4-H News & Happenings

JUNE 2018

STANLEY, SULLY & HUGHES COUNTY EXTENSION, FT PIERRE, SD

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CALENDAR

4-H Leaders Meetings

The next meeting for the Prairie Winds 4-H Leaders Council is

scheduled for Monday, June 4th beginning at 6:30 pm at the SDSU

Pierre Regional Center.

The Sully County 4-H Leaders’ Council is scheduled for Monday,

July 9th beginning at 7 pm at the Goose.

For these upcoming Summer County Events:

June 12: Swine YQCA Training

June 13: 4-H Livestock Judging School

June 18: County 4-H Horse Show

June 19: Sully County CDM Judging School

July 11: PW CDM Judging School

July 18: Special Foods Contest

July 21: Poultry Testing

July 31: County 4-H Dog Show

August 2: Public Presentation Contest

Fashion Revue Workshop & Contest

August 4: Set-Up Schomer Barn for

Prairie Winds 4-H Achievement Days

August 5-7: Prairie Winds 4-H Achievement Days

August 9-13: Sully County Fair

4-H Achievement Days

Jackie Husted

4-H Program Assistant

Stanley/Sully/Hughes Counties

June:

1: All animals are to be entered in

4HOnline by 11:59 pm

4: PW 4H Leaders’ Meeting

4-8: TLC, SDSU Campus

10-16: Performing Arts Troupe Camp

12: YQCA Swine Training

13: 4H Livestock Judging School

18: County 4H Horse Show

FairEntry Open for registration for

Prairie Winds & Sully County

19: Sully Co 4H Consumer Decision

Making Judging School

July:

1: YQCA Deadline

Breed Registration 4HOnline

Deadline

3: State 4H Horse Show Registration

Deadline

4: 4th of July ~ Office Closed

9: Sully County 4H Leaders’ Council

11: Consumer Decision Making

Judging School

18: Special Foods Contest

20: PW & Sully Co FairEntry Closes

21: Poultry Testing

23-25: State 4H Horse Show

31: County Dog Show

4-H Staff will be out of the

4-H Office

June 11-13, 2018.

4-H PLEDGE I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

Swine YQCA Training Required

South Dakota 4-H has partnered with YQCA to provide

youth the YQCA certification training program to swine

exhibitors.

ALL youth exhibiting swine at COUNTY AND

STATE FAIR MUST complete the certification

training. For complete information on YQCA, visit

the iGrow website. This has been advertised in previous

4-H newsletters.

June 12, 2018 beginning at 6 pm a Swine YQCA

Certification Training has been scheduled at the

SDSU Pierre Regional Center.

I have attached a help sheet from YQCA for Getting

your YQCA Instructor-Led Training Certification regis-

tered. These sheets walk/youth/parents through the reg-

istration, payment, YQCA course processes and how to

access/save/print your certificate. When registering,

participants will want to sign-up for the “SDSU Ex-

tension Pierre Regional Center” location.

Livestock Judging School A Livestock Judging School is scheduled for Wednes-

day, June 13th beginning with registration at 6:30

pm and judging at 7 pm at the Joe Schomer Barn locat-

ed on the Stanley County Fairgrounds.

County and State 4-H Horse Shows The County Horse Show will be held on Monday, June

18, 2018 at the Stanley County Fairgrounds. Members

who have completed the training, uploaded all their in-

formation into 4HOnline will receive information.

An informational letter and entry blank has been

emailed to members who have completed the Horse

Safety Training.

There will be NO concessions, instead there will be a

potluck at noon and everyone is encouraged to par-

ticipate. Please bring meat, salad or a dessert to

share. Be sure to bring plenty of water for the day!

State 4-H Horse Show is July 23-25,

2018 at the SD State Fairgrounds, Huron,

SD. Registration deadline for this event is

July 3, 2018. The State 4-H Horse Show Contestant

Packet can be found on the iGrow and/or the 4-H web-

site.

Display Exhibit Entries Registration

All display exhibits for the Prairie Winds and Sully

County 4-H Achievement Days will need to be complet-

ed by the 4-H family using the online FairEntry system.

DISPLAY EXHIBITS ONLY for 4-H Achievement

Days will need to be entered between June 18th and July

20th for all three counties. There will be no pre-

registration form for display exhibits this year. It is the

4-H family’s responsibility to get their entries entered.

