Monday, June 15 is the deadline for: 4-H Member Online Enrollment • 4-H Projects Updated • Volunteer Enrollment Forms • Animal Ownership Identification/Affidavits • Market Animal Quality Assurance Training. Continue reading…
The 4-H Bicycle Safety Contest will be held Saturday, June 13, 9 a.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road. The contest is open to all 4-H’ers ages 8 and up. Participants must provide their own bicycle and must wear a helmet. Register by June 8 by calling 402-441-7180. Continue reading…
A “Tips and Tricks for STEAM Clothing 1” workshop will be held at Hancock Fabrics, 6800 P St., Lincoln, on Saturday, June 13, 10–11 a.m. The workshop is open to anyone but will focus on 4-H Clothing 1 skills. No cost and no preregistration. Continue reading…
Extension has purchased a GoPro camera and will test live streaming some 4-H Clover College workshops to our YouTube channel! Live events will be archived. Clover College will be June 16-19. Many workshops still have openings http://go.unl.edu/auf.
This is the seventh year Kath Conroy, a 4-H clothing superintendent, and her husband, Mike, are graciously donating a brand new sewing machine to one Lancaster County 4-H youth. All interested 4-H youth should submit a paper by Monday, July 6 to Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County. Continue reading…
4-H sewing help sessions will be held at Bernina Sewing Studio in the Piedmont Shopping Center on Wednesday, July 8, Thursday, July 9 and Friday July 10, 12:30–4:30 p.m. There is no cost and registration is not required. Continue reading…
Making healthy food choices can be fun and tasty! A “Fun with Healthy Food!” workshop will be held Friday, July 10, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road. Workshop is different every year. $10 fee. Register by July 7 with payment.
The Lancaster County Agricultural Society is
presenting two new contests for 4-H clubs & FFA chapters. Independent members are welcome to participate as long as they work together in a group. Entry forms are due July 1. Top three prizes in each contest earn Pizza Ranch gift cards! Continue reading…
4-H/FFA exhibitors can get free 4-H/FFA entry pass hangtags for their immediate families at the Extension office (available July 1–29). These entry passes allow one vehicle and its occupants to enter the fairgrounds each day Thursday, July 30–Monday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m. and park in designated areas. Continue reading…
This year’s Presentations Contest will be Saturday, July 18, 9 a.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center. Must preregister by July 13. Open to all 4-H’ers ages 8–18 (4-H age). New this year, 4-H FilmFest (Digital Video) replaces the Multimedia class.
Style Revue judging will be Tuesday, July 21, 8 a.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road. The public Style Revue will be Thursday, July 30 at 7 p.m. at the Lancaster Event Center, Exhibit Hall. Must submit entry forms by July 13.
The 4-H Corner Stop food booth at the Lancaster County Super Fair is Lancaster County 4-H Council’s primary fundraiser. 4-H Council asks clubs and independent members to help by staffing a shift at the 4-H Corner Stop. Help raise money for 4-H and have fun!
Adults and youth are needed during the Lancaster County Super Fair to help 4-H: • static exhibit set-up • during judging of static exhibits • Teen tour guides for Fair Fun Day. Continue reading…
-H & FFA static exhibits do not preregister, but MUST be physically checked in during Static Exhibit Check-in on Tuesday, July 28 between 4–8 p.m. at the Lancaster Event Center, Lincoln Room. An adult — such as a club leader or parent(s) — should assist 4-H members in entering exhibits.
In Interview Judging, 4-H’ers have the opportunity to talk to judges about their fair static exhibits. Super Fair Interview judging will be Wednesday, July 29 starting at 9 a.m. in the Lincoln Room. Preregister for 5-minute time slots between July 6 and 24.
