EXTENSION January 2015 UPCOMING EVENTS JANUARY 3-4 Nebraska State - USA Shooting Junior Olympic Championships, Broken Bow 10 Dog Gone Fun 4-H Club Meeting, 4-H Building, 6:30 p.m. 11 2016 CWF Curriculum Meeting, 4-H Building, 2:00 p.m. 15 2016 CWF Payment Due 19 Office closed for holiday 19 4-H Council Meeting, 4-H Building, 6:30 p.m. 23 Registrations due for 4-H Bowling Club 30-31 Nebraska State 4-H Indoor Archery Tournament, Columbus 31 4-H Club Year-End Treasurer s Reports Due in Extension Office FEBRUARY 7 Market Beef Weigh In, Broken Bow Animal Hospital, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 7 Raising Nebraska Open House, Fonner Park, Grand Island 16 Office closed for holiday 21 Nebraska Cattlemen s Classic Livestock Judging Contest, Kearney 23 4-H & FFA Livestock Judging Contest, Central Nebr. Commission Co., 6:00 p.m. 28-Mar. 1 Horsin Around 2014, Lincoln MARCH 2 Deadline for ad sales 2 4-H Scholarship Application deadline 14 4-H Horse Stampede, UNL Campus 14 Nebraska State 4-H BB Gun Championship, Broken Bow 15 Nebraska State 4-H Air Rifle Championship, Broken Bow 15 2016 CWF Payment Due 16 4-H Council Meeting, 4-H Building, 7:30 p.m. 21-22 Nebraska State 4-H Air Pistol Championships, Seward 28 County 4-H Indoor Archery Match, Shooting Range, Fairgrounds 28-29 Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Certification, Hastings 30 Registrations for 4-H Public Speaking Contest due in Extension Office Watch for the February issue of the 4-H Bow Knot Newsletter! It will contain important 4-H enrollment information for all leaders and members. Bow Knot 4-H Newsletter www.custer.unl.edu MARKET BEEF WEIGH-IN Saturday, February 7, 2015 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Broken Bow Animal Hospital in Broken Bow See enclosures for directions and times for 4-H ers to weigh in at the Broken Bow Animal Hospital. All 4-H ers who plan to show market steers and/or market heifers, live and/or in the carcass contest, must weigh-in their animals. Ear tags for beef animals will be $1.00 each. 4-H ers should have the following information available at weigh-in time or bring 4-H market beef identification sheets already filled out with this information: name of 4-H er, age of 4-H er, 4-H club, breed of animal(s), sex of the animal(s), and description of brand(s). 4-H member(s) and a parent or guardian must sign the identification form. 4-H members who have intentions of entering market beef animals will need to make sure they use the NEWEST identification forms. They are available at the Extension Office or online at: http://custer.unl.edu/custercounty4h All beef animals which may be shown at the Nebraska State Fair and/ or Ak-Sar-Ben must have DNA samples taken at this time. A $6.00 fee for each DNA sample will be charged. Both the 4-H member and parent should be in attendance when the DNA hair sample is taken on February 7. If either the 4-H member or parent is not in attendance when the DNA hair sample is taken, the person who is not attending will need to complete and sign a waiver to accompany the DNA sample. The parent and member waivers will be available at the Extension Office and on our website: http://custer.unl.edu/custercounty4h LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AK-SAR-BEN AND STATE FAIR All market beef, feeder calves, sheep, swine, and meat goats that will be shown at Ak-Sar-Ben and/or State Fair must have hair samples taken for DNA testing. A DNA sample fee will be collected at the time of the sampling. This fee covers the expense of materials and handling. Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
DOG GONE FUN 4-H CLUB TO REORGANIZE The Dog Gone Fun 4-H Club will reorganize January 10, 2015, according to Carol Croghan, organizational leader. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the 4-H Building on the Custer County Fairgrounds. This meeting will be for beginner dogs ONLY. Youth interested are asked to bring their parent(s), dog, up-to-date vaccination records from their veterinarian, a training collar with a 6 leather leash, and something for your dog to lay on. Also bring a pencil or pen to fill out forms. For more information, contact Carol Croghan at 870-4408 or Theresa Wiiest at 870-1859. 