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MARCH/APRIL 2021

MARCH

27 District 1 Talent Showcase at NJC

APRIL

MQA CHECK DATES ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS NEWSLETTER

1 Order DNA kits from Colorado State Fair

1 Colorado State Fair Beef nomination forms due to Extension

Office.

17 Yuma County Hunter Safety Class, open to anyone

30 State 4-H Scholarships Applications Deadline

MAY

1 Horse and Dog ID’s due in 4-H online

JUNE

1 Colorado State Fair Sheep/Goat/Swine nomination forms due to

Extension Office.

15 Mini Sportfishing Clinic-Wray-more info to come

TBA State 4-H Conference and Contests, Various Locations

TBA Wild Bug Fish Camp

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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The Importance of Scales

In livestock production, there are several tools that are used to raise and produce animals. Scales

can tell us more about how your livestock project is doing than any other piece of equipment.

There are two scales every livestock project should have available: scales for livestock and scales for

feed. Not everybody needs to own them, but you should find a set you can use or borrow. You do not

need to use livestock scales every day, but once a week, every two weeks or monthly can provide you

valuable information about how your animal is gaining (or not).

Small feed scales will help you track your feeding. You can weigh your feed daily, but I would

advise using the scales every time you make a change in your feed amounts.

So why are scales important beyond just giving you a weight for your animal or feed ration? The

information from these scales can be used to calculate important data to help you manage your livestock

project, like your animal’s daily rate of gain, feed efficiency and formulating for any medication you

need to give.

Leadership Development Conference is coming up fast! It will be held February 27th on a

virtual platform. The day will begin with a statewide meeting followed by a keynote speaker. After

the speaker, we will move into three workshops. One will be run by the State Shooting Sports Ambassadors.

The next will be run by half of the State 4-H Officers, where participants will learn more about parliamentary

procedure. The last will be run by the other half of the State 4-H Officers and will be centered around games

that can be played in a virtual setting to keep kids engaged. I am looking forward to seeing you all there!

Brooklyn Plumb - District 1 President

What is a Quiz Bowl?

A quiz bowl is a team event for 4-H members where they test their knowledge of various

content matter on Livestock, Equine, or Family and Consumer Science topics. Each content area

will how their own individual quiz bowl contest at the Colorado State 4-H Conference members use a

buzzer to answer questions and the teams compete in a double elimination format by providing oral

answers to questions presented by a moderator. This fast paced and exciting contest challenges the team

members to know about their subject area and to be able to

A QUICK LOOK ATCOOL PROJECT!

ROBOTICS

This project has two components, depending on skill level and resources available. Junk drawer

robotics focus on creating simple robots with items found around the house. The Robotics Platform looks

atkits that members will assemble and program to perform a specific set of commands.

In lower units, you will create simple robots such as a catapult or mechanical hand. Advancing

through the units will teach you skills such as building higher level robots that can hear, see, and sense

obstacles. They will be able to perform tasks such as completing an obstacle course!

A fair project would be a display board that shows off some of the processes or skills you learned

about. You could also bring a robot you have built and you will be able to show the judges what skills your

robot can do!

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KIT CARSON COUNTY McKayla Stephen (4-H Youth Development / Family Consumer Science) Scott Stinnett (4-H Youth Development / Livestock)

Dates to Remember

MARCH

7 Shooting Sports − Safety Training/ Range Clean Up

8 KCC County Council Meeting – Burlington

15-18 4-H Spring Break Project Days

28 KCC Shooting Sports – Discipline Training

APRIL

1 4-H Project Add/Drop DEADLINE

2 HOLIDAY (office closed)

11 KCC Shooting Sports – First Shoot

12 MQA Training at Burlington Community Center

18 Shooting Sports – Second Shoot

MAY

1 Horse ID/Lease Forms Due

2 Shooting Sports – Third Shoot

17 Sheep Weigh-in – Fairgrounds

17 Swine & Goat Nomination DEADLINE – Extension Office

31 HOLIDAY (office closed)

COVID-19 UPDATE: LEVEL BLUE

In Level Blue you will be able to have an indoor 4-H

meeting if it can be done at “50% of the posted

occupancy limit not to exceed 175 people, whichever is

less”.

Remember:

• Keep the meeting just to people who need to be

there in the meetings

• Keep an attendance of all people who attend.

