The Weekly Update #4

Here are the first few months of the year.

The full 2024 calendar can be found HERE.

February

1-28 - Nebraska 4-H Promotion Month

28 - Dan Stehlik NACEB Award Open House Reception (See Flyer Below)

March

1 - DUE - Applications for 4-H Council $100 Camp Scholarships

1 - DUE - Applications for Catch-A-Lamb

2 - Market Beef Weigh-In - NCTA - 9-10 am - NOTE the NEW Time

4 - 4-H Horse Stampede Entry Deadline and Art & Photography Deadline

25 - 4-H Council Meeting - Curtis @ 7:30 pm - NCTA Ed Center Room #129

23 - 4-H Horse Horse Stampede - Lincoln

26 - YQCA - Eustis - 6:20 pm-7:45 pm - Eustis 4-H Building

April

1 - 4-H Companion Animal State-Info at 4h.unl.edu/companion-animal

1-12 - DUE - Shooting Sports Enrollment (Online & Paper Forms)

6 - 4-H Babysitting Clinic-Maywood

14 - Shooting Sports New Member Training and Mandatory Club Meeting

15 - YQCA - Curtis - 6:20 pm-7:45 pm - NCTA's LTC

23 - County Wide 4-H Sheep & Goat Weigh-In - Frontier County Fairgrounds, Stockville, 6-7 pm

The Nebraska Extension Special Agronomy Project gives 4-H members an opportunity to experience a crop that is grown, was grown or has the potential to be grown in Nebraska. Youth participate by receiving seed and resources to grow the crop, research traits of the crop and determine the viability of that crop in the part of the state they live in. The project allows 4-H members interested in agronomy to grow something fun, new, and different. This year, we honor a crop grown in the panhandle!

In the fourth year of the special agronomy project, youth will explore sugar beets! Sugar beets are a major contributor to the U.S. sweetener industry and occur in a vast range of different food products. Be eligible to enter an exhibit at the County and/or State Fair in the agronomy project area. Enroll for the 2024 Special Agronomy Project through 4-H Online by enrolling in the Agronomy project and contacting your local Nebraska Extension Office to order packets of seeds. The local Extension Office will order and distribute the seeds to members. Please have your order placed prior to March 1st. For project specifications and details, be sure to go to the Nebraska State Fairbook at https://4hfairbook.unl.edu/fairbookview.php/rules.

YQCA will be offered in both Curtis and Eustis again this year. March 26th will be in Eustis at the 4-H Building, 6:20 pm - 7:45 pm and April 15 will be in Curtis at NCTA's LTC, 6:20 pm - 7:45 pm. Please register BEFORE attending either in-person session at yqcaprogram.org. The fee for in-person training is $3 and must be paid online using a credit or debit card. The fee for online training is $12.

The 4-H Horse Stampede entry portal is open! Also, new for 2024 is the addition of elementary age group (8-10) for all contests.

Online Entry Procedures:

Entries for 2024 4-H Horse Stampede are utilizing 4-H Online. Youth need to login to their 4-H Online account and click on the events tab, then select the 2024 Horse Stampede event. Or utilize the following link to register (be sure to utilize the same email account used when enrolling in 4-H):

https://horsestampede.4honline.com

Interested persons can complete the volunteer questionnaire at go.unl.edu/summer-helper BEFORE April 29th.

Exciting News! Big Red Summer Academic Camps registration is NOW OPEN! Don't miss out on the opportunity to develop new skills, prepare for college, explore career paths, and make lasting connections. Register today at 4h.unl.edu/big-red-camps.

Make a difference this summer! The Nebraska State 4-H Camp is now hiring Program Staff and Assistants for the 2024 Summer Camp season. Work with youth from across Nebraska helping to build community, teach new skills, and foster a love of the outdoors. Apply today at go.unl.edu/campjob

Scholarship opportunities are also available through the state. More information on those can be found at https://4h.unl.edu/camps-discounts

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 States 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.

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

404 E 7th Street, Ste 2

Curtis, NE 69025

(308)367-4424

Kathy Burr, Extension 4-H Educator, Email: Kathy.Burr@unl.edu

Mandy Contrerez, Administrative Assistant, Email: Mandy.Contrerez@unl.edu