Nobles County Clover Digest

Nobles County 4-H and New Vision Co-op are excited to offer the co-op calf program again in 2025! All youth are invited to participate in this educational beef project. The application and payment is due March 7 to the Extension Office.

If you ordered a perpetual plaque at the Achievement Banquet, they are now here in the office. Please stop in during office hours (Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Ear tags for the 2025 animal ID season are now available at the Extension Office. New this year, tags are available at no cost to Nobles County 4-H members. All market beef IDs must be in 4-H Online by February 18, 2025. All other IDs are due on May 15, 2025. All distributed tags must be accounted for in 4-H Online and tags that do not show up in 4-H Online must be returned to the Extension office. To order tags ahead of time for pick up, please complete the order form.

Are you in 7th grade or above and have a passion for agriculture and a desire to make a difference in your community? If so, we invite you to join our 4-H Ag Ed Leader in the Classroom program and become a youth teacher, sharing your enthusiasm for agriculture with elementary age youth. You must attend 4 one-hour virtual training sessions on March 20, 27, April 3 and 10 from 7-8 p.m. and teach in three classrooms between April and May. Please let Kerstin know if you are interested! thoms531@umn.edu

The 2025 Andrea Ruesch 4-H Scholarship is now accepting applications. To learn more and apply, visit the Extension 4-H scholarship website. Applications are due March 1, 2025.

As we head into spring, it's time to start thinking about animal science programming in preparation for the summer. The state animal science team will host a webinar for local livestock PDC volunteers and interested staff on Thursday, April 24 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom. Registration is required.

Youth in grades 7 and up are invited to attend Youth Exploring Leadership and Learning Opportunities (YELLO) this June! YELLO is the statewide leadership conference and includes educational workshops, group networking experiences, inspiring messages from nationally-recognized speakers, field trips, and opportunities to contribute to the local community through service projects. To learn more and register visit https://z.umn.edu/4hyello.

Youth are welcome to attend the 4-H Horse Pleasure clinic hosted by clinician, Kathy Johnson. Topics covered include: showmanship, horsemanship, western pleasure, ranch riding, ranch pleasure, trail, English equitation, and English pleasure. Stalling will be available, please bring your own shavings and clean your stall once your time at the clinic has been completed. The clinic will run from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. both days with lunch provided in the afternoon.

The total cost for the camp will be $175 for both days. Camping options are available! Each spot is $25/ day for the duration of the clinic. Money will need to be collected before leaving the fairgrounds.

Register with Jody Jackels at: (507)-626-1591 or email at jjackels@outlook.com

Spots are LIMITED, we encourage registering right away if you are interested in this opportunity.

Minnesota 4-H is hosting a springtime Young Alumni Volunteer night on Friday, April 4th, from 6 - 8 PM at the Picklebarn in Mankato! It’s a totally FREE night of pickleball, good food, and time to network & reconnect with others. Plus, there’ll be free headshots (perfect for LinkedIn or just because) and an opportunity to learn how you can continue to support the next generation of 4-H’ers as a volunteer. If you can make it, RSVP here by March 28!
Date: Friday, April 4, 2025 Time: 6 - 8 PM Location: Picklebarn, 90 Power Drive, Mankato, MN 56001

Games, crafts, friends and more are found at summer camp! All youth in grades 3-6 (completed in May 2025) are invited to 4-H Camp at Lake Shetek in June 2025. No prior 4-H experience is required for 4-H summer camp.

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