Summer is Around the Corner... Holt County 4-H Newsletter Mark Your Calendars for the Upcoming 2015 Dates: MAY 2015 http://holt-boyd.unl.edu/ http://www.facebook.com/holtboyd.extension http://twitter.com/#!/holtboyd TABLE OF CONTENTS : Summer Events 1 Idea of Month 2 Fair Dates and Theme 2 PASE/Life Challenge 2 Career Portfolio Update 2 Entrepreneur Boot Camp 3 Quilts of Valor 3 Tractor/Farm Safety 3 Spotlight on 4-H 3 Horticulture Judging 3 Livestock Opportunities 4 Livestock ID Forms 4 PEDV Update 4 Shooting Sports 5 Calendar 5 Sheep & Goat ID Check June 2 - 11:00 am -1:00 pm, Boyd County Courthouse Parking Lot, Butte June 8 - 9:00-11:00 am, Atkinson Community Center Parking Lot, Atkinson June 9 - 1:00-3:00 pm, Holt County Annex, O’Neill June 12 - 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Boyd County Courthouse Parking Lot, Butte Extension personnel must either place the tag or watch the placement of the tag in the sheep and/ or goat’s ear. Rabbit Tattooing June 9 - 9:00 - 11:00 am, Holt County Annex, O’Neill - Only rabbits that do not have a current tattoo are required to come this day so the rabbit can be identified. Livestock Quality Assurance All exhibitors in beef, dairy cattle, meat goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep and swine must have received Livestock Quality Assurance training or testing through a UNL Extension program. Quality Assurance may also be taken online at http://4h.unl.edu/ qualityassurance May 26 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Holt County Annex, O’Neill June 1 - 9:00-11:00 am, Holt County Annex, O’Neill June 2 - 9:00 - 11:00 am, Boyd County Courthouse, Butte 2015 Summer Workshops Visit the 2015 Holt/Boyd Summer Workshop Flyer for more information on the workshop sessions. Flyer has a link to the online registration form. Parents, Older Siblings, Leaders who can attend would be greatly appreciated, please let us know if you’re available! 128 N. 6TH STREET SUITE 100 O’NEILL, NE 68763 PHONE :402-336-2760 FAX: 402-336-1325
June 2 - 11:00 am -1:00 pm, Boyd County Courthouse Parking Lot, Butte
June 8 - 9:00-11:00 am, Atkinson Community Center Parking Lot,
Atkinson
June 9 - 1:00-3:00 pm, Holt County Annex, O’Neill
June 12 - 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Boyd County Courthouse Parking Lot, Butte
Extension personnel must either place the tag or watch the placement of the tag in the sheep and/
or goat’s ear.
Rabbit Tattooing
June 9 - 9:00 - 11:00 am, Holt County Annex, O’Neill - Only rabbits that do not have a current
tattoo are required to come this day so the rabbit can be identified.
Livestock Quality Assurance
All exhibitors in beef, dairy cattle, meat goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep and swine must have received Livestock Quality Assurance training or testing through a UNL Extension program. Quality Assurance may also be taken online at http://4h.unl.edu/qualityassurance
May 26 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Holt County Annex, O’Neill June 1 - 9:00-11:00 am, Holt County Annex, O’Neill June 2 - 9:00 - 11:00 am, Boyd County Courthouse, Butte
2015 Summer Workshops
Visit the 2015 Holt/Boyd Summer Workshop Flyer for more information on the
workshop sessions. Flyer has a link to the online registration form.
Parents, Older Siblings, Leaders who can attend would be greatly appreciated, please let us know if
Each summer, over 500 4-H'ers convene at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus to test their skills in animal science and family and consumer sciences during PASE (Premier Animal Science Events) and Life Challenge. Teens compete in a variety of different contests including: livestock, meats and poultry judging, livestock skillathon, livestock quiz bowl, life challenges and clover challenge. While on campus, young people have the opportunity to take part in faculty-led workshops, campus tours, and special sessions by UNL recruiters. Visit: PASE/Life Challenge or contact the Extension the Office for more information. Events will be held June 28, 29, & 30. Contest entries from May 18 through June 12.
PASE/Life Challenge
Reminder: If you plant to exhibit flowers/vegetables at the fair,
SAVE THE TAGS! Cultivar and Variety Names are required,
so store the tags/seed packets in a safe spot!
Career Portfolio Update - May
Public speaking is a communication skill with many career
possibilities. Present 4-H members and 4-H Alumni have identified
communication skills as some of the most important life skills gained
through their 4-H experience. Remember to document your speech in
Classes consist of two days of instruction plus homework assignments.
Classes are from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day.