Livestock pre-registration forms will be due July 20th

into the 4-H Office. The livestock on these pre-

registration forms are not to be entered on FairEntry

for 4-H Achievement Days. These pre-registration

forms will be emailed out by June 18th, please be looking

for this upcoming email.

For those members that do not have computer access or

having problems getting your exhibits entered, please

contact the 4-H Office to set up a time to come in and get

your exhibits entered.

Remember, members are limited to 2 exhibits per lot (ex.

Visual Arts Leather, you can have 2 original and 2 kit/

patter items; Home Environment, you can have 2 Recy-

cled/Remade, 2 Wall or Door Item for Your Home, etc.).

Remember, I’m only in the office 19 hours per week,

Monday 8 am to 3 pm; Tuesday and Wednesday 8 am

to 2 pm. With the upcoming busy summer events

scheduled, the office hours may be different than what is

mentioned above. Be sure to call the 4-H Office to make

sure I’m in the office before you come.

Prairie Winds 4-H Achievement Days FairEntry link:

http://hugstacoachvdays.fairentry.com Sully County 4-H Achievement Days FairEntry link:

http://sullycoachvdays.fairentry.com

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: IGROW.ORG

Sully County Consumer Decision Making

Judging School A Consumer Decision Making Judging School is sched-

uled for Tuesday, June 19th beginning at 9 am till 12

Noon at the Presbyterian Church in Onida, SD.

4-H Consumer Decision Making There are kits available for check out by clubs. Club

leaders need to contact the 4-H Office a couple weeks in

advance to reserve a kit. The Consumer Decision Mak-

ing kits included the following classes: Clothing & Tex-

tiles; Entertainment & Leisure; Nutrition; Personal Care;

and Personal Finance. Beginners and Juniors will have a

one set of check-type reasons and Seniors will have one

class of oral reasons in each kit. Members will need to

complete two judging kits to be eligible to go to the

South Dakota State Fair to judge. The 4-H Office will

have all three kits available to judge on Wednesday,

July 11th at the 4-H Office until 1:30 pm.

YOUTH-IN-ACTION

Special Foods This event combines food preparation skill, nutrition

knowledge and aesthetic awareness. The member plans

and prepares a nutritious dish, an accompanying menu

and table setting to enhance the dish. During the prepa-

ration the participant is given the opportunity to share

their knowledge of the nutrient composition of the dish.

A Special Foods Contest is scheduled for Wednesday,

July 18th at the Community Bible Church beginning

at 1:30 pm. Pre-registrations are due to the 4-H Office

no later than Monday, July 16th by 3 pm.

A new Special Foods Handbook has been uploaded unto

the 4-H website along with the 2018 Special Foods Con-

testant Packet.

Public Presentations

Public presentations is a Youth-in-Action event that any

4-H member may participate in. The categories are

demonstration, illustrated talk, project why, and public

speaking. The public presentation contest is scheduled

for Thursday, August 2nd beginning at 1 pm at the

SDSU Pierre Regional Center. Pre-registrations are due

Monday, July 30th by 3 pm.

Fashion Revue Fashion Revue is a 4-H Youth-in-Action

event that promotes life skills such as clothing

selection, fit, coordination, and construction. Each 4-

Her constructs and/or selects his/her own garment in

which to model in front of a panel of judges. Through

participation in this event, 4-Hers have the opportunity

to learn about wardrobe selection, accessorizing, poise,

presence, and consumer purchasing/buying techniques.

The Fashion Revue Contest is scheduled for Thursday,

August 2nd beginning at 3 pm with a Fashion Revue

Workshop and judging to begin at 4 pm. Fashion Re-

vue will be held at the SDSU Pierre Regional Center.

Pre-registrations are due Monday, July 30th by 3 pm.

New this year, all 4-H members (beginner, junior, and

senior) are eligible to participate in the Fashion Revue

Contest at the SD State Fair.

These youth-in-action events are open to all 4-H mem-

bers in Stanley/Sully/Hughes Counties.

Special Foods, Public Presentation and Fashion Revue

pre-registrations forms are uploaded unto the 4-H Web-

site under Youth-in-Action Area.

Poultry Testing Information

Pullorum testing for all poultry, which includes chick-

ens and waterfowl (turkey and pigeons do not need this

test) being shown at Achievement Days and/or State

Fair will be held on July 21st beginning at 8:00 am

(CT) at the Schomer Barn. YOU MUST REGISTER

THE NUMBER OF BIRDS YOU WILL BE TEST-

ING WITH JACKIE BY JULY 16th BY 3 PM.

