Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United Sates Department of Agriculture. Nebraska Extension educational programs abide with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture. 2017
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February 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Jan 28 Jan 29 Clover Kid Meeting Registration DUE Jan 30 31 1 4-H Enrollments DUE Year End Club Treasurer Reports DUE 2 3 Clover Kid Meeting, 9:00-10:15 Wayne County Courthouse Teen Supremes, 10:15 AM First Lego League Qualifying Tournament, South Sioux City Wayne County Air Gun Invitational, Carroll 4 Wayne County Air Gun Invitational, Carroll 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 First Lego League Championship Tournament, Ashland 18 19 President s Day Observed Office Closed 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Clover Kid Meeting Registration DUE 27 28 February is Nebraska 4-H Month March 2018 1 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Trip Payment DUE 1 Emerald and Diamond Clover Award Plans approved 1 Special Garden Project Reg. DUE 2 College Scholarship Applications Due to 4-H Foundation 2 Governor s Agricultural Excellence Awards Due 3 4-H Clover Kid Meeting, Wayne County Courthouse Reg. DUE Feb. 26 3 Teen Supremes 4 Market Beef Weigh-in, Wayne Veterinary Clinic Snow date March 11 15 Innovative Youth Corn Challenge Reg. DUE 15 4-H Council High School Senior Scholarship Applications DUE 16 Nebr. Association of County Extension Boards (NACEB) Scholarship Applications Due 19 4-H Council 19 4-H Leader Meeting 24 Bake & Take Day wayne.unl.edu 4h.unl.edu
2018 Wayne County 4-H Calendar January 2 Extension Office Re-opens 2 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Trip Payment DUE 9 District Award Applications DUE 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed Office Closed February Nebraska 4-H Month 1 4-H Enrollments DUE 1 4-H Club Treasurer s Report DUE 3 First Lego League State Qualifier, South Sioux City 3 Clover Kids Meeting, Wayne County Courthouse, 9-10:15 a.m. (Reg. Due Jan. 29) 3 Teen Supremes, Wayne County Courthouse, 10:15 a.m. 3-4 Wayne County Air Gun Invitational, Carroll 17 First Lego League State Competition, Ashland 19 President s Day observed Office Closed March 1 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Trip Payment DUE 1 Emerald and Diamond Clover Award Plan Approval DUE 3 Clover Kids Meeting, Wayne County Courthouse, 9-10:15 a.m. (Reg. Due Feb. 26) 3 Teen Supremes 4 Wayne Co. Market Beef Weigh-in, Wayne Veterinary Clinic, 1-2:30 p.m. Snow Date Mar. 11 4 Market Beef ID s DUE (ROG) 15 4-H Council High School Senior Scholarship & Renee Felt Scholarship Applications DUE 17 CWF Meeting, Columbus, 9:30-11:30 a.m. 17-18 State 4-H BB Gun/Air Rifle Championship, Beatrice 19 4-H Council, 6 p.m. 19 4-H Leader Meeting, Wayne County Courthouse, 7 p.m. 24 Bake and Take Day April 9 Public Speaking Contest, Wayne County Courthouse, 7:00 p.m. (Entries DUE 6) 15 Market Beef DNA, Premises ID, & Non Rate-of-Gain ID s DUE (Sunday) 16 Market Beef Non Rate-of-Gain ID s DUE? 16 4-H Council 23 Next Chapter Statewide Celebration, Lincoln 27 Arbor Day observed Office Closed May 1 Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Trip Payment DUE 1 4-H Council Camp Scholarship Applications DUE 5 Clover Kids Meeting, Wayne County Courthouse, 9-10:15 a.m. (Reg. Due April 30) 5 Teen Supremes, Wayne County Courthouse, 10:15 a.m. 11 District & State Horse Shows: Horse Level Testing must be complete & Entries DUE 11 District & State Horse Shows: Horse ID s DUE 17 Meat Goat Weigh and Tag Day, Fairgrounds, County Market/Breeding Meat Goat ID s DUE 17 Sheep Weigh and Tag Day, Fairgrounds, County Market/Breeding Sheep ID s DUE 19 Open Horse Show, Wayne County Fairgrounds (tentative) 23 CWF Meeting, Columbus, 6:00 p.m. 24 Regional Public Speaking Contest (Entries DUE May 7) 24 Regional Interview Judging Contest (Entries DUE May 7) 28 Memorial Day