Lancaster County 4-H Council is having a Chicken Dinner on Friday, July 31, 5:30–7:30 p.m. at the Exhibit Hall - Room B (during the 4-H Table Setting Contest). Dinner features Raising Cane’s chicken fingers hot off their food truck! Continue reading…
All Clover Kids, youth ages 5–7 by Jan. 1, 2015, are invited to show & tell their 4-H exhibits at the Super Fair, Sunday, Aug. 2, starting at 1 p.m. To register, call 402-441-7180 between July 6 and July 24, or sign up at the static exhibit area Tuesday, July 28, 4–8 p.m.
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture has canceled all poultry events across Nebraska through Jan. 1, 2016. The ban includes all events where birds are co-mingled, including county and state fairs. This is an effort to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/gb4p
Three Plant Science Contests will be held Wednesday, June 10, 10 a.m.–Noon at the Lancaster Extension Education Center. Preregistration is not required — enter the day of contest. In addition, Nebraska 4-H is offering an online Horticulture Judging Contest June 12-22. Continue reading…
Hippology and judging entry forms for the State 4-H Horse Expo at Fonner Park are due to the Extension office Monday, June 15. All entry fees will be paid by the Lancaster County 4-H Council. For more information or if you have questions, contact Marty at 402-441-7180.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/kayg
The statewide Premier Animal Science Events will be held June 29–30 on UNL East Campus. Open to 4-H’ers ages 12 and up, PASE consists of a variety of different contests:
• livestock, meats and poultry judging
• livestock skill-a-thon
• livestock quiz bowl
To participate, contact Cole by June 15
Tuesday, June 30 will be the last date to test in order to ride in the 2015 Super Fair. The 4-H horsemanship level group testing will take place starting 5:30 p.m. at the Lancaster Event Center in Pavilion 4 – Amy Countryman Arena. Anyone wishing to test must sign up by June 23 by contacting Marty.
All 4-H and FFA Lancaster County Super Fair animal entry forms are due to Extension by Wednesday, July 1 or postmarked by July 1. No late entries will be accepted! Entry forms are available at the Extension office or online.
• All registered breeding heifers must have current registration papers and tattoos presented at check-in. If registration papers are not shown at check-in, heifer will be shown as a commercial breeding heifer. Continue reading…
Applications for the Lancaster County 4-H/FFA Livestock Booster Club $500 college scholarship are due July 6. Open to all Lancaster County 4-H/FFA seniors, but preference to those who have exhibited production livestock in 4-H or FFA.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/f0dd
The Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Exposition will be held July 12–16 at Fonner Park in Grand Island. A 14-day health certificate and a Coggins Test will be required for a horse to be shown at the State 4-H Horse Expo. Continue reading…
On Saturday, July 18, the Lancaster County 4-H Rabbit Volunteers in Program Service (VIPS) Committee is providing an opportunity for adults and youth to tattoo their rabbits. It will be held at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Rd, Lincoln, 10 a.m. to 12 noon in Room A. Continue reading…
A 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest will be held Sunday, Aug. 2, 12 noon–2 p.m. in Pavilion 1. Preregister by Thursday, July 30, 6 p.m. in the Livestock Office at the Super Fair. Come join the fun judging livestock and bring your parents! Classes shall consist of beef, sheep, swine and meat goat.
Please talk with your community businesses to get donations for the Youth Livestock Premium Auction. The success of the auction is dependent on 4-H’ers to acquire donations and buyers for the auction to support scholarships for the youth of this county! Call Scott Heinrich at 402-540-0597.
The Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Stock Show will be held Sept. 24–27 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. The Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Horse Show will be held Sept. 19–20 at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln. All Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Stock Show and Horse Show entries are due to Extension staff no later than Sunday, Aug. 2. Continue reading…
4-H & FFA animal exhibitors ages 10–18 are eligible to participate at the Nebraska State Fair regardless of county fair placing. Again this year, 4-H/FFA youth and their families will be responsible for making their own livestock, companion animal and dog entries online for the Nebraska State Fair. Continue reading…
4-H Summer Camps, offered June 6–Aug. 6, are open to all youth ages 5–18 (need not be in 4-H). With locations at Gretna and Halsey, there are nearly 50 camps ranging from half day to seven days/six nights.