July 2019 newsletter - Nebraska Extension 2019...JULY 2019 4-H In Focus REMINDERS & NOTES Horse Level Testing After much discussion the following requirements will be in place starting

2019 Nebraska State Fair Discount Tickets

The discount tickets available for 4-H static exhibitors at the Nebraska State Fair will no longer be sold through county offices. The Nebraska State Fair is developing a new discount ticket option for 4-H static exhibitors and we will share those details as soon as they are available. The Nebraska State Fair has several great NEW discount ticket options for families already available online. Please visit https://www.statefair.org/buy-tickets for details regarding options available now until midnight on August 22nd.

Fair Activity Passes are available at the Dakota County Extension Office for $15 each. These passes are a $30 value.

Farmers Pride Breakfast -

Friday 8-2-19 7:30 AM - 10:00AM

JULY 2019 4-H In Focus

REMINDERS & NOTES

Horse Level Testing After much discussion the following requirements will be in place starting with the 2019 Dakota ~Thurston County Fair.

The written (only) Level 1 test must be completed by the fair pre-entry deadline (July 17th) for all youth meeting the minimum equine intermediate age level of 12 as of January 1st of the current year.

Written Level 1 test will be administered by either a certified Level 1 or 2 horse leader or by the local Extension Office. Testing appointments will be required by the Extension Office. Completed tests must be turned in to the Extension Office.

If the written (only) Level 1 test has not been completed, intermediate age and up youth will not be allowed to participate in the Dakota~Thurston County 4-H Horse Show.

Fair Clean up

Join in the fun and help get the Fairgrounds ready for the fair! Saturday, July 27th 9 AM start time. Come and be prepared to sweep, wash, weed, wipe down, lift, tote and more. Muscle would be most useful. Bring gloves, shovels, and brooms, maybe a wheelbarrow, Lunch served at Noon. Don’t forget cleanup after the fair too. Monday, August 5th.

READ THE FAIRBOOK, MAKE IT YOUR FAVORITE READING MATERIAL. BRINGING FOODS,? READ THE HEALTHY LIFESTYE SECTION, BRINGING PHOTOGRAPHY? CHECK OUT THE COMMUNICATIONS AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS SECTION. STILL NEED SOME HELP? CALL TAMMY 402-987-2140

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& MORE REMINDERS

Fair Entries

Entry information went out in the mail the week of June 24th. Please check for a packet that included livestock and horticulture entry forms and instructions on how to complete the online entry process for Static exhibits. Complete your online entries at: dakotane.fairwire.com

Late Entry Policy 4-H members are to pre-enter their projects for exhibition at the fair by July 17th, 2019. Entries that are submitted past the deadline will be accessed a $10 fee per individual. Entries will be accepted up to one week past the deadline, as long as the late fee has been paid.

Clothing Day Date Change

Due to the Haskell Ag Lab Family Day clothing day was moved from the originally scheduled date to Thursday, July 25th, Same time, same place, same schedule. Remember that the Public Fashion Show will be that same evening. Guests are welcome. A meal will be served during the fashion show. RSVPs required.

Trophy Donations

Donations are still needed for trophies. A donation of $20 per trophy is requested. Please send donations to the Dakota County Extension Office

Movie Night

You can help decide what the movie will be on the 4-H movie night. Click on the link to submit your choice via the survey. h ps://surveyhero.com/c/a6d428c9

Dumbo Wonder Park Mary Poppins Ralph Breaks the Internet Lego Movie 2

Outfit Challenge

Any 4-H member may enter in the Outfit challenge. Just remember these exhibits are due on Clothing Day, July 25th. For more information see page 60 in the fairbook (Consumer & Family Science—Clothing)

Horticulture/floriculture - Don’t forget you need to know the cultivars on your entries. See page 3 for tips for exhibiting your gardening projects.

KEEP CALM AND FAIR ON!

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READ THE FAIRBOOK, IT HELPS!