observed Office Closed 30 Quality Assurance, Wayne, Wayne County Fairgrounds, 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. TBA 4-H Council June 1 4-H T-Shirt Orders DUE 13 District Horse Show, Ord 14 District Horse Show, York 14 Clover Kid Camp 15 Mid-year Enrollments DUE 15 Ak-Sar-Ben/State Fair Meat Goat, Sheep & Swine DNA Collector Envelopes DUE 15 Ak-Sar-Ben/State Fair Breeding Beef, Sheep & Does (Goat) Nominations DUE 15 County Breeding Beef, Cow/Calf, Bucket Calf, Feeder Calf, Dairy, Goats (Dairy & Pygmy), Swine, & Rabbit ID s DUE 15 County Horse ID s DUE and Horse Level 1 Testing must be complete for County Fair 18 Ponca Day Camp Counselor Training (App. DUE June 8 to Dixon County) 19 Ponca Day Camp (Reg. DUE June 8 to Dixon County) 21 District Horse Show, Central City 21-30 Citizenship Washington Focus Trip 25-26 PASE/Life Challenge (Reg. DUE TBA) TBA 4-H Horticulture Contest TBA Teen Supremes OVER January 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 March 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 4 Independence Day observed Office Closed 5 Favorite Foods Contest and Presentation Contest Entries DUE 5 Contest Day & All Fair Entries except Horticulture/Floriculture DUE 5 Current Cat, Dog & Ferret vaccination records DUE 9 Favorite Foods Contest, 6 p.m., Presentations Contest, 7 p.m., Wayne County Courthouse 15-19 Fonner Park Horse Expo, Grand Island 16 4-H Council 19 Contest Day, Wayne United Methodist Church 21 Cat, Dog & Small Animal Show, Fairgrounds 23 Pre-Fair Clean-up night 24 Extension Office moves to the Fairgrounds 25 4-H Building Exhibits Judged 25 Horticulture/Floriculture Entries DUE 25-29 WAYNE COUNTY FAIR 27 Public Fashion Show, Fairgrounds 29 State Fair Fashion Show/Contest Entries DUE 30 Extension Office re-opens at Courthouse, 1:30 PM 30 Post-Fair Clean-up night TBA Teen Supremes TBA Poultry Showmanship Clinic, Fairgrounds August 10 Online State Fair Entries DUE by 5:00 PM 21 State Fair Exhibits DUE by noon to Extension Office 23 Norfolk Beef Expo Entries DUE 24-31 NEBRASKA STATE FAIR TBA Online Ak-Sar-Ben Entries DUE September 1-3 NEBRASKA STATE FAIR 3 Labor Day observed Office Closed 7 State Fair exhibits ready to be picked up from Extension Office 9 Norfolk Beef Expo, Norfolk 12 Final Enrollments, County Award & Diamond Clover Applications, Clubs of Excellence & 4-H Career Portfolio Summaries DUE to Extension Office 23-24 Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Show, Grand Island TBA Ak-Sar-Ben Horse Show, Grand Island TBA 4-H Council, County Awards Judging October 7-13 National 4-H Week 8 Columbus Day observed Office Closed 16 Career Day, Wayne State College 21 4-H Achievement Program 21 4-H Council Election 21 Teen Supremes sign-up November 1 Livestock Committee Meeting 3 Clover Kids Meeting, Wayne County Courthouse, 9-10:15 a.m. (Reg. Due Oct 29) 3 Teen Supremes, Wayne County Courthouse, 10:15 a.m. 5 Request State Award Information 12 Veteran s Day Observed Office Closed 22-23 Thanksgiving Holiday Office Closed TBA 4-H Council December 1 Clover Kids, Wayne County Courthouse, 9-10:15 a.m. (Reg. DUE Nov. 26) 3 Fair Manager s Scholarship Applications DUE 24-31 Holiday Closedown Office Closed WATCH THE MONTHLY 4-H NEWSLETTER FOR UPDATES ON DATES Updated January 23, 2018 July 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 31 August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1
ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION GUIDELINES 2018 ID sheets for County Fair livestock, Dairy, and Horses can be found at http;//wayne.unl.edu/4hanimalaffidavits. Read identification instructions under each specie. Project Area BEEF Market Breeding Feeder Calves County Fair ONLY 4-H Ear Tag or EID Tag Tattoo or Family Ear Tag 4-H Ear Tag or EID Tag Nomination Process* State Fair Tattoo & Animal Info Submitted Online FFA Only AKSARBEN Tattoo & Animal Info Submitted Online over DNA Collectors and ** Due to County: On county weigh date for ROG State 4-H Deadline: County Fair Pre-Entry Deadline*** State Fair AKSARBEN April 15 July 5 August 10 TBA June 15 June 15 July 5 August 10 TBA June 15 June 15 July 5 ----- TBA Bucket Calf 4-H Ear Tag No Class No Class June 15 NA July 5 ----- ----- DAIRY GOAT Cattle ID Sheet Drawing or Picture ID Sheet Drawing ID Sheet Drawing June 15 June 15 July 5 August 10 TBA Goat Scrapies Tag No Class No Class June 15 NA July 5 ----- ----- Breeding Market HORSE SWINE Market SHEEP Breeding Market Scrapies Tag Scrapies Tag ID Sheet Drawing or Picture 4-H Ear Tag or EID Tag Scrapies Tag Scrapies Tag Scrapie Tag & Scrapies Tag, DNA, & No Class May 17 June 15 July 5 August 10 ----- Scrapies Tag, DNA, & May 17 June 15 July 5 August 10 TBA ID Sheet Drawing ID Sheet Drawing June 15 May 11 July 5 Scrapie Tag & Scrapies Tag, DNA, & June 15 June 15 July 5 August 10 TBA No Class May 17 June 15 July 5 August 10 ----- Scrapies Tag, DNA, & May 17 June 15 July 5 August 10 TBA
* County offices can accept paper ID sheets for their own record keeping but will not be accepted as a form of identification for State Fair. Each exhibitor may nominate a total, between 4-H and FFA, as follows: Market Beef (10), Market Lambs (20), Market Swine (40), and Market Goats (20). ** Breeding Nomination Cards will not be used Information is entered online by families into the AKSARBEN database. *** Entries must be in by the dates dictated by each individual show to be eligible for exhibition at these events. In the case of State Fair, the August 10 th deadline will serve as the declaration for a nominated animal to be shown in either 4-H or FFA. If an animal is entered to be shown in FFA at State Fair, it is no longer eligible for AKSARBEN. If an animal is entered in FFA, but isn t exhibited, that animal is not eligible to be exhibited at AKSARBEN. If an animal is entered in 4-H at State Fair, but is not exhibited, that animal is eligible for AKSARBEN. AKSARBEN is a 4-H livestock show. County Staff Responsibilities: 1. Submit an EID tag order for State Fair/AKSARBEN livestock (beef, swine, sheep, goat) entries. 2. Submit a regular tag order for county only livestock (beef, swine, sheep, goat) entries and submit an EID tag order for county only livestock (beef, swine, sheep, goat) entries. 3. Request DNA collectors. 4. Distribute and collect DNA collectors to families. 5. Collect market beef DNA collectors by April 15. Copy each market beef DNA collector for family and county records and mail all completed DNA collectors to the AKSARBEN office. 6. Collect market swine, market lamb, and market goat DNA collectors by June 15. Copy each DNA collector for family and county records and mail to the AKSARBEN office. 7. Review and validate all livestock entries for each exhibitor based off the recorded copy of the DNA collector in their office. 8. Send all edits to AKSARBEN for any changes needed for their families livestock entries. Once all edits have been received and AKSARBEN perfects the database, no further edits will be allowed. 9. Inform families that all nominations are available on ShoWorks for State Fair pre entries. Family Responsibilities: 1. Exhibitors showing market animals at State Fair or AKSARBEN must have a signed and sealed official DNA collector with hair samples for DNA verification turned into their county office and animal information submitted online via the AKSARBEN database by the appropriate deadline listed in the table. 2. Exhibitors showing breeding beef, breeding sheep and breeding does at State Fair will be nominated by submitting animal information online via the AKSARBEN database by the June 15 nomination deadline. 3. Exhibitors will select which animal entries they have chosen to show at State Fair in a dropdown menu in ShoWorks. All nominated animals will be automatically listed as a choice option for pre-entry registration. 4. 4 H and FFA youth participants will declare which youth organization they will show their animal projects by August 10 in ShoWorks.