K-State Research & Extension Greenwood County 4-H News

K-State Research & Extension Greenwood County 4-H News 4-H is an organization of young people who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills for their community, their country and their world. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service ᴥ June 2017 MAY 31 - June 2 Discovery Days. Manhattan 31-June 2 Sewing Camp, Manhattan JUNE 1 Corrections to Market Beef Nomination Due. 6 Reining Clinic 9 GWCO Favorite Foods Show 10-12 State Geology Field Trip 14 Weigh Check 14-17 K-State Animal Sciences Leadership Academy, Manhattan 15 Commercial heifer, Market/Commercial swine, market/ commercial lamb, and meat goat nominations must be post marked by this date 15 District Horse Show Entry Deadline 17 National Festival of Breads-Manhattan 20 Southeast area 4-H judging contest day - Emporia 23 Counselors to Camp 24-27 4-H Camp, Rock Springs 24-27 Campference, Rock Springs 28 4-H Day Camp 29 Livestock skill a-thon, Yates Center 29-July 2 K-State Animal Sciences Leadership Academy, Manhattan 30 Area FCS Judging Contests- Favorite Foods, Horticulture, Photography and Crops-Emporia JULY 6 District Horse Show 1 Greenwood County Fair Entries Due at the Extension Office by 5 p. m. 7-8 Dr. Bob Hines KS Youth Swine Clinic, Manhattan 15 Corrections due for commercial heifer, Market/ Commercial swine, lamb and meat goat nominations. 19 Fair grounds clean up 22 Greenwood County 4-H Horse Show 26 Clothing Judging &Public Style Revue, Madison High School July 28 July 31 Greenwood County Fair August 1 State Fair Entries Due 1 Deadline for State Fair Horse Entries 15 Entry deadline for KSF Dog Show 19-20 State 4-H Swine Stakes SEPTEMBER 1 State Fair Entries Due 9-17 Kansas State Fair 1 2017 Fair Schedule July 10 4-H Fair Entries due BY 5 p.m. in Extension Office July 14 Open class Entry forms due Extension Office July 15 4-H Shooting Sports County Competition July 22 Greenwood County 4-H Horse Show July 26 Public Style Revue & clothing Judging, Madison High School FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017 8:30-11:30 a.m. Acceptance of non-livestock Exhibits (4-H and Open Class) 8:30-11:30 a.m. Acceptance of 4-H/FFA Livestock Exhibits Beef ONLY Weigh-IN Thursday night, 7-8 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 4-H Foods Consultation Judging 9:30 a.m. 4-H Photography Consultation Judging 12 p.m. Community Building closed to the public for judging of exhibits. Open 4 p.m.-9 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 4-H Arts & Crafts Consultation Judging 3 p.m. 4-H Poultry Show-Poultry/Rabbit Barn 7 p.m. 4-H Beef Show (Bucket Calf Show on Sunday) SATURDAY, JULY 29, 2017 8 a.m. 4-H Swine Show 11:30 a.m. 4-H Sheep Show 1 p.m. 4-H Tractor Operator Contest 1 p.m. Fish Casting Contest 3 p.m. 4-H Rabbit Show-Concourse Building 3-7 p.m. Main Street Momma s Carnival $2 unlimited wrist bands 5 p.m. 4-H Meat Goat Show 5:30-7p.m. Harmony Sunflower 70th Birthday Reunion 7:30p.m. Barnyard Olympics Show barn sponsored by FFA Boosters 9 p.m. Youth Movie At The Lawn 11 and under 9-11 p.m. Youth Dance 12-18 Braden Room $3 per person SUNDAY, JULY 30, 2017 4:30 p.m. 4-H Bucket Calf Show 6 p.m. Lamb Lead-In Contest 6:30 Parade of Pre-Fair Champions (shooting sports, Horse, etc.) followed by: 4-H Round Robin Showmanship Finals. MONDAY, July 31, 2017 9:30 a.m. 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Show barn 11 a.m. Fairgrounds Clean-up 12-1 p.m. Release of 4-H & Open Class Exhibits 5:30 p.m. Livestock Sale Dinner Friend of the Fair Presentation 7 p.m. Livestock Sale

Dear Greenwood County 4-H ers, Thank you for showing the true meaning of making the best better the last four years. I will cherish and remember the growing opportunities we have had through 4-H and youth development. I submitted my resignation to the Greenwood County Extension board as of June 30 th and will be relocating to Oklahoma. If you have a chance, feel free to stop by the office or at 4-H day camp. I would enjoy seeing you and visiting before I make the transition to Oklahoma. Kindly, Beth Ireland STATE 4-H HORTICULTURE JUDGING CONTEST The State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017 on the campus of Kansas State University, Manhattan. Registration information will be on the web in early July.The study material for years 2017 and 2018 is taken from The Kansas