Elk County 4-H News. 4-H Calendar of Events. May Rolling Prairie Extension District. Rolling Prairie District Staff

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1 Elk County 4-H News May 2017 Rolling Prairie Extension District Howard Office 130 South Pennsylvania Howard, KS Phone: Fax: Sedan Office Courthouse Sedan, KS Phone: Fax: Rolling Prairie District Staff Richard Fechter District Extension Agent Elk County 4-H & Agriculture Jenny McDaniel District Extension Agent Chautauqua County 4-H & Agriculture Norma Beougher Office Professional/Program Assistant, Howard Doris Bracken Office Professional/Program Assistant, Sedan 4-H Calendar of Events For the most up to date list of events, go to the Rolling Prairie/Elk County 4-H website. May 1 Enrollment Deadline for Exhibiting at County Fair Project Drop/Add Deadline Market Beef State Nominations Due 6 Elk County Health Fair -- Moline 21 Chautauqua County Small Animal Show -- Sedan 22 Teen Leaders -- 4:00 p.m H Camp & Counselor Applications Due 29 Memorial Day Holiday -- Offices Closed 30 - June 2 Discovery Days 31 Favorite Food Show Entries Due June 4 Teen Leaders Meeting -- 4:00 p.m. 6 Favorite Food Show -- 1:30 p.m. 7 4-H Council -- 6:30 p.m. 8-9 Day Camp -- Moline 15 District Horse Show Entries Due 15 State Nominations Due for Hogs, Sheep, Goats and Commercial Heifers 20 Southeast Horticulture, Photography, Crops, FCS, and Favorite Food Show Contests -- Emporia 23 Counselors to 4-H Camp H Camp 29 Southeast Area Livestock Contests -- Yates Center July 3 4-H/FFA Fair Entries Due 4 Holiday -- Offices Closed 6 District Horse Show -- Parsons 10 Fashion Revue Script and Judges Forms Due Chautauqua County Fair -- Sedan Elk County 4-H Fair -- Howard 1

2 Favorite Food Show The Favorite Food Show will be Tuesday, June 6, 1:30 p.m. at the Extension Meeting Room in Howard. Entries are due by May 31. An entry form with more information is included in this newsletter. Also, more information is available at: efoods Chautauqua County Small Animal Spring Show Sunday, May 21 at Sedan 4:00 p.m. Goats 5:30 p.m. Sheep 7:00 p.m. Swine Weigh in and registration 30 minutes prior to each show. Open to youth in Elk and Chautauqua Counties. For more information, contact the Sedan Office at Kansas State Fair Summer Reading Program The Kansas State Fair wants to encourage students to read over the summer and learn more about agriculture. Simply read eight qualifying books this summer and record them on a provided journal page. Books read aloud by an adult can also be counted. Bring or mail your completed journal to the Kansas State Fair by August 15 to receive your KSF reading fun pack which includes a special ribbon & fun Kansas agriculture information. Your name will also be put into a drawing for a free Kids Club ticket package to attend the 2017 Kansas State Fair. For more information or the one page journal, contact the Extension Office. State Geology Field Trip The state 4-H Geology Field Trip is right around the corner on June 9-11 in Tecumseh, KS as we gather to learn more about the geology project, collect specimens, and participate in quiz bowls and judging contests. Headquarters for the trip will be at the Shawnee Heights Middle School. For more field trip details, lodging and meals info, please visit the 4-H Geology Field Trip webpage. The trip will cost $12/person, and registration will close Sunday, May 21 st. To register, visit: h.org/events/index.html Insect Spectacular The State Entomology Workshop will be held June in Hays. The workshop is open to anyone interested in insects. A parent from each family must register and attend with children. There will be insect nets, pins, pinning boards, and other equipment and books available for purchase at the workshop. There will be some good exhibit boxes without plexiglass lids available for purchase for $35 each, payable at the time of purchase. There will be some boxes than can be used for storage, but not for display competition available for $15 each. All boxes will be sold on a first come-first serve basis. Registration fee includes Friday supper, lunch on Saturday, snacks, bottled water, class materials, T- shirt and handouts. For registration forms and more information, contact the Extension Office. Fairbooks & Fair Entry Forms The fair is still a few months away, but many plans have been made and are being made. For more information about the fair, go to the following website: 2

