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Butler County 4-H News

Author: Charlene Miller

Camps

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Discovery Days is just around the corner and we have more Butler County 4-Her’s attending this year! I am excited to have 8 Butler County 4-H youth  attending who will be learning about career opportunities, gaining knowledge, making friends, and having a great time!

4-H Camp will follow hot on the heels of Discovery Days! Overall 4-H Camp numbers are down this year. In fact, our camp group had to turn away camp counselors due to the lower numbers. Butler County will be taking 8 counselors to 4-H Camp this year.

If you are registered for camp, you will receive a letter in the mail by the end of May with IMPORTANT information.

Happy Camping to all those camping!

 

Youth Livestock

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Information and Forms on the Internet

Remember, you can go to our Butler County Extension Website to get any county or state livestock forms for information. Go to: www.butler.ksu.edu and click on the “4-H & Youth” link on the left side and then on “livestock information” for the selections. In addition to Butler County information, there is a link to the state site. You can get information on state nominations, state events, etc.

Another good sight with lots of information on dates and events is: http://www.asi.k-state.edu/students-and-programs/youth-programs/

 

Judging Camps for Livestock and Horse

K-State is hosting 3 youth livestock judging camps for 14-18 years old and a Horse Judging Camp for Beginners and Advanced Youth of all ages.

Go online for more information: http://www.asi.k-state.edu/students-and-programs/youth-programs/judging-camps.html

 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!!!

June 15—Commercial Heifer, Commercial/Market Swine, Sheep, and Goat nominations Due

June 15—Tagging deadline for Commercial Heifers

June 15—Dairy Heifer or Cows must have registration or transfer papers dated before this date and turned into the Extension Office

August—4-H Livestock Sweepstakes in Manhattan

 

Poultry Testing for Fair

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Don’t forget the required testing to be able to exhibit at the Butler County Fair will be held on Wednesday, July 6th from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Butler County Fair. You will need to call the extension office to RSVP your name and the number of birds you will be bringing to be tested.

Important Deadlines

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May 24—Mini-Fair

June 1—Pre-entries due for Spring Horse Show

May 31-June 3—Discovery Days

June 3 – 4-H Counselors go to 4-H Camp

June 4-7—4-H Camp

June 11—Butler County Spring Horse Show

June 12th—pre-entries for District Horse Show Due

June 13th—Ambassador Day Camp for 5-9 year olds. Be watching for more information.

June 15—Commercial Heifer, Commercial/Market Swine, Sheep, and Goat nominations Due

June 15—Tagging deadline for Commercial Heifers

June 15—Dairy Heifer or Cows must have registration or transfer papers dated before this date and turned into the Extension Office

June 29th—Bird counts due for the pullorum-typhoid blood test for county fair. (See July 6th below)

July7th—District Horse Show, Kingman Co.

July 6th—Poultry Testing (pullorum-typhoid) for the County Fair. This test is required for to participate in the county Fair. Will be held at the Fairgrounds from  4:30 pm—6:00 pm.

July 16—County Fair Horse Show

July 23 – County Fair Fashion Revue – El Dorado High School

July 29 – Aug 4—County Fair

August—4-H Livestock Sweepstakes in Manhattan

September 9—18—Kansas State Fair

Sept 30 – Oct. 2—Kansas Junior Livestock Show—Hutchinson

 

Butler County Fair Information – IMPORTANT

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Here is some important information on the 2016 Butler County Fair:

  1. Fair Books have been made available to your community leaders. If you have not yet received yours get in touch with them to pick them up. An electronic copy of the Fair Book can be found here: http://www.butler.k-state.edu/4hfair/
  2. County-wide photography photo mounting meeting – The photography superintendents will be hold a project meting on July 18th, 7:00 p.m. at the Butler County 4-H Building. Here they will be going over how to mount the photos and showing examples of tools available to help you. We will also have plastic sleeves and mounting boards available for purchase that evening.
  3. There is no 4-H Supporter’s Picnic this year. It has been combined with the meal before the Livestock Auction and renamed the Friends of 4-H Supper.
  4. Pre-Entry letters will be coming out soon! Make sure to watch your mail. All pre-entries are due by Friday, July 1 at 5:00 p.m. into the Extension Office. You can mail them, but they must be postmarked on July 1. Pre-entries cannot be made via email or fax.
  5. Entry cards – those items that DO NOT require pre-entry will still have the project entry cards to fill out. The old cards have been replaced and new ones have been made. If you have any of the entry cards (as seen below in the pictures), THROW THEM OUT! They will not be accepted at the Fair. We have them available in our office for pick-up or you can also pick them at the Butler County Fair.

Horse Project News

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Butler County Spring Horse Show

The annual Butler County Spring Horse show is just around the corner! Pre-entries are due into our office by 5:00 pm on June 1. You can still sign-up until the day of the show, it will just cost a little bit more to do so! The pre-entry form can be found on the Butler County 4-H website.

We have also received the new Horse Rule Books in. Each family who submitted a Horse ID Paper will receive 1 book free of charge.

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District Horse Show

The District Horse Show will be held on July7th at Kingman County.  Youth must be 9 by 4-H age and have completed the necessary Level 1 testing. Level 2 is not required this year.  Pre-entries and payment are all due online this year. You can do them here: http://goo.gl/forms/OEoBPGTyKn. Entries are due June 15th.

Negative Coggins papers are required at check-in the day of the show. Entries are due June 15th and no late entries will be accepted.

 

Record Book/KAP Training Opportunity

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Hello 4-H Families!

I am going to hold a series of Kansas Award Portfolio (KAP), or as some know them Record Books, training’s. This will be a 3 step training with each training building off of the first.

The first session will be geared all regular aged 4-H members. Session 2 and 3 will be geared more towards those who’s 4-H age is 9 and over as of January 1. The goal of this training is for youth to have the necessary tools and information to submit a completed KAP for County judging. Session will be held from 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the 4-H Building on the following dates: May 12, June 16 and August 18th.

All KAP’s and Pin Applications can be found online at: http://www.butler.k-state.edu/4-h/recordsawardsetc.html.

Please RSVP at the following link: http://goo.gl/forms/nekZDWmYUT

If you have questions, contact Charlene at (316) 321-9660 or cmmiller1@ksu.edu

Leader’s Lounge

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Time flies

Where’s has the time gone? In just 3 short months, Fair will be upon us and then we will quickly roll into recruiting for the new 4-H year and October will be here. WOW!

Review

_____4-H Forecaster for important dates

_____Review information with your club

_____Kansas 4-H Club link (on 4-H website) to get tips and suggestions to enhance your club meetings

To-Do

_____Plan to have project meetings!

_____Consider holding a club tour

_____Review the updated pin apps and encourage members to start filling in what they can

_____Make sure enrollment and project add/drop is completed—Due May 1

_____Check club mail-box at Extension Office

_____Work on Club Seal!

_____Encourage members to work on Fair projects

_____Be thinking of ideas for a club banner at Fair

_____Quarterly Club Report

Promote/Recruit

_____4-H Camp May June 4-7, registrations due May 2

_____ Did you know there is a time for Demonstrations at the Fair? Encourage youth to get involved and give a demonstration.

Remember

_____Project enrollment add/drops ENDS May 1

_____Horse ID Papers Due May 2

_____Swine Project leaders need to tag pigs by May 1

_____Sheep and Meat Goat tagging will be held on Friday, April 29th from 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm and Saturday, April 30th from 8:30 am—9:30 am.

_____Dairy Lease/Grade papers due June 15

Sheep and Meat Goat Tagging

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It’s almost time for sheep and meat goat tagging! All market lambs and market meat goats are required to be at one of the following two tagging times. If you are going to be out of town, make sure to recruit a fellow 4-H’er, neighbor or family member to get your animals there!

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Friday, April 29th from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 30th from 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Tagging will take place at the Butler County Fair Grounds. Tags will cost $3. If you haven’t turned in your Animal Care & Housing or Household Nomination forms (available at www.butler.ksu.edu), bring them with you. You are welcome to bring your breeding does and ewes to be tagged at this time as well.