• Keep hand sanitizer or hand washing available

• Wear masks and social distance between

households

• Stay home is you feel ill or have been around

anyone who has been sick

4-H Projects - Add or Drop Deadline

The add/drop deadline for all 4-H projects is April

1st. Postcards, listing each member's enrolled projects,

will be mailed in early March. If changes need to be

made, call the Extension Office before April 1st.

NOTE: Sheep weigh-in and the deadline for swine/goat

nominations are after the official add/drop deadline. 4-H

members enrolled in these market livestock projects

prior to April 1 will be allowed to drop the project if

they are unable to purchase animals by the May 17th

weigh-in date and nomination deadline.

Project Record Book Info

Records for all 4-H projects are available online.

Visit www.colorado4h.org and click on the Projects &

Record Books link. CDs, which include general projects,

livestock and family & consumer science records, are

available from the Extension Office for $2.00.

Display Boards & Record Book Binders

General 4-H project and Shooting Sports display

boards are available for purchase from the Extension

Office – cost $3 each.

Flat three-ring green binders for livestock and

general 4-H project record books may also be purchased

from the Extension office − cost $3.50 each. (For

livestock members with multiple years in the same

project, please include records for the two most recent

years, along with the current project year's records.)

4-H Spring Break Project Days

Come and explore new projects and get tips for project

success. Look for the schedule out soon for these half

day sessions during spring break, March 15th to 18th.

Livestock & Horse Judging Contests

Practices are starting for 4-H members interested in

judging. If you would like to participate contact Scott

about Livestock Judging, or Kelli Vaughn about Horse

Judging.

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Wild Bug Fish Camp

Details for the 2021 Wild Bug Fish Camp are still in

progress. We are beginning to plan and work out the

health safety for camp. Activities will include fishing,

outdoor skills training, wildlife management, rangeland

ecology and management and a community service

project. Check with the Extension Office later in the

spring for more details.

2021 State 4-H Conference

State 4-H Conference is being planned for this year.

Some contests will be held live and other things virtual.

If you are interested in participating, contact Scott at the

Extension Office.

Colorado 4-H Scholarships

The Colorado 4-H Foundation scholarship

applications are now available. The application deadline

is April 1st. For more information, go to:

https://co4hfoundation.extension.colostate.edu/benefits/c

olorado-4-h-foundation-scholarships/

Shooting Sports

4-H members in Shooting Sports must complete

Hunter’s Education before participating in any 4-H

shooting activities and must attend the Safety Training

on Sunday March 7th, 1:30pm at the Burlington Gun

Club. (Location may change if COVID status changes).

If you have any questions, contact Scott at the Extension

Office.

Meat Quality Assurance (MQA)

The Kit Carson County MQA certification program

will take place Monday, April 12th from 3 to 8 p.m. at

the Burlington Community Center. The training

should take approximately one hour to complete, so

please arrive no later than 7 p.m. Kit Carson County will

host only one MQA training. If members are unable to

attend locally, they need to contact Scott.

All livestock exhibitors are required to attend Meat

Quality Assurance training during the first two years of

being enrolled in a livestock project, regardless of age.

Also, members must attend when they reach age 12 and

again at age 15. If you are required to attend an MQA

program this year you will receive a letter in March.

Please call Jean at the office, 346-5571, if you have any

questions.

Junior KCC Fair Superintendents

There are still some openings for Junior Fair

Superintendents. Please contact Jean in the Extension

Office as soon as possible.

KCC Fair Market Sheep Weigh-in

Sheep weigh-in will take place at the fairgrounds,

Monday, May 17th from 3:30 to 6 p.m. A weigh-in fee

of $5 per head is due at the time of weigh-in. All

members must weigh their market lambs at this time in

order to be eligible to show and sell at the Kit Carson

County Fair, no exceptions!

KCC Fair Market Swine & Goat Nominations

Market swine and goat projects will not be weighed-

in prior to the fair. It is the responsibility of the exhibitor

to nominate their own animals in order to be eligible to

show and sell at the Kit Carson County Fair. Exhibitors

must complete a nomination form, as well as tag and

photograph each animal. A total of three color

photographs per animal must be submitted − two profile

photographs (one of each side) and one close-up

photograph of the animal's ear tag (the tag number must

be legible). Swine exhibitors must also indicate the

animal's ear notches on the nomination form.

Nomination forms and ear tags are available at the

Extension Office. A fee of $5.00 per head must be paid

when the tags are picked up. Completed nomination

forms and photographs are due to the Extension Office

by Monday, May 17th at 5:00 p.m., no exceptions!

Spring Exhibit

Saturday, April 17th we will host a spring exhibit.

