November 2015 1 Possession Date for Exhibition Poultry

2 First Day of Club Meetings

3 Validation for all Market: Goats & Lambs as well as Commercial Does, Ewes, & Heifers

6 Deadline for Orders, Sweet Potatoes, Rice & Pecans

7 Possession Deadline for Breeding: Beef, Dairy,

Sheep, and Goats

7 4-H Fall Fest, Evangeline Elementary

10 Junior Leader Officer Meeting, 4-H Office

16 Spring Livestock Entries Due, 4-H Office

17 Sweet Potato, Rice & Pecan Sale Pick-up, Fresh Pickin’s

23 Livestock Farm Tour, 4-H Office

24 Junior Leader Meeting, 4-H Office

24 Junior Leader Po-Boy Sale, 4-H Office

26-27 Thanksgiving Holiday, Office Closed

27-Dec. 1 National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA

Sincerely,

Hannah Devall

Hannah Devall Assistant Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development Lafayette Parish

Charles Hebert

Charles Hebert

County Agent, 4-H Youth Development

Lafayette Parish

It is the policy of the LSU AgCenter, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service that no person shall be

subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age or disability. If you have a disability which requires special assistance for

your participation in any aforementioned activity, please contact the Lafayette 4-H office at 291-7090.

October 2015

1 First Day of Club Meetings

4-10 National 4-H Week

6 Livestock Advisory Board Meeting, 4-H Office

9 Fall Fest Rabbit Entries Due, 4-H Office

9-10 Cattle Festival, Abbeville

9 Possession Date for Rabbits

12 4-H Officer Training & 4-H Parent Orientation at Lafayette Middle School

13 Junior Leader Officer Meeting, 4-H Office

15 Last Day to turn in Enrollment Cards to Leader

16 Rice Festival Cookery Contest, Crowley, LA

19-20 Due Date for 4-H Dues & Cards, 4-H Office

Oct. 20- Nov. 8 Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport

27 Junior Leader Meeting, 4-H Office, 6-7pm

Way to Go!! 4-H’ers Win Trips Good Luck to Isabelle Dominique, Olivia Guidry, and Ryann Simon who are

going to the National Meats ID Contest in Manhattan, Kansas!!!

Congratulation to our State Winners: Co-op Camp - Nathan Hoffpauir, he won the 4-H Educational Trip to San Antonio!!

Alexia LaGrone and Lauren Theall each won a trip to Atlanta for the National 4-H Congress!!

Ava Claire Broussard, Megan Hamilton and Aiyana Thompson are the winners of the Louisiana 4-H Educational Trip to New Orleans!!

Congratulations to Coby Vincent (placing 2nd) and Colby Domingue for winning a trip to participate in the National Shooting Sports

Tournament in Grand Island, Nebraska!

Lafayette Office 1010 Lafayette St., Ste 325

Lafayette, LA 70501 Phone: 337-291-7090

Fax 337-291-7099 www.lsuagcenter.com

Lafayette 4-H Hotline

The LSU Agricultural Center, a statewide campus of the LSU System, and Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, a statewide campus of the Southern

University System, provide equal opportunities in programs and employment. Louisiana State University and A&M College, Southern University and A&M College,

Louisiana parish governing bodies, and United States Department of Agriculture cooperating.

We are introducing our yearly club focus that is “4-H AgMazing Race for a Healthier Louisiana”. Thanks to farmers and ranchers, we enjoy an abundance of food, clothing, and shelter. But where does it come from? Before we learn about their health benefits, we will explore where they begin. Before these items ever get to the grocery store, they are grown in the soil, raised on land, or grown on trees by the 2.2 million farmers dotting the United States rural lands. We will kick off our AG mazing race with a little race of our own-the Farm to Cart Challenge. Farmer’s Market Fruit & Vegetable Sorting Chart – Write the name of the fruits and vegetables found at the Farmer’s Market in the chart below.

Grocery Store Station-Identify each of the items on

the table as being harvested from an “animal”; a “tree”;

or the “land”. Write the name of the item in the chart

below.

Fruit Vegetable

Animal Tree Land

Points of interest:

Join Team Junior Leader

Fall Fest

Project Books

Rabbit Ready

Livestock Scoop

Officer Training

Service-Learning

Be the Change

Dates to Remember

Way to Go

Social Media

OCTOBER 2015

4-H Grows Here!

