Monthly Newsletter

• December 1st Youth 4-H Council Application Paragraph
• December 11th - Virtual Learning Session about Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge
• December 15th - Fed Steer Challenge Application DUE
• January 12th - Dryland Toughies Club Meeting - 4:00 pm at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
• February 8th - Beef Weigh-In - 9am at Fairgrounds
• February 16th - YQCA In-Person Course - 2:00 pm at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building
• March 16th - YQCA In-Person Course - 2:00 pm at Deuel County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building
• May 20th - Sheep & Goat Weigh-In - 6:00 pm at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
• June 15th - 4-H Online Registration Deadline
• June 15th - Ownership Affidavit Deadline
• July 7th - Pre-Fair Entry Forms Deadline

Don't forget to enroll in 4-H Online if you have not done so already. To participate in Cheyenne County Fair Events, you have to be enrolled by June 15th, 2025.

Nebraska Fed Steer Challenge applications now open!

Last chance for applications, please apply by December 15th, 2024 for the 2025 program year. For more information regarding the Fed Steer Challenge, or to submit an application please visit https://4h.unl.edu/fed-steer-challenge

Virtual learning session about the Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge

To be held Wednesday December 11th at 7:00 p.m. CT/6:00 p.m. MT. We will discuss the program outcomes, deadlines, and answer any questions you may have. This session will be recorded and posted on our website.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://unl.zoom.us/j/94582695213

Meeting ID: 945 8269 5213 or call in at +16694449171,94582695213#

Nebraska 4-H is excited to participate in the 2025 Omaha Fashion Week Student Night!

4-H members ages 8-18 are invited to apply for the 4-H Collection to be shown at the Omaha Design Center on February 26, 2025. Garments must have been exhibited at the County Fair in 2024 and should be fashion-forward, runway appropriate, and display high-quality construction.

To apply, complete the online application by December 20th. Visit https://go.unl.edu/25ofw for event details and application process.

We want to hear from you! Sara and I would love to hear what topics you would like to have included in the programs we will be offering next year. Please complete this 4-question survey!

Just click the link in the button below and answer 4 easy questions.

We look forward to hearing back from you and starting to plan Summer Workshops!

If you would like your club's meeting time listed in the newsletter, please email the information to ljeffers2@unl.edu by the last Friday of the month.

The Extension Office Staff are here to serve you!

Use our website (click the extension photo) as a valuable resource for information on Beef Systems, Community Environment, Rural Prosperity Nebraska, Crop and water systems, Food Nutrition and Health, and The Learning Child.

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.

Telephone: 308-254-4455

Address: PO Box 356, 920 Jackson Street, Sidney, NE 69162