Entries do not have to be what exhibitors plan to enter at

fair but Food and Cake Decorating projects need practice

runs prior to fair. We will have interview judging for

these projects to get exhibitors comfortable talking about

their projects and answering questions. The goal of the

Spring Exhibit is to get ahead on the test runs for fair

projects and to ease nerves while getting comfortable

talking with a judge, and practicing modeling their

garments.

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Jessie Stewart, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development

Project Manuals Please order all manuals through the Extension Office. We

will not automatically be ordering manuals this year so if

you would like one, please be sure to call and let us know.

Add/Drop Deadline The deadline for 4-H members to add or drop a project is

May 15th. Members are encouraged to give serious

consideration to the projects they are enrolled in. 4-H

members must complete a record book and the exhibit

requirements for each project they are enrolled in.

General projects will also participate in interview judging.

Projects that do not meet these requirements are

incomplete. Incomplete projects go on the member’s

record and count against the overall completion of their 4-

H club. Also, you will not be able to re-enroll in that

project again during the next 4-H year. 4-H members are

required to complete at least one project during the 4-H

year. Now is the time to review your projects and

consider the time and expense it will take to complete

each project. If you feel you are not going to be able to

complete one or more of the projects you are enrolled in

please call the Extension Office and visit with your club

leader about your concerns. Those of you who think you

may want to try another project that you have not yet

enrolled in should also visit with your club leader or call

the Extension office. You will want to add any new

projects by May 15th to be eligible to participate with that

project at the Phillips County Fair. To add or drop projects

please call or email the Extension Office at 970-854-3616

or Coopext_phillips@mail.colostate.edu.

Colorado 4-H Foundation Scholarships

The Colorado 4-H Foundation awards scholarships

annually to outstanding youth who have actively

engaged in Colorado 4-H clubs for at least 3 years.

The scholarship process is competitive and we accept

applications from January 1, 2021 through April 30,

2021. Scholarship recipients will be announced June

2021. To start your application, visit: https://co4hfoundation.academicworks.com/

CPR and First Aide Course for Phillips

County 4-H Join us in learning a lifesaving skill on March 15th.

Partnering with the American Heart Association and

Melissa Memorial Hospital, 4-H youth will be given

the opportunity to learn a very valuable skill that just

might save a life. 4-H members will receive a two-

year certification at a special rate. Please visit the

Phillips County Extension Facebook Page for

information on registration or call the office with any

questions!

MQA Date Set!

PHILLIPS COUNTY

MARCH

1 New family enrollment deadline

15 CPR Classes, 9:00 am, Ortner Room

15 Fair Board Meeting

21 4-H Council Meeting, 4 pm, Ortner Room

APRIL 1 Colorado State Fair Market Beef nominations due

In Extension Office

5 Phillips County MQA, 4-7 pm, Phillips County

Event Center

20 Fair Board Meeting

29 4-H Council Meeting, 4 pm, Ortner Room

30 State 4-H Scholarship Applications Deadline

MAY

1 State horse ID’s due in 4-H Online

1 Animal care and housing forms due to the

Extension Office (for members who

do not keep animals at their house)

2 Market lamb and goat weigh in, 1-3 pm

4 Swine ID’s due in 4-H Online

15 Project add/drop deadline

17 Phillips County Fair Board Meeting

22-23 Phillips County Showdown

31 Colorado State Fair market lamb, hog and goat

nominations due in Extension office

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The Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) will be held in

person this year and the date for Phillips County will

be April 5, 4-7 pm at the Phillips County Event

Center. If it is your first or second year showing a

new livestock species, you are required to take the

MQA. You also must take it if you are 12 years old

or 15 years old. Postcards will be mailed to

individuals that are required to take the MQA. Please

watch your email and the Facebook page for updates.

Livestock projects that require MQA training include:

beef, sheep, swine, goats, rabbits, and poultry. If you

haven’t met this requirement by June 10, 2021, you

will not be eligible to show at fair. For anyone

interested in showing at national shows or out-of-

state shows, double check the show’s Meat Quality

requirements. At this point, the Colorado State Fair

is still accepting our current MQA program to meet

their requirements. Please contact the Extension

Office with questions.

Market Livestock Weight Ranges Swine: 230-300; Lamb: 100-160; Goat: 55-110; Beef:

1000-1500; Poultry: Broilers/fryers, 3-6 lbs; Roasters, 6

lbs. minimum

Livestock Judging Have you ever attended a livestock show and

wondered why the judge placed the animals in a

certain order? Or maybe you heard the judge giving

oral reasons for his or her placing and asked yourself,

“Where did the judge learn to talk like that?” One

area of 4-H that teaches 4-H members about livestock

selection and evaluation is 4-H Livestock Judging

Teams. Phillips County is fortunate enough to have

four livestock judging coaches and they are very

excited about the upcoming judging season.

