GUTHRIE COUNTY NEWSLETTER

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1 April 2017 GUTHRIE COUNTY NEWSLETTER Horticulture (Garden Box) Workshop! Join us for a horticulture workshop on Sunday, April 23rd at 2:00 pm at Panorama Gardens. This is a kick off event for the first year garden challenge participants. Youth will learn about different soil types, how to understand the information on seed packets best way to start their garden boxes. Open to all youth in 4th grade and above. You ll receive your garden box on Sunday, April 23rd and be expected to bring it back to the fair to be judged. There will be three divisions in the garden challenge Junior, Intermediate and Senior. Each division winner will receive $50! Geocaching 4-H Workshop Sunday, May 7, 1-3 pm at Extension Office Do treasure hunts interest you? If so, you should consider attending the upcoming workshop on Geocaching! Geocaching is a real-world outdoor recreational activity in which participants use GPS devices to seek hidden containers. Millions are hidden all over the world! Not required, but recommended that each participant brings a app enabled phone or GPS device. Please RSVP to Guthrie County Extension by Friday, April 28 th if you are interested in attending! Intermediate and Senior Fun Night! Saturday, May 6, 7-10 pm at Stuart Skating Rink Just a fun night with roller skating, games, and music! Open to all Intermediate and Senior 4-H members. Cost is $3. National Volunteer Week April Thank you to all our volunteers! The 4-H program would not exist without you. Mollie Clark Mary Ebert Janae Eisentrager Youth Coordinator Program Coordinator Office Coordinator clarkm@iastate.edu mebert@iastate.edu janaee@iastate.edu Dates to remember April 3 Youth Committee Meeting, 7 pm 8 Regional Livestock Grooming & Showmanship Workshop, 9 am noon, Carroll County Fairgrounds, Coon Rapids 13 Babysitting Basics, 9 am 3 pm, Panora Public Library 23 Horticulture (Garden Box) Workshop, 2 pm, Panorama Gardens 29 Swine Weigh-In, 8:00 9:30 am, Fairgrounds 23 Sheep and Goat Weigh-In, 8:30 10 am, Fairgrounds May 6 Intermediate and Senior Night Out!, 7 10 pm, Stuart Skating Rink 7 Geocaching Workshop, 1 3 pm, Extension Office 10 Fair Entry opens to STATIC/Clothing Event exhibits (fairentry.com) 15 Livestock ID due for all animals in 4hOnline 30 Dog Obedience Organizational Meeting, 7 pm, Extension Office Guthrie County Extension, 212 State Street, Guthrie Center, Iowa Office Hours 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Monday Friday Learn more at Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, genetic information, age, or disability.

2 LOCAL NEWS Sheep and Goat Weigh-In, April 29 Weigh-In will take place at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds from 9:30 11 a.m. on April 29. Tags cost $2 each. If you plan to show sheep or goats at Ak-Sar-Ben the cost is $5 for the retinal imaging. If you plan to show at the Iowa State Fair the cost is $5 for the retinal imaging. Swine Weigh-In, April 29 If you plan to show swine at the 2017 Guthrie County Fair, you need to bring your pigs to weigh-in on Saturday, April 29 between 8:00 and 9:30 a.m. at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds. All pigs must be weighed in. Each 4-H er can weigh and identify up to a maximum of 15 pigs. The cost for each ear tag is $2, payable at weigh-in. Any pig at or under the weigh limit (52 pounds) is eligible to be a derby pig at the county fair. Swine can be weighed at your home if you prefer. A home visit costs $20 per family. Contact the Extension Office to schedule your home visit for the weekend of April State Fair swine exhibitors have two options for swine to be identified for the Iowa State Fair. 1. Bring your pigs to the county weigh-in where you will fill out the identification form and pigs will receive the DNA tags. A variation of this option would be to pay for a home visit to have the tagging done H Family comes to the county office for DNA tags, tagger, and envelopes. 4-H ers returns home and tags each pig, puts DNA sample tag numbers on back of DNA envelope, 4-H er and parent/guardian signs and seals the DNA envelope and returns tagger and the DNA envelopes to the county office before May 10. (Tagger must be returned as soon as finished tagging.) State Fair swine tags are $10. By May 15, 4-H er logs into 4honline to verify the information on each pig is complete and correct; if the 4-H er does not verify, the information will stand as is. MAY 15th DEADLINE! All livestock can be identified in 4-H online under the animals tab. If you are unable to do it online, forms are available from your club leader and at the Extension Office. 4-H ers planning to exhibits beef, swine, sheep, goats, horse & pony, dog, poultry, rabbits or pets identify online or by form by May 15 to be eligible to exhibit at the fair. Meat rabbits and roaster and broiler classes of poultry must be identified by August 1. If you have never logged into iowa.4honline.com (no before, click the I forgot my password and enter the address given to the office. This will you a temporary password to get you in the system. When logged into 4hOnline, there will be an edit button. This will log you into your child s profile where you can edit what projects they are enrolled in or identify animals. If you have difficulty with the 4honline program, a help sheet can be found at: or contact Mollie. MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

