June 4-H News. May 31, 2018

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1 June 4-H News May 31, 2018 In this issue: Updates and Reminders Congratulations Graduates Drop Box Nebraska 4-H Earns 2nd Place in the Raise Your Hand National 4-H Promotion Animal News Summer Events Trophy Sponsors Needed Youth Safety Policy Upcoming Contests Did You Know New Day for Public Fashion Show Wayne County Fair Entry Forms Upcoming Animal Events A DROP BOX is located on the north side of the courthouse to leave correspondence if you can t come in during office hours! The box is checked daily at 5:00 PM. NEBRASKA 4-H EARNS 2ND PLACE IN RAISE YOUR HAND NATIONAL 4-H PROMOTION Our state has earned 2nd place in the Raise Your Hand promotion hosted by National 4-H Council, by having 14,115 hands raised! This number is 13.7% of all hands raised across the country. It s truly a statewide group effort-thank you for everything you have done to help make this happen. Ohio claimed the 1st place finish and Kansas took 3rd place. Through this promotion, the Nebraska 4-H Program has and will benefit in the flowing ways: $10,000 prize to advance youth programming across Nebraska Contact information for those who raised their hands; these names will be added to statewide Nebraska 4-H correspondence Large increases of followers on Nebraska 4-H social media accounts UPDATES & REMINDERS *YQCA-The next Face-to-Face training is June 5, 1:00 & 6:00 p.m. at the Pierce County Courthouse. Please remember to log into the YQCA website and pre-register for the training and again after the training to print your certificate. You may also complete the online course. Certificates for both options are due to the Extension Office on or before June 15. A hard copy or digital copy will be accepted. *Horse Advancement Level Testing for County Fair and Animal ID s are due June 15. See the Animal News page for more information. *There are a lot of workshop and camp registration deadlines this month. Check out the Summer Events Page for more information. *Please log into your 4-HOnline account to make any project additions by midnight June 15. *The State 4-H Fair Book and the Wayne County Fair Book are online. Check out Wayne County 4-H. The links are on the County and State Fair Information page. You will need adobe acrobat on your computer to read the files. Note: the 4-H schedule page was updated May 31. Printed County Fair Books will be ready in June. *The Special Garden Project seeds are in and ready to be picked up. *Wayne County Fair Passes are available at the Extension Office. Volunteers received a postcard in April with details on purchasing halfprice passes. *The 4-H Council is looking for adults who are interested in serving as a day manager on Thursday, July 26 (3:15-10:30 p.m.), Friday, July 27, Saturday, July 28, or Sunday, July 29 for the 4-H Food Stand. Interested persons should contact the Extension Office. CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES! Special congratulations to all of the 4-Hers in the county who graduated from high school last month. Thank you for your leadership and best wishes with your future plans! Sam Bruckner, Austin Fernau, Aaron Fleming, Grace Heithold, Colton Jensen, Elizabeth Junck, Brennen O Reilly, and Kecia Schenk were each a recipient of a $200 4-H Council college scholarship. The $500 Renee Felt Schulte Scholarship was awarded to Brennen O Reilly. Eligible 4-Hers must have been enrolled in the Wayne County 4-H Program for at least 5 years, including their Junior & Senior years of high school. Congratulations!