Livestock judging is open to any currently enrolled 4-

H member; you do not have to be enrolled in a

livestock project to participate on the livestock

judging team! Practices are being held Tuesday

evenings starting at 6 p.m. in the Ortner Room at the

Event Center.

Shooting Sports Shooting sports members: it’s time to start thinking

about shooting sports practices! Watch your email

inboxes, mailboxes, and the Phillips County

Extension Facebook page to find out when your

practice starts and where it will be held.

Swine ID Swine identification for 2021 will be online (there is

no market swine weigh-in). You will still need to

pick up ear tags and taggers, which will be available

in the Extension office starting April 1st. Members

will need to tag their pigs, take pictures of both sides

of the pig and a picture of the pig’s ear with the tag in

place. You will then go online to complete the ID

sheet and upload and attach your pictures. To

complete your online ID, go to 4HOnlineand follow

the directions that will be given to you when you pick

up your tags. All ID’s are due Monday, May 3. No

Exceptions! Please call the Extension Office with any

questions.

Project Mentors/Leaders We are currently seeking project leaders or project

resource leaders for many projects. This is a great

opportunity to help the youth of Phillips County learn

new skills. If you or someone you know would be

interested in mentoring youth, please call the

Extension Office to learn how you can become more

involved.

Display Boards and Record Covers The Extension Office has display boards (show

boards) and green record book covers available for

$3.00 each.

Record Book and Project Requirements It’s not too early to start thinking about your project’s

requirements and record books! Electronic record

books for all projects are available online. Go to:

http:// co4h.colostate.edu/program-areas/ for your

livestock and general project record books. If you are

enrolled in a general project, it is a very good idea to

read through the State Fair Exhibit Requirements for

your project; these are the requirements you will be

judged on in Phillips County. To find your project

requirements, go to:

http://www.co4h.colostate.edu/statefair/StateFairExhi

bitReq.pdf.

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4-H Council Pancake Supper Reimagined

This year’s Pancake Supper will be

a chili and cinnamon roll feed! We

will be holding it drive through

style. There will

be a location in

Julesburg and in Sedgwick. Be sure

to check your mail for the schedule

and keep up to date with the

Facebook page.

Manual Orders

Project Manuals are crucial to successfully

completing a project. They can take into account

different aspects you may not have thought of when

doing your project. There have been a couple of

changes this year, the Horse manual has been

updated, all horse members and horseless horse

project members will need new manuals. Home

Design and Décor manuals will replace the Home

Environment manuals. To help members get the most

from their projects, we are asking the club leaders to

collect the orders for 4-H project manuals from their

membership. Literature orders are due to the

Extension office no later than May 14th, 2021 to give

some time after the add/drop deadline. However I

will be making an early bird order on March 19th,

2021. The Extension Office will order the literature

and bill individual 4-H clubs for all members’

purchases. Members will need to reimburse their

clubs for this expense. Rena will be sending each

club leader a report stating which members have

indicated they would like to order manuals. Please

double check this information with your club

members and then complete the literature order form.

4-H Scholarships

Calling all graduating seniors! The

scholarship deadline for all Sedgwick

County 4-H Scholarships and the

Sedgwick is April 1st. Applications

are available in the Extension Office.

You should also check out the list of state 4-H

scholarships that are available. For more information

on these scholarships go to:

https://co4hfoundation.extension.colostate.edu/benefi

ts/colorado-4-h-foundation-scholarships/

Rena Howell, 4-H Program Coordinator

MARCH

1 Enrollment deadline

15 Animal Housing Form Due

APRIL

1 4-H Scholarships Due

1 Beef State Fair Nomination Forms Due in Extension

Office

14 MQA 3:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Fairgrounds

30 Horse, Dog ID forms due. All breeding proof of

ownership forms due

MAY

1 Add/Drop Deadline

2 Market lamb and goat weigh-in 10:30a.m.-12p.m.

7 Swine ID forms due

JUNE

1 Lamb, swine & goat State Fair Nomination Forms Due

in Extension office

15 Rabbit & Poultry Ownership deadline

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Swine ID

Swine identification for 2020 will remain unchanged

from previous years. Ear tags and taggers will be

available to pick up in the Extension Office starting

Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Members need to pick

up their tags and ID forms at the Extension Office.