3 This is where all information and forms about the 4- H Fair will be posted. By June 1 (probably sooner) the fair schedule, fairbook, fair entry forms, and fashion revue forms will be posted here. Also, by June 1 each family will have a fairbook with their fair entry forms available from the Extension Office or the club leaders can pick these up and hand out to families at their June club meetings. Wanted: 4-H Photography Fair Superintendent! Contact the Extension Office if interested. Livestock Premium Sale A reminder that livestock educational requirements must be met by July 1 of the current year. There have been and are several events set to take place in the Rolling Prairie District. The ones that Richard oversees, he will take attendance and will know who was there. If you attend something else, it is your responsibility to let Richard know. Also, if you attend a producer educational meeting, the member needs to write a short paragraph or a few sentences telling what you attended and one or two things you learned. Turn this into the Extension Office to receive credit. Spring Shows, Sales, Judging and Other Contests Many of these events are starting to occur and the Extension Office is receiving information about these. I am including on the Rolling Prairie website a list of these as I receive them. Here is the link to these: These events are listed FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY! No endorsement of any event is intended. For more information about any of these, contact the Extension Office. Some of these have a pre-registration deadline, so do not wait until the last minute to inquire about a contest or event. Check back often as list will be updated when notices are received at the office. 3 4-H Camp June For members 3 rd grade through 7 th grade complete. $200 + transportation costs (transportation costs not determined until after registrations are due and how many that are going to camp is known.) Counselor applications are due May 22 as well. These are available on the Rolling Prairie website. Registration form is in this newsletter and is available on the Rolling Prairie website. State Livestock Nominations Listed below is information about the 2017 State Livestock Nominations: Animals eligible for KJLS or KSF will need an EID ear tag placed in the ear of the animal by an Agent or in the presence of the Agent. This is so all tags can be accounted for. Make arrangements with Richard to tag and nominate animals if you have animals that were not tagged at the county spring dates. The exception to this is purebred breeding females that have registration papers do not have to be nominated. (except meat goats) DNA hair samples are required for each nominated animal for ALL species. Ear notch information will be required for swine nominations as well as the DNA sample. Scrapie tag numbers will be required for sheep and goat nominations as well as the DNA sample. Declaration forms, nomination forms are required as well. These must be signed by the parent/legal guardian, and Extension Agent. Nomination deadlines for all species are POSTMARK dates. Certified mail is highly

