MEMBER ONLINE ENROLLMENT
4-H members must enroll/re-enroll by June 15. The website to enroll is https://ne.4honline.com. The process is easy and only takes a few minutes per member or volunteer. Only parents/guardians may enroll 4-H members. Each 4-H household will need to set up a profile in which the 4-H youth and/or volunteers in the household will be added. NOTE: Health information is optional -- you DO NOT need to complete this portion of the online form.
More details and step-by-step instruction guides with pictures are at http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/club. If you have questions about the process or need access to a computer, call Karen Evasco at 402-441-7180.
INDEPENDENT MEMBERS: 4-H members enrolling as independent need to select “Lancaster Independent” under “club.”
FFA MEMBERS: FFA members need to select Crete FFA, Norris FFA, Raymond Central FFA or Waverly FFA under “club.”
PROJECTS UPDATED
4-H members’ projects must be updated by June 15 using “4-H Online” (see enrollment information above). These are project area(s) each member plans to enter at the Super Fair (specific classes within each project area not needed). NOTE: only 4-H members or their parents/guardians may update projects.
VOLUNTEER ONLINE ENROLLMENT
Volunteers must enroll using “4-H
Online” at https://ne.4honline.com. If you and your other club leaders have not already enrolled at “4-H Online,” please do so before June 15. Last year, volunteers could not register online, so Extension staff member Karen Evasco entered many organizational leaders on 4HOnline. These leaders’ names will show up under their family profile — and will need to select “I forgot my password” to re-enroll as a “returning volunteer.” If leader names do not show up on 4-H Online, then they will need to enroll as a “new volunteer.” At this time, 4-H club organizational leaders are NOT able to view their 4-H club’s roster online (Nebraska 4-H is working out the details).
ANIMAL IDENTIFICATIONS
All market beef, market sheep, market goats and market hogs being identified for Nebraska State Fair and AKSARBEN Stock Show will be tagged with an EID tag. Ear notches and EID tag will be recorded for market hogs. DNA will still be required as usual at $6 per market animal. Paper identification forms are no longer required for Nebraska State Fair or AKSARBEN animals — the DNA will serve as the nomination. Sheep, hogs and goats need to be identified by June 15.
Breeding heifers, breeding ewes and breeding meat goats being identified for Nebraska State Fair and AKSARBEN Stock Show will submit a breeding nomination card with a $2 fee per animal by June 15. This card will serve as the animal’s identification.
Youth participating in the Nebraska State Fair will have until Aug. 10 (state fair pre-entry deadline) to select whether they are showing their animal in 4-H
or FFA.
All livestock ONLY being shown at county fair will be tagged with a normal 4-H tag and will need a paper animal identification form (also called ownership affidavit). All livestock ID forms are due by June 15 (market beef had an earlier due date). If you are showing livestock at county fair and either State Fair or AKSARBEN, you do not need a paper identification form.
Rabbits being shown at the Lancaster County Super Fair or AKSARBEN must be identified on the “Nebraska 4-H Rabbit Ownership Affidavit” form by June 15. State Fair does not require a separate ID form, however, tattoo numbers must be listed on the entry form.
Forms can be picked up at the Extension office or found at http://4h.unl.edu/animalscienceprogrammanagement. If questions, contact Cole at 402-441-7180 or cmeador2@unl.edu.
MARKET ANIMAL QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING
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. Livestock exhibitors showing only breeding animals and horse exhibitors do not have to complete it.
This year, 4-H’ers have the choice of doing the Quality Assurance training online or attending a face-to-face training opportunity. Three modules are required per age division. Send a copy of the completed certificates to the Extension office – attention Cole Meador. If you have any questions, contact Cole at cmeador2@unl.edu or 402-441-7180.
The Quality Assurance certification can be done online at http://4h.unl.edu/qualityassurance — instructions are also on this website. There is a $5 per youth charge.
A free Quality Assurance face-to-face training opportunity will be held on Tuesday, June 7, 6–8 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Road. Sign up for this training by May 31 by calling 402-441-7180.