Keep up to date and download the Becker County 4-H App!
Becker County 4-H has gone mobile! Find us in the iOS and Google Play App Stores or visit https://grandstandsites.com/gs?c=Becker_County_4-H or
Scan the QR to download the app
Add the 2024 Becker County 4-H Fair Calendar to your Phone
Don't want to download the Becker County 4-H App? No problem, keep up to date with everything that is happening with the Becker County 4-H Fair Calendar. Go to: https://z.umn.edu/beckerfaircalendar or scan the QR code.
Click +Google Calendar on the bottom right to add to your personal calendar
New 4-H Award at the County Fair
Community Impact Recognition
- Minnesota 4-H wants to recognize youth who are making a difference in their community and are sharing their story through their project(s) and exhibit(s). Judges at local and state showcases will place a recognition sticker on each exhibit where the 4-H’er clearly articulates how their efforts made a positive community impact. Exhibits and presentations may demonstrate the youth’s community impact efforts through:
- Direct Service: Involves face-to-face interactions with the people, animals, or environment being served - such as distributing meals or cleaning up a park
- Indirect Service: Involves benefiting a cause or group, but there isn’t direct contact with those that benefit - such as fundraising or knitting blankets
- Advocacy: Involves researching issues of public interest and then encouraging action or promoting awareness - such as promoting mindfulness practices to a school curriculum committee, collecting water quality data for a community organization.
*Note: to qualify as “community impact”, the project should primarily benefit someone or something more than you individually, or your family.
Need LQAE Training?
If you are taking an animal to the State Fair then you are required to take an LQAE Training. The in-person trainings have already taken place but there is still an option to take the training online. Here is the website for the online training. As a reminder the online training is only valid for 1 year. https://www.yqcaprogram.org/
If you have questions about your LQAE status contact the Extension Office
Attention State Fair and/or State Horse Show Exhibitors
4-H’ers AND a parent are EXPECTED to attend a STATE FAIR MEETING in the 4-H Exhibit Building
What and Why: Information about State Fair, Registration and Payment
Please Bring: Checkbook or cash (no credit cards) and think about transportation and lodging needs (dorm or off-campus)
Who: 4-H’ers that have completed 6th grade are State Fair eligible. Please check the State Fair Lineup boards in the 4-H Office as soon as possible in order to finalize the list of State Fair Participants!
When:
- FRIDAY August 9 &/or SATURDAY August 10
- Livestock Encampment-Friday @ 4:00 pm
- Non-Livestock Encampment -Saturday @ 4:00 pm
- State Horse Show- Saturday @ 6:00 pm
*NEW THIS YEAR: The 4-H Council will pay the full program fee for each youth that attends the State Fair. However the 4-H Council will NOT be paying for other expenses (meal tickets, staling fee, tie out fee, lodging fee, etc.). If a family does have a financial hardship we do have scholarships available to help with other costs.
Judging Assistants Needed
We are looking for judging assistants to help the judges for our 4-H general project judging. The general project judging will be on Tuesday August 6th from 1:30pm-6:30pm.
Sign up here: https://judgingassistant.4honline.com
Northwest District Horse Show
The Northwest District Horse Show is a great opportunity to test your skills and compete with 4-H members from other counties. The 2024 show will take place Aug. 31 in Wilkin County. Pre-registration is required in FairEntry by Aug, 12. Horse/rider combinations must have received a blue ribbon in each class they enter at their county qualifying horse show. First through sixth place ribbons and high point awards in each age division for games and pleasure will be given. New in 2024—there will be an individual hippology contest! Learn more and register.
Apply to become a Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassador!
Are you passionate about agriculture and eager to connect with like-minded individuals from across Minnesota? Consider applying to join the Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassador team! Whether your interests lie in plants, livestock, or any other agricultural area, this dedicated group of youth serve as positive advocates for agriculture and the Minnesota 4-H program. This leadership opportunity is open to youth in grades 10+. As an ambassador, you'll develop your leadership skills, engage in educational activities, and make a meaningful impact in your community. Applications for the 2024-2025 Minnesota 4-H Agriculture Ambassador program will be accepted Aug. 1-31. We know it's a busy time of year, so mark your calendar now to ensure you don't miss this exciting opportunity! Learn more and apply.