4-H CLUBS/INDIVIDUALS...PLEASE PICK UP ITEMS FROM EXTENSION OFFICE The following 4-H clubs/individuals have items at the Extension Office to be picked up. This may include record books, awards left from 4-H Recognition Night, and/or premium money. Clubs/individuals include: Ansley Jr. Livestock Berger, Vayle Burr Oak Country Dynamites Eggleston, Tayten Great Connections Hop To The Top Kreative Kids Muddy Creek Homesteaders Oconto 4-H Twin Valley Western Riders Young Riders The following 4-H ers have exhibits left at the Extension Office from county fair. Exhibits not picked up by January 15 will be destroyed. 4-H ers include: Colton Mack Jadon Wells Jarrett Wells 4-H COUNCIL ELECTION RESULTS The following will serve on the 2015 4-H Council, as a result of the election held during 4-H Recognition Night: District 1: Kyla Olson and Ben Quandt District 2: Holly Bumgarner and Adam Glendy District 3: Chase Christen and Jilleen Cooksley District 4: Christy Berghorst and Ron Carda District 5: Lance Oatman and Jenny Eberle District 6: Lizzie Bartak and Peter Pelster District 7: Beryl Popp and Joyce Racicky District 8: Marla Stallbaumer and RP Smith District 9: Peg Stryker and Jeff Witthuhn Youth: Eli Bazyn and Kamron Mowrey Youth: Hannah Smith and Emily Kimball The next 4-H Council meeting will be held Monday, January 19, 6:30 p.m. at the 4-H Building. HORSIN AROUND 2015 Horsin Around 2015 will be held February 28-March 1 at the Animal Science Complex on the University of NebraskaLincoln s East Campus. Featured trainer will be Jeff Mellott of Andover, KS. Look for more information coming soon! 2015 BIG RED SUMMER ACADEMIC CAMPS The 2015 Big Red Summer Academic Camps, to be held June 7-12, are only six months away! Specific Camp offerings for 2015 will be finalized soon. More information about Big Red Summer Camps will be available online at: http://4h.unl.edu/4hcamps/bigredcamps CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION AND SHOPPING-IN-STYLE Many of the clothing projects will be new in 2015. Please do not depend on the information in the 2014 premium book as you plan your entries for the county fair. Watch for detailed information in the February Bow Knot. If you have questions, please contact Jessye Goertz.
At the September 15, 2008 4-H Council meeting, the following policy was approved in regard to membership fees and publication costs. Charge a $7.00 per member fee to belong to 4-H. This fee is per member, not per member per club. If a member is in more than one 4-H club, they would only pay the $7.00 fee annually. This fee would be used to pay for publications that leaders would need, pay for the shipping/handling costs for all 4-H publications when ordered, and pay for a $2.00 per member county accident insurance policy. The county policy will be purchased after the 4-H enrollments have been made online on or before April 1, 2015, and will become effective in May 2015. Charge 4-H members for all 4-H manuals/publications. The Extension Office will establish a price list. Each manual/ publication price will include tax. (Prices will be subject to change as needed.) A price list is available online at http://custer.unl.edu/custercounty4h. Record books that are photocopied by the Extension Office will be exempt from a fee. Publications will need to be paid for when they are picked up at the Extension Office. Orders may be placed by club, or picked up individually, but will need to be paid for when they leave the Extension Office. This change became effective October 1, 2008. If a 4-H member enrolls in a particular project for several years, they will want to use the same 4-H project manual over and over. Another option is for 4-H clubs to recycle their project manuals, and establish a club library of 4-H manuals/ publications. If you have any questions regarding the membership fees and sale of 4-H manuals/publications, please feel free to contact the Extension Office. HEREFORD MARKET STEER INCENTIVE As an incentive for Custer County youth to consider the Hereford breed, Jones Herefords of Broken Bow will donate $100 to the 4-H er who wins the Hereford Market Steer class at the 2015 Custer County Fair. Also, if the overall Champion Market Steer is won by a Hereford steer, Jones Herefords will donate an additional $1000 to the 4-H er. The steer must be the offspring of a registered Hereford bull and a full blood Hereford cow. 2015 4-H EAR