Garden Guide, KSRE publication S-51 (Rev.) March 2010. This publication is available for purchase at local Extension offices or can be downloaded The Kansas Garden Guide. The written exam selections from The Kansas Garden Guide include pp. 25-29 Watering the Garden pp. 51-70 Vegetable Crops. Be sure to use the 2010 version of the garden guide. This information is available on the Kansas 4-H Website on the Horticulture Judging Contest page. Effective January 1, 2015, contestants who have judged as an official team member at the National Junior Horticulture Association Judging Contest are not eligible to compete as a team or as an individual at the State Kansas 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest PULLORUM TESTING FOR POULTRY Any poultry, except waterfowl, to be shown at the 2016 Greenwood County Fair must be Pullorum- Typhoid clean. On July 13th, that testing is available for those birds at the Greenwood County Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Please call the Extension Office at 620-583-7455 if you have any questions about this event. 4-H DAY CAMP ~ JUNE 28 TH Any Children Ages 5-8 Cost $5.00 Matt Samuels Building-8:30-12:30 p.m. Snack and Lunch Provided 4-H Day camp is a fun-filled day with activities for the kids. The camp will also give an inside look at some of the 4-H projects offered through the 4-H organization. 4-H junior leaders will serve as camp counselors! Any Junior Leader interested in serving as camp counselor may sign up by calling (620-583-7455) or e -mailing Debi debi@ksu.edu) by June 19h if not already signed up. Camp sign-up deadline is Monday, June 19th. State 4-H Horse Judging Contest The State 4-H Horse Judging Contest will be at the Salina Fairgrounds on Thursday, June 22th. At Ag Hall, Salina for 4-H er 9-18 years of age before January 1, 2017 All entries must be made through the Extension Office no later than June 1 at 5:00 pm. See entry form later in the newsletter. FOUNDATION NOTES Pre-order Greenwood County Fair t-shirts this year! Please fill out the attached form and return with payment to the Extension Office June 12th. The shirts will be gray in color and cost $10. Make checks payable to: Greenwood County 4-H Foundation. SOUTHEAST AREA 4-H JUDGING CONTEST DAY The Southeast area 4-H judging contest day will take place Tuesday June 20, 9 a.m. in Emporia. Judging contest include family and consumer science, horticulture, photography and crops. $10.00 per person, judge in as many contest as you lik and get an afternoon pool pass for the emporia pool. Edd setail here: http://tinyurl.com/secontest2017 Come say Farewell to Beth and Ryan June 30th, 2 p.m. To 4 p.m. in the Extension Office 2

Fair Changes for 2017 and Beyond FAVORITE FOOD SHOW Hogs: There have been a couple changes for animals at the county fair. Greenwood County 4-H Foundation has voted on a suggested weight increase or the market hogs class at the County Fair. The old weight of 220 pounds has been in place for over 15 years and the hog superintendents suggested a 10 pound weight increase to better match what the industry is doing as well as follow along with the State Fair rules. This rule will not affect when hogs should be born by, so you still need to buy hogs that are born on or after January 1 st of that year. (230 pounds is the minimum weight). Also note that market hogs will not be sorted/ enrolled into dark and light classes. Classes will strictly be broken up on weight. Beef: Beef must be born on or after January 1 st of the previous year., ex; market steer for 2017 must be born on or after January 1 st of 2016. Weigh in schedule change at the fair: No animals on the fair grounds before 5p.m. Water will not be turned on until weigh in time, Thursday Night. Thursday Night: Beef only; 7p.m. to 8p.m. There will be no unloading of hogs during this time. Friday: Hogs:8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Goats: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sheep: 10 a.m. to 11a.m Bucket Calves: 11a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Scales close at 11:30 a.m. Fair Changes Entomology Fair Changes Entomology rules for the Greenwood County fair are limited on space, and for those needing help with projects or more detail of fair submission, feel free to contact Luke Westerman, Superintendent of Entomology at luke.westerman22@gmail.com Foods Fair Changes For 