4 encouraged for sending nominations to KSU. Nomination dates are: June 15 - Market Hogs, Commercial Gilts, Market Sheep, Commercial Ewes, Commercial Heifers, and ALL meat goats. Nomination cost is $8.00/animal. All swine exhibitors must submit a valid Youth PQA Plus certification number by June 15. A livestock nomination is NOT AN ENTRY for the Kansas State Fair or Kansas Junior Livestock Show. All state nomination paperwork is available as form fillable PDF documents. Forms may be completed this way or via hard copy. Original signatures on all paperwork and DNA envelopes are still REQUIRED! I have copies of all the forms and DNA envelopes as well. Also all forms (except DNA envelopes) and a Kansas Youth Livestock State Nomination Process Rookie Guide are available at: When nominating animals, keep this in mind. This information is from the Kansas 4-H Policy document: Any 4-H exhibit sold at public auction or by private contract is not eligible to be exhibited at the Kansas State Fair or Kansas Junior Livestock Show. Public auction includes: premium sale, ribbon auction, or similar event. If the project is sold, regardless of ownership changes, on the date of the transaction the 4-H member has given up the right to exhibit that specific animal or product in the future. In the case of livestock, market animals sold are ineligible to be shown as breeding animals in the future. Non-livestock exhibits (perishable foods, photographs, etc.) may be reproduced for the Kansas State Fair. Horse Project and Achievement Levels The Kansas 4-H Horse Standard of Excellence consists of four achievement levels (I, II, III, IV), each of which contains three sections: knowledge, 4 leadership, and horsemanship skill attainment. Once participants successfully pass the required sections, they will receive certification of achievements and be granted the right to advance to the next level. Participants that fail either the written exam, or skill test, can retake the exam at any time. Horse Project members must pass the written and leadership requirements prior to taking the skills test. Only Achievement Level 1 will be required by 4-H members ages 9-18 wanting to participate at the District and/or State horse show. This must be done prior to the entry deadlines for the District show. The Southeast Area District Horse Show is July 6 at Parsons. Entry deadline is June 15. If interested in this, contact Richard well in advance to allow you time to get the tests completed. Investing in Kansas 4-H From the State 4-H Office: As some of you may know, Kansas 4-H has been looking at ways of securing strong and stable sources of funding so that we can continue to provide positive educational experiences to young people across Kansas. We remain committed to teaching life skills so all youth can reach their full potential. While we continue to celebrate and appreciate the dollars that are entrusted to Kansas 4-H, declining state funding for K-State Research and Extension and 4-H makes it difficult to create and sustain high quality and relevant 4-H youth development programs. Beginning October 2, 2017, an annual K-State Research and Extension 4-H program fee of $15 per member will be collected. Funds generated will strengthen our program priorities of volunteer development, project support and program enhancement. We understand you will have questions about methods of payments, how and when to pay, and we encourage you to read the enclosed Frequently Asked Questions. Our #1 goal is for Kansas 4-H to continue to enrich the lives of its youth members, families and adult volunteers. We want the implementation of the program fee to be as easy and smooth as possible.

5 Frequently Asked Questions Why is a 4-H Program fee needed? While we appreciate the dollars that are allotted to Kansas 4-H, declining state funding for K-State Research and Extension and 4-H makes it difficult to continue to offer high quality and relevant 4-H youth development programs. Who has to pay a program fee? 4-H community club members, project club members and independent members will pay a $15 program fee. Do other state 4-H programs collect an annual program fee? Yes, a survey of state 4-H programs in 2016 indicated that 25 of the 38 states that responded have some type of program fee in place. How does the Kansas 4-H program fee of $15 compare to other state 4-H program fees? The range of collection fees from the states that have implemented an annual participated fee is $3-$50 annually. Some states also charge by the number of projects in which youth participate. Will SPIN club members pay a program fee? SPIN clubs are often entry-level 4-H programs and members will not pay a fee for participation in This is under review for Will Cloverbuds be subject to a program fee? No, Cloverbuds will not have to pay a program fee. They do not participate in the same program experiences that older 4-H members do, so they will not be charged a program fee. How will the Program fee be collected? Payment of program fees will be required during the 4-H enrollment process via 4HOnline, beginning October 1 of each year (starting October 2 in 2017). What methods of payment are acceptable? The program fee may be paid online with a debit or credit card, or families may print an invoice and mail a check to the State 4-H Office. Can a club or sponsor pay the fees for a 4-H member? Yes they can, however fees cannot be paid with appropriated funds, i.e. tax dollars, from county or state sources. The details of invoicing and payment process of such sponsored fees will be finalized in the near future. When will the fee be collected? Enrollment will open each year on October 1 (October 2 for 2017). The program fee will be collected at the time of enrollment. Will there be any refunds to the fee? No refunds will be given. What criteria will be used to determine whether a program fee waiver is granted? The waiver process is still under review and will be finalized before October 1, If you have an immediate questions, please contact the Kansas State 4-H office. Will there be a discount or cap for families with multiple 4-H members? No, there is no discounted rate or cap for families with multiple children. What does the Kansas Extension Law say about program fees? Kansas State University s 4-H Youth Development Department can collect a program fee at the state level. County extension councils and local governing bodies may not collect membership dues (or any fee resembling that). Please contact the Kansas State 4-H office with additional questions: kansas4h@ksu.edu

