Polk County 4-H

**New Events are BOLDED!**

1. Calendar of Events

2. Connect at the Coffee House

3. Succulent Workshop - April 10

4. 2022 4-H Recap Video

5. 4-H Enrollment

6. Quilts of Valor

7. Summer Workshop Teaser

8. BEEF WEIGH DAY - DATE CHANGE

9. Regional 4-H Camp

10. State Fair Age Change - In-person contests

11. YQCA

12. Important Livestock Changes

13. Horse Project Changes

14. Exciting Upcoming Events

15. March Birthdays

4H Online is now open for enrollment for the 22-23 4-H Program Year. ENROLL NOW! This will help us make sure our records are kept up-to-date and we are sending important information to the correct address. You can make changes to your information until June 15, 2023. We can't wait to spend another year exploring with you in Polk County 4-H

Volunteers Need to Enroll Too!

4-H Volunteers need to re-enroll in 4HOnline every year. Please make sure your club organizational leaders and project leaders are enrolled as soon as possible. New volunteers are required to pass DHHS background check.

YQCA is an important part of any livestock project. Learning more about safe and effective ways of caring for your livestock is the aim of YQCA.

IMPORTANT!! Each participant that completes either in-person or online YQCA MUST complete a pre-test and post-test. The system will not mark your session complete or generate your certificate without both tests.

CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW THE HELPFUL, SHORT VIDEO TO HELP LOGIN AND COMPLETE YOUR YQCA.

1. ALL Livestock in contention to exhibit at the 2023 Nebraska State Fair and/or Aksarben Stock Show will be REQUIRED to submit a DNA nomination.

2. All 4-H/FFA Breeding livestock, market livestock and feeder calves will now be REQUIRED to submit a DNA sample/envelope to be eligible to exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair.

3. DNA nominations for the Nebraska State Fair are due on June 15th, 2023.

4. Any DNA nomination submitted through Show Stock Manager will also be eligible for exhibition at the Aksarben Stock Show.

5. DNA nominations will remain at $7 per animal.

6. With this update, animals will automatically be eligible for both breeding and market.

Requiring DNA on breeding stock will allow for flexibility or substitutions, allow exhibitors to have a better record of the animals they are nominating, sustain the integrity of exhibitors and ensure ownership of the livestock. As for the administrative side, this will help streamline the record keeping and validation process to assist our families as they are nominating their animal projects.

1. No District Horse Show for 2023

2. DEADLINE - all State 4-H horse contest Entries are due June 1st

3. DEADLINE - Horse ID sheets for State Horse Show are due June 1st

4. DEADLINE - Horse Judging/Hippology entries are due June 1st

All previous rules for classes, advanced horsemanship levels required, and online entry will be the same.

Carla Wennberg, multi-carded judge, clinician, and Western Collegiate Equestrian Team Coach will be teaching a clinic for 4-H'ers in the horse project. Chose June 2nd, 3rd, or 4th to attend this event. Click the picture to register!

The Nebraska 4-H Youth Leadership Conference is an opportunity for all youth ages 14-18 to build connections with peers from across the state, learn from adult mentors, and develop and practice leadership skills. Youth do not need to be enrolled in 4-H to attend the conference. The 4-H Youth Leadership Conference will be held June 19-21, 2023 at Camp Comeca in Cozad. Registration is $200 and covers all room, board, and materials.

Email: polk-county@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/polk/
Location: 400 Hawkeye Street, Osceola, NE, USA
Phone: 402-910-1640
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PolkCountyNebraska4H