2017, the labels on the bottom of the plates, no LONGER need to be ATTACHED. Bring the label completed with each fair entry at time of judging. All top blues of gift baskets will be considered for a grand and reserve food basket. All top blues of decorated food items will be considered for a grand and reserve decorated food item. The decorated foods are not KSF eligible. Mark your calendars for Friday, June 9th at 2 p.m. for the Greenwood County 4-H Favorite Foods Show! The Favorite Foods Show will be held at the Greenwood County courthouse beginning at 2:00pm. Come show your food and nutrition knowledge as well as your creativity with a themed place setting! More information is included on the entry form which is the back page of this newsletter. Intermediate & Senior FCS Judging at Kansas State Fair - September 16 An intermediate contest will be available for 9-13 year old as on January 1, 2017. And 14-19 years old as on January 1, 2017. Each County may enter 1 team of 2 for this contest. The top team will receive $200.00 to take an educational trip related to FCS. If you are interested, call the Extension Office to sign up. 620-583-7455. Must be pre-entered by July 31st DR. BOB HINES KANSAS SWINE CLASSIC The 2017 Dr. Bob Hines Kansas Youth Swine Classic will be held July 7-8 at the Riley County Fairgrounds at Cico Park in Manhattan, KS. This 2-day event includes educational opportunities, a showmanship contest, and prospect and market hog shows and is sponsored by Kansas State University s Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. Entry forms and registration will be due June 25. This year we will be offering a youth swine skillathon as an educational event. So, kids, use those hot summer days to study up and come prepared to show off what you know! Look for more information and forms to be posted in the future on the website, www.youthlivestock.ksu.edu, Southeast District Horse Show When: July 6th Where: State Hospital Arena, Parsons Chairperson: Julie Traxson, Wildcat District-Altamont jtraxson@ksu.edu; (620) 784-5337 Entry deadline: June 15, 2017 Health papers required! 3 K-State R activities special re

FAIR BUILDINGS SET UP & TAKE DOWN 2017 Lots of help is needed for set up and take down of display spaces. Tables, racks and shelves must be set up and arranged. Adults and older 4-H'ers and some pickup trucks are needed. Clubs assigned to help with set up Thursday, July 27, at 6:00 p.m. are: * Racing Wranglers * Willow Valley Go-Getters * Fancy Mustangs * Upper Fall River Jayhawkers On Monday, July 31 st at 1:00, the process is reversed and we take all the display spaces apart and store them. We cannot start this or move any exhibits until 1:00 p.m. The clubs to help with this are: * Madison Pacesetters * Harmony Sunflowers * Fall River 55 ers We appreciate your help with all of this. It doesn't take long when everyone pitches in. BUILDING WATCH TIMES: Each club has assigned times for watching the Matt Samuels Building AND the Concourse. Please have 2 adults or older 4-H ers for each building. Watch responsibilities are: * Keep a watchful eye on exhibits and fair goers. * Visitors should not handle exhibits. (Especially watch the Arts & Crafts area) * Responsible for 4-H Food Sale items * Kansas State Fair entry sheets * Straighten exhibits, posters, etc., if needed. * Do not let children run or scuffle through the buildings. Assigned times are: Friday * 3 p.m. 5 p.m. MPS * 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. RW * 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. UFRJ Saturday * 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. WVGG * 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. FM * 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. FR 55 ers Sunday * 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. MPS * 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. RW * 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. UFRJ * 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. WVGG * 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. FM Monday * 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. FR 55 ers * 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. HS TRASH DUTY DURING THE FAIR: Friday: Madison Pacesetters 9 a.m. 2 p.m. FM 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday Fall River 55 ers 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Willow