April Showers bring…..

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May flowers….or so the saying goes. However, as I write this newsletter, we have had nothing but mere sprinkles and a whole lot of WIND. I’m sure we will all be grateful for a gentle breeze on the hot summer days, however, I’m ready for those wind to take a leave of absence!

Just like flowers need rain to blossom, our 4-H’ers need nurturing to grow. As we continue through this year and start looking at the year ahead, we should pay attention to what can our youth teach others and what can they do to help the community in which they live.

Speaking of giving back, 48 Hours of 4-H is schedule for Oct. 8th and 9th, 2016. While this does fall into the next 4-H Year, planning for this should start soon! As a club, start taking a look at and identifying community service activities youth can do. How can they volunteer in their community?

April also brings nearer the May 1 enrollment deadline to be eligible to participate in the County Fair! May 1 is also the add/drop deadline. If you have not finished up your enrollment you will want to do that ASAP!  Don’t wait until the last minute! All enrollments, project additions and drops is completed online at https://ks.4honline.com

If you have any questions, give our office a call at (316) 321-9660. May 1 also brings many other deadlines. Make sure and read the newsletter carefully for those important deadlines!

I also want to give a huge shout out to those that participated in and helped with Regional 4-H Day. You all represented Butler County well! Good Job and Thank you!

~ Charlene

 

2016 Fair Changes

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There are lots of changes to the 2016 Butler County Fair. Highlights include:

4-H Division

  1. ARTS & CRAFTS-TEAM EXHIBIT – County Competition Only.  This class may be entered by any team of two or more arts and crafts project members. A 4-H’er may be on only one team. The team entry may be made in addition to individual entries. This class will be excluded from any awards.
  2. CAMPERS – Campers will be brought in on Friday afternoon.
  3. LIVESTOCK – Livestock will be brought in on Friday evening. Tack will be allowed in prior to livestock coming in.
  4. PHOTOGRAPHY – All exhibits will be brought to the fair and put in boxes according to club name.  Sign-up for judging will be at that time.  ALL exhibits will be checked for proper size mounting with a template at a later time.  Any photography not mounted properly will be lowered 1 ribbon.

OPEN CLASS DIVISION

  1. There will be no open class Cookie Jars
  2. There will be no open class gift basket
  3. A Chocolate Layer Cake class has been added

Remember, if you have questions regarding the fair, you can email bucofair@gmail.com

Important Dates

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April 19th – Food Judges Workshop, 4-H Building at 5:30 p.m.

April 21 – Youth PQA Training (last opportunity), 7:00 p.m. at 4-H Building

April 29—Meat Goat and Market Sheep Tagging 4:30 pm-6:00 pm

April 30—Meat Goat and Market Sheep Tagging 8:30 am—9:30 am

May 2—Market Beef nominations due to be able to participate in State shows

May 2—Horse ID papers Due

May 24 – Mini-Fair

May 31-June 3—Discovery Days

June 1- Pre-Entry due for Spring Horse Show

June 3 – 4-H Camp Counselors go to 4-H Camp

June 4-7—4-H Camp

June 8-11 –  K-State Animal Science Leadership Academy Session 1

June 11—Spring Horse Show

June 15—Dairy ID papers Due into Extension Office

June 15 – Commercial Heifer, Swine, Sheep, & Meat Goat Nominations Due to be eligible to participate in State Shows

June 29 – July 2 –  K-State Animal Science Leadership Academy Session 2

June 29 – Registration deadline for poultry testing

July 6 – Pullorum Typhoid Testing for Poultry – REQUIRED to be able to participate in the Butler County Fair. (4:30 pm-6:00 pm at Butler Co. Fair Grounds). Registration required by 5:00 p.m., June 29

July 16—Fair Horse Show

July 23—Fair Fashion Review

July 29-August 4—County Fair

Don't Forget to Visit: www.Butler.KSU.EDU