TAG PRICES Ear tag prices for 2015 will be as follows: Market beef, breeding beef, stocker-feeder, bucket calves Market swine Market sheep & goats Breeding sheep & goats * Prices include sales tax. $1.00 each 75 each 65 each 65 each 2015 4-H HORSE STAMPEDE The 2015 4-H Horse Stampede will be held March 14 in Lincoln. The 4-H Horse Stampede will include the 4-H Horse Bowl, Horse Public Speaking Contest, Horse Demonstration Contest, and Art & Photography Contests. Entries are due in the Extension Office no later than February 13. More information may be obtained from the Extension Office or be found at: http://animalscience.unl.edu/anscextensionequine4hhorsestampede
REMINDER FOR 4-H CLUBS TO FILE THE YEAR-END TREASURER S REPORT BY JANUARY 31 To enable the e-postcard filing, clubs are expected to turn in a year-end treasurer s report to accurately reflect their club s finances. This report will be kept in their club file as support to their e-postcard filing information regarding annual gross receipts. If your club has more than one bank account, a form will be needed for each account. A 2014 report form (yellow) was mailed to each organizational leader in January 2014. This report form, along with a copy of the club s bank statement(s) showing the bank balance on December 31, 2014, will be due in the Extension Office on or before January 31, 2015. FAILURE TO TURN IN REQUIRED FORMS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF YOUR CLUB S EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX. A 2015 report form (pink) has been included for your club to complete as funds are taken in or expended during the 2015 year. This will be due in the Extension Office on or before January 31, 2016, along with a copy of the club s bank statement(s), showing the bank balance on December 31, 2015. 2015 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY THEME EXHIBIT PRINTS The following are the themes for the 2015 4-H Photography Theme Exhibit Prints. The 2015 Nebraska theme classes are structured to encourage 4-H ers to explore potential careers in photography. UNIT II - NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT...Explore a career as an editorial photographer. Editorial photographers take pictures that highlight the topics being written about in books, magazines, and newspapers. Editorial photos should be creative, powerful images that tell an intriguing story. Let s tell a story about why we love our Nebraska communities. Capture editorial photos that tell a story about your Nebraska Community. UNIT III - NEBRASKA PHOTOGRAPHY CAREER EXHIBIT PRINT...Explore a career as a commercial photographer. Commercial photographers take pictures that are used for promotional purposes. Commercial photographs are often used in print and online communication materials (advertisements, brochures, flyers, web sites, social media banners, direct email messages, etc.). Capture commercial photos that tell the story of 4-H in your Nebraska community; photos should show the Nebraska 4-H Program in action. Photos may be used to promote the UNL Extension 4-H Youth Development Program. FARM SERVICE AGENCY YOUTH LOANS The U.S. Department of Agriculture s Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes operating loans of up to $5,000 to eligible individual rural youth ages 10 through 20 to finance income-producing, agriculture-related projects. The project must be of modest size, educational, and initiated, developed and carried out by rural youth participating in 4-H clubs, FFA, or a similar organization. To apply, the applicant must submit completed plans and budgets signed by the project advisor and parent or guardian along with the FSA application for loan assistance. To qualify for a loan, the applicant must: 1) comply with FSA s general eligibility requirements; 2) reside in a rural area, city, or town with a population of 50,000 or fewer people; and 3) conduct a modest income-producing project in a supervised program of work. These loans can finance many kinds of income-producing agricultural projects. The loan funds may be used to: 1) buy livestock, seed, equipment and supplies; 2) buy, rent or repair needed tools and equipment; and 3) pay operating expenses for the project. Contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in your area for more information.