Valley Go-Getters 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday Harmony Sunflowers 9 a.m. 2 p.m. Racing Wranglers 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday All clubs 9 a.m. CONCESSIONS: A reminder to all clubs:10% of your concession sales are to go to the 4-H Foundation to cover sales tax. In the past we have not been strict with collecting this. Due to the state cracking down we will now need to enforce this. If you have posters with the cost of items be sure some where on the poster it states Price includes tax Thank you! Friday: Madison Pacesetters 9 a.m. 2 p.m. FM 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday: Fall River 55 ers 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Willow Valley Go-Getters 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Sunday Harmony Sunflowers * 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. HS 4

YOUTH LIVESTOCK NOMINATION INFORMATION: The livestock nomination forms and information for all species are now available on the website, www.youthlivestock.ksu.edu *A nomination is documentation that an exhibitor has owned, possessed, and cared for their animal (s) since a certain date in order to show at the Kansas State Fair and/or Kansas Junior Livestock Show. These are nominations, NOT entries. Entries for both shows will come later in August and September. All market and commercial animals require a nomination but registered (with association papers) do not require a nomination. In order for a nomination to be complete they need to include: (1) Household Nomination Declaration Form - each family that has one or more exhibitor nominating livestock needs to have this form. All youth who could possibly exhibit the animal(s) at the show must sign AND initial this form. A parent signature and agent/ffa advisor signature must be present, as well. (2) Specie Nomination Form - there is a different form for each specie (and 2 for beef). Market Beef, Commercial Heifer, Swine, Lamb, and Meat Goat. These forms require exhibitors to write in their 5- digit 4-H ear tag number AND place the sticker of their EID bar code. All exhibitors, a parent, and agent/ffa advisor must sign this form. (3) DNA Hair Envelopes - all nominated animals must have a hair sample placed in an OFFI- CIAL envelope. These may be obtained through the Extension Office. If a hair sample is placed in a regular envelope and the animal information is simply written on the blank envelope, it will be returned. Exhibitor signatures and a parent signature are required on EACH envelope, but an agent/ advisor signature is not required. (4) Nomination Fee - exhibitors must pay an $8.00 per animal fee. If the $8.00 fee is not provided for all animals listed on the nomination form, only the number of animals that are paid for will be considered eligible until the fees are provided. Checks can be made out to "Kansas Junior Livestock Show" or "KJLS". YOUTH LIVESTOCK NOMINATION INFORMATION: -CONTINUED- Deadlines: Market beef nominations are due (postmarked) by May 1. All other nominations are due (postmarked) by June 15. This year June 15 falls on a Sunday, therefore we will accept nominations postmarked on Monday, June 16. If a nomination is received within 10 days of the original deadline, it can be accepted. The YLP office will send a letter to the agent/advisor and the family explaining the late nomination process and will require a signature and $15 late fee. The family will be put on a probation list, which means if they are late in submitting nominations again in the future they will be ineligible to show. Signatures of exhibitors, parents, and agents/advisors is required in order for the nomination to be complete. If a nomination is received later than 10 days after the deadline, it will not be accepted. Youth PQA Certification: All youth intending to exhibit swine at the Kansas State Fair and/or Kansas Junior Livestock Show are required to have a PQA number. To be certified, youth must partake in an educational session or take an exam about pork production and animal handling/care. Once they have completed either of these, the PQA trainer will enter their information into the pork checkoff website database and a number will be provided. Please note that if any youth participated in the Jr. Swine Producer Day PQA session in February 2013, they were only certified for one year and their