MAHASKA COUNTY ISU EXTENSION AND OUTREACH MARCH 2018 Youth Staff Amy Brainard County Youth Coordinator Codi Voss Educational Programs Coordinator Kim Kuester Youth Program Specialist Lea DeCook Office Assistant Iowa 4-H Mission 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential through youth-adult partnerships and researchbased experiences. Iowa 4-H Vision Preparing Iowa s youth to be successful, contributing members of society. Friday, March 9 6:00-8:00 p.m. Extension office Auditorium A meal will be offered for free will donations. A Silent Auction of various donated items and a Live Pie & Cheesecake auction will be held to benefit 4-H & FFA Youth Shows at the 2018 Southern Iowa Fair. The 4-H & FFA Youth Shows fund covers the cost of ribbons, trophies, awards, judges fees, and 4-H & FFA exhibitor premiums. To RSVP or to donate items, please call 641-673-5841 or email vermeera@iastate.edu. To find an updated list of auction items, please visit https://www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/ news/7th-annual-mahaska-county-4-h-ffagala. Mahaska County 212 North I Street Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 Helping make 4-H possible in Mahaska County. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. Direct inquiries to Ross Wilburn, 515-294-1482, wilburn@iastate.edu. The fees for service will be used to offset direct expenses and to support the 4-H Youth Development County Extension Program.
Tentative Day Camp Topics & Dates PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TOPICS AND DATES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Finalized day camp details will be in the May 4-H Newsletter. Grades listed are grades just completed this spring. June 4-6 Babysitting Basics (5th-8th grade) June 11-12 Makerspace Jr. (Kdg-3rd grade) June 13-14 Drone Discovery (6th-8th grade) June 18-19 STEAMblast (Kdg-3rd grade) June 20-21 Passport to Adventure (Kdg-3rd grade) June 25-26 Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse (5th-8th grade) June 27-29 Babysitting Basics (repeat of earlier camp) We will not begin accepting registrations until the official day camp registration form is released in April. Pint Size Fridays in June Every Friday in June, Codi will be offering a Pint Sized activity for children who have completed 4 year old Preschool. Full details will be released at a later date. Activities will include Teddy Bear Workshops and Pint Size Science. Be on the lookout for more information! If you would like to be included on Codi s email list for these activities, please contact her at 641-673-5841 ext. 26 or cvoss@iastate.edu. FIRST LEGO League Jr. The FIRST LEGO League Jr. Expo will be held in April on a date that is to be determined. As soon as the date, time, and location are confirmed, families and coaches will be informed and the information will be posted on the 4-H Facebook page and at www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska Clover Kids Corner The March Clover Kids theme is Terrific Trees and Suzette Striegel, Mahaska County Extension Horticulturist, will be the guest speaker. If you would like more information about Clover Kids, please contact Codi Voss at cvoss@iastate.edu or call 673-5841 ext. 26. Check back next month for more information in Clover Kids Corner! 2 Carcass Beef Contest Those who verified cattle in December for the Carcass Beef Contest will need to attend the Live Evaluation and Locker Evaluation later this year. Live Evaluation Tuesday, June 19 9:00 AM Southern Iowa Fairgrounds Scale Locker Evaluation Monday, June 25 2:00 PM Leighton Processed Meats County 4-H Project Guide We will have 4-H Project Guides available to download and pick up within a couple of weeks. The 4-H Project Guide includes information about various 4-H project areas ranging from small animals and livestock to static exhibits and communication and information about 4-H and all of the acronyms we use. Get your copy in March by stopping by the Extension office, visiting the website, or requesting a copy be emailed or mailed to you. Superintendent Openings Do you have knowledge in Sheep or Meat Goats? We re looking for volunteers to become