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1 May-June H Newsletter Important Dates To Remember: May 8-Bladen After School Program May 15-Red Cloud After School Program May 17-Quality Assurance Class at the Fairgrounds (6:30 p.m.) May 18-Registrations due for NCTA events May 23-Sheep & Goat Weigh-In at Fairgrounds (5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.) June 1 - South Central Livestock Judging Clinic/Contest at Fairgrounds June 3-Jr. Leader Livestock EXPO June 7-4-H Camp at Liberty Cove June 10-Webster Co Wranglers Horse Show June 12-Babysitting Clinic at Fairgrounds June 15- Final Entry Day June 21-Cloverkid Camp at Fairgrounds June PASE June 29-Culinary Challenge at 7:00 p.m. 621 North Cedar Red Cloud, NE Steve Landon steve.landon@unl.edu Carol Kumke ckumke2@unl.edu Liz Kierl ekierl2@unl.edu

2 Livestock ID Sheets: All breeding beef, bucket calves, feeder calves, rabbits, sheep, goat and swine exhibits have to be identified on the appropriate forms. (Market beef have already been identified and registered). If you don t have a form, please stop by or give us a call and we will get them to you. You can download several of the ID forms at: All Livestock ID sheets must be in our office by June 15. The new QA Curriculum called Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is now active. Anyone who has not registered for the LQA online course for 2017 should now navigate to the NEW online YQCA course at yqca.learngrow.io. You will use your FAMILY 4HOnline login and password information to access the courses for the ACTIVE youth in your family. Only ACTIVE members will show in the drop down menu for access to the course. All registration questions with YQCA should be directed to help@yqca.org. There will not be local support for the YQCA program. All 4-Hers need to use the 4-H tab and not the FFA tab even if they are members of both organizations. There is a button for families that have forgotten their password. 4-Hers that have started their QA training in the LQA site will be able to complete their modules and print off their certificate of completion and take it to their Extension Office. The YQCA site is user friendly and should make it easy for 4-H families to complete their QA training for this year. Don t forget we have one more in-person class at the fairgrounds on May 17th at 6:30 p.m. Number of Beef, Sheep, Goat and Swine Entries per Exhibitor: Any livestock exhibitor may show up to 10 animals of any particular species in the project area they should choose show. That means that you can show up to 10 animals in each species. So if you choose to take 3 market beef, 2 stocker-feeders and 5 breeding beef or any combination, you would be in compliance. Another example may be swine. You could take conceivably 2 pen of three of market hogs and four breeding gilts or any combination up to 10 head of swine - should you choose to go that route. The same would apply to sheep, goats, chickens and rabbits. Remember that this rule is species specific, so you are not limited to a total of 10 animals. Clarification on Pen of Three: Exhibitors should be aware of what consists of Pen of Three such as we have in market swine, market goats and market lambs: The exhibitor must identify the three individual animals that will show in the pen of three even though they may have more than three market animals at the fair. That means that you have to identify at weigh-in which lambs, chickens, goats or swine that will make up your each pen of three. You cannot choose after the judging.

