4-H Friday NewsBlast
01/14/2022
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😊4HOnline 2.0 😊 Get enrolled!
4HOnline 2.0 is now open. You will use the same login credentials you had with 4Honline 1.0 You may be required to change your password. The link for 4HOnline2.0 is
4-H volunteers are required to be screened every 5 years and Cass County is due this year! There is a fee of $5.00. Be sure to follow the instructions before submitting your registration.
Step by step instructions can be found on our website:
We will be using the new features of 4HOnline2.0, to register for events, workshops, trainings, etc. This will be now be done using the events tab. Once your enrollment has be approved you will be able to sign up for your choice of activities.
Please email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with any questions or if you are having problems with the new system.
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Farrowed & Owned Swine Cohort now accepting applications for 2022
More information: 4-H Farrowed & Owned Swine Cohort
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Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Certification Workshop
4-H Shooting Sports is for individuals who work with certified shooting sports leaders, 4-H club leaders for shooting sports projects, 4-H volunteers managing shooting sports events and competitions.
For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page, https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports. Or contact Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691. Registration is available only online:https://go.unl.edu/ingu.
Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Lead Update Session
A Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Update Session is scheduled for early February in Lincoln. It will be held February 4th at the Nebraska Game & Parks Outdoor Education Center in Lincoln. The early bird deadline to register for the Update session is January 26th.For more workshop information and registration link, go to the 4-H Shooting Sports web page, https://4h.unl.edu/shooting-sports. Contact Steve Pritchard at (402)395-2158 or (308)536-2691 with questions. Registration is available only online: https://go.unl.edu/ns32
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4-H OZOBOTS WORKSHOP - CHECK THIS OUT!
Register here: https://forms.gle/FPPLdLW74mdSBpWJ8
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Ag Innovators Experience 2022
Nebraska 4-H is seeking 20 teens to lead the Ag Innovators Experience statewide. The challenge for 2022 is “Unlock Ag Innovations”. It will be a visually engaging, hands-on, and culturally relevant instructive escape room challenge for youth to learn about agricultural technologies.
If selected to be a facilitator, youth will need to attend a training session in Grand Island at Raising Nebraska on March 5th, 2022.
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👉YQCA In Person Training with Lauren 👈
- To register for in person YQCA training, you will first need to enroll or reenroll in 4HOnline 2.0. Once your enrollment is approved, log into your account, click the "events" tab on the left side of the screen, then click "Register for an event" tab, then click on the date you wish to attend the training. Once your registration has been approved you will be emailed a code for in person YQCA training. Link to 4HOnline 2.0: v2.4honline.com
- YQCA training is being paid for by the Cass County 4-H Council! Thank you 4-H Council!
- If you prefer to complete your YQCA training online, email Tammy @ tcavanaugh2@unl.edu for a code.
FIRST CLASS IS JANUARY 18TH!
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🍀2021 Cass County 4-H Seniors!! 🍀
*Cass County 4-H Scholarships*
2022 Cass County 4-H Seniors we have several scholarships available! Check them out here!
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/cass/scholarship-opportunities/
Deadline for Cass County Scholarships is March 1, 2022
*Nebraska 4-H Foundation Scholarships*
To apply for scholarships, 4-H’ers must submit the Nebraska 4-H Achievement Application for state-level review by January 15th. If applying for multiple scholarships, only one Achievement Application should be submitted. An applicant must select the scholarship to which he/she feels qualified. Check out all the available scholarships here: https://www.ne4hfoundation.org/scholarships/
Nebraska Poultry Education Scholarship
The 2022-2023 Nebraska Poultry Education Scholarship is now open! Nebraska residents, those attending school in Nebraska, or those interested in a career in poultry based in Nebraska are encouraged to apply for this Nebraska Poultry Education Scholarship. The deadline is January 20th.
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Diamond Clover Program
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2022 Special Agronomy Project - Broomcorn Sorghum
The Nebraska Extension Special Agronomy Project gives 4-H members an opportunity to experience a crop that is grown, was grown or has the potential to be grown in Nebraska. Youth participate by receiving seed and resources to grow the crop, research traits of the crop and determine the viability of that crop in the part of the state they live. The project allows 4-H members interested in agronomy to grow something fun, new, and different.
To participate in the Special Agronomy Project, enroll in 4HOnline and add the Special Agronomy project to your project list by February 28, 2022. You must be enrolled in the project to receive a seed packet.
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Summer Camp Registration
- Registration is now open for 2022 Nebraska 4-H Summer Camps! See the full schedule of camp sessions and register now at 4h.unl.edu/summer-camp-schedule.
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2022 UNL Chick Days March 26, 2022
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🍀4-H Month Workshop 🍀
To register for this workshop, log into your 4HOnline2.0 account, click the events tab to the left, then hit the register for a new event button (blue button) , then click on the event you would like to attend. Clover Kids have their own event, same date and time just a different line to click.
Please email Tammy @tcavanaugh2@unl.edu with any questions with registering.
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Joke of the Week 😁
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4-H Calendar
4-H Calendar
- Jan 17, 2022 - Extension Office Closed - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Jan 17, 2022 - 4-H Council Meeting
- Jan 18, 2022 - YQCA In Person Training w/Lauren
- Jan 24, 2022 - Ozobots Workshop
- Jan 31, 2022 - 4-H Club Year End Treasurer's Reports Due
- Feb 8, 2022 - 4-H Leader Training 6pm @ Cass County Extension Office
- March 15, 2022 - YQCA In Person Training w/Lauren
- March 21, 2022 - 4-H Council Meeting
- May 17, 2022 - YQCA In Person Training w/Lauren
- June 15, 2022 - Statewide 4-H Enrollment Deadline
- Aug 26 - Sept 5, 2022 - Nebraska State Fair 2022
- Aug 26 -Aug 28, 2022 - Nebraska State Fair 4-H Livestock Shows
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Nebraska Extension Cass County
Lauren Stohlmann, Extension Educator and Unit Leader, lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu
Mirissa Scholting, 4-H Extension Assistant, mscholting2@unl.edu
Tammy Cavanaugh, 4-H Staff, tcavanaugh2@unl.edu
Sandy Prall, Office Manager, sprall2@unl.edu
Email: cass-county@unl.edu
Website: www.cass.unl.edu
Location: 8400 144th Street, Weeping Water, NE, 68463
Phone: 402-267-2205
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLCassCounty/
Twitter: @UNLCassCounty