Farm to Cart-A Stop on the 4-H AgMazing Race

Your club can help celebrate 4-H week by having special programs at school, by mak-ing and displaying 4-H posters, wear green and white day, or preparing a 4-H exhibit in your school library for EVERYONE to see. We also challenge each club to share their special 4-H story because “4-H Grows Here” by conducting a service project at your school or in your local community during this week. Help your lead-er by thinking of ways to publicize your club, making part in activities and setting a good example for others.

4-H Louisiana Commodity Sale Just in time for the holidays, the Lafayette 4-H Foundation will be sponsoring a Louisiana Sweet Po-tato Sale, Rice and Pecan Sale! You may purchase a 10# box for $10.00 or 40# box for $20.00 of orange or white potatoes, peeled 3 pound box of pecans for $25.00, 5 pound bag of aromatic long grain rice $10.00 or a 20 pound bag for $25.00. LSU AgCenter gardening calendars are also available for $12.00. Make checks payable to: Lafayette 4-H Foundation and mail to the to the Lafayette office address.

ORDER DEADLINE: November 6 PICKUP DATE: Tuesday, November 17 PICK UP TIME: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm PICK UP LOCATION: Fresh Pickin’s Market

907 Kaliste Saloom Rd.

Please call 291-7090 to place an order!

Tractor Store Machine Matching-

Write the number found on the pic-

ture of the machine next to the

name of the machine below.

_____Tractor with Disk

_____Forage Harvester

_____Combine Cutting Wheat

_____Round Hay Baler

_____Crop Duster

All 4-H’ers and their families can make plans to attend the 25th Annual 4-H Fall Fest scheduled for November 7th at Evangeline Elementary School. 4-H mem-bers will have a chance to compete in various contests such as BICYCLE RODEO, PET SHOW, RABBIT SHOW, POSTER CONTEST, and COOKERY CONTESTS.

Bring along your family and lawn chairs while you enjoy the morning. See the separate Fall Fest sheets that were given out at the meeting for rules and contests.

The day should be lots of fun. We are encouraging 4-H members, leaders and parents to bring lawn chairs, blankets, etc. and make plans to spend part of the day with us. Check the Fall Fest Rules and Regulations given to all members for the time schedule and specific contest rules. We hope to see you there.

SPECIAL NOTE:

ALL CATS AND DOGS ENTERED IN EITHER THE DOG OR PET SHOW MUST SHOW PROOF OF RABIES VACCINATION.

ONLY RABIES VACCINATION CERTIFICATES WILL BE ACCEPTED. RABIES TAG WITHOUT THE CERTIFICATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

CAPTIVE WILD ANIMALS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT FALL FEST.

COOKERY DISHES MUST BE BROUGHT ON ICE IN AN ICE CHEST, JUDGES WILL WARM DISHES

IN A MICROWAVE IF NEEDED.

Lafayette 4-H Hotline

Each 4-H member who paid their dues should re-ceive a project book for each of the 4-H projects selected. 4-H members should start reading and working in their book-lets today. Record sheets located in each book should be completed over the next five (5) months. These record sheets will be incorporated into the overall 4-H Record Book that 4-H’ers are to turn in on Febru-ary 27th.

How to complete a 4-H record book will be discussed at a special Record Book Workshop that is sched-uled for Tuesday, December 22. The workshop will be held at the Lafayette Extension Office with more details to

be provided in the November Hotline.

Project Books Arriving Soon! Join Team JUNIOR LEADER! Be part of the action! Stand apart from the crowd! Being part of the Lafayette Junior Leader Team certainly has its advantages. The Junior Leadership Club takes the lead role in parish-wide service-learning. The club also helps out in other parish 4-H activities, such as contest days, workshops, etc. This is one of the greatest

experiences of a high school 4-H’er. Any way you look at it, you can’t afford NOT to be a 4-H Junior Leader.

Membership is open to all 8-12th graders in Lafayette Parish. Dues are $5.00 for one year. If you missed the September meeting, try not to miss the next one scheduled for Wednesday, October 27th at 6:00p.m. at the 4-H Office. This will be our Halloween Party! We’ll have a costume contest.

Rabbit Ready The Lafayette Parish 4-H

Rabbit Show will be conducted on November 7th at Evangeline Elementary School as part of the annual 4-H Fall Fest.

For an entry form, ask you 4-H agent at the meeting or call the 4-H office at 291-7090.

Check the Fall Fest rules and regulations for further information on the Rabbit Show.

OCTOBER Rabbit Events/Deadlines:

Oct. 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Entry Deadline for Fall Fest

Nov. 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-H Fall Fest Rabbit Show

Entry forms may be found on the Lafayette parish site through www.la4h.org/lafayette or call 291-7090.

4-H’ers who plan to show rabbits at the 4-H Rabbit Shows must:

1. Enroll in 4-H at the beginning of the school year.

2. GET RABBIT(S) At least one month in advance of the show.

3. Ear tattoo or ear mark (with a marks-a-lot) their rabbits for proper identification.

4. SUBMIT SHOW ENTRY FORMS ON OR BEFORE DEADLINE DATE.

Entry forms will be mailed to all 4-H members who enroll in the Rabbit Project. Contact Mrs. Hannah Devall at 291-7090 if you have not received your rabbit entries.

FUN FUN FUN at Fall Fest

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In selecting a show animal, it is important to remember that every animal is not a potential show animal. Show prospects should be of highest quality. For members and par-ents just starting with livestock, it is most important to get help from someone who has experience in selecting show animal projects. Also, remember that the best places to buy your show animal prospect are from a "reputable" breeder or at a proven show prospect sale.

Now is the time to begin preparing if you plan to exhibit livestock at the 4-H livestock shows in January and February. Members can show cattle, sheep, goats, swine and/or poultry at these shows. Interested students should already have joined 4-H and enrolled in the appropriate project (beef, sheep, etc.)

To be eligible to show livestock in the January and Febru-ary shows, 4-H’ers must get their animals before certain POSSESSION DATES each year. Currently, these are as fol-lows:

Exhibition Poultry—November 1st

Market Animals (goats, lambs , commercial does, commercial ewes, commercial heifers) November 7th.

Breeding Animals (beef, dairy, sheep, and goats - November 7th

Market, commercial, and breeding swine - December 5th

The 4-H horse shows are normally held each year in July, separate from the livestock shows. Possession date for the 4-H horse shows is April 1st.

Heads Up, Hands Out 4-Healthy Hearts

According to the National and Community Service Act of 1990, Service-Learning is: organized service experiences that meet real community needs. The service is integrated into the curriculum where there is purposeful learning taking place.

A critical part of service-learning includes reflection which provides youth the opportunity to “think about” their experience. Service-learning enables youth to utilize newly acquired skills and knowledge and typically enhances what is taught either in the classroom or in a community setting. Service-learning extends the world of the youth by extending the community and fostering a sense of caring for others. Service-learning is best thought of as a cycle, where each step in the process leads to the next.

Service-learning has many benefits. You can move beyond your school or 4-H program experience to see the importance of learning in real life experiences. It enhances your self-esteem and sense of civic responsibility by actively making a difference. This is by your involvement in meaningful contributions to your community.

Service-learning broadens perspectives and enhances critical thinking skills. Studies show that service-learning improves interpersonal and human relations skills, which are increasingly viewed as the most important skills in achieving success in professional and personal spheres.

All 4-H officers are to attend the Parish 4-H Officer Training Meeting to be held:

DATE: Monday, October 12th

TIME: 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM

PLACE: Lafayette Middle School

1301 W. University

Lafayette, LA 70506

Officers will learn what their duties are and how to perform those duties.

A 4-H Parent/Volunteer Orientation meeting will be held while the officers are in their training sessions. The purpose is to increase communication, learn what opportunities are available for volunteers, gain knowledge about the LSU AgCenter and 4-H Programs. Come join in and get involved by becoming a 4-H VOLUNTEER!

Livestock Scoop

4-H Officer Training Day

Be the CHANGE! This summer, 4-H’ers from through-

out Louisiana voted CHILD DEVELOP-MENT/ FOSTER CHILDREN as the service-learning focus of the year. Join the Loui-siana State 4-H Citizenship Board in supporting their campaign. The goal of the project is to educate on the needs of child devel-opment systems in Louisiana.

Child development refers to the physical, intellectual, emo-tional, and social development of a child from birth until adoles-cence. During this phase it is vital children receive support for positive development. That’s where 4-H can help be the change in a child’s life.

Looking for a way to get more involved in this project with your 4-H club? We will include a list of suggestions of ways your club can participate throughout the school year. Projects can be for any youth serving organization including parish department of child and family services, foster care organizations, schools, youth groups, or any other local organization.

Make Halloween treat bags with healthy snacks

Hold a “Trick or Treat” at a local hospital or shelter complete with costumes

Volunteer to read at the local library (great 4-H marketing too!)

Learn about Foster Care through this video: https://youtu.be/on8r5TXKfYY