Jay County 4-H. Green and Growing!

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1 Jay County 4-H Cara Kobza, Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development Purdue Extension -Jay County 126 N. Meridian St. Portland, IN /4764 Website: edu/jay Indiana 4-H Green and Growing! Newsletter January/February 2015 Welcome to the Jay County 4-H 2015 program year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a Happy New Year! Making New Year s resolutions is always on folks minds and I ve made some for the 4-H program for 2015! I want to give you 4-H Leaders the opportunity to incorporate more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Healthy Living, and Citizenship activities into your clubs. I am also hoping to offer STEM learning opportunities to area youth, so stay tuned to hear about upcoming Robotics Encounter and countywide workshops. I m working on a 4-H 101 program for the families of first-year members so that they can get the most out of their child s 4-H tenure and can feel prepared for the year ahead, so be watching for more information! Hope to see you at these events and all the best! Cara READ! It is important that you READ your 4-H manuals and materials that you have for your 4-H project. We hope that the projects that your child has selected are of interest to them. They should want to read and learn more about the project. By doing so, they will increase their knowledge and that will help them to increase their skills on the subject of their project. Parents, if your child is having difficulty reading it then you need to read it WITH them it is okay. Perhaps spend one hour a weekend reading from the project materials with your child. It will not only help with the 4-H project it will help your child with their reading at school! Start with reading the 4-H RULES for the projects your child is taking! Rules for all of the projects are on the web page at Special Accommodations If you or your child is in need of special accommodations for any and all 4-H or Purdue Extension programs and events, please call the Purdue Extension Office to give reasonable notices of the accommodations needed. Purdue Extension Office Closed: February 16th, The Extension Office will be closed in observance of Presidents Day. Please note: 4-H members and their families are responsible for the information that is mailed to them in newsletters and general mailings and for information in the 4-H Handbooks, which contains the rules and regulations governing the Jay County 4-H Program. Any questions concerning information found in the newsletter may be directed to the Extension Office at or ckobza@purdue.edu Purdue University, Indiana Counties and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution

2 Meet our 4-H Adult and Youth Leaders for 2015 Council officers Dennis Chenoweth President Nancy Kunk Vice President Kristen Schoenlein Secretary Junior Leader officers Beth Snowden President Bailey Corn Vice President Jade Zorn Secretary Kyndel Huey Health Tiffany Robinette Historian Blayne Tobe Recreation Matt Johnson Treasurer Chris Price Advisor Carla Dick Treasurer Della Rockwell Advisor Katie Carpenter News Reporter Cara Kobza 4-H Youth Educator Club Leaders Yvette Rouch Boots & Spurs No leader at this time Cat Club Penny Baughn Dog Club Junior Leaders Greene Hoosier Pals (mini club) Amy Vanlue Jefferson Patriots Della Rockwell Junior Leaders Joella Rinker Knox Dynamite Kids Nancy Kunk Madison Go Getters Cindy Murphy Penn Husky Hoosier Hotshots Libby Bihn Pike Rebels Keri Harker Rabbit Club Ron & Lou Ann Zimmerman Redkey Better Workers Jason Murphy Robotics Duane Ford Shooting Sports Amanda Smith Special Clovers Carrie Muhlenkamp Wabash Cannonballs Phoebe Robinette Wayne Blue Ribbons Facebook We have two Facebook pages Purdue Extension Jay County and Jay County 4-H. Please LIKE them and keep informed of what is happening with 4-H and Purdue Extension. Cancelations With bad weather being a possibility during the winter months please contact your 4-H club leader or the Extension Office if you are concerned about attending a 4-H Club meeting or activity. If the office is notified, we will have it announced on the WPGW radio station, send and text message to families and post it to Jay County 4-H Facebook. If a cancellation occurs when we cannot access the office, it will be posted to Jay County 4-H Facebook. Keep your 4-H Club Leader s phone number handy they are your best contact during bad weather! Where s My Newsletter? The Jay County 4-H newsletter, Green and Growing, can be found in multiple places. If you misplace the newsletter that arrives in your USPS mailbox, you can turn to the Jay County Purdue Extension website, your family s main page on 4HOnline, or in the publication racks at the Extension Office. Those who selected as their correspondence preference in 4HOnline will likely begin receiving newsletters via sometime after enrollment closes.