3 BEEF EXHIBITORS: Breeding Beef Registrations: Breeding beef registration papers are due in our office by J une 15 the registration must be in the name of the exhibitor, family or farm name. If we don t have papers, or at least an affidavit that proves that Registration is Applied For, then the heifer in question will be entered automatically as a commercial heifer. All breeding heifers will be checked for tattoos at the chute that will be set up for this purpose right next to where we will be weighing in market beef. Tattoos of registered animals will be checked against the papers sent in to the office. Breeding beef exhibitors - Don t forget Junior Beef Herd. Request your herd book now. Remember that all breeding beef that are to be entered at the Nebraska State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben must also have a nominating card turned in before June 15! Beef Registration Certificates: The registration certificate must indicate the current owner of the animal to be one of the following: (1) the name of the exhibitor (2) the name of the exhibitor and/or a co-owner who is an immediate member of the exhibitor's family or (3) the family or ranch name or parent's name. Immediate family is defined as members of a household, including parents, brothers and sisters, and youth in care of the head of the household. Copies of the registration certificate must be submitted with entries. Original registration certificates must be presented at check-in at county fair and/or state fair. Animals whose registration papers are not approved for a specific breed division will show in the AOB class at the discretion of the Beef Superintendent. Rules for Breeding Beef Breed: To be eligible to show in a registered class a breeding animal must be owned by the exhibitor by June 15 the current year and be registered by the official breed association. Breeding heifers must be recognized as registered and eligible to show by their respective state breed association to show in the registered classes. There is no limit to the number of breeding animals that an exhibitor may bring as long as the total number of beef does not exceed 10. A clar ification of the br eeding beef classes ar e as follows: A. Angus Br eed- Heifers must be registered in the American Angus Association. B. In the Charolais Br eed, heifer s must have an AICA r egistr ation cer tificate and must be 100% pur ebr ed Charolais. All Charolais Percentage Heifers will be included in the AOB Class. These heifers must have a AICA Charolais-Cross Record and must be at least ½ blood or more charolais influence, i.e. be sired by a registered purebred Charolais bull or be out of a registered purebred Charolais female. C. In the Chianina Br eed, heifer s must be r egister ed in the Amer ican Chianina Association. Also includes Chimaine, Chiangus, or Chiford. D. In the Hereford and Polled Hereford Br eed, heifer s must be r egister ed with the Amer ican Her efor d Association. E. In the Maine Anjou Br eed, heifer s must be r egister ed with the Amer ican Maine-Anjou Association and must be ¾ blood and above. Chimaine are not accepted. F. In the Shorthorn br eed, heifer s must be r egister ed with the Amer ican Shor thor n Association and must be 15/16 registered purebreds. G. In the Simmental Br eed, heifer s must be r egister ed with the Amer ican Simmental Association and must be ½ blood or higher (can be non-simmental sired). H. In the Red Angus br eed- heifers must be registered with the Red Angus Association of America. I. Heifer s not meeting these r equir ements may be enter ed in the All Other Breeds (AOB) class i.e. Shorthorn Plus, Mainetainer, or any registered purebred heifers not offered by Nebraska 4-H. Heifers entered in the AOB class must have appropriate registration papers. Breeding Beef All Other Breeds Classification: There has been some question on what is considered All Other Breeds or AOB in the breeding beef show. Here is a quick definition: All Other Breeds as listed in breeding beef classes are registered heifers for which a separate division is not listed. These heifers must meet their State or National Breed Association's criteria for exhibition. Registered animals in traditional beef breeding classes that do not have enough animals to complete a class may also be moved to AOB. Long Yearling Heifer Class: Don t forget that we added a class for fall born breeding heifers. It allows those individuals with fall calving to be able to show their heifers. We allow heifers born between September 1 and December 31 of the year prior. Please remember that you can exhibit a heifer calf born a year ago this past fall (2016) at the county fair as a long (or fall born) yearling. They will be able to compete against the other classes for championship.

