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Otoe County 4-H Wednesday What-Nots
June 5, 2024
SHOUT OUTS
Workshops have started! Shoutout to all of our 4-H'ers that have joined us in new experiences!
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
Youth Crop Scouting Competition - Connecting Youth with Crops
Looking for a fun club project? Want to unite your club members? Running out of ideas for club meetings? If you answered, “yes” to any of these questions, help is on the way! Nebraska Extension is pleased to present the 11th annual Crop Scouting Competition for Nebraska youth. Youth interested in crops can learn about crop growth & development and basic crop scouting principles.
Don’t know a lot about crops? Ask a local agronomist to assist by providing a short lesson on crop production. You can have the agronomist meet with youth a little during each meeting or outside of the meeting. This is one way to engage those youth interested in crops.
This contest will be held at the Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center near Mead, Nebraska on August 7, 2024. The event will include both indoor and outdoor events. Teams of junior high and high school students (those completing 5-12th grades) from across Nebraska are invited to participate. This event is limited to the first ten teams who sign-up!
Clubs or other organizations may enter a team composed of three to five participants. An adult team leader must accompany each team of students. Team leaders could be FFA advisors, crop consultants, extension staff, coop employees, etc.
Top-scoring teams win prizes: $500 for first, $250 for second, $100 for third place. Top two teams will be eligible for regional competition held in Nebraska this year.
Teams will be expected to know the basics of scouting corn and soybean fields. This includes crop staging; looking for patterns of crop injury; disease, insect and weed seedling identification; etc. Other topics many include but are not limited to, pesticide safety, nutrient disorders, and herbicide injury.
More information about the crop scouting competition and instructions on how to register a team are available online at cropwatch.unl.edu/youth. Register at: https://go.unl.edu/cropscoutingreg
Teams must be registered by July 15. This program is sponsored by Nebraska Independent Crop Consultant Association, Ward Laboratories, the Nebraska Soybean Board and Nebraska Extension.
Calibraska Arts Initiative registration is open for summer 2024 in-person and virtual art programs for youth ages 5 years old and up.
True to the ‘Cali-braska’ name, this initiative brings specialized arts offerings from the California industries to Nebraska communities where access is limited to technology, cultural or arts institutions, professional mentorship and resources to the creative industries. The fun begins June 3 - July 26, 2024!
FROM THE OFFICE
ShoWorks is OPEN!
Fair entry is now open on ShoWorks!! Go to https://otoe.fairwire.com/ to enter both livestock and static projects. Remember to check out the Fair Resources Google Folder for templates to help make entry a breeze!
Thanks to a mini grant from the Nebraska Department of Education, we are excited to offer a summer session of Walk 2 Unlock Register on 4-H Online today!
Otoe County Fair Resources!
UPCOMING DATES
- Saturday- June 15th- All Livestock and Other Animal ID Sheets deadline. (note June 15th is a Saturday, so plan to get them in before Friday the 14th)
- Sunday, June 30th - Favorite Food Revue
- Monday, July 8th - County Fair Rifle Contest
- Wednesday, July 10th - County Fair Archery Contest
- Sunday, July 14th - County Fair BB Gun Contest
- July 20th- Fair Clean Up Day!
- July 21st - Fashion Show & Sewing Entry
- July 25-28 - Otoe County Fair
Nebraska Extension in Otoe County
Elizabeth Dunn, Youth Development Extension Educator, edunn8@unl.edu
Stephanie Bartels, 4-H Assistant, sstephens9@unl.edu
Ben Jewell, Rural Prosperity Nebraska Associate Extension Educator, bmcshane-jewell2@unl.edu
Cheryl Goff, Office Manager, cheryl.goff@unl.edu
Website: www.otoe.unl.edu
Location: 620 1st Street, Syracuse, NE, USA
Phone: (402) 269-2301
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nebraska-Extension-in-Otoe-County