2 ID FORM (AFFIDAVIT) REMINDER County Fair ID Forms (Affidavits) for Bucket Calf, Dairy; Dairy and Pygmy Goats; Breeding Beef; Cow/ Calf Pairs; Feeder Calf; Rabbits, and Swine are due by 5 p.m., June 15. It is your responsibility to make sure these forms are accurate. All necessary data must be present and correct. Time stamps will be checked on ID forms that are faxed or ed. All ID papers are available for download at and at the Extension Office. ATTENTION HORSE EXHIBITORS All 4-H Members must pass Horse Level 1 by June 15 to exhibit at the County Fair (testing completed and signed books/records turned into the Extension Office). Horse ID s for County Fair are also due June 15. New for 2018 To be eligible for the AKSARBEN Horse Show, horses must be nominated online with a picture on or before June 15 (see AKSARBEN and State Fair Information below). The age limit for participating is now 10 years of age. No advancement level is required to participate in Showmanship; all other classes require youth to have passed Level II or higher. CAT, DOG & HOUSEHOLD PET EXHIBITORS: Remember - proof of current vaccinations for cats, dogs and ferrets are due with fair entries on July 5 and must be current at that time. AKSARBEN AND STATE FAIR INFORMATION Market Goats and Sheep must be tagged with a USDA Scrapies tag, have DNA sample on file, and be marked on your county ID sheet. Cost is $6.00/animal paid online when nominating. Feeder Calves must be tagged with an EID tag, have an online nomination, and be marked on your county ID Sheet. New Update -DNA samples are NOT required. Cost is $2.00/animal for the tag paid at the Extension Office. Market Swine must be tagged with an EID tag, have a DNA sample on file, and be marked on your county ID sheet. Cost is $2.00/animal for the EID tag paid at the Extension Office and $6.00/animal paid online when nominating. EID Tags and DNA Envelopes are available at the Extension Office. DNA samples are due to the Extension Office by 5:00 p.m., June 15. Exhibitors with animals that have an EID tag must provide a premises ID by June 15. Breeding Animals Beef: Tattoo & Online Breeding Nomination Meat Goats: Scrapies tag & Online Breeding Nomination. Sheep: Scrapies tag and Online Breeding Nomination AKSARBEN and State Fair animals must be marked on your county ID Sheet. Cost: No charge Horse New update AKSARBEN horses must be nominated online with a picture by June 15. Cost: No charge ALL ONLINE NOMINATIONS ARE DUE JUNE 15 Instructions are available at Wayne County 4-H 4-H Animal Information Online Nomination for AKSARBEN and State Fair Instructions (Livestock) Online Nomination for AKSARBEN (Horse) *Also, as a reminder youth will be required to present the ORIGINAL registration papers or electronic papers, using a tablet or smart phone if pulled up or downloaded from their respective breed website during check in at the State Fair. NO PRINTED PAPER COPIES ACCEPTED. Original papers or electronic versions only. *4-H and FFA youth participants will declare which youth organization they will show their animal projects by August 10 in ShoWorks. Animals exhibited in either 4-H or FFA are now eligible at AKSARBEN. *Animals exhibited as either breeding or market at State Fair will now be able to switch divisions at AKSARBEN. *AKSARBEN will not be holding a Dairy Cattle, Rabbit, or Broiler show in

3 Event Date Entomology Workshop June 18, 9 AM-4 PM, (Reg. Due 15) Tractor Safety Training June 19-20, (Reg. Due 8) Acrylic Painting Workshop June 22, 2 PM-4:30 PM, (Reg. Due 15) Decorative Sign Workshop June 25, 9-11:30 AM or 1-3:30 PM, (Reg. Due 15) Mexican Bread Workshop June 26, 9 AM-12:00 Noon, (Reg. Due 15) Stars N Stripes Workshop June 29, 9 AM-4 PM, (Reg. Due 15) Barn Quilt Workshop July 10, 9 AM-4 PM, (Reg. Due 29) Jr. Robotics Camp Sr. Robot Summer Camp July 11, 12, & 13, 9:30-11:30 AM (Reg. Due June 22 to Dakota Co.) July 11, 12, & 13, 1-4 PM, (Reg. Due June 22 to Dakota County) Information was included in last month s newsletter and is available at Wayne County 4-H and click on H Educational Events. PONCA 4-H CAMP Registrations and Counselor Applications are due by 5:00 PM, June 8 to the Dixon County Extension office. Information was included in the May newsletter. Ponca Day Camp is June 19 and counselor training will take place on June 18 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Haskell Ag Lab in Concord. SAVE THE DATE- Please plan to attend the Climate & Crops Field Day at the Haskell Ag Lab near Concord on Tuesday, August 14. This is a public field day and is open to everyone. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. We will have various tracks with speakers in the morning. A free lunch will be available at 11:30 and tours will be available in the afternoon. Educational booths by extension personnel and outside vendors will be available during the day. Plans include educational programs for children, a shooting sports trailer, speakers on climate and how that impacts crops, insects, economics, animals, and drone demonstrations. The day will conclude around 3:30. Details are still being finalized. Please watch this newsletter for more information each month. Again, please mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 14 for the public Climate & Crops Field Day at the Haskell Ag. Lab near Concord. TROPHY SPONSORS NEEDED The following trophies are available for sponsorship. Please contact the Extension Office if you or someone you know is interested. Cost is $18 per trophy. Champion Shopping in Style (Fashion Show) Champion Human Development (11 and under) YOUTH SAFETY POLICY Keeping the children and youth safe in the 4-H program is one of the most important things that we do. In order to assure the safety of the youth in our programs, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has instituted a Youth Safety Policy. The policy is similar to what 4-H has always been doing. Key issues include: making sure that staff and volunteers working with 4-H ers have been screened to make sure that there is no history of abuse or neglect all 4-H ers have access to first aid and CPR treatment in the case of accidents youth will not be alone in one-on-one situations with unrelated adults all adults will be using common sense measures to assure the safety of the youth in their care Parents can be assured that the adults working with their children have the best interest of the child in mind as they mentor and lead 4-H programs. 3

4 *4-H HORTICULTURE CONTEST-A horticulture judging contest will be held on June 13, 7:00 PM at Scott and Vicki Rundell Acreage ( Ave., Pierce). The program is open to all 4-Hers and interested adults. Contact the Madison County Extension Office at for more information and to register or Preregistration due by 5 PM, June 11. Directions will be given when registering. NEW DAY FOR PUBLIC FASHION SHOW The Public Fashion Show will begin at 5:30 PM, Saturday, July 28 in front of the grandstand. In previous years it was on Friday evening. WAYNE COUNTY FAIR ENTRY FORMS All fair entries, except horticulture and floriculture, are due in the office by 5:00 PM, July 5. Information will be mailed to each family in June *The NEBRASKA 4-H ONLINE HORTICULTURE JUDGING CONTEST will be available from June 8 until June 18. It is composed of three parts; general knowledge questions, plant parts, and seed identification, as well as a judging portion. It is open to all youth, as well as adults. No password needed, the following link will take you directly to the contest. Information is available on the Wayne County web page under Wayne County 4-H County and State Fair Information & at the Extension Office. *4-H FAVORITE FOODS CONTEST The Wayne County Favorite Foods Contest is scheduled for Monday, July 9, 6:00 PM at the Wayne County Courthouse. *4-H PRESENTATIONS CONTEST is scheduled for Monday, July 9, 7:00 PM at the Wayne County Courthouse. 4-Hers do not have to be enrolled in the project area for the topic they present. Entry information for both contests is available at the Extension Office or can be downloaded at wayne.unl.edu on the County and State Fair Information page. Call the office by 5:00 PM, July 5 to sign up for the Favorite Foods Contest. Presentation Contest Entry Forms are due in the office by 5:00 PM, July 5. Did you know? College Pays Off College grads make an average of 50% more money and have half the unemployment rate of those who don t have degrees* Check out to find out more information about costs of attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. UPCOMING ANIMAL EVENTS Randolph Community Fair, July 6-8 Beef, Meat