Jefferson County 4-H
April 2016
Project Bonanza Day - May 31st!!!
Spring Red Wheel
Don't forget that delivery will be Saturday, April 23rd, (presorted) in Wilber at 8 a.m.
4-H’ers earn 40% of their proceeds which is then applied to their WDC trip costs.
Sewing Workshops
Sew for Fun
Tuesday, May 24th & Wednesday, May 25th, 9 am – Noon, Extension Office – This is for 4-H’ers with no sewing experience and those who have participated just one year and will be sewing pillowcases and patchwork pillows.
Clothing Level 1
Friday, May 27th, 10am -3 pm, First Baptist Church
Clothing Level 2
Monday, June 6th, Wednesday, June 8th & Friday, June 10th, 10am - 3pm, First Baptist Church
(Finish Level 1 if necessary)
Congratulations to 4-H Congress Winner!
Madison Freese - Family & Consumer Science
2015 OUTSTANDING CLUB AWARD
4-H Rabbit Supplies Available
2016 Animal Identification Guidelines
Youth Livestock Quality Assurance Training
4-Her’s can now complete their Livestock Quality Assurance requirement online! All 4-Her’s enrolled in swine, beef, sheep, dairy goat, dairy cattle, meat goat, rabbits or poultry need to complete Livestock Quality Assurance. 4-Her’s completing their quality assurance requirement online must complete three modules and present their three certificates to their local county extension office prior to June 15th. There will be a $5 fee that each participant must pay before they will have access to course.
The course is divided into three levels: Junior (ages 8-10), Intermediate (ages 11-14), Senior (15-18). Each year youth are required to complete three modules within their age level. Each youth needs to have an e-mail address that they can use to log onto the website. Youth may work ahead and complete as many modules as possible in order to maximize the $5 course fee. Intermediate and Senior age youth also have the option to test out of Quality Assurance training at no charge. Contact the office for more information.
For more information about registering and using the online system, go to http://jefferson.unl.edu/animalresources or http://4h.unl.edu/qualityassurance for more information.
2016 Project Resource Central is Available now!
The 2016 Project Resource Central Download is now available at:
Curriculum changes to note:
- New financial literacy curriculum
- New career development curriculum
- New landscape design curriculum
- Revised entomology curriculum
- Removal of Take Me Riding project in Clover Kid section
As we continue to create more consistency across 4-Honline, the State Fair Book and Project Resource Central the following changes have been implemented.
- Project level identifier changed to match 4-Honline
- State Fair contests now listed
- Additional clover kid projects listed
CAREER PORTFOLIO BOOKS PICKUP
Career Portfolios are available to be picked up at the Extension Office at any time.
State Fair Exhibits Left at Office
- Erin Kujath
2016 County Fair Information
2016 Jefferson County Fair
Theme is: "Sow It, Grow It, Show It"
FAIR ENTRIES DUE JUNE 15
MARKET BROILER CLASS AT COUNTY FAIR
In an effort to provide more 4-Hers with the opportunity to show poultry at the fair, Farmers Cooperative has generously agreed to again provide broiler chicks for any 4-H or FFA member that would like to show them in the market broiler class at the county fair. Exhibitors will be responsible for all expenses related to raising the chicks and bringing them to the fair.
Chicks will be mailed to the Extension Office at the end of May and will need to be picked up as soon as possible. If you are interested in ordering some broiler chicks orders must be turned into the Extension Office by Monday, April 25th! Please call the office with any questions!
4-H Clubs Needed for Horse Arena Concessions
PHOTOGRAPHY THEMES FOR 2016
UNIT II: NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Help us celebrate the national “4-H Grows Here” campaign! Capture photos of people and places that illustrate 4-H growing and thriving in Nebraska! Your photos should tell a story about how “4-H Grows Here” in your local community. Please print and include the 4-H Grows Here! logo in your photos. The logo can be accessed at http://go.unl.edu/4hgrowsheregraphic. Photos may be used to promote the UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development Program.
UNIT III: NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT: Help us celebrate the national “4-H Grows Here” campaign! Capture photos of people and places that illustrate 4-H growing and thriving in Nebraska! Your photos should tell a story about how “4-H Grows Here” in your local community. Please print and include the 4-H Grows Here! logo in your photos. The logo can be accessed at http://go.unl.edu/4hgrowsheregraphic. Photos may be used to promote the UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development Program.
HORSE LEVELS TESTING
DISTRICT & STATE HORSE SHOW INFO
4-H Achievement Program
TRAILER PARKING AT COUNTY FAIR
Other Opportunites
NEBRASKA AGRICULTURAL YOUTH INSTITUTE
NRD CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS
Calendar of Events
April
15 - Market Beef DNA & Identification Due
May
12 - District & State Horse Show Entries Due
24 - 25 - Sew for Fun Workshop
27 - Clothing Level 1 Workshop
31 - Project Bonanza Day
June
6, 8, 10 - Clothing Level 2 Workshop
15 - Fair Entries Due
15 - Livestock DNA & Breeding Nomination Cards Due
22 & 23 - Camp Renegade
July
14 - 17 Jefferson County Fair
Nebraska Extension - Jefferson County
Email: darci.pesek@unl.edu
Website: jefferson.unl.edu
Location: 517 F Street, Fairbury, NE, United States
Phone: 402-729-3487
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffersoncountyext
Nebraska 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 Sates Department of Agriculture.
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