Dates and locations include:
May 27-28, Fairgrounds, Kearney June 1-2, Fairgrounds, Valentine June 4-5, Event Center, Lincoln
June 8-9, Farm & Ranch Museum, Gering June 11-12, WCREC, North Platte June 15-16, Fairgrounds, Wayne
June 17-18, College Park, Grand Island
Advanced registration required. Contact your local extension office or call
Sharry at 308-832-0645 or [email protected] for more information. Cost is $60, payable to UNL Extension on or be-
fore first day of training. Cost includes educational materials and lunch both days. Tractor Safety Class
Release Form can be found at http://holt-boyd.unl.edu/holtboydcounties4h
Check out the latest edition of the Spotlight on 4-H Newsletter online at:
Spotlight on 4-H Newsletter Nebraska’s “Spotlight on 4-H Newsletter” is packed with information and resources to edu-cate, inform and motivate 4-H mem-
bers and families.
Spotlight on 4-H Newsletter
Maverick Young Entrepreneur Boot
Camp UNO's Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship is hosting the Maverick Young Entrepreneur Boot Camp, designed for students entering 7th through 10th grade, June 8-12, 2015 at the UNO College of Business Administration. The camp will run from 8:30AM to 12:30PM Monday through Friday. Students will learn about innovation and business startups, meet local entrepreneurs, have on-site visits to local startups and lots of hands-on experiential exercises. The cost for signing up is $149.00 per participant. Significant scholarships are available for eligible students. Please note that housing is not provided.
Visit http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/CBAbootcamp to learn more and www.myeb.eventbrite.com to register. If you have any questions, please contact the Director of Entrepreneurship, Dale Eesley at (402) 554-2706 or email him at [email protected].
Check out the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cam-
pus. There are many options of Husker
Weekdays & Red Letter Days at
http://admissions.unl.edu/see-for-yourself.aspx
Your Story Matters at Nebraska.
DID YOU KNOW?
Quilts of Valor
Civic Engagement and community service are a big part of 4-H where youth and adult
volunteers do a tremendous amount of benefit in their communities and beyond. We would
like to encourage 4-Hers to continue to “make a difference” by making a Quilts of Valor that
can be entered in the county and Nebraska State Fairs and then donated to the National
Quilts of Valor Foundation. 4-H members and volunteers can work alone or in groups to
make quilts. Sherry Flannery can be contacted about quilting Quilts of Valor at 402-340-0283
A horticulture judging contest will be held on June 10, 7:00 p.m. at the Rhebb Acreage located 3 miles northeast of Norfolk, NE (84494 Saddle Rd). The program is open to all 4-Hers and interested adults. There will be prizes for first, second and third place finishers; snacks and fun for all. Contact the Wayne County Extension Office at 402-375-3310 for more information and to register. Pre-registration due by 5 PM, June 5. Direc-tions will be given when registering. This would be a great way to prac-tice for the 2015 Nebraska 4-H Online Horticulture Judging available from June 15th until June 22nd.
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Livestock Opportunities
Livestock ID Forms
All of the animal ID affidavits are available for download. Please remember that all remaining ID sheets MUST be turned in June 15 to be eligible to show at the County Fair, State Fair, Ak-Sar-Ben or other 4-H Animal Shows. Don’t forget deadlines for some ID sheets are due at different times, so please reference the Animal ID Guideline link. The Animal ID Guideline link is new this year! Please reference this form for all guidelines, tag information and ID sheets. Animal ID Guidelines New Information on Animal Affivadits
User Guide for Online Forms (* 1002.0 kb pdf file - 5 pages) - This 5 page guide will walk you through the step
needed to fill in the online affidavits. The Online Forms can be found at http://livestockaffidavit.unl.edu/
2015 State Events
Visit the link above for:
Camps, Clinic, Contests, Conferences, Shows and
Workshops offered throughout the state.
Contact the Extension Office for more details.
District Horse Show Information
State Horse Show Information
PEDV Update Nebraska 4-H has developed guidelines on handling tagging events and weigh-ins in relation to the 4-H Swine Pro-ject. The link to this document includes basic information on PEDV, as well as:
How will PEDV affect 4-H projects
What is Nebraska 4-H doing
How will 4-H Market Hogs be identified
What can 4-Her’s do to improve biosecurity This document can also be found on the web at: http://4h.unl.edu/4hcurriculum/swine It is labeled “PEDV” and found under the Swine References and Forms heading. Please contact Kate Pittack ([email protected]) or Brad Bennett ([email protected]) if you have any questions.
Horse Workshop
July 8, 2015
Carney Park
$5 registration fee
Click on site for additional activities: Holt County Calendar