4 Cow/Calf & Stocker Feeders at County Fair: The stocker feeder male may be a steer or a bull and may be shown with a cow in the Cow/Calf class and/or Junior Beef Herd. The Stocker Feeder Male division will be divided into two classes steers and bulls. Note: There is a special affidavit for Cow/Calf Pairs. If you use the calf for both the Cow/Calf Pair and for Stocker Feeder the calf needs to be listed on two affidavits. (Cow/Calf + Stocker Feeder). It is preferred that the Cow/Calf Pair be exhibited throughout the fair, however because of the nature of dealing with a pair, the exhibitor may elect to take the pair home after completion of the show. Don t forget that all stocker-feeder calves identified for Ak-Sar-Ben must be entered with DNA hair samples before June 15. No bull calves are allowed at Ak-Sar-Ben. SHEEP AND GOAT EXHIBITORS: Weigh-in/Tag Day for Sheep & Goats: We will have a tag/ weigh-in day for all sheep and goats that will be shown at county fair, State Fair, or Ak-Sar-Ben. This includes both breeding as well as market animals. It will not be mandatory if the sheep or goats are only going to our county fair. We will have a sheep rate of gain contest, as well as a market goat rate of gain contest. In order to compete, you must weigh in at the Webster County Fairgrounds on May 23 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Don t forget Junior Sheep Breeder s Flock. Request your flock book now. We have them in our office. Adopt a Lamb for Fair: You still have time to participate in the Webster County Adopt a Lamb Project program this year. Any 4-H or FFA youth who is interested in trying the market lamb project can contact the extension office to make application for up to three lambs. We suggest that you get more than one lamb, since sheep are gregarious animals and need to be in a flock (3), or at least a pair. If it is going to be put with other lambs with another exhibitor, then one would be acceptable. The Webster County Youth Foundation will buy the lambs, and then provide those lambs on a loan basis to interested youth. The exhibitor will feed and care for the lambs, either on their own place, or at another location, which could include another sheep exhibitor or a family willing to help them out. The new sheep exhibitor would then show the lamb(s) at the Webster County Fair, and then reimburse the Foundation for the original cost of lambs, after the lambs are sold at the livestock premium auction. Please contact our office at Your application for lambs is due no later than May 15! So if you are interested in the project contact our office!! ID Rule for Sheep and Goats: Sheep and goats are required to have two forms of identification. A 4-H or FFA tag plus, either a scrapies tag, or a Nebraska 840 EID tag for those market animals that may go on to Nebraska State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben. Currently only female and intact males need scrapie tags, but now all sheep and goats will need a second form of identification. Any ewe and/or intact ram of the ovine species (sheep) and any doe of the caprine species (meat goat) must have a scrapies tag in its ear and be identified with this unique tag number in addition to the 4-H tag on the 4-H/FFA entry form. This scrapies tag counts as one of the two tags required. No tags will be handed to exhibitor or parents. They will have to be put in the animals by a leader, extension educator, or FFA Advisor, and no sheep or beef entries will be weighed without a 4-H and/or FFA tag. Each sheep or goat must have two identifying tags and registered as such on the affidavit. Remember that all breeding sheep and goats that are to be entered at the Nebraska State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben must also have a nominating card turned in before June 15! Market Goat Show: Market Meat goats may be either does or wethers. We have a market goat breeding female show to go along with the normal market meat goat show. They need to be tagged with the same tags we tag the breeding ewes with, plus the second tag which can be either a Scrapies or EID tag. Remember that this is a market goat breeding female class. Only female market goats will be allowed to show in this class and classes will be divided on the number of animals entered. Of course we will still have the traditional Market Goat classes.