superintendents! Sheep Superintendent Attend fall planning meeting to set schedule, update rules, and suggest judges, assist with spring weigh-in, offer/organize workshops, re-tag lambs and answer questions (as needed), set Sheep stall assignments and pen set-up, assist with the fair weigh-in, create the Sheep Show Order, work at the Sheep Show, attend 2-3 meetings per year. 2 openings. Meat Goat Superintendent Attend fall planning meeting to set schedule, update rules, and suggest judges, assist with spring weigh-in, offer/organize workshops, re-tag goats and answer questions (as needed), set Meat Goat stall assignments, assist with the fair weigh-in, create the Meat Goat Show Order, work at the Meat Goat Show, attend 2-3 meetings per year. 2 openings. 11
Maker Monday Workshops Do you like to be creative? Want to learn new skills? Want to make things & take them home? Join us for Maker Mondays! Monday, March 12 5:00-6:00 PM MAKING using Technology II 3D Printing, Virtual Reality, more with Cubelets & 3D Pens Monday, April 16 5:00-6:00 PM MAKING for Your Health DIY First Aid Kit & Hand Sanitizer Monday, May 14 5:00-6:00 PM MAKING by Upcycling Making new items out of old clothes, take home your creation! RSVP is required so we can have the appropriate amount of supplies available. RSVP by the Friday before each workshop by calling 641-673-5841 or emailing vermeera@iastate.edu. These FREE workshops are open to anyone in 4th-12th grade. We must have at least 5 RSVPs in to hold the workshops. Bucket o Junk Contest The Bucket o Junk Contest will take place again this year. Registration will be open during the 4-H & FFA Gala on Friday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m. If you would like to take part in the Bucket o Junk Contest, please attend the Gala or call the office after March 9. Anyone who took part in this class last year is not eligible to participate again until 2019. This class is open to Mahaska County 4-H & FFA members. We plan to have 6 buckets available for 4-H and 6 buckets available for FFA. All Bucket o Junk exhibits will be entered into the Bucket o Junk Auction on Thursday, July 19, immediately following the Farm Bureau & MCARD Annual BBQ for 4-H & FFA families. 10 Horticulture Workshops Register now for these upcoming Junior Gardener Workshops! Thursday, March 15 6:30 p.m. Dying Eggs with Natural Dyes Thursday, April 19 6:30 p.m. Composting Registration is due 3 days prior to each workshop with Suzette at 673-5841 ext. 29 or striegel@iastate.edu. We must have at least 5 RSVPs to hold these workshops. These are hands-on workshops! Don t miss out, these are great topics for fair exhibits or club presentations. If you have any questions about these topics and are unable to attend the workshops, please contact Suzette at the number or email listed above. 4-H & Clover Kids Clothing Event The 4-H & Clover Kids Clothing Event Judging will take place on Thursday, May 10 between 4:00-6:30 PM in the Auditorium of the Extension office. NEW in 2018, Clover Kids may bring one outfit in a category of their choosing and visit with a judge. We will not have a set schedule again in 2018. Participants will arrive and sign in, then wait for their name to be called. Registration forms are available at the Extension office, on our website, and can be emailed/mailed. Registrations are due by Tuesday, May 1. Report Forms will be emailed to participants after the May 1 deadline, if you d like copies mailed to you, please let Amy know by calling 673-5841 or emailing vermeera@iastate.edu. Report Forms are also located on our website at: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska/page/4-h-fair-award -forms (scroll down to Clothing Event Information). Class Exhibiting Requirements The Mahaska County 4-H Youth Committee has set a policy for classes and shows for the county fair. In order to hold a show at the Southern Iowa Fair, we must have a minimum of 3 youth from 2 different families (4-H or FFA) registered to exhibit a particular species. Don t forget that animals must be registered in 4hOnline by May 15, 2018. Classes with fewer than 3 exhibitors from 2 different families will be placed on hold for the current year. Classes will be determined after all ID information has been received on May 15. If classes meet the minimum requirement by identification in May, the show(s) will be held. 3