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7 Camp Registration Form Due May 22 Camp Fee: $ (Does not include any transportation costs that there may be) Name Address City/State/Zip Code Phone # Parent/Guardian Grade just completed 4-H age (as of January 1, 2017) Sex (M or F) Roommate choices: 1st. 2nd. 3rd. Please list any special needs: Non-refundable registration fee of $ is due by May 22. Make check payable to Elk County 4-H Council. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

8 Elk County 4-H FAVORITE FOOD SHOW Tuesday, June 6, :30 p.m. Extension Office Meeting Room, Howard The Favorite Food Show is an exhibit and contest to encourage 4-H ers to learn about meal planning, food preparation, and presentation. A Favorite Food is chosen, one the 4-H er likes and likes to prepare. A menu is planned with the food, and the table decor is coordinated. Foods chosen may be main courses, desserts, snacks, breads, casseroles or other. A recipe card and a menu card should be displayed with the proper table setting. The 4-H er will visit informally with the judge and tell how to prepare and serve the food, why they selected the table service and dishes, and why the centerpiece is appropriate. The 4-H er should also know some of the nutritional value of the food and be able to discuss that with the judge. This is a creative and fun event for 4-H ers. There are no hard and fast rules. The following score card is used at the Area Contest and will be used at the Elk County contest. 30% - The Exhibitor Appropriate Dress Originality Interview - Eye contact, clarity, volume of voice. Demonstrates understanding of table setting techniques and the menu, food preparation and food safety. 30% - The Favorite Food Can discuss nutritional value and healthy portions. Understands preparation of the food item. Appearance of food including portion size. Food safety knowledge. 20% - Menu with Favorite Food Appropriate food choices. Understanding of meal preparation time management. Knowledge and experience with this menu. Balanced in color and texture. 20% - Table Setting with Favorite Food Appropriate for menu Menu and recipe are clear and legible. Attractive-color scheme, dishes, food, placemats, linen, etc. Appropriate centerpiece. Favorite Food Show Entry Entries due in the Extension Office by Wednesday May 31, 2017 Name Age (4-H Age) My Favorite Food will be Served for (Occasion)

9 Species EID # 4-H # Last Name First Name Club Weigh Date Beg. Wt Species EID # 4-H # Last Name First Name Club Weigh Date Beg. Wt Goat Allen Jadyn MSS 4/28/ Goat Mills T.J. MSS 4/28/ Goat Allen Jadyn MSS 4/28/ Goat Mills T.J. MSS 4/28/ Goat Allen Jadyn MSS 4/28/ Goat Mills T.J. MSS 4/28/ Goat Allen Jadyn MSSS Year 2016 Doe Goat Mills T.J. MSS 4/28/ Goat Arbuckle Emma GJ 4/28/ Goat Mills T.J. MSS 4/28/ Goat Arbuckle Emma GJ 4/28/ Goat Mills T.J. MSS Year 2016 Doe Goat Arbuckle Emma GJ 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/ Goat Beaumont Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/ Goat Beaumont Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/ Goat Beeman Katy FHB 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Beeman Katy FHB 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Beeman Katy FHB 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Bogdahn Jaxson MSS 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Bogdahn Jaxson MSS 4/28/ Goat Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Fechter Family FHB 4/28/ Goat Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Goat Fechter Family FHB 4/28/ Goat Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Goat Fechter Family FHB 4/28/ Goat Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Goat Fechter Family FHB 4/28/ Goat Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Fechter Family FHB 4/28/2017 Doe Goat Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Stewart Tate GJ 4/28/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Stewart Tate GJ 4/28/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/ Goat Tillapaugh Jaicey GJ 4/29/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/ Goat Tillapaugh Preston Family GJ 4/29/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/ Goat Tillapaugh Preston Family GJ 4/29/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Tillapaugh Preston Family GJ 4/29/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Tillapaugh Preston Family GJ 4/29/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Town Family GJ 4/28/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Town Family GJ 4/28/ Goat Hilton Family MSS 4/29/2017 Doe Goat Town Family GJ 4/28/ Goat Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Town Family GJ Year 2016 Doe Goat Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Town Family GJ Year 2016 Doe Goat Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Tracy Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Tracy Family MSS 4/28/ Goat McElroy Faith EV FFA 4/29/ Goat Usry Garett FHB 4/29/ Goat McGee Briea GJ 4/28/ Goat Usry Garett FHB 4/29/ Goat McGee Briea GJ 4/28/ Goat Van Derhagen Larissa GJ 4/29/ Goat Metcalf Family GJ 4/28/ Goat Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Metcalf Family GJ 4/28/ Goat Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Metcalf Family GJ 4/28/ Goat Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Metcalf Family GJ 4/28/ Goat Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Veale Family MSS 4/28/