How to Prepare Photographs For Exhibit - You may only enter one unit of Photography., but can enter additional projects on the Other Photography section (Note these classes are not State Fair Eligible). There is a wonderful publication created by Lancaster County on preparing your exhibits. Visit the link on our website to obtain the information https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dakota/photography/

Don’t forget the Data tags that are required in level 2 & 3

Healthy Lifestyles—Food & Nutrition - Remember that baked goods should not contain any cream cheese fillings/frostings, Meat dried meat, meat substitute pieces or melted cheese topping, as these may result in an unsafe food product. You should bring at least 3/4 of the baked product (loaves of bread), 4 pieces (muffins cookies etc) Recipes MUST BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR EXHIBIT. Want your exhibit to look particularly special? Type the recipe on a 4x6 index card for a professional look. Don’t forget to include any additional documentation required. The card templates needed for food preservation classes are available on our website . https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dakota/food-and-nutrition/

Bedding For Livestock - Once again the Fairboard will be providing bedding for stalls. You are responsible for cleaning your pens, removing soiled bedding to the dump area. Remember to not just dump at the opening of the dump area, as the fair goes on, then others aren’t able to push their wheelbarrows into the dump area.

Bucket Calf - Record books for the Bucket Calf project are due to the Fair Livestock Office by Noon on Thursday, August 1st, 2019. Form is available on our website h ps://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dakota/

CountyFair/4H%20BUCKET%20CALF%20PROJECT%20RECORD.pdf

Cat/Dog - Vaccinations are required for cats, dog (and ferrets) shown at the Dakota~Thurston County Fair. Please submit proof of vaccinations with your animal entries that are due on July 17th.

https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dakota/CountyFair/SF262-Cat-Ferret-Vaccination-Certification-Form%20Updated.pdf

https://unl.app.box.com/s/qhbo5pacywyxge6xssn67ftx8yy84019

Volunteers are still needed for the fair - Some of the livestock shows may need additional help with wrangling kids, show order, ring set up or miscellaneous duties.

Help is needed in the Exhibit hall - In the morning help, check in kids, paper wrangling, ribbon attachment, After lunch, help displaying and exhibiting items. Please contact the office to volunteer.

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& Just so you know….

Rabbit Exhibitors - When you enter your animals Monday, July 30th, from 6:00 –8:00 we are asking that you check your animals in with either the superintendents or Extension Staff. We want to try and ensure that our show programs are accurate. Your assistance on this will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Stalling Horses - The Dakota~Thurston County Fairboard voted in 2010, That if a horse is showed, it must be stalled. No veterinarian excuses will be accepted. This applies to all horses exhibiting at the 4-H Horse Show, no expectations. Horses must be stalled at the fairgrounds on Thursday, August 2nd by 8:00 p.m.

Livestock Check-in - Wednesday, August 1stfrom 6:30 - 8:30 pm is check-in day at the fair. Before you unload your livestock trailer, please stop by the livestock office and check-in. In order to verify exhibi-tors and livestock that are on the fairgrounds. This will help us with correct stall assignments and cor-rect show programs. Reminder: Swine ear tags need to be purchased for $2.00 each at the time of check-in. No early release of animals - Please refer to page 8 of the fair book for the following rule: All live ani-mals, 4-H/FFA, Open Class (except cats, dogs, household pets/birds) will remain on the grounds for the dura-tion of the fair. No early releases. Also see page 28 for the following statement from the Fair Board: Penalty– Premiums will be pulled for exhibits leaving the fairgrounds prior to the aforementioned re-lease time.

T-Shirts

There are a limited selection of t-shirts available in the Extension Office. First come first serve. (Grey and Black)

If there is any interest, an order could be placed for additional shirts. Would need a minimum of twelve (12) to place an order. Color choices would be: grey, black or white.

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Horticulture & Floriculture Tips

As you are working in your gardens this summer, please record information found on your seed packages (i.e. variety, growing time, etc) to prepare for interview judging. All Floriculture and Horticulture exhibits must have cultivar or variety name on entry card or the exhibit will drop one ribbon placing. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor to have this information recorded. For more information on how to prepare your exhibits for fair, visit our website and review two helpful publications h ps://extension.unl.edu/statewide/dakota/plant‐science/ Preparing Flowers & Plants for Fair

You can’t control what the weather does to your plants but you do control how you prepare your exhibits.