Junior Trip to Omaha Zoo! Junior 4-H members in 4th-6th grade are invited to attend the Region 14 Junior Trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Nebraska! This trip will take place on April 21-22, 2018. Participants will sleep near the animals and experience the zoo in a fun new way! They ll experience the Lozier IMAX Theater, where the screen is as tall as four giraffes and as wide as seven rhinos! Participants will go on a guided night hike around the zoo, watch a movie, spend the night AT THE ZOO, and start the next morning with a guided hike. Cost to attend is $130.00 with reimbursement of $65 upon return from the trip. We are limited to 6 registrations, but will add names to the wait list in case additional spots become available. Deadline to register is April 1. Registration forms are available at the Extension office, by email, and on our website at www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska. Intermediate Trip to South Dakota! The Intermediate 4-H Trip to South Dakota is being planned for June 11-13, 2018. This trip will be open to 4-H members who will complete 7th-9th grade in the spring. The South Dakota trip features a trip to Mt. Rushmore, buffalo sightings at Custer Park, Wall Drug, Crazy Horse, Stockade Lake, Hiking, Chuck Wagon Cookout, Bad Lands, and a visit to a Prairie Dog Farm. Cost to attend is $350.00 with reimbursement of $175 upon return from the trip. We are limited to 6 registrations, but will add names to the wait list in case additional spots become available. Deadline to register is May 5. Registration forms are available at the Extension office, by email, and on our website at www.extension.iastate.edu/mahaska. This newsletter was prepared and written by Amy Brainard, Mahaska County Youth Coordinator. Amy can be reached by calling 641-673-5841 ext. 28 or by emailing vermeera@iastate.edu. YQCA for Livestock Exhibitors Mahaska County is no longer offering FSQA (Food Safety & Quality Assurance). Those who took the FSQA test and are certified through 2018 will not be required to complete YQCA. YQCA is required for Mahaska County 4-H & FFA members who plan to exhibit Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Beef, Dairy, Swine, & Meat Goat (excludes bucket/ bottle) at the county/state fair. YQCA certification is designed to be useful and help prepare you for your show but also prepare you as a young producer in the animal agriculture industry. That s why the program includes information on multiple species even though you may only be raising one or two we hope you see that by raising animals you are part of a larger community that relies on the good faith of everyone doing their part. YQCA Training is required each year for those who will exhibit at the county and/or state fair and costs $12.00 per year. If you would like to receive financial assistance, please contact the Extension office. We have limited funds available. If applying for financial assistance, a coupon code will be provided to you by the Extension office. You will use your 4hOnline credentials to log in to YQCA. Please have those credentials, along with a credit card, available when you prepare to complete the YQCA training online: https://yqca.learngrow.io/account/login. Training can be completed at the Extension office by appointment only. Call 641-673-5841 or email vermeera@iastate.edu to schedule an appointment. We are not offering a FSQA test-out option this year. YQCA is currently working on a test-out option for members. All Mahaska County 4-H & FFA members must complete the training in 2018, unless currently certified for the FSQA test (2018 only). YQCA MUST BE COMPLETED BY JULY 1, 2018. 4 9
