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SUMMER INTERN

REGIONAL JR 4-H CAMP

4-H CURRICULUM AVAILABLE ONLINE

SPECIAL GARDEN PROJECT

SPECIAL AGRONOMY PROJECT

4-H ONLINE OPEN NOW!

BOONE COUNTY 4-H CLUBS

MARKET BROILER ORDERS DUE

BOONE COUNTY 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

ANIMAL ID SHEETS

HORSE BOWL AND ANIMAL SCIENCE 101 MEETING DATES

SCHOLARSHIPS & OPPORTUNITIES

4-H COUNCIL MINUTES

LATEST 4-H NEWS LINK

March 21-22 - Shooting Sports Certification Workshop in Bloomfield. More information coming soon at https://4h.unl.edu/statewide-events-opportunities/shooting-sports-program/

April 6, Noon to 1:00 pm – Chick Care Basics Webinar. The webinar is free, but pre-registration is required at https://go.unl.edu/chickcare.

April 25-26 - Horse Stampede, UNL Animal Science Complex, Lincoln, NE.

April 11-12 - Shooting Sports Certification Workshop in Broken Bow. More information coming soon at https://4h.unl.edu/statewide-events-opportunities/shooting-sports-program/

May 27-29 - Premier Animal Science Event (PASE) at the Nebraska Animal Science Complex in Lincoln.

June 3 - Animal Science Discovery Days at NCTA, Curtis, NE. Register at https://go.unl.edu/asdiscoverday2026.

June 3 – Pitzer 4-H Judging Clinic & Contest. Register at https://go.unl.edu/pitzer or contact Jennifer at 308-346-4200 or jepp@unl.edu

June 3-6 - Regional Junior 4-H Camp. More details to come.

June 11-13 – 4-H Horse Camp at Fort Robinson State Park. Contact Tessa Reece at 308-432-3373.

June 16-17 - Premier Communication Event, Nebraska East Union, Lincoln.

June 17-19 - Heartland Triple Crown Livestock Judging Series. https://go.unl.edu/lj26

July 11-15 - BOONE COUNTY FAIR!

July 19 - August 1 - Computer Science Summer Camp for high school students. https://raikes.unl.edu/summer-camp

Please apply by April 1.

Click on the flyer to register.

Camp Counselors age 16-18, register at

https://forms.gle/txNy9EbPDhh6GxLf6

All enrolled Nebraska 4‑H youth and volunteers receive complimentary online access to 4‑H curriculum developed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln!

More than 30 digital publications are available at no cost to enrolled Nebraska 4‑H members and volunteers. These learning resources cover a variety of topics, including clothing, babysitting, shopping, entomology, poultry, and many more.

Access to the digital curriculum is provided through the 4HOnline Member Enrollment system. Once enrollment has been completed and approved, youth members and volunteers will receive an email with a link to begin exploring the available resources.

Additional digital, print, and online 4‑H curriculum and learning resources are also available and may be accessed on the Nebraska 4‑H Project & Learning Resources web page.

Call the Extension Office at 402-395-2158 or use the google form to reserve your seeds by March 5.

The Special Agronomy Project for 2026 will be Popcorn. The Nebraska Extension Special Agronomy Project allows 4-H members to experience a crop that is grown, was grown, or has the potential to be grown in Nebraska. Youth participate by receiving seed and resources to grow the crop, research traits of the crop and determine the viability of that crop in the part of the state they live. The project allows 4-H members interested in agronomy to grow something fun, new and different.

If you want to participate in this project, please call the Extension Office and tell them how many seed packets you need. The county office will order seeds as a county unit and then distribute them to the enrolled members. Place your order as early as possible as counties must have their unit orders submitted by March 1. Seeds are limited on a first-come, first-serve basis.

(Click image to enroll in 4-H Online)

Enrollment instructions

Enroll by the end of March so that we can order T-shirts for this year!

Please use this form to request chicks for the 2026 County Market Broiler Project. Birds will be males, $2.23 per bird, and arrive the week of May 17. The exact delivery date will be shared with families later who have signed-up. Families are expected to be available on the day of delivery to pick up their birds. Extension Staff WILL NOT be responsible for or be able to keep the birds after delivery. Payment is due in the Extension Office within 48 hours of completing this form. Your order will not be placed until payment is received in the office. Chick Order must be completed by Friday, April 10. Please make check payable to: Boone County 4-H Council.

Broiler Order Form: https://forms.gle/1HkGVPZ9kUegMHv47

Boone County 4-H Shooting Sports (BB gun and Air Rifle) began March 3. You are not too late to join, as there are still 4 practices left before the county contest. Please enroll ASAP! Practice dates are March 17, March 24, March 31, and April 7, all at 6:00 pm at the Ag and Education Center located at the Boone County Fairgrounds. The County contest is April 14 at 6:00 pm. Archery .22 rifle and Shotgun practices will start on April 12 at 6:30. For practice dates, go to https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/boone-nance/boonenance-county-4-h/meeting-dates/. For more information about 4-H Shooting Sports, click on the logo.

To learn more about becoming a certified 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor, click the photo.

Workshops will be held March 21 & 22 at the Knox County Fairgrounds in Bloomfield, and April 11-12 at the Custer County Fairgrounds in Broken Bow.

Animal ID forms must be submitted for County Fair by May 15 for Market Beef, Breeding Beef, Feeder Calf, Bucket Calf, Market Lamb, Breeding Sheep, Swine, Market Goat, Breeding Doe, Dairy Goat, Dairy, Rabbit, and Horse. ID forms are available on this page, or at the Extension Office. Ear tags are also available at the office.

An animal must be owned by the exhibitor who enters it and identified to the Extension Office by May 15 to be eligible for the County Fair. Poultry do not need to be ID’d. Cats and dogs only need a vaccination record from the Vet showing that they are current on Vaccinations.

Stop by the Extension Office and pick up ear tags and ID sheets, or get the sheets at https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/boone-nance/boonenance-county-4-h/4-h-animal-science-information/

(If you have only one or two animals, you can try the new Google Sheets at the same site. It will allow you to enter one animal per sheet.)

The 4-H Spring Rabbit Show will be held on Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. at the Sandhills Global Event Center – South Hall. Open to all youth ages 8–18, with a Clover Kids class for youth ages 5–7. This is a great opportunity for youth to talk to other 4‑H’ers about where to purchase a good rabbit for a 4‑H project, and to learn and practice showmanship. Rabbit quiz and breed identification contests are free for youth to enter! The knowledge contests are also open to adults for a minimal fee! Show information with classes and registration fees is posted at https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/rabbit-spring-show.

Steve Pritchard - Extension Educator

Sonya Glup - Extension Associate