Select the best. The judge will note flaws!

Choose the same cultivar and color.

Harvest with care. Cut your flowers in the evening or early morning, whichever is closest to judging time. Cut the stem several inches longer to allow for trimming. Use a clean, sharp knife to make a smooth, even cut.

Remove foliage from the portion of stems in the water.

Conditioning flowers reduces stem blockage and promotes quick water uptake.

The container should be a good size and shape. The opening should be large enough that stems don’t have to be forced into the neck, yet small enough that blooms don’t fall in and become waterlogged.

Grooming flowers is the last step. Carefully remove all insects, soil and spray residue from the foliage, stems and blossoms and avoid bruising.

Remove faded blooms, petals and ragged leaves. Remember, grooming shouldn’t be evident.

Review rules and double check the required number of stems in the fair book.

Label with the flower name and cultivar or variety name so the judge can base the placing on the proper criteria.

Tips for Exhibiting Houseplants

Potted plants should be free of insects, diseases and damaged leaves.

Plants grown as houseplants must be used. No annual flowers or annual plants.

Foliage houseplants are judged on quality and appearance of leaves and stems. Color should be bright, clear, and typical of the cultivar.

Flowering houseplants are judged for their display of flowers but should not show foliage damage.

Plant size should be about one-third larger than the container in spread, fullness, and height. Good branching and a compact plant are most desirable.

Plant shape should be symmetrical. Unevenly developed plants indicate poor rotation practices in relation to light exposure.

Use clean containers in proportion to plant size. The color, texture, and style of the container complement the plant without drawing attention away from it.

Use a good quality soil or potting mix. Do not use soil from outdoor gardens.

Plants need to have been grown in the container for 6 weeks and are well rooted.

Good grooming practices keep houseplants healthy and attractive. Remove dead or damaged leaves and wipe with a damp cloth to remove dust.

In Dish and Desert Gardens, all plants used should have similar growing requirements, leaf shapes and textures varied, and not too busy or too sparse.· Follow the exhibit guidelines and label all house-plants with the plant name on the entry tag. Source: 2011 UNL Extension-Spotlight On 4-H

HOT TIPS: Don’t forget the

cultivar . Get the publication

about preparing exhibits for display

Make sure you are exhibiting the correct number of vegetables or flowers (read the fairbook!)

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DISTRICT HORSE RESULTS

Congratulations to our Dakota County 4-H’ers that participated in the District Horse Show. Our 4-H’ers competed at the show held in Bloomfield, NE on June 10th. These youth will also be representing Dakota County at the State Horse show held in Grand Island, July 11-14.

Elementary Western Pleasure Horses Blue: Rylie Hermelbracht Red: Trent Dunn Junior Barrel Racing| Purple: Alyssa Buchholz, Blue: Rylie Hermelbracht, Trent Dunn Red: Adreanna Dunn Junior Pole Bending Purple: Alyssa Buchholz

Red: Rylie Hermelbracht, Trent Dunn, Adreanna Dunn Elementary Western Horsemanship Red: Trent Dunn, Rylie Hermelbracht Junior Hunt Seat Equitation Red: Adreanna Dunn, Rylie Hermelbracht Junior Hunter Under Saddle Red: Adreanna Dunn, Rylie Hermelbracht

Welcome to the Dakota Thurston County Fair online store. This online store has been developed to simplify the fair gear ordering process for you. To get started, please select the appropriate sizes and quantities for the items below.

After the store closes all orders will be picked up by Lisa Bousquet and distributed accordingly.

Card transactions will appear as TUO or Team Uniform Orders on your card statement.

This store closes on Sunday, July 14th. at midnight. All Sales Final.

Please allow 2-3 weeks after the store closes for all orders to be fulfilled.

