Happy New Year!
2025
CONTENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
HORSE JUDGING SCHOOL
4-H HORSE STAMPEDE
HORSEMANSHIP LEVELS
BOONE COUNTY FAIR DATES
ENROLL IN 4-H ONLINE
SUMMER WORKSHOP SURVEY
4-H JUNIOR LEADERS
BEEF WEIGH-IN
SPECIAL GARDEN PROJECT
4-H SHOOTING SPORTS
PASE CONTEST INFO
FARROWED & OWNED COHORT
INNOVATIVE YOUTH CORN CHALLENGE
DATA DRIVEN FIELD DAY
4-H AMBASSADOR APPLICATION
SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES
BEYOND READY MESSAGE
LATEST 4-H NEWS LINK
Click on any of the buttons for a link to more information!
Updates to website coming soon!
BOONE COUNTY HORSE BOWL MEETING DATES
January 12 - 2 pm
January 19 - 3 pm
February 2 - 2 pm
February 9 - 2 pm
February 23 - 2 pm
March 2 - 2 pm
March 9 - 2 pm
Meetings will be held at the Boone County Extension Office
SPEAKING OF HORSES...
Now would be a great time to start working on horsemanship levels.
All 4-H members must complete Level 1 testing after 2 years in the horse project. Exhibitors must comply with this requirement by June 1, 2025.
To pass Level 1 testing, members must complete a Written test, Skills test, and Club demonstration on any of the points mentioned in the 4-H Horse Project manual (suggested length: 10-20 minutes). The manual for the Advancement Levels and the Membership Manual are available at the Extension Office.
BOONE COUNTY FAIR DATES JULY 12-16, 2025
ENROLL IN 4-H TODAY!
4-H JUNIOR LEADERS!
If you need assistance, contact Susan Staub, Hilary Maricle, Cassidy Maricle, Brooke Brengelman, Kate
Maricle, Melany Preister, or Kolton Rasmussen.
The next meeting will be held January 26 at 3:00 pm at the Extension Office. Hope to see you there!
BEEF WEIGH-IN
The Beef Weigh-in in Albion is January 19, with February 2 as a snow date. For 4-H & FFA exhibitors residing in Boone or Nance County who are planning to show market or breeding beef at the County and State Fair, as well as Aksarben. Animals will be tagged, weighed, and a DNA sample taken. Weigh-in will be held at Town & Country Vet Clinic from 1-2 pm.
SPECIAL GARDEN PROJECT 2025
January 12 - 3 pm
February 2 - 3 pm
February 23 - 3 pm
March 2 - 3 pm
March 9 - 3 pm
April - June TBA
UNTIL NEXT TIME!
Steve Pritchard - Extension Educator
Sonya Glup - Education Assistant
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 States Department of Agriculture.
The 4-H Youth Development Program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Boone County: 402-395-2158
E-mail: boone-county@unl.edu
Nance County: 308-536-2691
E-mail: nance-county@unl.edu