Saunders County 4-H Smore
February 8 , 2019
In this week's Smore...
** Did you know that new items added are BOLDED?!?
- 2019 4-H Activity Calendar
- SC Shooting Sports Practices
- SC Livestock Judging
- SC Archery Practice
- Nebraska Agriculture Youth Institute (NAYI)
- ATV Event
- SC 4-H Foundation Fundraiser
- Market Beef Weigh In
- Ceresco Clover Crew
- Poultry Clinic
- Horse Stampede
- Companion Animal Challenge
- Hippology Academy
- Vet Camp
- 2019 4-H Enrollment Open
- Culinary Challenge
- Ne Women in Ag Conference
- Nebraska Charter Year - Photo
- Companion Animal 4-H Advisory Committee
- Nebraska Charter Year
- Ashland Shotgun Shooting
- Horse & Wildlife Events
- Youth Corn Challenge
- Aksarben Stock Show
- CASNR Experience Power of Red
- Pick Your Project Listing
- Animal Clinics, Progress Shows, & Events
Saunders County Shooting Sports
He will BE holding FIRST YEAR SHOOTING CERTIFICATION'S ( If this is your very first year wanting to shoot) on the following days:
February 4
February 11
February 18
March 4
REGULAR PRACTICES will begin March 11
They will all begin at 6:00 PM and be held in Commercial building of Wahoo fairgrounds.
Any questions, feel free to email chad at asrllc1@windstream.net
SC Livestock Judging
To all youth interested in attending Livestock Judging practices:
If you are interested in attending workouts please email myself (dan.wolfe@boehringer-ingelheim.com) or Caitlin Coulson (cohnoutka@huskers.unl.edu) to make us aware of your interest.
Coaches: Ryan Coulson
Caitlin Coulson
Dan WolfeSaunders County Archery Practice
February 11
February 25
March 11
March 25
ATV EVENT
Touhy Livestock will host an ATV Aware educational event Sunday, March 17th 1 p.m. at the Gayle Hattan Pavilion, Saunders County Fairgrounds. This free event is open to all Saunders county youth and parents interested in learning more about ATV safety and Nebraska laws. More information about the program can be found on the attached flyer. Please RSVP to Danny Furasek at 402-580-5312.
2019 SC 4-H Foundation Fundraiser
2019 Silent Auction “Keep Saunders County Rolling” will be the slogan for this year’s silent auction. o Cole will direct 4-H clubs (via email) to construct a project that somehow uses wheels of some sort or something that puts things into motion or that has been used to keep things in motion (ie: fiber optics, wagon wheels, tires, etc). The auction items will be on display and up for bidding during the fair.
o A “Buy Now” option price will be set upon the 4-H Club’s suggestion. Bidding will continue on items that haven’t been purchased through the “Buy Now” option and will be finalized through a Live Auction Sunday evening prior to the Livestock Auction
Market Beef Weigh In
PLEASE BRING A CHECK OR APPROXIMATE CHANGE TO PAY FOR TAGS. We will have minimal change and no credit/debit card accepted!
Market beef weigh day is not required to be eligible to show. HOWEVER, if you are wanting to be a part of the County Fair Rate of Gain contest, you are required to weigh your market beef animals on Sunday, February 10 from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Wahoo Livestock Sales, 363 E. 1st St. Wahoo.
If you want your animals weighed in at weigh day, but have a conflict, please send your animals with someone else.
We will be using EID tags again this year. Both 4-H and FFA will be using the same tags and animals should be identified on the same ID sheet. Tags will be $2.50 per tag.
All 4-H and FFA MARKET animals carrying an EID tag are required to have a Premise ID. (This includes any that may show at only the county level as well.)
If you do not attend weigh day, you have until April 15th to identify your market beef for eligibility to exhibit in 2019.
DNA is required for any market beef animal that is being exhibited at the Nebraska State Fair or AKSARBEN Stock Show. There is a $7 fee per animal for DNA. If you are pulling your own DNA, you will need to get envelopes from the extension office prior to pulling the hair.