Late orders will be accepted until Tuesday, July. 16th. at noon. Orders submitted after the store closes will incur a $5.00 processing fee. Some late items may incur additional freight charges.

https://absolutescreenart.tuosystems.com/stores/absolutescreenart-jun06-114506?fbclid=IwAR2suHuPWqPCe2j--flbk16MRJe6X0K1dIzpTCwzVB5RIdQxxOQNFA9zNRE

4-H’ers these are not suitable to use as show shirts (they are missing the clover)

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“4-H Exhibit Hall Check-in”

“4-H Exhibit Hall Check-in”

Interview Schedules for

4-H Static Exhibits in the Exhibit Hall

Steps:

1. The Entry table will be your first stop on entry day. Check in with Tammy or Stacey as you enter the building.

2. You will receive a packet of completed entry cards for all your projects for the exhibit hall. You may also stop in the Extension Office any time after the July 23rd and get your cards ahead of entry day.

3. Please attach the entry cards to your project before taking the project to the judge.

4. Each 4-H’er will enter one project area at a time. If the judge is available, you may start to interview your projects, if the judge is busy you may want to find a different project area that has a judge available.

5. Please have all projects in the project area with you as you enter. Photography Example: Have all photos and photo displays ready for the judge when you enter. The judge will complete all of your projects in that project area during your interview.

6. As you complete the judging, go back and get your next project area to be entered. Example: You may start in Foods, then go to Photography.

7. You are not required to interview judge. You may interview all or none, you choose the projects you want to visit with the judge about.

8. If you have a conflict in time and cannot interview, bring your projects and enter them before 12 noon on entry day. The judge will judge them during the day as time permits.

Information for the 4-H exhibits in the exhibit hall only. We will again be using the interview judging system. Interview judging will begin at 9:00 a.m.

9. The judge will assign you a ribbon placing for your project at the time of the interview. The placing will never be lowered, but might be raised by the judge at a later time during the day.

The judging process does take a while, so please be patient and be prepared to wait.

If you also have items for open class please remember the entry times and categories/classes are different than the 4-H rules. Please refer to the Open-Class section of the fairbook for rules.

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Nebraska State Fair

4-H Static Exhibits are due to the Extension Office by NOON, on Monday, August 19th.

State Fair Livestock Entry https://www.statefair.org/competitions-and-participate/competitions/4-h-ffa-exhibitors This is a link directly to the State Fair 4-H/FFA page where important documents and the online entry system link is. Please use this link to keep up on the most up to date reminders/etc. Entry will open on or around July 1, 2017. The deadline to enter livestock or contests for State Fair is August 10, 2019.

Elite Showman Competition at Nebraska State Fair The Nebraska Department of Agriculture along with the Rural Radio Network will be hosting the 14th Annual Elite Show-man Competition on Saturday, August 31st at the Nebraska State Fair. https://www.statefair.org/competitions-and-participate/

State Fair Schedule and Handbook

The 4‐H State Fair Schedule has now been posted online for 2019. The schedule can be found online in the State Fair Book under

General. h ps://4h.unl.edu/fairbook

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It is a pleasure to invite you to the free and open to the public Haskell Agricultural Laboratory (HAL) Science & Ag Family Field Day on Wednesday, July 24th at the HAL located 1½ miles east of Concord, Nebraska. All activities will take place at the HAL Farm site located ¼ mile east of the HAL Headquarters Building. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day.

The day will feature speaker tracks: Ag (with presentations on Soybean Gall Midge, Dicamba, land values, forage insurance); STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) for Educators and Students; and various educational activities for all ages. Guests of all ages, including children & families are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Some of the activities available for all ages include Robotics, Maker Space Trailer, a Science Literacy Trailer, the Mobile Beef Lab, blender bikes, cover crop demonstrations, healthy snack demonstrations, food safety, blood pressure checks, and numerous other programs. Backyard Farmer will have a live question and answer panel from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

A walking tour of the Northeast Arboretum and information on Bee Research at HAL will be available in the morning and afternoon as well as drawings for free trees. These booths and activities will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A free lunch sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board will be served and noon speaker topics include science literacy, and the Northeast Educational Compact. Research tours will be conducted in the morning and afternoon. The day will conclude at 3:30 p.m.

For more information, visit our website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/nerec/ and our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HALenrec/ This event will take place rain or shine. A link to a location map for the Haskell Agricultural Laboratory is: http://nerec.unl.edu/maps 

Haskell Agricultural Laboratory Science & Ag Family Field Day

Norfolk Daily News has produced a newspaper insert to be published during National 4-H week in October promoting 4-H. This will be the 44th edition. 4-H members and 4-H Alumni are invited to submit articles for the 2019 Edition. This year’s theme is “4-H Strong”.

