Saunders County 4-H Update
6/28/2024
July 1 - Fiber Creations 4-H Workshop
July 1 - Clover Kid 4-H Workshop
July 1 - Online Pre-Entry Deadline for Saunders County Fair
July 10 - 13 - Fremont 4-H Expo
July 20 - Fair Clean up Day
July 13-17 - State Horse Show
July 23 - Superintendent Supper
July 25 - Fashion Show Judging - at Extension Office
July 28 - August 4 - Saunders County Fair
August 10 - State Fair Livestock/Contest Entries Due
August 23 - Sept. 2 - Nebraska State Fair
August 24 - State 4-H Dog Show
Ice Cream Rolling
This contest takes place on Saturday, August 3rd at 3:00pm. Unusually it takes place in the Open Class building Patio, but location is subject to change due to weather.
Youth will find a partner and a great ice cream recipe and then get to work freezing the ice cream by rolling it! Most contestants use two metal coffee cans, but some prefer the round balls that you can purchase.
The key is to get frozen ice cream and present it to the judges! All youth receive premiums and ribbons for their entries and the top two teams will earn special ribbons!
Favorite Foods
This contest is for our 4-H aged youth (8 and older as of 1/1/2024) and involves planning a meal, decorating a table and preparing one item from your menu. Creativity is encouraged!
Youth can complete as an individual or as a team.
More information can be found at https://extension.unl.edu/.../static-exhibits-contests/
As this is a contest - youth must pre-enter at https://go.unl.edu/SaundersPreEntry
Let us know if you have any questions!
There is also the state contest that takes place during the Nebraska State Fair involving teams and a 'key' ingredient. Find those details at https://food.unl.edu/food-and-nutrition-projects-nebraska... This contest is for teams and they must use the ingredient. Bonus is that you do NOT need to qualify for this event at the state fair!
Best Dressed Critter
This contest takes place on Thursday, August 1st following the fair parade. 4-H Youth dress up themselves and their animal (open to all animals that are being shown at the Saunders County Fair including cats, dogs and household pets) and are judged by a panel of judges and the audience! Sorry, but this contest is only open to 4-H aged members (8 and older as of 1/1/2024)
Winners of this contest win a special award sponsored by Back on Track Massage!
Contest details and the narration form can be found at https://extension.unl.edu/.../static-exhibits-contests/
The Fremont 4-H Expo is a great chance to show your animals, enter a few contests or enter some static projects before the Saunders County Fair.
Dates are: July 10-13, 2024
Contest pre-entry deadline is July 1st.
Location: Christensen Field, W 16th St & N Ridge Road Drive, Fremont, NE
4-H & FFA Exhibitors from the following counties: Burt, Butler, Colfax, Cuming, Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders and Washington.
Sponsored by: Fremont 4-H Expo Board and Nebraska Extension
All the details: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dodge/frfourhexhguide/
Looking for a fun club project? Want to unite your club members? Running out of ideas for club meetings? If you answered, “yes” to any of these questions, help is on the way! Nebraska Extension is pleased to present the 11th annual Crop Scouting Competition for Nebraska youth. Youth interested in crops can learn about crop growth & development and basic crop scouting principles.
Don’t know a lot about crops? Ask a local agronomist to assist by providing a short lesson on crop production. You can have the agronomist meet with youth a little during each meeting or outside of the meeting. This is one way to engage those youth interested in crops.
This contest will be held at the Eastern Nebraska Research & Extension Center near Mead, Nebraska on August 7, 2024. The event will include both indoor and outdoor events. Teams of junior high and high school students (those completing 5-12th grades) from across Nebraska are invited to participate. This event is limited to the first ten teams who sign-up!
Clubs or other organizations may enter a team composed of three to five participants. An adult team leader must accompany each team of students. Team leaders could be FFA advisors, crop consultants, extension staff, coop employees, etc.
Top-scoring teams win prizes: $500 for first, $250 for second, $100 for third place. Top two teams will be eligible for regional competition held in Nebraska this year.
Teams will be expected to know the basics of scouting corn and soybean fields. This includes crop staging; looking for patterns of crop injury; disease, insect and weed seedling identification; etc. Other topics many include but are not limited to, pesticide safety, nutrient disorders, and herbicide injury.
More information about the crop scouting competition and instructions on how to register a team are available online at cropwatch.unl.edu/youth. Register at: https://go.unl.edu/cropscoutingreg
Teams must be registered by July 15. This program is sponsored by Nebraska Independent Crop Consultant Association, Ward Laboratories, the Nebraska Soybean Board and Nebraska Extension.
Did you miss the 2024 National Volunteer Week Lunch and Learn series? Recordings are available! Join us for great opportunities to build your capacity as a 4-H volunteer and learn new skills to support 4-H experiences locally. Visit https://4h.unl.edu/volunteer-lunch-learn for all of the recordings.
Volunteer Orientation
Nebraska 4-H has launched a new volunteer orientation. This online training serves as an introduction to the 4-H Youth Development program in Nebraska and covers a few essential topics for volunteers. While the orientation is required for new volunteers and those going through the re-screening process, any interested individuals, including current and prospective volunteers, are welcome to complete the course. Learn more at 4h.unl.edu/volunteer-orientation.
Enroll as a volunteer or enroll your youth! More details at https://go.unl.edu/SaundersEnroll
Nebraska 4-H Glossary
The Nebraska 4-H Glossary provides general terminology and language used within the Nebraska 4-H program. Check it out at https://4h.unl.edu/glossary
Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.
The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made in advance to the Saunders County Extension Office.
As an EO/AA employer, qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation. See http://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.
Email: Saunders-county@unl.edu
Website: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/saunders/4h/
Location: Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center (ENREEC)
1071 County Road G, Ithaca, NE, United States
Phone: (402) 624-8030
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SaundersCountyExtension4h
Instagram: https://instagram.com/saunders_county_extension_4H
4-H Extension Educator
Cole Meador- cmeador2@unl.edu
4-H Extension Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Sara Hass - shass3@unl.edu