5 Dairy Goat Show: The total number of goats allowed apply to both Dairy and Meat Goat projects. Classes will be breeding only and will mirror the class structure of the Meat Goat Breeding Female show. Dairy goats must have either USDA Scrapies tag or herd tattoo plus their individual ID or 4-H tag. SWINE EXHIBITORS: Swine Identification: 4-H or FFA tags are required at Webster County and universal notches must be in the respective pig s ears if they are going on to State Fair and/or Ak- Sar-Ben and both need to be on the identification sheet prior to June 15. Please note that any 4-H or FFA market hog that may go on to the Nebraska State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben must have a Nebraska 840 EID tag. You will also need to obtain hair samples for DNA if the pigs may be going to State Fair or Ak - Sar-Ben in 4-H. You will need to request envelopes and pull samples from your pigs before the June 15 date and get them to our office. State Fair will allow pigs previously exhibited at a county fair to be entered at State Fair. Remember though that any swine going beyond our County Fair has to be notched and identified as such on the ID sheet. The exhibitor may show in market swine or breeding swine classes. Please consult your Webster County Fair Book for weight restrictions. Breeding Gilts: Please note: You cannot enter the breeding gilts in the premium auction, but they may be either taken home or put on the truck with the market hogs. Remember that all breeding swine that are to be entered at the Nebraska State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben must also have a nominating card turned in before June 15! Market Swine: An exhibitor may show more than one pen of three market swine, but they must be identified during weigh-in/check in during fair. It must be noted however that only one unit (up to a pen of three) of market hogs may be entered into the livestock premium auction. However, any and all hogs may be put on the truck and sold to the packer for packer bid NOTE: If you elect to take your pigs at the state fair please read: The following guidelines are required by Hormel for purchase of show pigs from the Nebraska State Fair. All exhibitors shipping animals to Hormel must: 1. Be PQA+ trained by a certified PQA+ Youth trainer and assigned a PQA+ number which will be requested when state fair pre-entries are completed. 2. Record the PQA+ number on the Hormel Swine Affidavit which is sent to Hormel at the time of shipping. 3. Provide a Premise ID number when completing pre-entries. 4. Complete all sections of the official Hormel Swine Affidavit and send it to Hormel at the time of shipping. We have copies of the Hormel Swine Affidavit and Treatment Record in our office. If you don t have your PQA number you need to get that done in this coming month! POULTRY EXHIBITORS: Poultry Rules: An exhibitor may enter in both broiler classes and production trio classes (3 laying hens or 2 laying hens and a rooster). Exhibitors must be present at time of judging, since poultry will be judged out of their cages. Weight standards for various breeds will be those as set by the American Poultry Association Standards of Perfection. Poultry must be grown in club member's current poultry project year after January 1, 2016 to be eligible to exhibit in age specific classes. To be eligible to exhibit in the aged poultry classes, the poultry must have been exhibited at the county fair in a previous year or raised in a previous year but too young to exhibit. Don t forget that the poultry were split into Bantam and Standard classes with classes respectively in Cockerel, Pullet, Trio, Aged Rooster, Aged Hen and Production Trio. There is a Duck Division followed by an All Other Poultry Division which would include species like guinea hens, turkeys, geese, pea hens, etc.

6 Horse ID s, District, State & Ak-Sar-Ben Shows: Please note that all horse Id s and entries for District and State Horse Shows are due to our office by Monday, May 8 with no exceptions. Anyone wishing to exhibit a horse at County Fair, Districts, State or Ak-Sar-Ben must turn in a completed 4-H Horse Id form. District and State entries are due also. You MUST have any level testing completed by this time for Districts and State Shows. The entry form for District and State Horse Shows are available in our office. Remember, all required Level Testing must be completed before your county fair entries can be processed. This includes both District and State Shows. Webster County has similar level testing requirements so please make note of where you are in relationship to your equine project. *PLEASE NOTE!! All Level testing required for District and/or State Horse Show entry MUST be completed by the time entries are submitted to the County office. Therefore, for youth entering District and/or State 4-H Horse Shows must complete all required Level tests no later than May 8. WEBSTER COUNTY WRANGLERS - WEBSTER COUNTY CLASSIC 4-H OPEN HORSE SHOW Saturday June 10, 2017, Webster County Fair Grounds - Bladen, Nebraska Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Show Time 9:30 a.m. Prizes First Place thru Third Place All Ages *Ribbons for age divisions: (11 and under) and (12 to 14) *** High Point in All Age Divisions*** Tractor Safety Training 2017 All youth aged 14 and 15 and working on a farm or ranch other than their own MUST be certified through a Hazardous Occupations Course. Successful completion of the course will allow trained youth to operate an approximately 20 PTO horsepower tractor, or to connect or disconnect an implement or any of its parts to or from a tractor: Cost $60 For more information, contact Site Coordinator at an Extension office near you: Training Site Location Site Coordinator Dates of Training Kearney Fairgrounds May 30 & 31 Auburn Fairgrounds June 1 & 2 Valentine Fairgrounds June 6 & 7 North Platte WCREC June 13 & 14 Gering Legacy Museum June 15 & 16 Wayne Fairgrounds June 19 & 20 Gordon Fairgrounds June 22 (Day 1 is online) McCook Fairgrounds June 23 (Day 1 is online) Grand Island College Park July 10 & 11