The first deadline is August 14 to have their articles into the Norfolk Daily News.

Are you are a 4-H Alumni? Maybe this is the year you share one of your favorite memories of being in 4-H and how it made you strong or stronger! Or perhaps you have a volunteer who has not written for the 4-H Special Edition in the last 7 years who might want to write an article. 4-H members will be given priority to have their articles included in the 4-H Special Edition, however last year there was extra space for staff, alumni, leaders and parents to write articles. Consider having a youth write about an new project or a new event your 4-H program implemented in 2019.

4-H Special Edition

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TRUSTWORTHINESS Be honest. Don’t deceive, cheat or steal. Be reliable—do what you way you’ll

do. Have the courage to do the right

thing. Build a good reputation. Be Loyal—stand by your family,

friends and country. RESPECT Treat others with respect; follow the

Golden Rule. Be tolerant of differences. Use good manners, not bad lan-

guage. Be considerate of the feelings of oth-

ers. Don’t threaten, hit or hurt anyone. Deal peacefully with anger, insults

and disagreements. RESPONSIBILITY Do what you are supposed to do. Persevere: keep on trying! Always do your best. Use self-control Be self-disciplined. Think before you act—consider the

consequences. Be accountable for your choices

FAIRNESS Play by the rules. Take turns and share. Be open-minded; listen to others. Don’t take advantage of others. Don’t blame others carelessly. CARING Be kind. Be compassionate; show you care. Express gratitude. Forgive others. Help people in need. CITIZENSHIP Do your share to make your school

and community better. Cooperate. Stay informed; vote. Be a good neighbor. Obey laws and rules. Respect authority. Protect the environment

THE SIX PILLARS OF CHARACTER

NEBRASKA EXTENSION - DAKOTA COUNTY 1505 BROADWAY P.O. BOX 129 DAKOTA CITY, NE 68731

Phone: (402)987-2140

Email: [email protected]

We’re on the web: dakota.unl.edu

Dakotacounty fourH

@NEdakota4HExt

DAKOTA COUNTY OFFICE STAFF

Angela Abts - Extension Educator , 4-H & Youth Julie Boyle - Extension Educator, 4-H & Youth Carol Larvick - Extension Educator - Food & Nutrition Tammy Peterson - Office Manager Brenda Sale - Extension Assistant - NEP Jill Sokness - Extension Educator—Latino Outreach

The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based upon any protected status.

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7/1/19 - icook series 7/4/19 - Independence Day Extension Office closed 7/8/19 - Beau T 7/8/19 - icook series 7/12/19 - Avery O 7/12/19 - Payton H 7/15/19 - icook Series 7/15-7/19-19—State Horse Show—Grand Island 7/16-7/19/19 - EV3 Robotics camp 7/17/19 - DAKOTA~THURSTON FAIR ENTRIES DUE!!! 7/22/19 - icook Series 7/24/19 - Adreanna D 7/25/19 - Clothing Day 7/25/19 - Mariah S 7/26/19 - Kylee M 7/26/19 - Karrena M 7/27/19 - Pre-fair clean-up 7/29—8/4/19 - DAKOTA~THURSTON COUNTY FAIR

7/29/19 - Atwood A 8/5/19 - Post Fair Clean-up 8/10/19 - Ariat A 8/10/19 - State Fair animal & in-person entries due 8/17/19 - Brody K 8/19/19 - State Fair entries due to Extension Office 8/20/19 - Gabe C 8/23—9/2/19—NEBRASKA STATE FAIR 9/2/19 - Labor Day, Extension Office Closed 9/4/19 - Please pick up your State Fair Exhibits from

the Extension Office 9/9/19—Dakota~Thurston County Joint 4-H Council 9/14/19 - Gracie P 9/15/19 - Nathan K 9/18/19 - Career Portfolios Due 9/23/19 - 1st Day of Fall 9/26– 9/29/19 -= Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show