The Weekly Update #4
May 18th, 2023
4-H Calendar of Events
May
19 - DUE - Registration for County Speech and Presentation Contests
22 - Speech and Presentation Contests - NCTA Ed Center Room 131 @ 6:30 pm
25 - Animal Science Discovery Day - NCTA, Curtis - Register at https://cvent.me/mP1GMA
26 - PASE Registration DUE to Frontier County Office
June
1 – DUE – County 4-H Online Enrollment DEADLINE
1 – DUE – All Large Animal Livestock ID Forms & Photos Showing Ear Tag – Market (Sheep, Goat, Swine); Breeding (Sheep, Goat, Swine); Cow/Calf
1 – DUE – Stocker-Feeder Livestock ID form (ONLY large animal project NOT required to have ear tag photo)
1 – DUE – YQCA Training Completed & Certificate to Office
11-16 – Big Red Camps
15 – DUE – ALL State Fair Livestock Nominations & DNA
16-20 – State 4H Camp at Cozad – Other Dates and Locations are available at 4h.unl.edu/camp
20 - Registration for Agronomy Youth Field Day DUE - Register at go.unl.edu/agronomy-youth-field-day
21-22 – PASE/Life Challenge Event
23 – State 4-H Speech/Presentation Contest – Lincoln
27 – Annual Agronomy Youth Field Day – Curtis
30 – DUE – Pre-Entries for Clothing/Fashion Show Contest
30 – DUE – Pre-Entries for Photography Contest
Frontier County 4-H Livestock YOUTH - Come Join the FUN!
Are you interested in a fun educational livestock experience? Do you want to see what staying on UNL East campus dorms are like for a few days? Want to meet other kids from across Nebraska and have a free ride to Lincoln? Come join 4-H Educator Kathy Burr & 4-H youth from across the state on June 21-22, 2023 to attend Premier Animal Science Events (PASE) with others from Frontier County!
Must be at least 12 years old and need to let the Frontier County Extension Office know by May 26, 2023 if you plan to attend. Look at the PASE website at https://4h.unl.edu/pase & let us know which events you want to participate in. (Kathy hopes to have a few skill-a-thon practices between June 5th-15th.) Thank you Frontier County 4-H Council for paying some contest expenses!
The state deadline to enroll in 4-H Online is June 15th, but we strongly encourage you to be enrolled before June 1st. Projects can still be edited until June 15th! We will receive new Frontier County 4-H t-shirts this year, courtesy of Farm Bureau Financial Services, and need to order June 2nd to ensure they arrive before fair. On that note, please make sure you have updated your child's t-shirt size if needed. These will be our shirts for two years unless you purchase additional, which are available at https://frontier4-h.itemorder.com. T-shirts, long sleeved t-shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts are all available for purchase. This store will close at midnight on Thursday, June 1st.
Livestock Achievement Program is an additional opportunity for enrolled livestock project youth, is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership.
The program recognizes Members of Excellence across all 4-H livestock project areas, including: beef, sheep, meat goat, swine, dairy cattle, dairy goat, rabbit, and poultry.
The program consists of two levels that require 4-H members to plan and report a broad range of age-appropriate and project-related accomplishments. For each level, the Livestock Achievement Program provides a list of accomplishments from which 4-H members choose their goals. Each accomplishment is worth a specific number of points. Intermediates, ages 10-13, must complete 100 points worth of activities to receive the distinction of Intermediate Member of Excellence. Seniors, ages 14-18, must complete 150 points worth of activities to receive the distinction of Senior Member of Excellence. The Plan and Reports, linked on the webpage, show examples of the project related accomplishments they can choose, or they can identify their own with approval of their local educator.
Applications/Sign up are due June 15th through the application form link on the website. Participants should work on their yearly plan and set their goals at the beginning of starting the program. Plan and Reports, as well as Project Records are due August 1st and sent to 4hlivestockachievement@unl.edu *note this is a change in process from previous years. Youth completing the achievement program and receiving member of excellence recognition in the various species will be recognized during the Parade of Champions, 4-H weekend at the Nebraska State Fair.
Nebraska Extension in Frontier County
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM -4:30 PM,
Wednesday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
404 E 7th Street, Ste 2
Curtis, NE 69025
Kathy Burr, Extension 4-H Educator - Email: Kathy.Burr@unl.edu
Mandy Contrerez, Administrative Assistant - Email: Mandy.Contrerez@unl.edu
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