Exhibitors wishing to exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair will be responsible for submitting their animal information into the Show Stock Manager prior to April 15, DNA fees will be collected when you complete the online nomination. Extension no longer collects DNA fees.
Sunday, Feb 10, 2019, 02:00 PM
Wahoo Livestock Commission, LLC, East 1st Street, Wahoo, NE, USA
Horse Stampede & Companion Animal Challenge
4-H Horse Stampede
The horse stampede is a group of contests for youth interested in horses. These contests do not require youth to have a horse all they need is to have an interest and be willing to learn some information about horses.
- The 4-H Horse Stampede will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Animal Science Complex.
- Contests include: Individual Demonstration Contest (can be done in person or through zoom), Team Demonstration (can be done in person or through zoom), Speech (can be done in person or through zoom), Junior or Senior Horse Bowl (team quiz bowl contest), Art Contest (do not need to be present to participate, you can mail in the entries), and Photography Contest (do not need to be present to participate, you can mail in the entries).
- It will be held the same day as the 4-H Companion Animal Challenge so that youth can compete in both events if they choose. We will ensure there are not schedule conflicts.
- If you would like to have lunch or a t-shirt at the contest please make sure to fill out a lunch or t-shirt order form when registering for contests.
- Entries are due to me by March 1, 2019.
- For more information and registration forms: https://4h.unl.edu/horse/stampede
- Questions? Contact: Dr. Lena Luck (lena.luck@unl.edu)
4-H Companion Animal Challenge:
The Companion Animal Challenge is a set of contests for youth interested in companion animals. These contests are animal-less and test youths knowledge about companion animals. New this year to the contest are a Cat Skillathon and an essay contest. 4-H youth ages 10-18 are invited to participate.
- The 4-H Companion Animal Challenge will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Animal Science Complex.
- Contests include: Demonstration Contest, Dog Skillathon Contest, Cat Skillathon Contest, Essay Contest, Art Contest, and Photography Contest.
- This event allows youth to apply their companion animal knowledge, but does not require them to have an animal!
- It will be held the same day as the 4-H Horse Stampede so that youth can compete in both events if they choose. We will ensure there are not schedule conflicts.
- Entries are due to me by March 8, 2019.
- For more information and registration forms: https://4h.unl.edu/companion-animal/challenge
- Questions? Contact: Dr. Lisa Karr (lisa.karr@unl.edu)
Companion Animal 4-H Advisory Committee
Nebraska State 4-H Companion Animal Program
Are you interested in providing feedback and helping with steering the Nebraska State 4-H Companion Animal Program (dogs, cats, household pets). I am looking for people willing and interested in serving on the Nebraska 4-H Companion Animal Advisory Committee. This is a new committee. I would like the membership of the committee to include extension faculty and staff, 4-H members, recent 4-H alumni, and 4-H adult volunteers from across the state. This committee would offer insight, review, and input for the operation and management of the Nebraska 4-H Companion Animal Program. Committee members would be expected to meet face-to-face and/or through scheduled conference calls (Zoom) or utilizing email to conduct committee business.
We would be setting up the regular meeting schedule and roles of the committee once we have set the membership of the committee.
Those interested are encouraged to fill out the contact information form by the end of January, using this link: https://goo.gl/forms/W30ZpEuBdSOxM8332.
Nebraska Charter Year
February 15, 2019 marks 150 years since the day the state of Nebraska chartered the University of Nebraska. This means that on February 15, 1869, the University of Nebraska became a part of the fabric of our state. Nebraska Extension is perfectly positioned to take this celebrations state-wide. So you will see some new ACTIVITIES in 2019 to celebrate this. One of them will be the following photography class at the fair:
State Fair Photography Class
• 4-H members enrolled in Mastering Photography Unit 3 are invited to celebrate N|150 by exhibiting in the Theme Print (Class B182060) at their local counties fairs. The top exhibit(s) from each county will be selected to advance to the Nebraska State Fair. February 15, 2019 marks 150 years of history to appreciate, impact to unpack, and stories to tell. How has the University of Nebraska impacted you, your family, or your community? How can you tell this story through photography?