7 Latest Rankings for National 4-H Raise Your Hand Campaign The National 4-H Raise Your Hand Promotion focuses upon attracting 4-H alumni back to the program. During this promotion, alumni are being asked to complete the following steps: Congratulations to our 2017 High School Graduates! We wish you all the best in your future plans! 1) Raise Your Hand Complete the form at -h.org/raise-your-hand to show your pride as a 4 H alum. 2) Compete for your state Raising your hand is a vote towards a $20,000, $10,000 or $5,000 award for the states with the most alumni hands raised. 3) Pay it Forward Tweet, post and share your #4HGrown experience or support and tag fellow alumni asking them to raise their hands for their state at According to the National 4-H Poll, between March 1 April 4, 2017, Nebraska Ranks #8 N C TA O F F E R S J U D G I N G C A M P & A N I M A L S C I E N C E F I E L D DAY Standard of Excellence NCTA Livestock Judging Camp will be May 24th. Open to youth ages 8-18 years old. The annual West Central Youth Animal Science Field Day will be May 25, (Thursday) on Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) campus in Curtis, NE. ALL YOUTH ages 8-18 years old (4-H & non 4-H) are invited for a FUN educational hands-on day of animal science learning. We would like to take some Webster County Youth to one or both of these events! The Judging Camp is on May 24 th begins at 10:00 a.m. Cost for the camp is $60 which includes the camp, t-shirt, and 2 meals. If staying overnight to take part in the Animal Science Field Day the following day, the cost is $90 which includes the Livestock judging camp, 3 meals, t-shirt, overnight stay (single occupancy room), (double occupancy room $75). If you wish to just attend the Animal Science Field Day, it begins at 9:15 a.m. on May 25 th. It too is open to all youth The cost is only $5.00 which includes lunch. If interested in either of these opportunities please let our office know by May 12 th! We would love to take a whole group of youth!

8 Cloverkid Camp June 21st at the Webster County Fairgrounds 9:00-2:00 Lots of fun Activities for 5-7 year olds! Lunch provided (watch our s for more information) CLUB PROJECT In honor of Nebraska s 150th year of Statehood we would like to have any clubs entering a Club Project this year to base it on the 150th Anniversary of our great state! Explore the Outdoors Webster /Adams/ Clay 4-H Day Camp Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Liberty Cove Lawrence, NE 9:00am 6:30pm Open to all youth ages 8-12 Cost for this workshop is $10 per child. Youth do not need to be in 4-H to participate. Pre-registration required, contact the Webster County Extension Office at or ckumke2@.unl.edu Registrations are due May 27, Culinary Challenge for Challenge Ingredient/Item: The 2017 challenge ingredient is dried beans, peas and lentils. These may be used in any form, including dry-packaged or canned. More information about the Nebraska Dry Bean information may be found at Each team must incorporate the challenge ingredient into their food item they will be presenting during the contest. This may require altering a recipe or creatively incorporating an item into their overall table theme. (For example: hummus, bean salad, soups, baked beans). The challenge ingredient must also be included in the interview presentation, demonstrating youth knowledge of the ingredient, such as nutritional value, a farm-to-fork concept, or how to adapt a recipe to include the ingredient. PASE - Premier Animal Science Events- The 2017 Life Challenge and PASE Contest dates are June at UNL, East Campus. Please mark your calendars for this event and please think about working towards being on one of the teams on Livestock Quiz Bowl, Skill-A-Thon, Livestock Judging, Meats Judging etc. Please let us know if you are interested by June 1. We will be putting teams together in the next two months. Teams in the following areas: 4-H Livestock Judging Contest (Intermediate and Senior teams), 4-H Meats Judging Contest team, 4-H or FFA Poultry Judging Contest team, 4-H General Livestock Quiz Bowl team and of course the Livestock Skill-A -Thon. More information on each area is available on the web at: We have some good resources that you can use on the computer on all of the PASE events. Please contact our office if you want this information.