3 In The Club House Ball State University Collegiate 4-H Club Officer Training If you are a club officer for your local 4-H club or interested in becoming one this training is for you! BSU Collegiate 4-H will be visiting Jay County to provide a training on the responsibilities of each officer position and your role in your 4-H club and hosted by our 4-H Junior Leaders. Below are some more details: Date: Tuesday, February 10th Time: 6:00 PM 8:00 PM Where: 4-H Exhibit Hall, Jay County Fairgrounds 4-H Club Leaders are encouraged to attend, there will be a special session just for you! If you are interested in attending this training please RSVP to the Extension Office by February 3rd at (260) or ckobza@purdue.edu 4-H Club Schedules The club schedules that are available are located on our website and in our office. The 4-H Clubs will begin meeting in January. If you do not already have a copy of your clubs schedule, they are available online or you can request a copy by contacting the Extension Office. It is VERY IM- PORTANT that you attend as many club meetings as possible. That is how you will know what is going on in 4-H and that is the first place you should go for assistance and help. If your 4-H Club leader cannot help you then PLEASE contact the Extension Office and ask to speak to Cara. I am here to help you navigate through your 4-H experience. The only dumb question is one that goes unasked!!! Attention ALL 4-H Club Leaders Club leaders if you have not turned in your paperwork for 2014 please do so ASAP. The two items that are due are your record of meetings and your financial summary. For You must also turn in your list of planned meetings/activities for Please take care of these items ASAP. Also if you have not turned in your financial records for audit please turn them in by February 2. The 4-H Council will be auditing them. New Foods Manuals! The 4-H Foods curriculum and exhibit requirements have changed. Unfortunately, the new manuals will not be printed until March. We know, it s much later than everything else and enrollment will have already closed, but we ask for your patience as the new manuals are promising and will match the new exhibit requirements. The old manuals still have good material, but we ll start fresh with new manuals in 2015! The new requirements are located on our website under the foods project. Check out the 4-H Jay County Handbook for ALL 4-H project updates. It will available in the Purdue Extension office and also be posted on our website at 4-H Building Project check-in for 4-H fair will be June 29th and 30th and then July 6th for perishable projects. Be watching for more information as it comes available this year! NEW ADD and/or DROP 4-H Projects deadline is June 1! To make changes to your enrollment go to 4HOnline at:

4 Jay County 4-H Livestock Requirements All animals (Beef, Dairy, Sheep Swine, Goats, Horses) MUST be enrolled via the 4HOnline ANIMAL ID by these dates: April 1 Market Steers May 15 Beef Heifers, Dairy Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Goats & Horses Animals with County Tagging/Retinal Scanning (Beef, Dairy, Sheep, and Goats) will be provided a worksheet for the 4-H member to record all of the information that is needed to complete the Online Animal ID. If an animal requires tagging/retinal scanning and is not present at tagging/scanning day, that animal is no longer eligible to be exhibited, regardless if they have been entered online. NOTE: Swine will be tagged at the 4-H fair check-in again this year in July, but 4-H swine members they must still complete the online animal ID entry by May 15th. Lease Agreements are still REQUIRED for Horses and Dairy Heifers. A copy of the completed lease form MUST be on file at the Jay County Extension Office NO LATER THAN MAY 15. You will need to keep the original and have it in order to check in at the Indiana State Fair in August. A lease form can be obtained on our website NOTE: Only heifers under 2 years of age at the time of show can be leased. Horse Requirements: ALL horses exhibiting at county and state must register through Online Animal ID and MUST have a color photo showing all four feet and face. Animals being leased MUST have a copy of Lease Form on file in Extension Office no later than May 15th. Vaccinations are now required and a copy of the vaccination form must be on file at the Extension Office prior to the first clinic/workshop with horses present. All forms can be found on our website at Once you are on the main page, click on youth at the top of the page, then 4-H projects Jay County, then to Horse & Pony. Below are the vaccinations required: Eastern & Western Equine Encephalomyelitis Equine Influenza Rhinopneumonitis/EHV Type 1 & 4 Tetanus Rabies Horses coming from outside Indiana for exhibition in Indiana must meet the following requirements: Each horse must test negative for equine infectious anemia (EIA) (a Coggins test ) within 12 months of the date of exhibition. Each horse must be accompanied by an official certificate of veterinary inspection that indicates the results of the EIA test. A suckling foal accompanying a dam that has tested negative for EIA within 12 months of the exhibition is exempt from the EIA testing requirement. Poultry Exhibition Requirements: All poultry presented for exhibition, except waterfowl, must meet ONE of the following requirements: Test negative for pullorum-typhoid within 90 days prior to the date of exhibition Be hatched from eggs originating from certified NPIP pullorum-typhoid clean flocks Originate from a flock where the entire flock is certified NPIP pullorum-typhoid clean. Indiana State Fair Livestock ID Requirements Beef/Dairy Beef ID Requirements: Beef & Dairy Beef Steers must have county tag AND RFID tag Registered Heifers must have Tattoo AND RFID tag Swine ID Requirements: All Swine, barrows and gilts, must have RFID Tag, Ear Notch and DNA Hair Sample Sheep ID Requirements: Market lambs must have county tag AND retinal image Registered ewes must have tag from registration paper AND retinal image Commercial Ewes must have county tag or farm flock tag AND retinal image Goat ID Requirements: Meat Goat wethers must have county tag or tattoo AND retinal image Boer Goat Does must have tattoo Market Goat Does must have county tag or tattoo Dairy Goat females must have tattoo