10 Species EID # 4-H # Last Name First Name Club Weigh Date Beg. Wt Species EID # 4-H # Last Name First Name Club Weigh Date Beg. Wt Goat Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Sheep Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/ Goat Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Sheep Montgomery Family MSS 4/29/2017 Ewe Goat Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Sheep Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Sheep Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Whetstone Hannah FHB 4/29/ Sheep Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Wilson Jarrett MSS 4/28/ Sheep Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Wilson Jarrett MSS 4/28/ Sheep Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Wilson Jarrett MSS 4/28/ Sheep Stange Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Wilson Jarrett MSS 4/28/ Sheep Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Goat Wiseman Trailyn GJ 4/28/ Sheep Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Goat Wiseman Trailyn GJ 4/28/ Sheep Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Goat Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Sheep Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Goat Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Woods Lydia GJ 4/28/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Goat Woods Lydia GJ 4/28/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ GOAT Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Corle Walker EV FFA 4/29/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Corle Walker EV FFA 4/29/ Sheep Walker Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Hendricks Family FHB 4/28/ Sheep Whetstone Hannah FHB 4/29/ Sheep Hendricks Family FHB 4/28/ Sheep Whetstone Hannah FHB 4/29/ Sheep Hendricks Family FHB 4/28/ Sheep Whetstone Hannah FHB 4/29/ Sheep Hendricks Family FHB 4/28/ Sheep Whetstone Hannah FHB 4/29/ Sheep Hendricks Family FHB 4/28/ SHEEP Sheep Hilton Family MSS 4/29/ Sheep Hilton Family MSS 4/29/ Sheep Hilton Family MSS 4/29/ Sheep Hilton Family MSS 4/29/2017 Ewe Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Sheep Metcalf Family GJ 4/28/ Sheep Metcalf Family GJ 4/28/ Sheep Metcalf Family GJ 4/28/

11 Species EID # 4-H # Last Name First Name Club Weigh Date Beg. Wt Species EID # 4-H # Last Name First Name Club Weigh Date Beg. Wt Swine Beaumont Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Swine Beaumont Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Swine Beougher Heavenly EV FFA 4/29/ Swine Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Swine DeWitt Adyson EV FFA 4/29/ Swine Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Swine Dick Heath MSS 4/28/ Swine Rierson Family GJ 4/29/ Swine Dick Heath MSS 4/28/ Swine Riggs Morgan GJ 4/29/ Swine Greer Jimmy EV FFA 4/29/ Swine Riggs Morgan GJ 4/29/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Stewart Tate GJ 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Stewart Tate GJ 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Veale Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Voigtlander Angel MSS 4/28/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Welch James EV FFA 4/29/ Swine Hilton Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Trailyn GJ 4/28/ Swine Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Trailyn GJ 4/28/ Swine Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Swine Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Swine Hogan Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Swine Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Swine Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Swine Koop Family MSS 4/28/ Swine Wiseman Jeff Family GJ 4/28/ Swine Koop Family MSS 4/28/ SWINE Swine Mills TJ MSS 4/28/ Swine Mills TJ MSS 4/28/ Swine Mills TJ MSS 4/28/

12 Rolling Prairie Extension District Elk County 4-H News K State Research and Extension is committed to making its services, activities and programs accessible to all participants. If you have special requirements due to a physical, vision or hearing disability, or a dietary restriction please contact the Howard Office. K State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Rolling Prairie Extension District #8, Chautauqua and Elk Counties 130 South Pennsylvania P.O. Box 647 Howard, KS