certification will expire by the end of February 2014. On the Swine Nomination form, there are lines provided to enter each exhibitor s individual PQA number. If a nomination is received without the PQA number, it is considered incomplete. Corrections: If a nomination is incomplete for any reason (missing signatures, lack of DNA, no fee, etc.), a one-time $10 incomplete nomination fee will be charged to the nominating family. The YLP office will return the incomplete nomination with a letter explaining why it is incomplete. The exhibitor then has one month to return the nomination with the $10 fee in order to be eligible to show (market beef corrections are due June 1 and all other nominations corrections are due July 15). These rules may be a bit strict but the number of nominations received that are incomplete is very frustrating for the YLP coordinator. We encourage exhibitors to have agents/advisors double check their nomination forms before they are sent. ~Continued Next Page~ 5

YOUTH LIVESTOCK NOMINATION INFORMATION: -CONTINUED- One of the most common errors made is not having both youth and parent INITIALS on the nomination declaration form. It is a very minor detail, but with no initials it tells us the parents and youth have failed to read the rules and guidelines for the nomination process. Household Name & KSU Family ID Number: These are the same number - in the past it has been labeled a different title for state fair entries but we hope this has now been resolved. If not, know that they are the same. Each family has a four digit number and each individual has their own two digit number that follows. For example, the John Smith Family has the number 1234 and the three children who show in that family are assigned the numbers 1234-01, 1234-02, 1234-03. If this is the first year for a family to nominate, we will assign them a number when the nomination is received. Checking Nominated Livestock: Once nominations are received and entered into the database, updated reports will be put on the website for offices and families to check their nominations. Letters are sent to the families telling them whether their nominations are complete or not. If incomplete, the letter will explain what they need to do. Calling the YLP office to ask what is incomplete will only cause the entering of nominations into the database to take longer - the letters to the families will explain. Remember, all forms and information are located on the program website www.youthlivestock.ksu.edu Weigh Check - June 14th Is your market animal on path to make weight at the county fair? Do you think its going to be a close call? Remember that we will not allow a weigh back option on the Monday of the fair this year so your animal must make weight on Friday to be eligible to sell at the county fair. I will have the scales set up on the afternoon/evening of June 14th starting at 3 till 6 pm. This is a special opportunity to weigh your animals, if you want to take advantage of this opportunity you MUST call the office at 620.583.7455 by June 13th at 5 pm. You need to call in advance as we will leave at 6. 2017 KANSAS 4-H STATE LIVESTOCK SWEEPSTAKES AUGUST 19-20 The 2017 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes will be held August 19-20 on the K-State campus in Manhattan, KS. Mark your calendars! This is the corresponding date to previous years. The 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes event includes the state 4-H livestock judging contest, meat judging contest, livestock skillathon, and livestock quiz bowl. The members who will represent Kansas at the national 4-H contest for each of these events will be selected during the livestock sweepstakes weekend. Members may participate in as many or as few of the events as they would like. The deadline to enter will be August 1. All entries must be made by the local Extension Office using Cvent. Additional details will be released in June. 1 st Annual 4-H Day with the Kansas City Royals Missouri and Kansas 4-H members, parents, volunteers, supporters, and alumni will gather at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday, September 17, 2016 for the 1st annual 4-H Day with the Royals. The World Series Champion Royals will be playing the White Socks in a 6:15 p.m. game. Tickets for the game will be $35.00 each and includes a specially designed t-shirt featuring the 4-H Clover on