5 July 5-10, 2015 Jay Co. 4-H Fair Sunday, July 5 7:00-11:00 am All Livestock Check-In 12:00 pm Dog Show (Show Arena) 1:00 pm Rabbit Show (East Arena) 4:30 pm Horse & Pony Halter Show (Horse Arena) 7:00 pm Beef & Beef Feeders (Show Arena) Monday, July 6 8:30 am Swine Show (Show Arena) 4:30 pm Horse & Pony Show (Horse Arena) 4:30 pm Sheep Show (Show Arena) Tuesday, July 7 8:00 am Dairy Goat Show (Show Arena) 11:30 am Meat Goat Show (Show Arena) 4:30 pm Horse & Pony Contesting (Horse Arena) Wednesday, July 8 8:30 am Dairy Heifer Show (Show Arena) 9:00 am Cat Show (TBD) 10:00 am Poultry Show (East Arena) 1:00 pm Dairy Beef and Feeder Show (Show Arena) 4:30 pm Horse & Pony (RAIN DATE) (Horse Arena) Thursday, July 9 1:00 pm Small Animal Supreme Showman (Show Arena) 3:00 pm Large Animal Supreme Showman (Show Arena) 8:00 pm Release of Non-Auction livestock Friday, July 10 8:00 am All Non-Auction Livestock off of Fairgrounds 10:00 am Livestock Auction (Show Arena) Clean Up 4-H Livestock Buildings and Grounds 2015 Animal ID Days All identification days will be held at the Jay Co. Fairgrounds, 4-H Barns. More specific information regarding each specie will be mailed at a later date. Beef & Dairy Steers ID day is March 7th, from 8-11am; Market Steer information is due in 4HOnline by April 1st! Beef & Dairy Beef Feeders ID day is May 2nd, 8-11am; Information is due in 4HOnline by May 15th! Cats Currently, the 4-H cat club needs a leader for There will however be workshops offered in the spring. The Cat Vaccination form will be due in the Extension Office prior to the first workshop with cats present. Dogs Dog club meetings begin in February. The Dog Vaccination form will be due in the Extension Office prior to the first club meeting with dogs present. Goats ID day is May pm; Dairy and Meat Goat information is due in 4HOnline by May 15th! Horse & Pony All Horse and Pony information is due in 4HOnline by May 15th! The new Horse and Pony Vaccination Form is due to the Extension Office prior to the first clinic with horses present. Poultry Paper animal enrollment form is due in the Extension Office on May 15! Blood testing TBD Rabbit Paper animal enrollment form is due in the Extension Office on May 15! Sheep May 2, 12:00pm (noon)-3 pm; Sheep information is due in 4HOnline by May 15th! Swine Swine information is due in 4HOnline by May 15! If planning to exhibit at the Indiana State Fair, RFID tag info must be included in 4HOnline as well. More information regarding exhibition for county or state will be forthcoming.

