April 2015 Hello from Becca First off, a big welcome to our new Brown County Fair Manager Karla Pfeifer on behalf of all of our 4-H members and families. We look forward to working with you on this upcoming fair. Over the past month we have had some big projects take place in our county and I would like to thank all of you for participating. The annual Fruit Sale and Phonathon were again very well done and allowed us to share 4-H with a much larger audience. We also had a new livestock fitting clinic that took place and was very well received. Congrats to you all and thank you! Some members of the executive committee have been taking a closer look at our judging process for the static exhibits. This group is working to make this process more efficient and user friendly. We have another busy month of activities so please keep track of the calendar for what is taking place. Inside This Issue Special Foods 2 Royalty 3 Livestock 4 Fitting Clinic 6 Final Enrollment Deadline is May 31, 2015. New members can still join 4-H up until that date. The Brown County Fair Board offers a Night at the Fair for the club with the highest percent of new club members. 4-H Phonathon Thanks to everyone for their participation in the annual Brown County 4-H Foundation Phonathon. Look for final numbers on the amount that was raised in the next Newshound issue.
Special Foods Contest The annual Brown County 4-H Special Foods Contest will be held on June 18, 2015 at Simmons Middle School in Aberdeen. The Special Food competition allows 4-H members the chance to learn to prepare meals and snacks that satisfy aesthetic, psychological, nutritional, and individuals needs by choosing and preparing a recipe from any of the five food groups. The contest begins at 9 a.m. The registration form is attached to this months Newshound and is due to the 4-H office by June 5, 2015. 4-H Public Presentation Days Brown County s Demonstration Days have been scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2015 from and Wednesday, July 8, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Brown County Wheat Growers Office Building at 908 Lamont Street. The Demonstration Days preregistration forms are attached to this months Newshound. Registration deadline is June 26, 2015. Additional information will be included in future Newshounds. Fashion Revue Brown County s Fashion Revue has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Primrose from 12-4 p.m. The theme for this year is Runway to Your Way. The registration form is attached to this month s Newshound and is due to the SDSU Extension/Brown County 4-H Office by July 1, 2015. 4-H Judging Qualifications Sessions (Consumer Decision Making) Below are the dates and times for the Judging Qualification Sessions. Judging takes about one to one and a half hours. Dates Announced: April 6 from at the SDSU Regional Extension Office (13 Second Avenue SE) April 22 and 23 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the basement of the Brown County 4-H Office. (The same class will be offered on each date.) May 6 and 7 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the basement of the Brown County 4-H Office. (The same class will be offered on each date.)
4-H Royalty Applications All senior 4-H members are encouraged to apply for the 4-H Royalty Contest. The competition takes place on Monday night of the Brown County Fair. Royalty will also receive a $50.00 gift certificate from the First State Bank of Warner and Wells Fargo, a pen set from the Brown County Leader s Association at Recognition, and a gift basket from the 4-H office. Individuals wishing to participate in the 4-H Royalty Contest are encouraged to complete the enclosed application. Completed applications are due to the 4-H office by Friday, May 8, 2015. Information provided by the members will be used to write descriptions published in the local papers in late June and the Brown County Fair Special in August. Following are guidelines for the event: Members must be senior members (age 14+). Applicants must attend six meetings in the year applying for royalty. Members must be recommended by two people. (Please sign in appropriate location on application form.) 4-H Fruit Sale Update THANK-YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to all the 4-H members and 4-H clubs that participated in this year s 4-H Fruit Sale! It was a great success! Next month, look in the May Newshound for the final numbers. Please discuss at your April club meetings how your profits will be used. Again this year all 4-H members across the state are being asked to fundraise and donate money to build the new Earl Nordby Exhibit Hall at the State Fairgrounds. It is crucial that every 4-H family and every 4-H club in our county do their part to donate $100 for every 4-H member in each club and each independent 4-H member. Club Leaders are reminded to complete the pledge form which was included with the March Fruit Sale mailing. Please return the form by May 1 to the Brown County 4-H office. For more details on the new State Fair Exhibit Hall contact the Brown County Capitol Campaign 4-H Committee Chairs: Kathy Sperry at sperryscott@hotmail.com (229-4591) or Kristie Erickson at ericksong@nrctv.com (229-4796). Congratulations to the clubs and independents who have already made their $100 per member donation to the new Earl Nordby Exhibit Hall. Kathy Sperry Brown County Fruit Sale Coordinator
AKSARBEN Sheep, Swine, Meat Goat Nomination All 4-H market sheep, swine, and meat goats planning to show a the 2015 AKSARBEN Livestock Exposition will need to have nomination forms and DNA samples to the 4-H office by June 8, 2015 and must be post marked to the AKSARBEN office by June 12, 2015. Contact the SDSU Extension/Brown County 4-H office immediately if you plan to take market sheep, swine or meat goats to AKSARBEN. Sufficient entry materials must be requested. Poultry Fun Day Poultry Fun Day is scheduled for June 6, 2015 at 9 a.m. at the Brown County Fairgrounds. There is a minimum of 5 members for this event, so please contact Mike Hassebroek at 605-216-8952, or the SDSU Extension/Brown County 4-H office at 605-626-7120 if you are interested in attending or have any questions. Rabbit Fun Day Rabbit Fun Day is scheduled for June 6, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Brown County Fairgrounds. There is a minimum of five members for this event, so please contact Mike Hassebroek at 605-216-8952 or the SDSU Extension/Brown County 4-H office at 605-626-7120 if you are interested in attending or have any questions. Dog Classes There will be no dog classes in April due to a family illness. Stay tuned for more information about upcoming classes. Shop at TSC and Support 4-H Your local Tractor Supply Store will be asking for $1 donations at the checkout April 22 May 3. Over half of all proceeds raised at the Brown County store will stay in Brown County to help our local 4-H program. 4-H county programs have the opportunity to raise an average of 40 percent more money just by having 4-H clubs participating in store during this time. If your club is interested, please Brown County Leader s Meeting The next 4-H Leader s meeting will be April 27, 2015 at 7 p.m. at the SDSU Regional Extension Office. Please make sure your club is represented.