4H Shotgun Shooting
Female and Male Youth, grades 6 thru 12, interested in trapshooting are encouraged to contact Ashland Gun Club 4H. We are wanting to establish 5 person, Female and Male, Middle and Senior High School Teams for the 2018-2019 school year. No experience necessary! Hunter Safety Required!
8th Annual Innovative Youth Corn Challenge
Do you enjoy being outside? Learning new things about crops? Considering a career involving crops, insects, diseases, soils, water or more? Do you want to help figure out how to feed our world’s growing population in a sustainable way?
Nebraska Extension and the Nebraska Corn Board are offering the 8th Innovative Youth Corn Challenge contest. This contest, open to 4-H members (age 10 & older as of Jan. 1st) or FFA members (in-school members), guides participants through all aspects of corn production, as well as agricultural careers related to corn production.
To participate in 2019, youth must complete and return an entry form by March 15th to the Fillmore County Extension Office in Geneva, NE. Forms can be downloaded after January 1st at cropwatch.unl.edu/youth/activities. For more information, contact Brandy VanDeWalle at brandy.vandewalle@unl.edu.
AKSARBEN STOCK SHOW TRANSITIONS TO JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW FORMAT
Grand Island, NE –The Aksarben Stock Show will transition to junior livestock show format in 2019. Under the junior show model, youth from nine to 19 years of age are eligible for the competition with no prerequisite of youth organization affiliation.
Greg Harder, stock show director, said the change will give the 92-year-old Aksarben Stock Show growth opportunities. “Today’s agricultural youth are involved in 4-H, FFA, breed associations or open class competitions, making them diverse in their affiliations,” he stated. “We want to make sure more junior exhibitors can show at Aksarben in 2019.”
Harder said part of the expansion strategy meant opening doors to additional states. “We added four more,” he said. “Arkansas, Montana, Indiana and Wisconsin will join the existing 10 state family of eligibility.” Rules for the 2019 event will be written by Aksarben Stock Show management, versus the previous system of rules within each state operating independently. “It’s very difficult to run a fair and unified show when everyone plays by different rules,” Harder said. “We’ve brought those rules in-house to a sole playbook that everyone abides by.”
Bernadette (Bernie) O'Rourke, extension youth livestock specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the animal science departments said, “Wisconsin appreciates the opportunity for our youth to take part in the long tradition of Aksarben. We anticipate our youth will benefit from connecting with others and continuing to expand on their knowledge of animals through knowledge and professional contests. “
Officials from Nebraska State Fair, show producer, noted that the show expansion will be a benefit to Grand Island businesses, bringing more people to town. Livestock facilities built in 2010 for Nebraska State Fair will continue to house the show.
The Aksarben Stock Show will be held Sept 26-29, 2019 in Grand Island, NE. For more information visit http://AksarbenStockShow.com
CASNR - Experience the Power of Red
Spring open house for UNL's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources on Wednesday, February 13 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm.
During the event, attendees will meet faculty, staff and current students to get the scoop on what life in CASNR is really like. Experience the Power of Red Visit Day will not only expose potential students to their academic future, but also the unique living-learning spaces on campus.
Advance registration is required by February 6. To register and to see the complete schedule for the day, visit https://casnr.unl.edu/visitday
Searchable, Web-Based 2019 Pick Your Project Now Available
The Pick Your Project, available at http://4hcurriculum.unl.edu, has been updated for the 2019 program year. Like last year, the printable, 2-page 2019 Nebraska 4-H Project Listing is available and can be distributed to 4-H members, volunteers, and parents. This printable 4-H Project Listing shares a link to the Pick Your Project. Both of these resources can be publicly accessed at https://4h.unl.edu/resources.
Midwest Messenger, 4-H Club or FFA Chapter of the Week
The nomination form can be found on our website at https://www.agupdate.com/midwestmessenger/forms/f4h_club_ffa_chapter_of_the_week/.
For any questions about this program or submitting a nomination, please contact Katy Moore at (402) 374-2225 ext. 122, katy.moore@lee.net.
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/