January 3-4 January 30-31 March 14 March 15 March 21-22 March 28-29 March 28 June 6-7 June 21-26 July 24-25 2015 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS DATES Nebraska State - USA Shooting Junior Olympic Championships, Broken Bow. Contact Ron Carda. Nebraska State 4-H Indoor Archery Tournament, Columbus Nebraska State 4-H BB Gun Championships, Broken Bow Nebraska State 4-H Air Rifle Championships, Broken Bow Nebraska State 4-H Air Pistol Championships, Seward Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Workshop, Hastings Custer County 4-H Archery Indoor Match, Shooting Sports Building, Fairgrounds Nebraska State 4-H Outdoor Archery Tournament, Grand Island 2015 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships, Grand Island 4-H Firearms Shooting Matches at the Custer County Fair Other invitational matches are posted periodically on the 4-H shooting sports website at: http://4h.unl.edu/shootingsports 4-H SCHOLARSHPS AVAILABLE Graduating high school seniors should take advantage of these college scholarships available. There are scholarships available from the Nebraska 4-H Foundation, the Bill Pedersen Agriculture Scholarship, and Custer County 4-H Activities Scholarships. All of these scholarships are due on or before March 2, 2015. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! NEBRASKA 4-H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS The Nebraska 4-H Foundation offers some 4-H scholarships. The guidelines and application form for these scholarships are available at this site under Scholarships. The preferred method of application is electronically, however, applications may also be mailed. Applications are due to the Nebraska 4-H Foundation by March 2, 2015. http://ne4hfoundation.org/recognition/ CUSTER COUNTY 4-H ACTIVITIES SCHOLARSHIPS Three $500 scholarships sponsored by the Custer County 4-H Activities Corporation. Offered on a county basis. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must be a current active Custer County 4-H member, and have been a member of the Custer County 4-H program for four or more years. Recipients must complete the first semester of college before the scholarship funds will be applied. Scholarship applicants must have a "C" average or above. THESE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN HARD COPY TO THE UNL EXTENSION - CUSTER COUNTY OFFICE. BILL PEDERSEN AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP One $500 scholarship sponsored by the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension - Custer County Office awarded in honor of Bill Pedersen, Custer County Extension Agent for 30 years (1958-1988). Offered on a county basis. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must be an active Custer County 4-H member for four or more years. Recipient must complete the first semester of college before the scholarship funds will be applied. Scholarship applicant must have a "C" average or above. THESE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN HARD COPY TO THE UNL EXTENSION - CUSTER COUNTY OFFICE. SELECTION: The award is to benefit a student who is studying agriculture or in an agricultural related field. All scholarship information is available at: http://custer.unl.edu/custercounty4h
CELEBRATE NEBRASKA 4-H MONTH AT RAISING NEBRASKA All 4-H members, families, leaders, and volunteers are invited to celebrate Nebraska 4-H Month by enjoying an Open House on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Raising Nebraska, located in the Nebraska Building on the Nebraska State Fairgrounds. Enjoy a day full of activities while learning about the many opportunities and projects in Nebraska 4-H. NEW...4-H ONLINE ENROLLMENT FOR 2015 Nebraska 4-H is introducing a new 4-H online enrollment system, called 4-H Online...paper enrollment is no longer an option. The process is easy and only takes a few minutes per member. Each 4-H household will need to set up a profile in which the 4-H youth for the household will be added. As you read this, we are sure that you have many questions! We do not have all of the answers to your questions at this time. We continue with training and will be able to answer these questions in the next few months. During the month of February, Colleen will be setting up training sessions to help you with this enrollment process. Please be patient as we transition to this new online system! Enclosures To Everyone 2015 4-H Calendar of Events 2015 Animal Identification Guidelines 4-H Bowling Flier Market Beef Weigh In Instructions To Organizational Leaders 4-H Club of Excellence Summary Form 2015 Year End 4-H Club Treasurer s Report Troy M. Walz Jessye Goertz Colleen Peterson Extension Educator Extension Educator 4-H Aide twalz1@unl.edu jgoertz1@unl.edu cpeterson2@unl.edu