Keith-Arthur April 4-H Update 2021 DATES TO BE AWARE OF We need your help! Looking for volunteers May 7 Horse ID sheets due May 25th Goat and sheep weigh-in for the Keith County 4-H Progress Show. June 14-18 District Horse shows June 15 All other Animal ID sheets due Please contact the office to help! Jun 15 Last day to sign up for 4-H June 28-29 PASE/Life Challenge June 30 State Speech contest July 16 Pre Fair Entry sheets due 4-H Grows Here! Aug 2-8 Keith Co Fair Aug 9-13 Arthur Co Fair The Keith Extension Office has Free Beefsteak tomato plants available for any 4-Her that wants to learn to grow tomatoes. These can be planted in a garden or in a large contain like a 5 gallon buck- et. Tomatoes plants will be available to pick up the week of May 10th. Available to both Keith and Arthur County 4-Hers. Call the office today to reserve your plant. Limit one per 4-H member, while 4H Enrollment supplies last. Deadline June 15th! Boots & Saddles 4-H Horse Show June 5th Entries from 7:30-8:30 Show Starts at 9:00 For more information contact: 4-H Sponsor Signs Tara Fanning at 308-289-2660 Or Mary Eisenzimmer at 308-289-5467 Youth 12 and over can now sign up for selling sponsor signs. Please let the Extension Office know Horse ID if you would like to sell by April 30th. $50.00 goes to Sheet Due the youth. Money can be May 7th used for 4-H projects or camps. Must have a Mod- ern Pioneer Account. The new horse books are available at the Extension Office Goat and Sheep Weigh in May 25th 6 pm Keith County Fairgrounds Must Weigh in to be entered in the Rate of Gain Contest. Robotics classes: All Classes at Mid-Plains CC in Ogallala April 26-27 – May 3rd-4th 4-5:30 Robotics I June 4 Adult Robotics 9-3 June 7-9 9-11:30 Robotics I June 14-16 9-11:30 Robotics II June 28-30 9-11:30 Robotics I July 12-14 9-11:30 Robotics II Call Mid Plains to register 284-9830 Youth for the Quality Care of Animals Nebraska 4-H requires all youth enrolled in livestock projects to complete annual quality assurance certification through Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA). YQCA is a national multi-species quality assurance program focused on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development. Requirements YQCA certification is required for all 4-H members enrolled in any of the following projects: · Beef (bucket calf, feeder calf, breeding beef, market beef) · Dairy Cattle · Goat (breeding meat goat, dairy goat, meat goat) · Poultry · Rabbit · Sheep (breeding sheep, market sheep) · Swine (breeding swine, market swine) Annual Training Nebraska 4-H members ages 8-18, who are enrolled in any of the livestock projects listed above are required to participate in an annual YQCA train- ing. Annual training requirements may be satisfied by completing either an online web-based training course or a face-to-face instructor-led training course. Web-Based Training Web-based annual training is available through the YQCA learning management system. The online YQCA course costs $12 per individual regardless of age. Please see the YQCA Login & Course Completion Instruc- tions for more information. Each session purchased includes three modules - a knowledge builder, a skills lab, and a quiz. The knowledge builder is where content is delivered. The skills lab provides an opportunity to apply the content. The quiz test knowledge. To receive certification, 80% must be achieved on the 10- question quiz. These modules, completed in their entirety, will provide 2-3 hours of experience. Features of the online modules include: · Characters at each age level to guide youth through the course. · Free navigation within the course so youth can spend as much or as little time on a particular topic based on their personal needs. · Variety of learning opportunities to accommodate various learning styles and modalities. Audio button on each slide so youth can listen to audio rather than read the on-screen text. Face-to-Face Training Face-to-Face YQCA training is also available to satisfy annual training requirements. Please note that these training courses must be facilitated by a YQCA Certified Instructor. In-person YQCA training courses cost $3 per individual regardless of age. More info go to: https://4h.unl.edu/yqca YQCA training classes May 20th 10 am-1 pm Arthur May 27th 5-8 pm Ogallala June 1st 1-3 pm Paxton Summer Workshops June 3 Fast Foods with an Instant Pot 11-1 Keith County Fairgrounds cost $10 June 4 Cake decorating/baking 10-1 Keith County Fairgrounds June 13 Beef & Sheep showmanship/fitting Keith County Fairground Time : TBD June 16 Easy as Pie 9-11 Keith County Fairgrounds cost $10 June 23 Microwave Magic 10-1 Keith County Fairgrounds cost $10 July 8th Try it out Thursday (honey bees & pollinators) at Mid Plains CC Meat & Carcass Quality of Beef: June 3 6:00-8:00 PM at Keith County Fairgrounds Learn about the differenct grades of meat and how to feed your animal to be market quality. Small meal provided Cost $10.00 Baking at Arthur Vet Hall: June 10 1:00-4:00 PM Alternative Healthy Baking. Learn to add in healthy alternatives to flour, including insect powder. Cost of $7.00 Barn Quilt Workshop: June 11 10-2PM Keith County Fairgrounds Did you know that you can “quilt” without sewing a stitch? Learn design concepts, math and more at this year’s Youth Barn Quilt. Barn Quilts can be entered in the Quilt Quest 4-H Project at fair., so be sure you enroll for that project in 4-H Online. Be sure to wear old clothes or an apron to each session. There will be a selection of patterns to choose from when you arrive at the workshop. Cost of $30.00, supplies & lunch provided. Clover Kid Workshop: June 16 1-3 PM Keith County Fairgrounds For youth 5 to 7 years old. Come for an afternoon of crafts. Cost of $10.00. Photography: June 17 1-3 PM Arthur County Courthouse Come learn about photography and take photos. Cameras are not needed but are welcome. Projects will include Photography 1 and Entomology photos. Please call the extension office to register by June 11th. Ages 8-18 cost of $10.00. Cost includes 2 8-10 photo prints and mat boards. Bird House: June 21 9-12 PM Keith County Fairgrounds Come build a bird house and learn about why birds are needed in the landscape. Ages 8 and up. Cost of $15.00, includes precut and primed wood. Please call the extension office to register by June 15th. Science Day: July 15 1-4 PM Vet Hall in Arthur Come for some science fun. Make some ice cream in a bag and extract DNA from fruit. Cost is $10.00 Entomology Workshop: June 24 10 AM-4PM Collect, ID, and pin insects. Learn why insects are cool and dominate the earth. This will be two projects for the county fair. Ages 9-18. Please wear shoes as we will be hiking in rough terrain, sun- screen, and insect repellant. Please call the extension office to register by June 18th. Cost of $25.00 includes wood display box and pollinator habitat. Please bring a sack lunch. 2021 Camp Sessions · Discover Agriculture & Natural Re- May 26 - NCTA Livestock Judging sources · Discover Animation Overnight Camp & Contest · Discover Digital Media · Discover Engineering · Discover Filmmaking May 27- Youth Animal Science Dis- · Discover Sustainable Fashion covery Day – NCTA, Curtis · Discover Teaching · Discover Veterinary Science · Discover Talent in Startups Discover Unicameral Youth Legislature Go to https://4h.unl.edu/big-red-camps Page 6 4-H Update Page 7 Keith-Arthur County UNL Extension 511 N. Spruce Room 203 Ogallala, NE 69153 4-H Newsletter kap.unl.edu/4h Keith/Arthur County Extension 511 N. Spruce Room 203 Ogallala, NE 69153 [email protected] Phone: 308-284-6051 Fax: 308-284-6052 Michael Eskelson, Extension Educator 4-H/Youth Development [email protected] Extension is a division of the institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and the United State Department of Agriculture .