2018 Sioux County Fair Book Updates

Rescheduled FSQA Training/Testing set for March 8

2018 Sioux County Fair Book Updates

Premise ID’s required for all Swine Exhibitors

Derby Swine Weigh-in

New Swine Classes for 2018

Derby Swine Weigh-in will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on April 7 at the Sioux County Fair-

grounds. We will be using USDA tags for the weigh-in. If State DNA tags are available, we will have

those at the weigh-in also. If you have any questions please contact the Extension Office at 712-737-

IDALS is tightening Swine regulations to require all swine exhibitors to have a

premise ID for the farms where their animals are raised. If you enter one or 12 animals,

you need to have a premise ID. If you do not have one, please click on this link to access the application.

http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/animalIndustry/pdf/premiseIDapp2.pdf Your premise ID will be REQUIRED

on the paperwork you fill out at the fair so please have your number with you at check-in.

All swine will need to have the USDA tag (as pictured on the

right) or ear notches entered into 4HOnline. If you identify your

animals with Swine DNA tags for State Fair, you also will need

their ear notches entered into the identification. IDALS isn’t rec-

ognizing the DNA tags as official.

There are a two new class additions for the 2018 Swine Show at the Sioux County Youth Fair.

Prospect Class

In the past couple of years, we’ve had a number of animals in the market division that have weighed in with

a very light weight. These animals are not ready to market and the consensus has been that they should

not be judged as a market ready animal. This gives exhibitors the opportunity to show their State Fair, Clay

County Fair and Aksarben Livestock Show animals at the Sioux County Youth Fair, without being penal-

ized for the small size of your animal. All animals weighing 230 pounds or less will be moved into this

class. You will still enter your animals into the market division in FairEntry. The classification will be decid-

ed after weigh-ins on Check-in day at the fair grounds. There will be no division of breed or sex on

with these animals, they will all be judged in one class. In the event that there are more than the desired

number of animals in this class, it will be the superintendents discretion as to how to break the classes.

Carcass Class

While this was technically a late addition to the fair classes last year, we are officially adding the class to

our rules this year. Carcass class is a class that anyone exhibiting Market Swine can enter. This is for ani-

mals that have not been weighed in as Derby Swine. Animals must be entered in this class by June 15.

They will be scanned at the same time as the Derby Swine class. The top two will received Champion and

Reserve Champion ribbons for their animals.

Swine Rules & Regulations for 2018

Tag and Ear Notch requirements

SHEEP AND GOAT WEIGH-IN DATE Market Sheep and Goat Weigh-in will be held from 7:30 a.m. to

11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 5 at the Sioux County Fair Grounds. Reti-

nal imaging will start promptly at 7:30. Just a reminder that no intact

males will be allowed to show at the fair and no dead tissue can

be present on the animal.

Watch for specific SPECIES RULE CHANGES in future newsletters. We will be

featuring a couple of species each month!

The official fair rules book will be released by March 15. Consult our website www.extension.iastate.edu/sioux

Broiler contest orders Due March 31

Broiler project birds will be ordered on April 1. The minimum order

is 10 birds. Cost per bird is $2.00 and must be paid for when or-

dered. Please make checks payable to Sandy Griffioen. Pick up will

be at the Bomgaars in Orange City the week of May 7. Chicks will

be straight-run Cornish-Rock cross and will be vaccinated for Ma-

rek’s Disease before they arrive.

What you need to know NOW about Beef

Additional classes have been added to the First Year Feeder Calf division of the Beef show. We

are adding “Senior 1st Year Feeder Calves”, which will allow fall born calves to show at the fair.

Recommended birthdates for this class are September 1- December 31. Calves born after Janu-

ary 1 will be considered Junior 1st Year Feeder Calves.

We have also been informed that AkSarBen will be requiring that all animals nominated to their

show must be identified in 4HOnline.

Horticulture. Are you into it?!?

How does your garden grow? Do you like flowers or vegetables? Or both!

Maybe a 4-H Horticulture project is in your future! Learn to plan, care for and

manage vegetable and/or flower gardens, lawns, or commercial horticultural

crops. Learn about pest management, basic facts about plants and soils, land-

scaping and water gardens!

Starting out

Basic/Level 1

Identify different types of gardens

Grow and maintain a garden

Plant seeds

Learn pest management

Learn how to harvest crops

Examine parts of a plant and discover the

function of the parts

Learn to identify and use common garden

tools.

Here’s what you can do all year Learning More

Intermediate/Level 2

Learn about garden fertilizer and nutrients plants

need to grow

Plant bulbs in the fall for spring blooms

Learn to divide plants and transplant favorite

specimens

Make a container garden

Learn about compost and make a simple com-

post bin

Discover different ways t prepare and use gar-

den produce

Sell produce at a farmers market Expand Horizions

Advanced/Level 3

Start an herb garden

Learn about food preservation methods

Take a soil sample and have it tested for nutri-

ents

Learn about Integrated Pest Management for

your yard or garden

Design and experiment

Test different varieties of management ten-

iques

Experiment with organic production

Design a landscape plan for your home

Pass it on! Now that you know how, share with others!

Here are ideas to get you started,

Communication

Give a presenta-tion on garden tools or techniques

Make a video on how to make a wa-ter garden

Teach your club how to identify common garden weeds.

Citizenship

Plant a flower bucket for the fairgrounds

Adopt a flower bed at a park

Make a compost bed for a community gar-den

Help and elderly or disabled person by planting flowers in their yard

Annual Volunteer training will be March 5th @ 6:30 p.m. sharp

Annual training is a requirement for ALL Club volunteers. While there is the option of taking online

training, it’s less than recommended. There are many changes coming to the 4-H Program and

we’re sure you’ll want to discuss them with us.