Goat, Sheep and Swine Saline County Lamb and Meat Goat Show, June 9, Saline County Crete Hustler 4-H Progress Show, June 10, Cuming County West Point (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goats) Stanton FFA Progress Show, June 16, Stanton County Fairgrounds (Beef, Goat, Sheep) Platte County Swine Progress Show, June 17, Ag Park, Columbus Papio Valley 4-H Show, June 23, Sarpy County Springfield (Beef, Sheep, & Goats) Final Drive Cattle Demo with Kirk Stierwalt, June 23, Wisner. Contact Heidi Hallsted at for more information. The Final Drive Sheep & Goat Progress Show, June 24, Fillmore Co. Geneva Sandy Spurs Bucket Calf Clinic & Show, June 24, Antelope County Neligh Wisner Junior Livestock Show, June 28-July 1, Wisner River Park Horse Salt Creek Wranglers Open Horse Show June 3, Lincoln Wisner Junior Livestock Show 4-H / FFA Horse Show, June 28, Wisner River Park Arena 4-H Invitational Horse Show, June 30, Buffalo County Kearney If more information is needed about any of these events, please contact the Extension Office. Sincerely, Amy Amy Topp, Extension Educator *U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics 4

5 June 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday July and August Calendar of events on back 1 DUE: 4-H T-shirt Orders PASE/Life Challenge Entries Reg. for Crochet, Birdhouse, & Shopping in Style/$15 Challenge Workshops, & Clover Kid Camp Quality Assurance, Pierce County Courthouse, 1:00 PM & 6:00 PM Tractor Safety Reg. Ponca Camp Counselor Apps. & Ponca Camp Reg Crochet Workshop if needed, Courthouse Meeting Room, 9 AM Build a Birdhouse 9:00-11:00 AM Ord 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest, Pierce, 7:00 PM York Clover Kid Camp, Bressler Park 9:00 11:30 AM Teen Supremes, 11:30 AM Shopping in Style/$15 Challenge Our Savior Lutheran Church, 2:00-4:00 PM DUE: *Mid-Year Enrollments *ALL ID S Sheep/Goat Showmanship Camp, Pierce *Ak-Sar-Ben/State Fair DNA Samples *Ak-Sar-Ben/State Fair online DNA and Breeding Animal Nominations *Ak-Sar-Ben online Horse nominations *Quality Assurance (YQCA) Certificates *Reg. for Entomology, Acrylic Paining, Decorative Sign, Mexican Bread, & Stars & Stripes Workshops Sheep/Goat Showmanship Camp, Pierce Entomology Ike s Lake 9:00 AM 4:00 PM Ponca Day Camp Counselor Training, Haskell Ag Lab, Concord 4-H Council Tractor Safety, Wayne County 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Ponca Day Camp, Ponca State Park Tractor Safety, Wayne County 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Gordon Central City Citizenship Washington Focus Trip () through June 30 Curtis Acrylic Painting 2:00-4:30 PM PASE/Life Challenge Decorative Sign 9:00-11:30 AM or 1:00-3:30 PM PASE/Life Challenge Mexican Bread Wayne High School, 9:00-12 Noon Wisner Junior Stars and Stripes 9:00 AM-4:00 PM DUE: Barn Quilt Workshop Reg. Livestock Show through July 1 Ends

6 July 3, 10, 17 4 Independence Day Observed Extension Office Closed 5 ALL FAIR ENTRIES (except Floriculture & Horticulture) DUE by 5:00 PM (including dog/cat vaccination records) 5 Favorite Foods Contest Reg. DUE by 5:00 PM 5 Presentation Contest Reg. DUE by 5:00 PM 6-8 Randolph Fair 9 Favorite Foods Contest, Wayne County Courthouse, 6:00 PM 9 Presentation Contest, Wayne County Courthouse, 7:00 PM 10 Barn Quilt 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (Reg. Due June 29) 11, 12, 13 Junior Robotics Camp, Wayne High School, 9:30 11:30 AM (Reg. Due to Dakota County June 22) 11, 12, 13 Senior Robotics Camp, Wayne High School, 1:00 4:00 PM (Reg. Due to Dakota County June 22) 14 Wayne Chicken Show State 4-H Horse Exposition 16 4-H Council 19 Contest Day, Wayne United Methodist Church 21 4-H Cat, Dog & Small Animal Shows 23 Pre-Fair cleanup 24 Noon-Extension Office Closed-move to Fairgrounds WAYNE COUNTY FAIR 25 All Fair Horticulture and Floriculture Entries DUE 25 Judging of 4-H Building Exhibits 25 Theme Booth set-up, 4:30-7:30 PM 26 Theme Booth set-up 8:00 AM-Noon 30 Extension Office re-opens at 1:30 PM 30 Post Fair Clean-up August 10 On-line State Fair Livestock Entries DUE, 5:00 PM 14 Climate and Crops Field Day, Haskell Ag Lab, Concord 21 State Fair Exhibits DUE to Extension Office by NOON 23 Norfolk Show Entries DUE 24-Sept. 3 NEBRASKA STATE FAIR, GRAND ISLAND 31 On-line Ak-Sar-Ben Entries DUE