6 New 4-H Member Workshop New 4-H members, we invite you to join us for a short evening to learn about the 4-H Program in Jay County. If you are totally new to 4-H or moved from another county, this will be a great opportunity for you as all counties carry out the 4-H program in different ways. Please plan to join us or an in-depth snapshot of 4-H in Jay County on Thursday, February 19th, 6:30-8 pm, in the 4-H Exhibit Hall, Jay County Fairgrounds. Junior Leaders Join fellow 7th-12th graders for a year of fun and take part in service opportunities with us! This is a fabulous group of young people who practice leadership, mentorship, community service, fundraising, and positive social interactions. YOU CAN JOIN ANYTIME...YOU DIDN T HAVE TO BE ON BOARD EARLY TO GAIN A VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND LASTING FRIENDSHIPS! Our Club meets every second Tuesday of the month and we have several upcoming events planning for 2015! 4-H Camp and Teen Leadership Conference There are many opportunities that 4-H offers. There is 4-H Camp for youth in grades 3 5, 4-H Teen Leadership Camp for youth in grades 6-8 just to name a few. 4-H Camp and 4-H Teen Leadership will be June 3-5, Plans are in the works for these events and we will let you know when applications are available. There are many opportunities available and we encourage you to check them out. Community Calendar Event 4-H Arts & Craft and Sheep project members may have an interest Jay County is hosting their 12 th annual Fiber Fest an entire event devoted to the fiber arts this March 13 and 14. It is a great event for the whole family! From beginners to expert weavers and fiber enthusiasts, there are plenty of activities to get everyone involved. If you are interested in learning different craft techniques there are many different class options: spinning, rug hooking, needle felting, and appliqueing. At this year s event we are fortunate to welcome Kate Larson an expert fiber artist. She will be speaking on Friday March 13 at 7 pm on the topic of Spinning the Three Leicesters. Kate has combined her love of fiber arts and farming. She currently raises Border Leicester sheep and teaches handspinning and knitting in central Indiana and across the country. She will also be teaching some classes so sign up soon to guarantee your spot! Don t miss this opportunity expand your crafting from ordinary to extraordinary. Like us on Facebook and check out our website. Facebook: Website:

7 Indiana 4-H Trips and Conferences Purdue Science Workshops Wednesday, June 10 Friday, June 12, Purdue University, grades 9-12 completed; workshops offered: Aerospace, Animal (Food Animal 1, Food Animal 2, Companion and Exotic Animal, Animal Products, Animal Health, Animal Bio-Science), Computer, Engineering, Food & Nutrition, Journalism, P.I.N.E. (Plants, Insects, and Natural Resources and the Environment), Renewable Energy, Robotics, Show Me the Money, Start Local...Go Global!, STEM it UP! State 4-H Junior Leader Conference Tuesday, June 16 Friday, June 19, University of Indianapolis, grades 9-12 completed; Web site: ; Facebook: 2015 Indiana State 4-H Jr. Leader Conference, registration deadline May 15 Electric Workshop Friday, June 19 Sunday, June 21, Purdue University; Div 3+ State 4-H Band Saturday, June 20 Monday, June 22, Purdue University; perform at Monday evening of 4-H Round-Up; grades 8-12 completed, registration deadline April 1 State 4-H Chorus Saturday, June 20 Tuesday, June 23, Purdue University; perform at closing session of 4-H Round-Up and on 4-H Day at Indiana State Fair; grades 8-12 completed, registration deadline April 1 4-H Round-Up Monday, June 22 Wednesday, June 24, Purdue University, grades 7-9 completed, registration deadline May 15 Citizenship Washington Focus Saturday, June 27 Saturday, July 4, Washington, D.C.; must be at least 15, registration deadline March 15 State Fair Exhibit Hall Workers end of July through completion of Indiana State Fair; workers are at least 15 years old at time of work; application due April 15 (found online) State Fair Youth Leadership Conference Tuesday, August 4 - Saturday, August 8, Indiana State Fairgrounds (Discovery Hall), grades 9-12 completed; Web site: purdue.edu/isfyl/; Facebook: 2015 ISFYLC, registration deadline July 1 Indiana 4-H Youth Congress Saturday, October 3, Indiana State Fairgrounds, grades 8-12 completed, registration deadline September 15 National 4-H Dairy Conference Sunday, September 27 - Thursday, October 1, University of Madison-Wisconsin; grades 9-12 completed State Fair Achievement Trip Wednesday, October 7 - Sunday, October 11, Washington, D.C.; trips awarded to winners in Public Speaking/Demonstrations, Fashion Revue, Tractor Driving, Bicycle Rodeo, State 4-H/FFA Career Development Events, Rabbit & Poultry Illustrated Talks, and Rabbit Ambassadors National 4-H Congress Friday, November 27 - Tuesday, December 1, Atlanta, Georgia; grades 9+, application due May 1 For more information, visit:

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