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***COMING UP THIS WEEK***
***COMING UP THIS WEEK***
The 2023 Winners Unlimited University of Nebraska-Lincoln Livestock Judging Camp is designed for 4-H and FFA members ages 7-18 looking to improve their livestock evaluation and oral reason skills. It will be held at UNL East Campus on June 7-9, and students will be housed at Masengale Hall... Continue reading…
Horse exhibitors must pass Horsemanship Advancement Levels for many classes at county fair and state horse shows. For Lancaster County Super Fair level requirements, see Fair Book class descriptions. Deadline is June 1 for the State Expo, and July 1 for the Super Fair. Continue reading…
Lancaster County 4-H Council is one of the nonprofits the community can give to during “Give to Lincoln Day” on May 24, coordinated by Lincoln Community Foundation. Your donation is made bigger by a proportional share of a $500,000 challenge match fund!
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/giveto4hcouncil4-H/FFA members enrolled in any of the following animal projects need to complete Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) training: beef, dairy cattle, goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep and swine. The deadline to complete YQCA and submit certificates of completion is June 15. Continue reading…
The Lancaster County 4-H Life Challenge contest helps youth learn more about issues related to family and consumer science and entrepreneurship. It will be held on Friday, June 2, 8:30 a.m. at Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County conference rooms at 444 Cherrycreek Road, Lincoln. Continue reading…
Do you have a child or children interested in learning more about household pets — which includes hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, fish, caged birds and any animal small enough to put in your pocket? Attend a 4-H Household Pets Clinic on Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m.–Noon... Continue reading…
If you are ages 14 and up, watch a video and complete a survey by May 26 to learn career skills and help 4-H Tech Changemakers meet their outreach goal! Nebraska 4-H Tech Changemakers is a statewide team of teens whose goal is to help increase people’s digital skills. Continue reading…
Nebraska Extension is presenting a "Come Learn With Carla Clinic" at three locations across the state, including one in Lincoln on Saturday, June 3 at the Lancaster Event Center Fairgrounds, Pavilion 3. Tentative start time of first session is 9 a.m. Continue reading…
***NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS***
All 4-H members, organizational leaders and project leaders must re-enroll every year. (Note: project volunteers and parent helpers do not need to enroll as volunteers.) The website to enroll or re-enroll is 4-H Online at https://v2.4honline.com. Continue reading…
To exhibit projects in the fair, 4-H members must be enrolled in the respective project unless otherwise stated. Select projects in 4-H Online at https://v2.4honline.com by June 15. Project examples: Home Environment — Design Decisions, Food & Nutrition — Cooking 101 and Rabbit. Continue reading…
• All 4-H/FFA sheep/goat/swine/beef/bucket calf/dairy cattle/llama & alpaca/rabbit identifications are due by June 15. Pick up tags and ID forms from Extension office (forms are also at https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/fair). Continue reading…
Animal exhibitors (4-H ages 9–18, FFA ages 10–21) are eligible to participate at the Nebraska State Fair regardless of county fair placing. By Thursday, June 15: breeding and market livestock nominations must be entered and paid at https://showstockmgr.com. Continue reading…
The Nebraska 4-H Livestock Achievement Program recognizes Members of Excellence in the project areas of beef, sheep, meat goat, swine, dairy cattle, dairy goat, rabbit and poultry. The program consists of two age levels (10–13 and 14–18) that require 4-H’ers to plan and report... Continue reading…
This is the 14th year Kath Conroy, a 4-H Clothing Superintendent, and her husband, Mike, are graciously donating a new sewing machine to one Lancaster County 4-H youth! Continue reading…
***REMINDERS***
Farmers Cooperative is providing complimentary T-shirts for area youth showing at local county fairs. Sign up at https://www.farmersco-operative.com/fair by Wednesday, May 31. Shirts can be picked up at Farmers Cooperative locations, including Firth and Raymond, beginning about the end of June. Continue reading…
Each horse being shown in 4-H at the Lancaster County Super Fair or State Horse Expo must be identified on form “4-H Horse Identification Certificate” and submitted to the Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County office by June 1. Continue reading…
Beginning in 2023, there will no longer be 4-H District Horse Shows. The Fonner Park State Horse Expo will be held July 15–19 in Grand Island. Exhibitors must be ages 10–18 (by Jan. 1 of the current year) and have passed Horsemanship Advancement Level I and II. Continue reading…
Nebraska 4-H’s new Premier Communication Event consists of several state-level contests: Prepared Speech, Radio Public Service Announcements, Illustrated Presentation, Impromptu Speech and Video Communication. The event will be held on Friday, June 23 at Nebraska East Union. Continue reading…
The Premier Animal Science Event (PASE) will be held June 21–22 at UNL East Campus. For more information, visit https://4h.unl.edu/pase. Contests include Livestock Judging, Poultry Judging and Meats Judging. If you are interested in participating in PASE, contact the Extension office before May 31. Continue reading…
Planning to attend the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in the fall? Submit your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by June 1 to meet UNL’s priority deadline to be considered for all available aid! College affordability is a priority at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Nebraska offer Continue reading…
The Lancaster County Super Fair 4-H Horse Judging Contest will be held on Friday, June 2 at the Lancaster Event Center Fairgrounds – Pavilion 3, 5 p.m. You may register in advance by emailing name(s) and age(s) of youth to Kate Pulec at kpulec3@unl.edu or at the event 4:30–5 p.m. Continue reading…
All youth, as well as adults, may test their knowledge of plants through two upcoming plant science online contests.
• Lancaster County 4-H Online Tree ID and Grass & Weed ID Contests will be open from Friday, June 2, 9 a.m. through Friday, June 16, 9 a.m. Continue reading…
The Lancaster County 4-H Plant Science Contests will be held in-person on Wednesday, June 14, 10 a.m.–Noon at the Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County conference rooms, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A, Lincoln. Register by Monday, June 12 by calling 402-441-7180. Continue reading…
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