Where: Sioux County Extension Office in Orange City

What you need to bring: Your brain and a ready to learn attitude!

What ISU Extension and Outreach will provide: Interactive activities, tips, tricks and FOOD!

Come hungry as we will be providing supper for those volunteers who attend.

Are you a New Volunteer? Join us for the session below!

NEW! Tuesday, March 6, Sibley from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Register at the website below http://http://form.jotform.com/fourhvolunteer/Sibley

It is not necessary for you to take the Annual Leader training the night before. This is the only training re-quired of you for this year.

Before taking the training it is necessary take the 4 training modules on 4HOnline. To access this modules, log onto 4HOnline, click the “Trainings” tab, click “Sign up for a Training” and you will see the options for “New Volunteer Training Sessions 1-4. If you have any question feel free to call and ask Katie or Jackie.

Volunteers needed!

Your Passport to Adventure

2018 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference

June 26-28, 2018

Who is invited? Any 4-H’er who has completed 8th grade and above

What’s involved? 3 full days of learning by doing workshops, speakers mixers, dancing the nights away, a banquet, a community service activity, and meeting 100s of

4-H’ers from across the state!!!

Where is this shindig? Iowa State University Campus (experience the campus life!!!)

Extras? There are opportunities for you to share your talents with the rest of the delegation through small group discussions, the Conference Chorus and a Talent Show.

Regular registration fee is $180 and closes on June 1, with late registration fee of $200 available until June 11. Visit the website here for more information about “Your Passport

2018 Summer Camp Opportunities

Stem Camps

1st-3rd grade 1/2 day camps

Clover Cookie Factory, June 5, Orange City

The Land Before Time June 5, Orange City

Creepy Crawly Adventure, July 19 Sioux Center

Noise, Noise Everywhere July 19, Sioux Center

First Steps Vet Science, June 11, Sioux Center

4th grade and older

The Art of Tinkering, June 14, Hull

Outdoor Fun, 2 days, July 2-3, Sioux Center

Jumpstart Your Heart, July 18, Hull

Monarchs On the Move, Aug. 7 Sioux Center

Did you Hear That? Aug 7, Alton

Outdoor Skills Day, June 7 Hawarden

Shooting Sports Camp, June 21, Sioux Center

Next Step Vet Camp, June 12-13 Sioux Center

Robotics Camps

1st-3rd grade 1/2 day camps

Dash and Dot, July 18,

Alton

Disaster Blaster Lego Chal-

lenge July 18, Alton

Ecobots and Cubelets, Aug 7,

Orange City

Makey Makeys, Aug 7,

Orange City

4th grade and older

A-maze-ing Robots, June 25-

26, Orange City

Sumo, Jousting and Line Chal-

lenge, June 27-28 ISU Orange

City

Parachutes and Egg-o-nauts

July 26, Granville

Nature’s Fury, Aug. 1,

Orange City

Family & Consumer Science

1st-3rd grade 1/2 day camps

Sew Happy, June 19, Rock Valley

Design my World, June 10 Rock Valley

I’m Growing Up Smart, July 3, Maurice

Bring on the Heat, July 3, Maurice

4th grade and older

Find it...Fix it...Flip it! June 6, ,

Alton

Fabric & Fashion Frenzy, June

20, Sioux Center

Single Survival, July 17,

Orange City

Garden to Pantry, July 25,

Orange City

Lights...Camera...Cooking! July

30-31, Rock Valley

Watch for these summer camp opportunities coming out in the Summer

Camp Booklet in March. Booklets will be distributed through the schools.

Sioux County Office Hours:

Iowa Youth Dairy Coalition

What: 2018 Youth Dairy Coalition Event

Who: All youth ages 10-18 with an interest in the dairy industry!

When: March 23rd—24th

Where: West Union, IA

Why: Learn about the dairy industry, meet new friends, develop leadership & com-munication skills

Events include: Icebreakers, butter & ice cream workshops, tour of the Northeast Iowa Community College Dairy Center, “How to judge a cow” and “What should you feed your cow?” workshops, quiz bowl for all ages and conclude with a banquet held at the

Dairy Center at 12:30 p.m.

Cost: $20 per individual, which includes food, lodging and a t -shirt. If parents wish to attend the banquet, please include the number of additional guests on the Youth Registration form. Registration ends on March 9, 2018

2018 Sioux Empire Farm Show Exhibitor Scholarship

Are you a senior in high school?

Did you participate in a show at the Sioux Empire Farm Show in one of the following areas: Cattle, Mar-

ket Lamb, Market Goat or Market Swine?

Are you accepted into a two-four year program with plans to study agriculture?

Do you have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or greater?

If so, you qualify for the 2018 Sioux Empire Farm Show Exhibitor Scholarship! The deadline for this scholar-

ship, sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce ends at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6. Click

here for the application and instructions for applying for this opportunity.

State Summer Camp Opportunities

4-H State Summer Camp Registrations are OPEN June 8-11: Shooting Sports Youth Camp at Pictured Rocks Camp, Monticello, for youth completing 4th through 8th grade by summer 2018. Try new SESS skills! June 17-20: STEM Survival Camp, Clover Woods, Madrid, for youth completing grades 4-7 by summer 2018. A rustic camping challenge! June 29-July 1: Global Citizenship Camp at Clover Woods, Madrid, for youth completing 5-8 grade by summer 2018. Learn about cultures from around the world, gain leadership skills! July 8-13: Design Dimensions Camp at Clover Woods, Madrid, for youth entering 9-12 grades fall 2018 and 2018 high school graduates. Hands-on experiences with the latest design technology exploring 2D, 3D, and 4D! See also: 4-H Foundation Camp Assistance for Summer Camps Program