This will be your only opportunity for testing. A blood

sample will be drawn from each bird on the day of the

test. Please make sure your birds are healthy and

clean. Cost for testing will be $2 per bird.

After the test, Crystal Neuharth will provide you with a

pullorum test form which you will need to take to your

vet when you go in to get your health certificate. Please

keep a copy of this form for yourself as it may be re-

quested at the shows.

Questions? Contact Crystal Neuharth at 605-685-5860.

SDSU Extension Jackie Husted Office Hours:

4-H Program Assistant Monday: 8 am to 3 pm

Email: HughesStanley.County@sdstate.edu Tuesday: 8 am to 2 pm

PO Box 970. 08 E 2nd Ave. Wednesday: 8 am to 2 pm

Fort Pierre, SD 57532 Office will be open during the

Phone: 605-223-7730 noon hour during these days.

Fax: 605-223-7602

4-H MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WORKING

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS

4-H Office

PO Box 970, 08 E. 2nd Ave.

Fort Pierre, SD 57532-0970

(Return Service Requested)

4-H NEWSLETTER

Horticulture Judging

Please let the 4-H Office know if you are interested in doing horticulture judging by July 1st. The 4-H Office would like to

know for sure because vegetables will need to purchased for this judging. Also, study material is on the 4-H website, so be

sure to check it out, there will be some questions off this material at the judging.

County Dog Show

The County Dog Show will be held Tuesday, July 31 at the Schomer Barn beginning at 9 am. Practice shows will be

Thursday, July 26 at 6 pm at Devine Park and Sunday, July 29 at 5 pm to set-up at the Schomer Barn and practice show to

follow. Pre-registration forms will be sent out to those individuals who plan on participating in the county dog show and

are due to the 4-H Office, no later than Tuesday, July 24th by 2 pm.

NEW! 4-H Photography Changes NEW!

For the animal class/lot, 4-H members have the option of either displaying their photo as in years past (actual photo matted

on the foam core board) or they can submit their photo online through FairEntry.

Also, this year, SD 4-H will have a theme for photos that will be included in the 2019 4-H Calendar. This theme is barns

for the upcoming 2019 4-H Calendar. This can be part or all of the barn, inside or outside. Be creative in your photos.

The 2020 SD 4-H Calendar theme is Honoring Those Who Serve Our Country.

Companion Animal Changes

There will no longer be a healthy cat/kitten show. Start-

ing this year, cat showmanship will go under the Com-

panion Animal project area. If you don’t want to partic-

ipate in the cat showmanship, you can still exhibit your

cat/kitten in the Companion Animal Show.

Members who want to participate in the Companion

Animal Show, will need to check out the Companion

Animal (Cat) Book on the 4-H website. It has a wealth

of information for you to get ready for the county show.

Be sure to get your companion animals registered on

4HOnline before the June 1st deadline.

Horticulture Skill-A-Thon Horticulture Skill-A-Thon consists of four parts:

Judging

Reasons (optional, depending on materials

available)

Written tests

Plant identification

Contest participants need to identify common plants

from any of these parts: root, stem, flower or seed. Par-

ticipants will also need to identify vegetables, fruits,

nuts and berries, flowers and indoor plants, just to name

a few.

Beginners: 1 class vegetable judging

1 class fruit judging

1 class vegetable identification (edible portions

only)

1 class from the Beginner Plant Parts Study Guide

and Your Vegetable Garden Study Guide

Juniors: 1 class vegetable judging

1 class fruit judging

1 class flowers/indoor plants judging

1 class from the Junior/Senior Plant Parts Study

Guide

1 class from NJHA study guides. For 2018 the

Study Guides will be: Plant Propagation;

Managing Trees and Shrubs.

1 class vegetable ID (edible and/or see portions)

1 class fruit, nuts and berries identification (edible

and/or seed portions)

1 class landscape ornamentals identification

(foliage only)

Seniors: 1 class vegetable judging

1 class fruit judging

1 class flowers/indoor plants judging

1 class from the Junior/Senior Plant Parts Study

Guide

1 class from NJHA study guides: For 2018, the

Study Guides will be: Greenhouse Structures;

Plant Nomenclature

1 class vegetable ID (foliage, edible and/or seed

portions)

1 class fruit, nuts and berries identification

(foliage, edible and/or seed portions)

1 class landscape ornamentals identification

(foliage, flower, or seed portions)

1 class flowers and indoor plants identification

(flower or foliage)

Below is the link for NJHA study guides:

http://njha.org/contests-projects-activities/horticulture-

identification-judging-contest/

You can find the study guides and other study material

on the 4-H website under Project Area Resources and

Horticulture Project.