3 STATE 4-H NEWS 2017 Iowa Youth Conference Every June, almost 1000 teenagers converge on the campus of Iowa State University for 3 days full of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet, and community service activities. If you've completed 8th grade, you're eligible to attend. You don't even have to be in 4-H to attend this conference! You will get to experience campus life and meet new people from across the state! You will be having fun while learning by doing, dancing the nights away, and serving the community. You will get to learn new things to take back to your community and school, and in the process you might even discover something new about yourself! There are opportunities for you to share your talents with the rest of the delegation through small group discussion, the Conference Chorus, and a Talent Show! The Citizenship Courier Do you ever wonder how to expand Citizenship past your club and county? Sophie Kock, Global Citizenship Intern has a great inspirational and educational newsletter each month. Below is a preview of her newsletter. If you have a specific interest in animal science, you might want to look into becoming part of the ROUND-UP track! There are also workshop tracks that span all 3 days for certain topics if you'd like to study something in more depth. Or, you can choose different workshops each day to get more variety while you're on campus. If you'd like to be part of the team to capture the Conference in photos, join our Iowa 4-H Youth Camera Corps, and bring your camera. We're doing things a little differently this year and you'll get to learn photo skills and put them to work through the workshop series. Please join us in June for the most incredible three days of your life at the Iowa 4-H Youth Conference! Each month, Sophie has a story about either a current or former Iowa 4-H er. This month features Rebecca Lyons, former Clinton County 4-H er, and how she has worked to promote food security in Ghana. Her newsletter can be found online at files/4h/citizenshipcourierapril2017.pdf For past newsletters, visit Iowa 4-H Youth Conference 2017 Registration is now open. You can register between now and June 1 for the regular registration cost of $180. Between June 2 and June 10 the rate goes up to $200. All registration closes on June 10. Check out financial aid applications, due April 25 to the Iowa 4-H Foundation. For more information and how to register visit We would love to hear how you plan to celebrate Global Youth Service Day (April 21st April 23rd)! Share your story: #Iowa4HGlobal 4-H ers for 4-H Campaign 4-H'ers investing in 4-H'ers. This is the essence of the 4-H'ers for 4-H Campaign, sponsored each year by the State 4-H Council. The campaign raises money to fund projects that benefit 4-H members throughout the state. This year marks the 31st anniversary of the Iowa 4-H'ers for 4-H Campaign. Last year, we exceeded our goal and raised over $30,000. We want to continue that growth and have set our goal for this year at $31, with a suggested $3.00 per member donation. We also want every county in Iowa to participate! YOU can help grow 4-H in Iowa! 4-H PLEDGE I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE, AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

4 Dog Obedience Classes Who: Open to all youth and adults. Dogs must be at least five months old. Youth are not required to be in 4-H. Training is required for 4-H/FFA youth intending to exhibit in the Dog Show at the Guthrie County Fair. What: Topics Include Commands, heal, sit, stand for examination, etc. When: Classes meet weekly for 10 weeks. They begin May 30, no dogs, at 7 p.m. at the Extension Office. The remainder of the classes will be at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds with dogs. There will be no class on July 4 and the last class will be on August 8 if there are no cancellations. Cost: $15 per dog for youth $30 per dog for adults (Make check payable to Pat Wyatt) Classes will be taught by Pat Wyatt, who has many years of experience judging and training dogs. Bring rabies and distemper certificate to first class. DOG OBEDIENCE CLASS Please detach and return with registration fee to: Guthrie Co. Extension, 212 State Street, Guthrie Center, IA MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO PAT WYATT Participant Name: Age: Address: Phone: 4-H Club: Dogs Name: Age: Breed: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs are available to all without regard to race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran. Inquiries can be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 3350 Beardshear Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011, (515)

