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Kansas 4-H/FFA Wheat Expo Reminder

There’s still time! Register now for the Kansas 4-H/FFA Wheat Expo. This annual event will be on August 8th in Pratt, KS.

What can you enter? A jar of cleaned wheat, yeast rolls, cookies, muffins, photography, education posters and Cloverbuds can also participate. Exhibits must all use wheat.

There are educational activities and two tours of local agriculture operations. All ages are encouraged to attend!

Learn more and register at www.kansas4-h.org/events-activities/conferences-events/wheat/index.html.

The Wheat Expo is in different locations across Kansas every year. So come learn about a “new to you” Kansas location!

2023 4-H Wheat Expo

Registration is now open for the 2023 Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo.

This years event will be held in Pratt, KS on August 8, 2023. Registration is required.

Sign up to have your favorite wheat recipe judged, enter your wheat photos in the photo judging, or participate in the wheat judging. All participants also have the opportunity to participate in the tours. This year, we’ll be touring the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks and the local ethanol plant, Pratt Energy, LLC.

For questions, contact Kelsey Nordyke.

 

2021 Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo

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The 2021 Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo will be on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at the Butler County Community Building in El Dorado, KS.  The 2021 Wheat Expo will be one of Kansas 4-H’s first face-to-face state 4-H events since COVID-19 shut down physical/face-to-face 4-H programming in March 2020.  We are excited to bring the Wheat Expo back for a fun, educational and hands-on program in person for all Kansas 4-H members, siblings, parents, grandparents, and KSRE Extension staff.

There will be eight contests open to youth members with cash prizes and ribbons awarded.  Youth may bring multiple exhibits in Divisions 3-9. Classes include: (1) 1 lb. bin run for crops members; or (2) 1 lb. bin run for “adopt a producer”; (3) 1 quart jar sample of cleaned wheat; (4) three standard yeast rolls; (5) three standard sized cookies; (6) three standard muffins; (7) wheat photography contest; (8) wheat educational posters and (9) Cloverbuds, (5-6-year-olds) with participation ribbons.

See details on the Kansas 4-H Wheat Expo website.

Registration https://www.kansas4-h.org/events/index.html