9 Celebrate all things Nebraska and 4-H through this unique virtual scavenger hunt! Nebraska 4-H, in partnership with the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, is celebrating the Nebraska Statehood 150 with the 4-H Clover Chase. Between March 1 - August 15, 2017, Nebraska 4-H will be hosting a photo scavenger hunt for all 4-H members. Each participant who completes the chase will receive a commemorative water bottle and be entered to win a drone! HERE'S HOW IT WORKS STEP 1: Download the App Download the Eventzee App for ipad or iphone or for Android. Once installed, enter the code below to begin playing. Event Code: NE4HChase STEP 2: Complete Challenges Refer to the Eventzee Player Guide to complete the challenges as listed in the app (examples include taking a photo of a local celebrity, a leading industry, the tallest building in the county, and more). Submit photo entries on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). Be sure to include your county name and the 4-H clover in each photo or post. Once your photo is submitted, you ll get points. Important: Be sure to ask permission before taking a photo of or with another person and posting on social media! We do not recommend that youth under the age of 13 should utilize the app without parent permission. STEP 3: Collect Points You will recieve points for each photo submitted using the guidelines in STEP 2. Complete enough challenges to get 150 points. Each submission must be a unique photo. One photo per challenge. Photos cannot be used more than once. STEP 4: Claim Your Prize Each participant who completes the chase and collects 150 points will receive a 4-H Clover Chase commemorative water bottle. Everyone who receives a prize for completion will be put into a drawing to win a drone with video capability. The Nebraska Extension Office with the highest percentage of participation wins a free National Youth Science Day kit. Show proof of completion at your local Nebraska Extension Office to get your water bottle and be entered to win a drone! The 4-H Clover Chase ends August 15, which means you have approximately 150 days to get out and show us what your county is made of!

10 S o u t h Ce n t r a l L i v e s t o c k J u d g i n g C l i n i c & C o n t e s t - J u n e 1 The South Central Spring Livestock Judging Clinic and Contest is scheduled for Thursday June 1, 2017 at the Webster County Fairgrounds in Bladen, NE. This event is designed for area youth to improve their basic livestock evaluation/selection skills and provide a good foundation for all youth interested in livestock. It will be conducted by an Assistant UNL Livestock Judging Team Coach assisted by area FFA Advisers, Nebraska Extension Educators, and Staff. The clinic and contest will be open to all youth, ages 8-18, as well as adults. The clinic starts with registration from 8:15-9:00 am with the clinic starting at 9:00 and going until approximately 10:30 am. The judging contest is scheduled to run from 10:30-12:00, followed by lunch. There will be a lunch stand on the fairgrounds. Trophies will be presented to the Top overall individual in each youth division. Rosettes will be present to top teams in each division. Ribbons will be awarded to all participants. Concessions will be available at the fairgrounds. The clinic and judging contest is cooperative sponsored by Nebraska Extension in Webster and surrounding Counties; NCTA Livestock Judging Team; and South Central Nebraska Cattlemen. For more information, contact: Steve Adams County Nebraska Extension, , slandon2@unl.edu; or Carol Kumke ckumke2@unl.edu or You can also obtain forms and information at South Central Lives tock E xpos ition June 3 The Exposition is a progressive show for market and breeding beef, market and breeding sheep and for market goats. There will also be showmanship classes in each species. The show is open to all 4-H and/or FFA exhibitors who are in good standing within their respective club or chapter and state association. There will be a $750 added purse that will be provided to class winners. The preparations for the show will start with early check-in on Friday evening, June 2. All beef, sheep and goat exhibits may be checked in, registration confirmed, and market beef weighed between 6:00-9:00 pm, June 2. Late arriving beef may check in from 7:00-8:00 am, June 3. Beef exhibits will be accepted until 8:00 am, Saturday morning, June 3, and must be on the grounds and checked and weighed-in prior to that time. Late arriving sheep and goat entries will be checked in and/or weighed between 8:00 and 10:00 am, June 3. The Exposition will start with the 4-H and FFA Open Beef show at 9:00 am, with the sheep and goat shows following directly after conclusion of the beef show. For more information and entries, please contact any of the Webster County 4-H Young Leaders or Carol Kumke at ckumke2@unl.edu or Liz Kierl at ekierl2@unl.edu. Flyers, rules and entry forms are also available from the Webster County UNL Extension Office in Red Cloud at or on the web at You may also Steve Landon (Nebraska Extension Youth Educator for Adams & Webster Counties) at slandon2@unl.edu.

11 DUDE, YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE BABYSITTER BOOT CAMP June 12, :00 a.m. 12:30 p.m. LUNCH PROVIDED Cost: $5 Webster County Fairgrounds, Bladen Optional CPR Class offered after lunch!