The information about the Horticulture Skill-A-Thon

was taken out of the 2018 SD 4H State Fair Book.

2018 State Fair Book is now on iGrow: http://igrow.org/up/resources/01-4000-2018.pdf

REMEMBER ~ Animal Registration

Papers This is the exhibitor’s responsibility to upload to

4HOnline by July 1, 2018. As in the past, purebred

animals need to have registration papers uploaded to

4HOnline by the required deadline of July 1, 2018. RE-

MINDER: Purebred animals that are leased DO need

registration papers. In leasing situations, exhibitors

must upload registration papers to 4HOnline by July 1.

The same animal owner name listed on the SD 4-H Ani-

mal Projects Lease Form should appear on the registra-

tion paper, therefore, the registration paper does not

need to be in the exhibitor’s name.

Blanket Buddies

Just a reminder, that any 4-H member, club or family

can participate in the SD 4-H Youth Council Statewide

Community Service Project “Blanket Buddies”. Fleece

tie blankets are to be made and donated to a local health

facility, shelter and/or food pantry for a few examples.

HOSTA Training Reminder SDSU Extension will host Hazardous Occupation Safe-

ty Training in Agriculture (HOSTA) certification course

on:

June 5 and 6, at the Brown County Clubhouse (400

24th Ave., NW, Aberdeen, SD). Deadline to register

June 1.

June 7 and 8, at the Deuel County 4-H Service Center

(47625 181st St., Clear Lake, SD). Deadline to register

June 1.

June 12 and 13, at the Walter Taylor 4-H Building

(Pennington County Fairgrounds, 601 E Centre St.,

Rapid City, SD). Deadline to register is June 8.

Youth 12-18 are welcome to attend. Youth age is refer-

ring to age on the first day of the event. Youth younger

than 14 will receive a manual but, cannot become fully

certified, as they cannot complete the driving portion

until they are 14. Youth 14-15, will receive certification

(which allows them to work on their family farm, for

other farmers) if they complete the entire class and

achieve passing scores on the written test and driving

test. Youth 16-18 are encouraged to attend to learn more

about safety around agricultural operation. Based on age

they are not required to complete certification to be able

to work for farmers.

Online Registration

Online registration is available by going to iGrow.org.,

choose the session you want to attend and click on the

order now button to register. A minimum of 10 registra-

tions is required to hold this training. If cancelled regis-

trants will receive email notice and refunds (minus the

cost of manuals sent at registration $20). Payment can

be made either by credit card or check. To pay by check,

select Show other payment options below the Order

Now button and mail payment to iGrow, SAG 217, Box

2207, SDSU, Brookings, SD 57007. When sending a

check, pay attention to the deadline date.

Food Preservation Exhibitors

Before long you will be canning your produce

from your garden. To insure that you are using the correct

guidelines for canning, I have included some links for you

to use for your canning process.

Fruits and Vegetables; Jams, Jellies and Preserves; Meat,

Pickles, Salsa, and Tomatoes are to use the USDA Com-

plete Guide to Home Canning and for Pickles, I have also

included a link from NDSU Cooperative Extension Ser-

vice, Making Pickled Products.

These resources were found in the 2018 SDSU Extension

4-H State Fair Book. Please use the links below:

USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning

Revised 2015

Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539

http://www.healthycanning.com/wp-content/uploads/

USDA-Complete-Guide-to-Home-Canning-2015-

revision.pdf

NDSU Cooperative Extension Service

Making Pickled Products

November 2017 – Bulletin-189

https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/publications/food-nutrition/

making-pickled-products/fn189.pdf The above links can also be found on the 4-H website.

Please print off the information that you need from these

guides.

4-H Website is: http://www.stanleycounty.org/departments/4hextension/

Prairie Winds 4-H Council Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1612705358995017/

about/

Sully County 4-H Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SullyCounty4H/

iGrow.org is the SDSU Extension’s official website

where you can find statewide information about 4-H, news

releases, registrations, and results. Check it out! http://

igrow.org/