the back and the Royals emblem on the front. Pre-game ceremonies will include one 4-H member joining the Captains Club to represent 4-H prior to the game. As an added bonus, the Royals give-away item for the game is an adult Royals pullover. The first 15,000 fans age 16 and older will receive this one-of-akind item. Tickets for the event must be ordered on the 4-H Day with the Royals order form. Ticket order forms are available at the University of Missouri Extension office, or on the web at http://extension.missouri.edu/saline/ royal.aspx or for credit card orders at http:// tinyurl.com/gt4e7k9. Ticket orders must be postmarked by August 1, 2016. Tickets usually sell out before the order deadline, so families are encouraged to order early. 4-H Clubs, counties, or groups of families who would like to be seated together must send their orders on the same form. Families can also participate in the 4-H Day with the Royals raffle to win prizes. Complete information about the 4-H Day with the Royals raffle is on the ticket order form. 6

4-H Photography kids; below is instructions on how to mount your photos for the fair. This will also be available in the Extension office when you purchase your photo boards. 7

PRE-REGISTRATION, FEES AND PARTICIPATION FORMS DUE June 1, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Extension Office State 4-H Horse Judging Contest June 22 nd, 2017 Check in 8:30am Contest start at 9:30am Ag Hall, Expo Center, Salina Please fill out this form and take it to your local extension office. The extension staff MUST enter the registration on Cvent for registration to be complete. Please also send a copy of the registration form with payment to the State 4-H Offie Senior Division-4-H Individuals14-18 years of age before January 1, 2017 Intermediate Division-4-H Individuals 9-13 years of age before January 1, 2017 Coach Name: Email: Extension Unit: Telephone: Cell: Contestant Name County/District Interm. Senior Date of Birth Total Number of Contestants: X $20.00 = * *ENTRY FEE INCLUDES MEAL Total Paid = *Please note there is a $25 cancellation fee Extension agent approval signature: Please make checks payable to: Kansas 4-H Foundation Check DUE BY June 10 th, 2017 to: State 4-H Youth Development ATTN: 4-H Horse Judging Contest 201 Umberger Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506-3404 8

Greenwood County 4-H Favorite Food Show Friday June 9, 2017 2:00 pm Greenwood County Courthouse Hallway Favorite Food Show is an exhibit and contest to encourage 4-H ers to learn about meal planning, food preparation, and presentation. This is a creative and fun event for 4-Hers. A Favorite Food is chosen, and is recommended that it is one the 4-H er likes and likes to prepare. A menu is planned with the food, and the table decor is coordinated. Foods chosen may be main courses, desserts, snacks, breads, casseroles or any other. A recipe card and a menu card should be displayed with the proper table setting. The 4-Her will visit informally with the judge and tell how to prepare and serve the food, why they selected the table service and dishes, and why the centerpiece is appropriate. The 4-Her should also know some of the nutritional value of the food and be able to discuss that with the judge. There are no hard and fast rules, but the following score card is suggested: 30 points - The Exhibitor Appropriately dressed for the occasion of the menu, Originality Interview-eye contact, clarity, volume of voice. Demonstrates understanding of table setting techniques and the menu, food preparation and food safety. 30 points - The Food Can discuss Nutritional Value & Health Portions. Understands preparations of the food item. Appearance of food. Food safety knowledge. Portion size. 20 points- The Menu With Favorite Food Appropriate food choices. Understanding of meal preparation time management. Knowledge and experience with this menu. Balanced in color and texture. 20 points - The Table Setting Appropriate for menu. Menu and recipe are clear and legible. Attractive-color scheme, dishes, food, placemats, linen, etc. Appropriate centerpiece. ************************************************************************************************ FAVORITE FOOD SHOW ENTRY DUE IN TO EXTENSION OFFICE BY TUESDAY MAY 30th by 5:00pm Name: Club: 4-H Age: (as of Jan 1) Phone Number: My favorite food entry will be: Served For (Occasion): 9