Statewide Life Challenge will be held June 26-27 on UNL East Campus. It is open to ages 12 and up. County teams compete in challenges related to Family and Consumer Sciences. To participate, contact Kristin at 402-441-7180 or kristin.geisert@unl.edu by Tuesday, May 30.
The County-level Junior (ages 8–11) AND Senior Life Challenge (ages 12 and up) will be held Saturday, June 3, 9 a.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center. Pre-register by Thursday, June 1 by calling 402-441-7180. Continue reading…
Lancaster County 4-H will offer a free Quality Assurance face-to-face training on Thursday, June 1, 6–7 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road. Pre-register by calling 402-441-7180 by May 30. This will fulfill the QA requirements for market animal exhibitors. Continue reading…
4-H/FFA members showing market beef, market sheep, market swine, meat and dairy goats, dairy cattle, poultry and rabbits at the Super Fair, State Fair or AKSARBEN must complete Quality Assurance Training by June 15. Continue reading…
The statewide Premier Animal Science Events (PASE) will be held June 26–27 on UNL East Campus. Open to 4-H’ers ages 12 and up. To participate, contact Cole at 402-441-7180 by Thursday, June 1. Continue reading…
Every horse showing at the Lancaster County Super Fair must be identified on a form “4-H Horse Identification Certificate” and must be submitted to Lancaster County Extension office by June 1. Continue reading…
The Lancaster County 4-H Horse Judging contest will be held on Friday, June 2 at the Lancaster Event Center – Pavilion 3. Registration is 5:30–6:30 p.m. Start time 6:30 p.m. This is a Super Fair premium event. The top ten contestants in all three age groups will be recognized at Horse Awards Night. Continue reading…
The Lancaster County 4-H Horse VIPS Committee and the Salt Creek Wranglers are sponsoring a 4-H Pre-District Format Clinic/Show/Fundraiser on Saturday, June 3, 8:30 a.m. at the Lancaster Event Center – Pavilion 3.
More details at: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/horse/HorseVIPSPreDistrictsShow17.pdf
A Horsemanship Level Testing is scheduled for Monday, June 5, 5:30 p.m. at the Lancaster Event Center in the Pav. 4 - Amy Countryman Arena. Sign-up by May 30 by contacting Kate at kpulec3@unl.edu or 402-441-7180.
Lancaster County 4-H will host a showmanship, fitting and feeding clinic Thursday, June 29 from 6-8 pm at the Lancaster Event Center - Pav, 1. This will be a great way to learn showmanship techniques, feeding regiments and fitting tricks to help you as you prepare your projects for the show season.
More details at: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/2017FittingClinic.pdf
Many Super Fair 4-H handouts and entry forms are now online, including:
• Overview of Exhibiting
• How to Enter Contests
• How to Enter Static Exhibits
• Animal Requirements
• Livestock Checklist
• Rabbit Dates to Remember
• Presentations Contest
• Fashion Show
• Table Setting Contest
4-H Summer Camps, offered June 4–Aug. 7, are open to all youth ages 5–18 (need not be in 4-H). With locations at Gretna and Halsey, there are over 44 camps ranging from half day to five days/four nights!
Big Red Summer Academic Camps, offered June 11–15, are residential, career exploration camps held at University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus and are open to all youth grades 10th–12th. During the week-long camps, participants work with UNL faculty to explore the topic of their particular camp.