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Polk County 4-H
FEBRUARY 2023 - NEBRASKA 4-H MONTH
IN THIS SMORE....
1. Calendar of Events
2. NEBRASKA 4-H MONTH
3. Online Enrollment Open - SEE LINK
4. Beef Weigh Day
5. Cricut Creations
6. YQCA
7. 4-H Regional Camp
8. Special Gardening Project
9. Special Agronomy Project
10. State Fair Changes
11. UPCOMING IMPORTANT EVENTS
12. February Birthdays
February 2023
NEBRASKA 4-H MONTH
21 - Office Closed in celebration of President's DayMarch 2023
9 - Cricut Creations
April 2023
10 - Quilts of Valor Workshop
Volunteers Need to Enroll Too!
4-H Volunteers need to re-enroll in 4HOnline every year. Please make sure your club organizational leaders and project leaders are enrolled as soon as possible. New volunteers are required to pass DHHS background check.
IMPORTANT!! Each participant that completes either in-person or online YQCA MUST complete a pre-test and post-test. The system will not mark your session complete or generate your certificate without both tests.
CLICK THE IMAGE TO VIEW THE HELPFUL, SHORT VIDEO TO HELP LOGIN AND COMPLETE YOUR YQCA.
402-747-2321.
2023 Special Agronomy Project - Tepary Beans
For project specifications and details, be sure to go to the Nebraska State Fair book at:
https://4hfairbook.unl.edu/fairbookview.php/exhibits/13
Call Polk County Extension 402-747-2321 to
2. All 4-H/FFA Breeding livestock, market livestock and feeder calves will now be REQUIRED to submit a DNA sample/envelope to be eligible to exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair.
3. DNA nominations for the Nebraska State Fair are due on June 15th, 2023.
4. Any DNA nomination submitted through Show Stock Manager will also be eligible for exhibition at the Aksarben Stock Show.
5. DNA nominations will remain at $7 per animal.
6. With this update, animals will automatically be eligible for both breeding and market.
Requiring DNA on breeding stock will allow for flexibility or substitutions, allow exhibitors to have a better record of the animals they are nominating, sustain the integrity of exhibitors and ensure ownership of the livestock. As for the administrative side, this will help streamline the record keeping and validation process to assist our families as they are nominating their animal projects.
2. DEADLINE - all State 4-H horse contest Entries are due June 1st
3. DEADLINE - Horse ID sheets for State Horse Show are due June 1st
4. DEADLINE - Horse Judging/Hippology entries are due June 1st
All previous rules for classes, advanced horsemanship levels required, and online entry will be the same.
Horsemanship Clinic
Youth Leadership Conference
Polk County Extension
Email: polk-county@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/polk/
Location: PO BOX 215, Osceola, NE, USA
Phone: 402-910-1640
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PolkCountyNebraska4H