4-H Friday News Blast for 2.21.2020

Celebrate Bake & Take this March with Nebraska Wheat! Bake & Take is a time to share the gift of wheat baked goods with family, friends and neighbors. Spend time baking together and then share a delicious treat with those you love.

Registration fee is $30 to attend. Lunch is included.

Register by March 16th: https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5jq5bKYtPhGgaz3

At the conclusion of this experience, participants will:

• Deepen their understanding of the Essential Elements
• Connect the Essential Elements to their current programming
• Be prepared to teach in the Essential Elements to adults in their communities

Please bring your Essential Elements curriculum packet from the Essential Elements session at January Training. If you do not have a copy, please contact Maria Walker (maria.walker@unl.edu) to secure one of the limited number of curriculum packets available for the price of $40 each.

The 4-H Photography Showcase offers a project exhibition opportunity beyond traditional print media. It is intended to help youth develop professional and technical skills as photographers while fostering creativity and encouraging self-expression. Through this opportunity, youth are encouraged to practice and apply skills learned in their photography projects throughout the year.

How Does It Work?

Each month, a new photo will be selected from the online submissions. Selections will be made based on creativity, timeliness, technical execution, originality, and appropriateness. The selected photo will be showcased across the Nebraska 4-H social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Youth photographers will be credited wherever and whenever their photo is shared or published.

This opportunity is open to all enrolled 4-H members. Photo recommendations, file specifications, rules, and guidelines for participation are available online at https://4h.unl.edu/photography-showcase.

For questions, please contact Danielle Dewees at ddewees@unl.edu.

More details at: https://4h.unl.edu/photography-showcase

Thanks to everyone who has volunteered as superintendents to fill "retirements". We are still looking for two more friendly face to lend a helping hand as our new Community Service Superintendent and Clothing Superintendent. Let the office know if you are interested in volunteering in this role!

Nebraska 4-H Month, traditionally held during February each year, is an opportunity to celebrate 4-H locally, recruit new members and volunteers, and have fun! This year, Nebraska 4-H Month will kick off the statewide Share Your Adventure call to action. We want to see what 4-H is like from your perspective! Whether you're a 4-H professional, volunteer, council member, club leader, project leader, club member, camper, or even alumni - if you have a 4-H adventure to share, we (and our followers) want to see it! Share your story on social media with a photo or video, and be sure to tag @Nebraska4H and #NE4H.

Enrollment is open for the 2020 program year! Club members, club leaders, independent members, project leaders, and superintendents must re-enroll each year. Deadline to re-enroll is March 15!

To date 326 individuals have enrolled/re-enrolled:

• 271 youth and
• 55 volunteers.

Be sure to check out the following resources:

4-H Online Enrollment Instructions
Pick Your Project
2020 Project Listing

Get started!

The Weeping Water Whiz Kids completed their first service project of the year! They made and delivered Valentine Cards to residents of the Louisville Care Center. KUDOS to the members for bringing joy to the residents and to the leaders for organizing this opportunity!

Looking ahead ...

