4-H Blast

April 24th, 2025

All 4-H members enrolled in livestock projects are required to complete annual quality assurance training and certification through the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) program. This includes youth enrolled in beef, dairy cattle, goat, sheep, swine, poultry, and rabbit projects. Youth may complete online training courses or attend in-person workshops held by their county Extension Office.

In-person training is June 2nd from 1-2:30 in the 4-H Building.

You will have to go online to yqcaprogram.org to enroll for in-person OR online training.
In-person training is $3.00 online and then $5.00 at the door. Online training is $12.00.
Both trainings will have you take the pre- and post-test online.

**Make sure when enrolling you choose the youth's name! It will automatically pull the parent's name (after paying, there is NO correcting it other than paying the amount again for the youth). **

YQCA Certificates are due in the Extension Office on June 15th by 5:00 pm.

4-H Enrollment is open!

4-H enrollment is open for the 2025 Fair Year! Please remember that you must re-enroll every year; when you do, please double check projects, grade level of youth, and T-SHIRT SIZE (we use this info for fair exhibitor shirts!).

Reminder, if you are planning to participate in Shooting Sports, you must select your discipline area from projects to sign consent forms AND make sure you are listing either York Street (BB, Air, and Archery) or Clay Busters (Trap) as either the primary or secondary club.

1 - Workshop Enrollment Opens

2 - Early Bird 4-H Camp Registration Ends

8 - 4-H Camp Registration Ends

26 - Extension Office Closed for Memorial Day

27 - 4-H Workshop Date

28 - 4-H Workshop Date

29 - 4-H Workshop Date

2 - YQCA In-Person Training 1-2:30

4-6 - Regional Junior 4-H Camp

8 - County Fair Trap Shooting Contest

10 - 4-H Workshop Date

11 - 4-H Workshop Date

12 - 4-H Workshop Date

15 - County/State Fair Animal ID/DNA & YQCA Deadline

17 - 4-H Workshop Date

18 - 4-H Workshop Date

17-18 - PASE & Life Challenge Event

19 - Extension Office Closed for Juneteenth

20 - State Public Speaking Contest

24 - 4-H Workshop Date

1 - 4-H Workshop Date

2 - 4-H Workshop Date

4 - COUNTY FAIR PRE-ENTRY DEADLINE

4 - SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS DUE

4 - Extension Office closed for 4th of July

7 - 4-H Workshop Date

8 - 4-H Workshop Date

9 - 4-H Workshop Date

10 - 4-H Workshop Date

18 - Culinary Challenge

18 - Horticulture, Weed, Grass, & Insect ID

25 - 4-H Clothing & Quilt Judging

27 - Archery Contest

29 - 4-H Static Exhibit Judging

30 - 4-H Food Check-In

30 - Companion Animal Show

30 - Judging of Ag Hall

31 - Sheep & Goat Show

31 - Chicken Show

31 - Dairy Show

Local and State Wide Scholarships

There are multiple scholarships available in York County. Due dates are just around the corner starting in January. Click here to see what is available.

Virtual Opportunities

STEM at Home

Looking for fun STEM activities? Check out our STEM at Home collection offering fun and engaging activities for a variety of grade levels. The lessons are designed to meet the Nebraska State Standards, help youth gain knowledge, and prepare youth for the next grade level. Explore all the activities at 4h.unl.edu/stem-home

We offer a wide variety of adult volunteer opportunities, and we're excited to announce our new training resources designed to better equip our adult volunteers in engaging young people. Explore all of the new volunteer training resources at 4h.unl.edu/volunteer.

Classroom Connection

Whether your classroom is in a school, community center, park, or living room, we know learning needs to be able to happen anywhere. And Nebraska 4-H is ready to help deliver high-quality learning experiences in your classroom wherever it might be.
We’re proud to launch the new 4-H Classroom Connection, a collection of life enrichment experience designed for groups of youth in school classrooms, home school co-ops, afterschool programs, and families looking for supplemental learning experiences. All the programs are supported by a statewide network of positive youth development experts, bringing the education of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln straight to your classroom. 4h.unl.edu/classroom-connection

Link to York County Website