Livestock Identification You may enter your livestock and small animal information into the Animals tab in 4hOnline. Animals that have or will attend a weigh-in will be entered into 4hOnline by our staff, so you will not need to enter that information on your own. Animals that will need to attend a weigh-in include, Market Beef, County Fair Swine, Market Lambs, Meat Goats, Bottle Lambs, and Bottle Goats. All other animals, including Breeding Heifers, must be entered in 4hOnline on your own. Myotonic (Fainting) Goats must be registered as Meat Goats (not weighed in) and in the scrapie tag line, please enter MYOTONIC. A Help Sheet for the animal identification process can be found at the Extension office and at https://www.extension.iastate. edu/mahaska/news/iowa-4honline-help-sheets. All livestock must be entered into 4hOnline by 11:59 p.m. on May 15, 2018, but please do not wait until the last minute. If you have any questions about this process that are not answered by the Help Sheets, please contact the Extension office at 673-5841. 4-H Livestock Rules (4H 202) If you plan to exhibit livestock at the county or state fair in 2018, please read the 4H 202 document very thoroughly. The 4H 202 can be found at https://store.extension.iastate.edu/ Product/194. It includes important information for each species, including identification requirements. It is the responsibility of the 4-H family to read these requirements and abide by the rules set by the county and state 4-H program. Weigh-in Dates Swine Weigh-in Saturday, March 24 8:00-10:00 AM Fairgrounds Maintenance Shop Sheep, Meat Goat, Bottle Lamb, & Bottle Goat Weigh-in Saturday, May 5 8:00-10:00 AM Fairgrounds Scale in Bucket/Bottle Calf Barn Members are not required to attend weigh-ins, but it is highly encouraged. Please verify information on ID forms is correct before leaving the weigh-in site. Verification of information entered by 4-H Staff in 4hOnline is required by May 15. 8 Swine Weigh-in & Rule Updates Swine Weigh-in will be held on Saturday, March 24 from 8:00-10:00 AM in the Maintenance Shop at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. 4-H & FFA youth planning to exhibit at the Southern Iowa Fair are permitted to weigh-in six pigs in spring with a maximum of three eligible to show at the county fair, see exception below. An additional six may be weighed in for the new Pen of 3 class. NEW: Pen of 3 Swine must be identified with special feeder pen tags at the spring weigh-in. Each exhibitor can weigh-in 6 pigs for this class. Exhibitors must choose 3 to bring to the fair. Pen of 3 pigs will not have ultrasound done at fair weighin. Pen of 3 will be stalled in one stall, not separately. Pigs will be judged during the show by the judge on: uniformity, rate of gain, & overall quality. Class Options include Commercial Gilt, Purebred Gilt (must have 5 to establish class & papers are due at fair), Market Swine, Derby Swine, and Pen of 3 Swine. The requirement of having at least one derby pig applies to all individual entries. If just exhibiting a Pen of 3 Swine, the derby requirement does not apply. We will NOT have a Purebred Barrow Class or Carcass Swine Class this year. These are classes that have been suggested and are being taken into consideration for future years, but WILL NOT be classes this year. We are sorry for any confusion about these rumors. Bucket/Bottle Animal Birthdates Bucket/Bottle Calves must be born between: February 1 and April 30, 2018 Bottle Lambs & Goats must be born between: January 1 and April 30, 2018 Animals must be in exhibitor s possession within 2 weeks of the animal s birth. Bucket/Bottle Calves do not require a beginning weigh-in. Bottle Lambs and Bottle Goats must attend the May 5 weigh-in. Refer to the February newsletter for more details. 5
Tentative Fair Schedule Monday, July 16 7:00 AM - Advanced Cattle Feeder Pen Weigh-in at scale 7:30-9:30 AM - Swine Weigh-in at scale 8:00 AM-2:30 PM - 4-H Static Exhibit Judging in Exhibit Hall & 4-H Building 9:00-11:00 AM - Poultry Check-in in Poultry barn 10:00-11:30 AM - Sheep Weigh-in at scale 10:00 AM-Noon - Rabbit Check-in at cages 1:00-2:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bottle Lamb & Goat Check-in in barns 2:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Llama Show in Pavilion by 6:00 PM - Dairy Check-in at Dairy stalls w/superintendents by 6:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket/Bottle Calf Check-in at Stalls with Superintendents 