Horse Show - Guide Rock
- June 7: YQCA- Hastings
- June 9: YQCA- Bladen
- June 11: Sylvia Fink Memorial Open Horse Show (Wranglers 4-H Club)- Bladen
- June 13: Resin Day 4-H Workshop - Bladen
- June 13: Culinary Challenge - Bladen
- June 14: County Day Camp -Crystal Lake
- June 15: FINAL ENTRY DAY
- June 15: State Fair Livestock Nominations Due
- June 18: Rockin' G Arena Open Horse Show
- June 20: Office Closed in Observance of Juneteenth
- June 21: 2 in 1 4-H Workshop - Blue Hill
- June 22-23: PASE- Lincoln
- June 28: Clover Kid Day Camp Workshop - Bladen
- June 28: 4-H Superintendent Meetings - Bladen
- June 28: Youth Council Meeting - Bladen
Welcome, Cody!
The Webster County Extension Office is excited to announce that Cody Buescher is our returning intern for 2022!
Last summer he worked as an intern in both Webster and Adams counties and this year is solely in Webster County. Cody grew up between Lawrence and Guide Rock on his family's farm. He attended Lawrence/Nelson high school and grew up showing in Nuckolls County. He just finished his second year at Doane University in Crete, NE. While attending Doane, he is pursuing degrees in Elementary Education and Special Education as well as a minor in Spanish. Last summer, Cody really enjoyed getting to know the youth of Webster and Adams counties and is excited to continue to work in Webster County this summer. When asked what he is looking forward to this summer Cody said "throughout my time as the extension office intern, I hope to get opportunities to work with the youth and help make the fair run smoothly and continue learning from last year."
Cody is a great asset to our team and we are very excited to have him back. Please join us in welcoming Cody back!
2022 4-H Calendar of Events
4-H Online Enrollment
Webster County 4-H Rundown
We are excited to have so many new and returning families to Webster County 4-H! It is going to be a FANTASTIC year. Here are some refreshers for you:
- You must be enrolled in 4-H by June 15th (statewide deadline)
- All livestock ID forms, registration papers, and vaccination papers must be turned into the office by June 15th. You may email, mail, or drop off these forms.
- Final entry paper and online forms are due at midnight of June 15th to the office. The online link will be ShoWorks like last year, and will be sent out this month.
- Livestock tags are free and can be picked up at the office. Animals that need tags are market beef, bucket calves, feeder calves, and swine. Scrapies tags only for sheep and goats (must provide yourself). Animals that need tattoos are breeding beef and rabbits.
- Fairbooks are free to Webster County 4-Hers and will be available at the office the month of May. It is first come first serve. An online version will be available as well.
- Entry tags, t-shirts, and back tags will be available to pick up at the fairgrounds the week before fair.
Schedule of Events
***Ice Cream Roll is July 9th for 2022 at 1:00 pm - not during the week of fair. See the calendar of events for more information.
This will be at the fairgrounds in Bladen.
Fairbooks are in!!
ShoWorks-Online Entries for Webster County Fair
Nebraska State Fair Livestock Nominations
Great Plains Livestock Judging Circuit
SC Livestock EXPO
Poultry Shows
YQCA
The new YQCA program is up and running! Thank you all for your patience with the shutdown and change. For the youth who have completed YQCA already this year and plan to go to state fair or AKSARBEN, you will need to go into the new system, create an account, and upload your certificate from this year that you completed. You can do that here: https://yqcaprogram.org/
Save the dates and times for the upcoming in-person trainings.
- June 7th – Adams County Extension Office at 6 pm (Original Date & Time)
- June 9th – Webster County Fairgrounds at 6 pm (Original Date & Time
District Horse Show
District 4-H Horse Show
We couldn't of asked for a better day as Webster County hosted a District 4-H Horse Show at the Rockin' G Arena in Guide Rock on June ! A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing volunteers, parents, Red's Catering, the UNL 4-H Horse Staff, and the Rockin' G Arena committee for letting us host at your beautiful arena!
Congratulations to all of the 4-Hers who competed yesterday! Webster County 4-Hers including Megan Macklin, Libby Macklin, Allie Thallman, Brinley McNeill, Sydney Bartels, Karah Bartels, and Josie Rust are all STATE BOUND for the NE 4-H State Horse Show in July!! For results, check it out here: https://4h.unl.edu/horse-district-shows
4-H Horse Levels
As of 2020 for Webster County, levels for the county 4-H horse show are recommended, but not mandatory for level 1. If you are participating at districts or state, all other levels must be completed by the time ID sheets are due (May 6th). All other levels and ID sheets for county only may be completed by June 15th.
Nebraska 4-H Opportunites
Summer Camp & Big Red Camp Registration
Registration is now open for 2022 Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps! See the full schedule of camp sessions and register now at 4h.unl.edu/summer-camp-schedule.
Big Red Camp registration is open! Explore the University of Nebraska–Lincoln while investigating a potential college major, career, or topic of interest alongside faculty and peers. Find session, scholarship, and registration information at BigRedCamps.unl.edu
Youth Leadership Conference
Online Horticulture Judging Contest
Agronomy Youth Field Day
UNL Extension Newsletter
Happy Birthday to those Celebrating in June!!
Meet Our Team!
Alexa Pedersen
Office Manager
Email: alexa.pedersen@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/webster/
Location: 621 North Cedar Street, Red Cloud, NE, USA
Phone: 402.746.3417
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebsterCoExtNE
Katie Bolte
4-H Programming Assistant
Email: katie.bolte@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/webster/
Location: 621 North Cedar Street, Red Cloud, NE, USA
Phone: 402.746.3417
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebsterCoExtNE
Cody Buescher
4-H Intern
Cody is last year's returning intern. He is knowledgeable in equine, livestock, and technology. Cody will teach workshops this summer and be a huge helping hand at the county fair.
Email: cbuescher2@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/webster/
Location: 621 North Cedar Street, Red Cloud, NE, USA
Phone: 402.746.3417
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebsterCoExtNE
Beth Janning
4-H Youth Development Extension Educator in Adams/Webster Counties
Beth Janning is a 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator. She provides programming in school enrichment, after-school, and traditional 4-H Programs. Her topic areas include but not limited to animal science, science, engineering and volunteer development.
Email: elizabeth.janning@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/webster/
Location: 621 North Cedar Street, Red Cloud, NE, USA
Phone: 402.746.3417
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WebsterCoExtNE
Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead
Beef Systems Educator, DVM
Lindsay Waechter-Mead is the new Beef Systems Educator in Webster County and serves surrounding counties in this region. She is excited to bring her interests surrounding cow/calf health and preventative medicine to the Beef Team. Her current work involves looking at environmental effects on neonatal calf immunity and colostral transfer. She is also passionate about rural agriculture and what the veterinary profession can do to positively influence rural communities to ensure that generations can continue to enjoy the life that she loves.
Email: lindsay.waechter-mead@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/webster/
Location: 621 North Cedar Street, Red Cloud, NE, USA
Phone: 402.746.3417
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCBeefExtensionUNL