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Perkins-Chase Extension 4-H Newsletter
Calendar May 9 Horse ID forms Due—Extension Office May 9 Horse Level Testing Complete May 9 District/State Horse Show Entries Due—Ext. Office May 31 “Other Animal” ID forms/DNA Due—Extension Office May 31 State Fair “Other Animal” Nominations Due—submitted by exhibitor to: www.showstockmanager.com Jun. 1 Chase Co. Project Enrollment Due Jun. 10-14 District 4-H Horse Shows Jun. 15 Quality Assurance Complete Jun. 15 Trail Riders 4-H Horse Show Jun. 17-18 PASE/Life Challenge Jun. 25 Perkins County Fair 4-H Pre-entry Due—Ext. Office Jun. 29 Chase County Classic 4-H Horse Show Jul. 11 Perkins Co. 4-H Clothing/Fashion Show Judging Day Jul. 11 Chase County Fair 4-H Pre-entry Due—Ext. Office Jul. 12 Perkins Co. Fair 4-H Horse Show Jul. 16-20 Perkins County Fair Jul. 14-18 State 4-H Horse Show Jul 25 Chase-Perkins 4-H Presentation Contest Aug. 1 Chase Co. 4-H Clothing/Fashion Show Judging Day Aug. 10 State Fair Livestock Entry Due—submitted by exhibitor to: http://www.statefair.org/ Aug. 11-18 Chase County Fair Aug. 19 Static State Fair Items in Extension Office Aug. 23- NEBRASKA STATE FAIR Sept. 2 Sept. 20 Club of Excellence Applications Due Sept. 20 Diamond Clover Applications Due Sept. 20 State 4-H Achievement Applications Due Nov. 5 Chase Co. 4-H Achievement Program
MAY 4-H COUNCIL MEETINGS
Perkins—May 19; 7:00 PM Chase—June 18; 7:00 PM
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 Sates 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.
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State Fair/Aksarben Livestock Exhibitors
Livestock exhibitors that want to show at the Nebraska State Fair or Aksarben will be responsible for entering their own market and breeding animal nominations.
Step by step instructions can be found at: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/perkins-chase/Nebraska%20Online%20Nomination%20Step-By-Step%20Instructions_2018.pdf
Show Stock Manager: www.showstockmgr.com is officially live and families can begin entering in their livestock entries.
Premises ID’s will be required to show ALL livestock species at the Nebraska State Fair.
Instructions for obtaining a premises ID can be found on the Perkins-Chase 4-H website: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/perkins-chase/4h/
May 2019
QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING MUST BE COMPLETE BY JUNE 15
Training is available online from the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals site: yqca.learngrow.io
**Choose the 4HOnline login when you sign in**
2019 COUNTY 4-H FAIR BOOKS AVAILABLE ONLINE!
Perkins County: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/perkins-chase/2018-perkins-county-fair/
Chase County: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/perkins-chase/chase-county-fair-4-h-pre-entry-forms/
Remember—The updated 2019 version of the county fair book MUST be used for the 2019 county fair. If you have older versions, please discard!
LOOKING AHEAD... 4-H County Fair Pre-entry Deadlines: Perkins County—June 25 Chase County—July 11
4-H Clothing/Fashion Show Judging Day: Perkins County—July 11 Chase County—August 1
Youth Animal Science Field Day Fun hands-on workshops with a wide range of topics: Animal Science Careers, Agriculture in Rwanda, Horse Hippology,
Dog Care/Stock Dogs, Beef Reproduction, Animal Management, And More!
May 23, 2019; 9:15 am (CDT) registration; 10:00 am-3:30 pm program Open to all youth 8-18 yrs. old Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture; Curtis, NE Register online at https://go.unl.edu/camp-ncta by May 10th $10 per youth participant/lunch provided Call 308-696-6784 or email [email protected] for any questions.
Congratulations to all the Chase County 4-H members that participated in the West Central Regional Public Speaking Contest April 27.
(West Central medal winners)
Contest Results for Chase County: Junior Division Miranda Spady-Blue Ribbon Odessa Zadina-Purple Ribbon/Medal Winner Jayme Gittlein-Blue Ribbon
Intermediate Division Anna Luci Aragon-Purple Ribbon
THE SHOWDOWN IN GRANT PROSPECT SHOW that was scheduled for April 13 has been postponed until May 25.
Contact Elliot Peterson (308-289-6545) or Kasey Kroeker (308-352-8063) for more information.
Welcome to 4-H Horse Camp-June 6-8
S e t i n t h e b e a u t i f u l P i n e R i d g e r e g i o n o f western Nebraska, Ft. Robinson provides the ideal setting to enjoy one of the greatest outdoor experiences of a lifetime. - horseback riding!
The camp’s goal is to improve your skills as a horseman, build a greater bond between horse and rider, and provide useful information to enhance your expertise as a horse enthusiast.
The clinicians are seasoned veterans who will be offering hands-on activities and sage advice to increase your knowledge and equine skills.
4-H Horse Camp promises to be a memorable adventure of fun, laughter, and learning.
Horse Camp scholarships are available.
For more information and registration forms, contact the Extension Office.
2019 Online Horticulture Judging Contest
Do you know what it takes to pick the best fruit and vegetables out at the grocery store? Or do you know what judges are looking for when they judge your plants at the county fair? Have you ever wondered, what plant is that!?! We are excited to offer the opportunity to learn these and other important horticulture skills through the Online Horticulture Contest. The contest will be available June 7-17, 2019 at: https://go.unl.edu/hortcontest.
Horticulture judging contest consists of three parts. The first is identification of plant material. Participants identify the plants by common name from a plant list. Specimens may be alive or preserved plant parts like stems, twigs, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruits, roots, bulbs, tubers, or plant products.
The second is a knowledge portion, usually in the form of a true/false or multiple choice quiz. Questions will test the contestant's knowledge of cultural practices for horticultural crops, plant science, pesticides, horticultural careers and other topics related to the production, processing and consumption of horticultural crops.
The last portion is judging or placings. This is where four different plants, plates of vegetables, or containers flowers are ranked from best to worst based on a set of criteria. Classes are judged on the basis of condition, quality, uniformity, true-to-type, and size.
More information about the Nebraska State contest along with a list of study materials can be found in the Fair book http://4h.unl.edu/fairbook/plant-science/horticulture-id. Here you can find the written study materials for the knowledge portion, follow links to plant pictures for help with identification, and read how judging of plant material is done.
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/hortcontest
4-H Summer Camp Brochures
Available from the
Extension Office upon request
2019 Tractor Safety Training
Information & registration forms available from: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/kearney/tractor-safety-courses-offered-0/
PASE Premier Animal Science Events (PASE) is a two-day event designed to help youth learn about issues related to the animal industry, explore career opportunities that are available, compete with other teens from across the state, and have FUN!
PASE will be held June 17-18, 2019 at University of Nebraska–Lincoln East Campus. Opportunities for youth include livestock judging, meats judging, and poultry judging, as well as livestock skill-a-thon and livestock quiz bowl. Youth can participate in more than one contest or event as their schedule allows. 4-H members may also participate in the Life Challenge contests that will be taking place on campus at the same time. In addition, youth will have chances to explore East Campus, meet with faculty members and current college students, and have fun with friends!
Pre-Registration is required for all participants. Pre-registration is completed by county Extension offices. For more information, please contact your local Extension office.
4h.unl.edu
Chase County Extension 490 East 5th Street Imperial, NE 69033
(308)882-4731 or (800)291-5309
Perkins County Extension 76025 Road 329 Grant, NE 69140
(308)352-4340 or (800)200-1382
Debbie Kuenning-Extension Educator
Visit the Perkins-Chase website for the monthly 4-H newsletter and other
important 4-H information:
perkins-chase.unl.edu
Perkins-Chase County Extension 76025 Road 329 Grant NE 69140
4-H May Newsletter