6:00 PM - 4-H, FFA, and Clover Kids Dog Show in Pavilion 6:00-8:00 PM - Beef Weigh-in/Check-in at scale, Breeding at West end of B/B Barn Tuesday, July 17 9:00 AM - 4-H & FFA Poultry Show Sale Ring 9:00-11:00 AM & 12:00-2:00 PM - Communications: Educational Presentation, Share the Fun, & Extemporaneous Speaking Judging at Free Stage 3:00-4:30 PM - 4-H & FFA Bottle Lamb & Goat Interviews in DAV Building 4:00-6:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Horse Check-in at barns 6:00 PM - Mandatory 4-H & FFA Horse Exhibitor Meeting at check-in area 6:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Swine Show in Pavilion Wednesday, July 18 8:00 AM - 4-H & FFA Sheep Show in Pavilion 1:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bottle Lamb & Goat Show in Pavilion 9:00 AM-Noon - Communications: Working Exhibit Judging at Free Stage 12:30-1:45 PM - 4-H & FFA Dairy Show in Pavilion 2:00-4:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Meat Goat Show in Pavilion 4:00-5:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Myotonic Goat Show in Pavilion 1:00-3:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket/Bottle Calf Interviews in DAV Building 6:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Rabbit Show in Sale Ring Thursday, July 19 5:00 AM approx. - Swine on truck, weather permitting 8:00 AM-Noon approx. - 4-H & FFA Beef Show in Pavilion 1:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket/Bottle Calf Show in Pavilion 3:00-4:00 PM - 4-H & Clover Kids Pet Show at Free Stage 5:45 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket o Junk Auction in Pavilion 6:30 PM - Ag Olympics in Pavilion Friday, July 20 8:00 AM - 4-H & FFA Horse Show at Outdoor Arena Auction Animal Verification in Fair Board Office by 10:00 AM, NO EXCEPTIONS! Must have affidavit (Market Beef, Meat Goats, Market Lambs, Rabbits, & Poultry) on file at Fair Board Office for animal to be eligible for the auction. 1:30-2:00 PM - Livestock Judging Contest Registration in Pavilion 2:00 PM - Livestock Judging Contest in Pavilion 8:00 PM - Non-Auction Livestock Released (no early release due to weather) Saturday, July 21 4-H Office will be CLOSED 8:00 AM - Livestock Auction (following Buyer s Breakfast) in Sale Ring 10:00 AM-Noon - Horses Released 8:00 PM - Non-Livestock Exhibits Released from Exhibit Hall & 4-H Building *note change Sunday, July 22 Animals Must Be Gone by 5:00 PM Exhibits Must Be Gone between 1:00-3:00 PM in the Exhibit Hall & 4-H Building Horse Clinics & Ride Night Requirements Any 4-H or FFA member planning to exhibit horses, ponies, or mules at the 2018 Southern Iowa Fair must complete at least 2 Mahaska County Ride Nights at the fairgrounds and 1 Mahaska County 4-H offered or approved clinic. 2018 Mahaska County 4-H & FFA Ride Nights: May 3, 7, 15, 21, 31 June 7, 12, 21, 27 July 6 CLINIC OPPORTUNITY! Building Confidence and Communication Between You and Your Horse with Cody Keller will be held on April 28th, starting at 10:00 AM and should last approximately 4-5 hours with a break for lunch. Currently, the cost to attend will be $30 each but the Mahaska County Saddle Club is in the process of obtaining donations to pay for the clinic. To register, please contact a Superintendent listed below soon. If you have any questions about the Horse Project area, please call one of the Horse Superintendents listed below: Jennifer Fynaardt 402-917-0533 Tia Campbell 712-438-1441 Lisa Fields 563-212-2905 Rabbit Tattoo Clinic Monday, May 7-6:30-7:30 p.m. - DAV Building on Fairgrounds Anyone with rabbits that need tattooed for fair identification purposes can attend this clinic to have their rabbits tattooed. A tattoo is required to be eligible to identify and show rabbits for the county and state fairs. Cost to attend is free. RSVP is not required. Rabbit Superintendents will only be present for one hour. Rabbits that are already tattooed do not need to attend this clinic and are good to go. Rabbits that don t have tattoos will need to be tattooed. Youth are not required to attend this clinic, it is just an option available to families. This schedule is subject to change due to conflicts and weather. 6 7