Becker County 4-H Clover Connection

Becker County 4-H is once again doing our ever popular Fruit Fundraiser. We will be sending out information in the next week. Your club leaders will have your sales packets in the next couple of week. The sale will run until the end of February with a delivery date of March 30th.

In 2023 Becker County 4-H members will have a new and unique opportunity. The 4-H Fair Ambassadors will be a group of dedicated youth age 14-19 that is interested in leadership, communication skills, public speaking, and of course the Becker County Fair. We will start meeting in the late spring and learn some awesome "soft skills" and then put them to the test as we assist with the Becker County Fair. Details and a signup will be sent out in the next few weeks.

Livestock Quality Assurance Training (LQA) will be held in county this year. We are looking at having the training sometime towards the end of March. If you are an adult 4-H volunteer and would like to help teach LQA please email Elliott at lawre735@umn.edu. We are looking at the best time for everyone to take the training so please visit this link to vote on the best date for LQA training.

Two locations and times available:

10am - 11am @ the Doug Ulmer Farm (15716 Co Hwy 1- Lake Park)

1pm - 2pm @ the Shawn Eckert Farm (36860 Rethwisch Lane- Frazee)

If you are showing market beef or dairy steers at the county fair, please bring your animals to one of these locations. If you do not bring your animal to one of these checkpoints, please contact the Beef Project Leader to set up a time for a home visit or alternative to verify the animals are properly ID’d by the deadline (February 15, 2022).

Why participate?

• Your market animal’s Rate of Gain needs to be determined for the Livestock Auction Record
• Rate of Gain recognition and awards will be given at the fair
• Proper identification of your market animal needs to be verified

Why is rate of gain important?

• Faster growth means that the animal achieves market weight in the shortest amount of time using the least amount of feed so that the highest price can be received. In most livestock species, the most cost-efficient feed conversion and the highest average daily gain are the primary factors determining efficiency of production.

Beef Project Leader

Casey Christensen (218) 234-0927

We are looking for you to submit your club news to be featured in the monthly newsletter. This is a great way to show off your reporter skills and feature your club and all of the awesome stuff your club does! Email your club news to Elliott at lawre735@umn.edu

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Livestock Committee Meeting- 2/9/23 7:00pm @the extension office

Market Beef & Dairy Steer Weigh In- 2/28/23 10:00am & 1:00pm

Livestock Committee Meeting- 3/9/23 7:00pm @the extension office

4-H Ambassadors Meeting- 3/13/23 6:00pm @the extension office

4-H Council Meeting- 3/13/23 6:30pm @the extension office

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Email: lawre735@umn.edu
Website: extension.umn.edu/becker
Location: 1120 8th St SE, Detroit Lakes, MN, USA
Phone: 218-846-7328
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beckercounty4h
Twitter: @beckercounty4h

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