Market Sheep and Meat Goat Weigh-in Market sheep and meat goat weigh-in will take place May 28, 2015 from 3 6 p.m. at the beef barn wash rack area at the Brown County Fairgrounds. In the event of bad weather the event will take place at the Expo Building. There will be a $1.50 ear tag charge and $6 per DNA pulled. Please have the correct amount for the number of animals you are having weighted and tagged. Anything extra will be viewed as a donation towards Brown County 4-H. If your bring animals, please plan on helping. Prospect Calf Show The Prospect Calf Show will be taking place on Saturday, August 15, 2015. It will be open to all Brown County 4-H members enrolled in the beef project and is sponsored by Kippley Accounting and Compton. The criteria for the show includes the following: -Calves have to be born after January 1, 2015. -Animals have to be owned or leased to the exhibitor by May 31, 2015. -The calves will be judged as market animals and can be put in the Premium sale. -They will be judged in classes of age and weight. Class and division will be determined by the show supervisor. -All calves must have proper health papers signed by a licensed vet. -All calves must be weaned. No mother cows on the fair grounds. -Calves must have an affidavit on file in the 4-H office and must be green tagged. -Calves will be shown with rope halter or show halter. -Exhibitors can have two calves per lot with a maximum of four per exhibitor. Lot 1 Weanling calf: Heifer Weanling calf: Steer Lot 2 Bucket calf: Heifer Bucket calf: Steer Rough Stock School April 24-26, 2015 Horse Testing May 18-22, 2015 Horse and Livestock Events Market Sheep and Goat Weigh-In May 28, 2015 Brown County Horse Show June 22, 2015 Hub Area 4-H Rodeo July 4&5, 2015, Joe Akkerman Horse Arena, Brown County Fairgrounds State 4-H Horse Show, Huron, SD July 21-23, 2015 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, Huron, SD July 24, 2015 South Dakota Summer Spotlight, Huron, SD July 24-26, 201 Brown County Fair August 10-16., 2015 VETERINARY CHECK-IN AT THE FAIR Veterinary help will be at Gate B on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 from 7 12 p.m.
First Annual Northeast Youth Beef Clinic a Success New Year...New Calf New Goals was the theme of the first annual Northeast Youth Beef Clinic held on March 20 at the Bret and Raechel Fliehs farm near Groton. Thirty young people from a 100 mile radius of Groton attended the day long event representing five counties. We couldn t have been more pleased with this first annual event, said Sandy Osterman, event organizer. Thank you to our volunteers, sponsors and the Fliehs family for making this a possibility! The educational day included a variety of workshops and speakers including BJ Hansen of Turton who is pictured. Presenters at the event included Jeremy Skoglund, Casey Nilson, Jessica Osterman and Hailey Hanson. Sponsors included: Dakota Livestock Supply, Skoglund Cattle Company, Krueger/Hanson Show Cattle, Osterman Shorthorns, Fliehs Farms, Holt Cattle Company and Runnings. Becca Tullar 4-H Youth Program Advisor becca.tullar@sdstate.edu Brenda Dreyer 4-H Administrative Assistant brenda.dreyer@browncounty.sd.gov Brown County 4-H Office 400 24th Ave. NW Aberdeen, SD 57401-4799 Phone: 605-626-7120 Email: brown.county@sdstate.edu https://www.4honline.com/login.aspx? 40776B4A2B324C45333732733D South Dakota State University, South Dakota counties, and U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. South Dakota State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and offers all benefits, services, education, and employment opportunities without regard for race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or Vietnam Era Veteran Status. Cooperative Extension Service College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences
April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Market Beef Affidavits Due to the State Becca Out 8 12 p.m. Office Closed 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 BB Gun Practice 6:30-7:30 Demo Day Judging Horse Meeting 6:30 p.m. Brenda out of office 12 5 p.m. Becca Out 8 12 p.m. Brenda out of office 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Horse Achievement Days 2 p.m. Foote Creek BB Gun Practice 6:30-7:30 Becca out 8 to 12 19 20 21 22 23 23 25 BB Gun Practice 6:30-7:30 Becca out 1 to 5 Judging Judging Becca out 8 to 12 State 4-H Rodeo Forms Due 26 27 Leader s Meeting 7 p.m. 28 29 30 Becca out of office 8 to 10 a.m. Becca CC Lee Robotics