Polk County 4-H
April 2023
In This Smore...
1. Calendar of Events
2. Events and Deadlines
3. 2022 4-H Recap Video
4. Lamb/Goat Weigh Day
5. Archery Project coming to Polk County 4-H
6. Enroll in 4-H
7. County Horse Show - Date Change
8. Communications Contest
9. Regional 4-H Camp
10. Harmony Nursery Workshop
11. Quilts of Valor Workshop
12. SENIOR SPOTLIGHTS - DUE MAY 1ST
13. Important Information/Changes for Nebraska State Fair
14 YQCA - IN PERSON TRAINING
14. County Special Photography Exhibit
15. SAVE THE DATE: Exciting Upcoming Events/Opportunities
16. April Birthdays
April 2023
1 - Diamond Clover Award plan sheets due
10 - Harmony Nursery Workshop
10 - Quilts of Valor Workshop
23 - Lamb & Goat Weigh Day
23 - In-Person YQCA
24 - Deadline to sign up for Communications Contest
28 - Arbor Day - Office Closed
May 2023
1 - Communications Contest
1 - Senior Spotlights are due16 - 4-H Council Meeting
29 - Memorial Day, Office Closed
31 - June 2 - Regional 4-H Camp
June 2023
1 - Deadline to enroll to get free t-shirt
1 - Horse ID and level testing due for NSF
1- NSF Horse Show Online Entry Deadline
15 - DEADLINE TO ENROLL IN 4-H
15 - YQCA, and Animal ID Due for County Fair
15 - Horse Level Testing Due for County Fair
28 - Pre-Entry for all Static Exhibits do for County Fair
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.
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.
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.
DEADLINE FOR YQCA IS JUNE 15TH. 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.
Horsemanship Clinic
Youth Leadership Conference
Polk County Extension
Email: polk-county@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/polk/
Location: 400 Hawkeye Street, Osceola, NE, USA
Phone: 402-747-2321
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PolkCountyNebraska4H