5 Cow-Calves Breeding Beef ID completed on 4honline Breeding Beef & Bucket Calf Dairy Cattle Junior Cattle Feeders Market Cattle Dog Dairy Goat Market Goat Non - Production Goat Weigh-in January 7, 2017 *must have 3 head Identification due on 4honline by May 15th by May 15th, must include tattoos and if calf isn't born by May 15th, tattoo number for the cow must be turned and list calf unborn. Must turn in information on unborn calves within one week of birth and no later than June 15th. Complete in 4honline a Bucket Calf ID. Must have an ear tag on file. 4-H Dairy ID in 4honline by May 15th Market Beef ID completed at weigh-in January 7, 2017 Market Beef ID completed at weigh-in. Identified in 4honline by May 15 Animal Requirements All Breeding Cattle must have a legible tattoo. Calfhood vaccination tattoo is NOT acceptable. Purebred Heifers tattoos must match the tattoo on registration papers. Calves will be ID'ed with a farm tag. Must be fed from a bottle or bucket by the time it is one month old Must provide birthdate and tag or tattoo number All market animals must be weighed & 4-H ear-tagged. All market animals must be weighed & 4-H ear-tagged. Purebred or Mixed Breed. Must have vaccinations including distemper and rabies papers. 4-H Dairy ID in 4honline by May 15th Must be dehorned. April 29, 2017 Meat Goat ID completed at weigh-in Non-production Goat ID completed by May 15 Must be born between Jan. 1 and weigh-in date. Must have their milk teeth or will be disqualified. Includes pygmy, fainting, nonmeat and other non-dairy goats. No bucks. Specific Health Requirements Copy of vaccination for rabies and distemper Food Safety Quality Assurance Exhibit Limit Max of 2 Cow-Calf Pen Max of 4 lead entries Fair Requirements Entries due by August 1st on guthrie.fairentry.com Exhibitors must own their projects individually or be in partnership with their parent or guardian. Purebred animals must be registered with exhibitor's or family name appearing on the registration papers. Cow-Calf Pens need to have poster filled out by check-in at fair. Poster can be found at guthrie/4h A bucket calf report must be turned in by August 15 about your calf. One on one interview at 9 am day of cattle show. Accurate records of feed and other cost must be kept. Feed records are to begin on the day of the January weigh-in. Feeder Pens need to have spreadsheet filled out by Friday morning of fair. Spreadsheet can be found at Steers must have 2.0 average daily gain and heifers must have 1.8 to qualify for blue ribbon. Must attended Dog Obedience Classes offered in summer with dog superintendent. No dogs in heat. Must be milked out between 7-8 pm the night before the show with the goat superintendent supervising otherwise ineligible. No Bucks are to be shown. All horns have to be disbudded, dehorned or tipped blunt before arriving on the fairgrounds. Max of 2 Not eligible to send to the packer.

6 Horse Pets Poultry Rabbit Breeding Sheep Market Lamb Swine Weigh-in Identification due on 4honline by May 15th 4-H Horse ID on 4honline Only the member identifying *must include at least one side photo of horse may show the horse at horse. Leased horses need to have the halter or beyond county level. No form completed by May 15th in 4honline leased horses in halter. Must be ID'ed in 4honline by May 15 In possesion by May 15th with the exception of broiler and roaster classes, due August 1st In possesion by May 15th with the exception of meat pen class, due August 1st Breed names required on ID form Must be ID'ed in 4honline by May 15 April 29, 2017 Market Sheep ID completed at weigh-in April 29, 2017 Swine ID completed at weigh-in Animal Requirements Specific Health Requirements Cats and Dogs must have a current rabies certificate. Pot Bellied Pigs must follow Health requirements for Exhibition Should be less than a year old Certificate or negative with the exception of Domestic Pullorum-Typhoid within Fowl and Exotic 90 days of fair. All sexually intact sheep must have scrapies tag. Information on scrapies tags can be found calling USDA-TAG. All com- Must follow state guidelinemercial ewes will be required to have a 4-H tag. Other sheep will have farm tag or tattoo. Market sheep must be tagged with a county tag. Must be under 52 lbs. at April weigh-in to be eligible for derby class. Must be ear notched and tagged at the weigh-in to be eligible for county fair. Food Safety Quality Assurance Exhibit Limit Fair Requirements Entries due by August 1st on guthrie.fairentry.com All riders must attend 3 workshops. Only 4-H Max of 5 horses ID'ed with a exhibitors can warm up or ride 4-H horses during the county fair until after the show. max of 2 Helmets MUST be worn whenever member is leased horses mounted. Max of 1 Exhibitors must have one page paper about their pet turned into Livestock Office one hour prior to show. Max of 12 Exhibitors provide their own padlocks and leave poultry classes emergency number with superintendent. entered Max of 12 Exhibitors provide their own padlocks and leave rabbit classes emergency number with superintendent. entered Max of 2 Exhibitors must own their projects individually breeding ewes or be in partnership with their parent or guardian. Purebred animals must be registered with per class, up to 8. Max of 1 exhibitor's or family name appearing on the ram lamb registration papers. All market lambs will automatically be entered Max of 5 market lambs must weigh a minimum of 100 lbs. at weigh-in in the rate of gain contest. All market lambs at county fair. All swine should strive to weigh between lbs. Must have Premise ID number on Max of 7 hogs August 1st entry. Contact IDALS for Premise ID information.

7 Guthrie County Extension 212 State Street Guthrie Center, IA Highland Hustlers at the Jefferson Skating Rink