1. Cass County 4-H Internship Application Due - February 21, 2020
   

2. Bake & Take Month, sponsored by the Nebraska Wheat Board - March

3. Governor's Agriculture Excellence Award Due - March 1

4. Freel/Lepert Family Scholarship Deadline - March 1, 2020
5. David Knabe Memorial Scholarship Deadline - March 1, 2020
6. Cass County 4-H Council Grant Application Deadline - March 7, 2020
7. 2020 Horse Judging School - March 7, 2020
8. 2020 Adult/Leader Equine Advancement Level Workshop - March 8, 2020
9. 2020 Equine 4-H Youth 3 & 4 Advancement Level Workshop - March 8, 2020
10. 4-H Camp Scholarship Applications due to the Extension Office - March 10, 2020
11. Chick Days at UNL - March 14, 2020 in Lincoln
12. Innovative Youth Corn Challenge Registration Due - March 15, 2020
13. 4-H Re-enrollment Deadline - March 15, 2020
14. Cass County 4-H Council Meeting - March 16, 2020
15. 4-H Public Speaking Workshop - March 24, 2020
16. Spring Rabbit Show in Lancaster County - March 28, 2020
17. 4-H Horse Stampede - March 28, 2020 at UNL
18. 4-H Companion Animal Challenge - March 28, 2020
19. Horse Stampede 2020 4-H Horses .. March 29, 2020
20. Weeping Water Whiz Kidz Scholarship Deadline - April 1, 2020
21. YQCA Training in Cass County - April 9, 2020
22. Cass County 4-H Public Speaking Contest - April 20, 2020
23. Otoe County Livestock Judging Clinic ... April 25, 2020
24. Horse IDs, Level Testing, Entry for District and State Deadline - May 8, 2020
25. 4-H Project Deadline for county fair - May 15, 2020
26. Cass County 4-H Council Meeting - May 18, 2020
27. 2020 Winner Unlimited Livestock Judging Camp at UNL (one-day camp) - June 2
28. 2020 Winner Unlimited Livestock Judging Camp at UNL (multi-day camp) - June 3-5
29. YQCA Training in Cass County - June 4, 2020
30. Online Horticulture Judging Contest - June 5-22, 2020
31. Big Red Camps in Lincoln - June 7-12
32. New 4-H Member Enrollment Deadline - June 15, 2020
33. Cass County 4-H Animal ID Sheets Due - June 15, 2020
34. YQCA Certification Completion Due to Extension Office - June 15, 2020
35. District Horse Show information - June 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
36. PASE/Life Challenge Contest at UNL - June 22-24, 2020
37. Tractor Safety Training - July 1-2, 2020
38. State Horse Show at Fonner Park - July 12-16, 2020
39. County Fair Online Pre-Entries Due - July 15, 2020
40. Cass County 4-H Dog Contest - July 18, 2020
41. Cass County 4-H Council Meeting - July 20, 2020

1. NACEB Scholarship Deadline - March 16, 2020
   
2. Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute Application Deadline - April 15, 2020

1. Cass Otoe Cattlemen Meeting at Cass County Extension Office - February 27, 2020 @ 7PM RSVP to Rod Keil at 402-297-9321
   
2. Southeast Nebraska Soil Health Conference - March 3, 2020

3. Windbreak Renovation Workshop in Pawnee City - March 5, 2020

4. Cass Otoe Cattlemen Meeting at Cass County Extension Office - April 2, 2020
   

Conference Website: http://croptechcafe.org/southeastnesoilhealth/

Resources for producers choosing between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) by March 15 deadline.

In late 2019 and early 2020, Nebraska Extension and the USDA Farm Service Agency in Nebraska collaborated to host a series of nearly 40 farm bill educational meetings to assist producers as they make farm bill-related program decisions. The 2018 farm bill, signed into law in December of that year, reauthorized the existing Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) safety net programs that were in the 2014 Farm Bill, however producers will need to make new program enrollment decisions by the March 15 deadline.

The presentation delivered at these meetings across the state is available here, as a full-length video and as smaller segments, broken out by topic.

This recorded presentation was led by Brad Lubben, extension policy specialist and associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Cathy Anderson, chief specialist of production and compliance programs with the USDA Farm Service Agency in Nebraska.

For additional information and to access the video series: https://go.unl.edu/farmbillvideo.

Lauren Stohlmann, Extension Educator and Unit Leader, lauren.stohlmann@unl.edu

Katie Kreuser, Extension Educator, katie.kreuser@unl.edu

Tracy Ensor, Extension Assistant, tracy.ensor@unl.edu

Krystl Knabe, 4-H Support Staff, krystl.knabe@unl.edu

Sondra Buell, Office Manager, sondra.buell@unl.edu

General Mailbox, cass-county@unl.edu

Email: cass-county@unl.edu
Website: www.cass.unl.edu
Location: 8400 144th Street, Weeping Water, NE, 68463
Phone: 402-267-2205
Facebook: facebook.com/UniversityofNebraskaLincolnExtensionCassCounty
Twitter: @UNLCassCounty