Members will tag their pigs, take pictures of both

sides of the pig and a picture of the pig’s ear with the

tag in place. You will fill out a hard copy of the

identification form and submit it to the Extension

Office. All ID’s are due

Friday, May 7th, 2020 no

exceptions!

MQA Training

The Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) date for

Sedgwick County will be Sunday, April 14th, 3:30-

7:30 p.m. at the Sedgwick County Fairgrounds. If

you are new to a 4-H livestock project, you are

required to participate in the training the first two

years of your project. You will need to re-certify

when you are 12 and again when you are 15. Swine

members will no longer have a separate requirement

for when they have to come to MQA, they will need

to attend as outlined above. Livestock projects that

require MQA training include: beef, sheep, swine,

goats, rabbits, and poultry. We will be sending out

postcards to those who need to attend this year’s

session. If you haven’t met this requirement by June

18, 2020, you will NOT be eligible to show at fair.

Contact the Extension Office with any questions.

Add/Drop Deadline

The deadline for members to add or drop a project is

April 30th, 2021 Members should give each project

that are enrolled in serious consideration. 4-H

members are required to complete at least one project

during the 4-H year. Now is the time to review you

projects and consider the time and expense it will

take to complete each project. If you feel you are not

going to be able to complete one or more of the

projects or, if you think you may want to try another

project that you have not yet enrolled in you are

enrolled in please call the Extension Office or visit

with your club leader about your concerns. You will

want to add or drop any new projects by April 30th to

be eligible to participate with that project at the

Sedgwick County Fair at the end of July. The

add/drop forms are available at the Extension Office.

Record Book and Project Requirements

It’s never too early to start thinking about your

project’s requirements and record books! Electronic

record books for general projects are available online

at http://co4h.colostate.edu/program-areas/projects/e-

records-general/. It is a great idea to read through the

State Fair Exhibit Requirements for your general

project; these are the requirements you will be judged

on in Sedgwick County. If you are enrolled in a

livestock project, Sedgwick County had a different

record book. You will be judged on these and not the

ones found online so please make sure to stop in the

office and grab one or talk to your club leader.

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Gisele Jefferson (4-H & Youth Development & Consumer Sciences) Jamie Jo Axtell (4-H & Youth Development)

MARCH

15 4-H County Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. – Ext Office, Akron

31 Meat Quality Assurance Training (MQA) – Events Center, Akron

APRIL

19 4-H County Council Meeting 7:00 p.m. – Ext Office, Akron

MAY 1 Project Add/Drop Deadline!!!

1 Dog ID, Horse ID Due in 4Honline

3 Swine ID/Photos Due to Extension Office

10 Sheep/Goat Weigh In 4:00 -7:00 p.m. Fairgrounds

UPCOMING LIVESTOCK AND HORSE

DEADLINES

Market lamb and goat weigh-in will be held at the

fairgrounds in Akron on Monday, May 10th from

4:00 – 7:00 p.m. All market lambs/goats MUST be

weighed in on this date to be eligible to show at the

county fair - NO EXCEPTIONS!

Market swine will NOT be weighed in. IT IS YOUR

RESPONSIBILITY to identify your pigs for the

county fair. Exhibitors showing swine should start by

picking up identification forms and ear tags at the

Extension Office. Tag your pigs and take three photos

of each as directed on the form. Completed ID forms

and photos must be returned to the office by May 3

for eligibility in the county fair. This applies to all

4-H and FFA members exhibiting market hogs.

Horse ID Forms must be completed online prior to

May 1. Complete instructions can be found in your e-

record or by contacting the office. Please feel free to

bring in photos to our office to be scanned and

uploaded if you need assistance.

Cloverbud Kits With the busy and ever-changing schedules these

days, we’ve decided to offer 4-H Cloverbud activities

in a different format. We’ll plan and prepare some

Cloverbud Kits for families or clubs to check out from

the Extension Office. Then you can select kits that

interest you and do them when you have time.

Making Air Work with pinwheels, balloons and kites,

will be ready for March. Growing Food and Flowers

kits will be ready for April. We’ll get the next kits

planned and let you know soon.

Add/Drop Deadline Approaching Just a reminder that the deadline to add or drop projects is May 1st. Please contact our office if you need to add/drop a project.

Hunt wins Bee Bowl Friday, February 19th, Jefferson Hunt of the Silver

Spurs 4-H Club participated in the Colorado 4-H Bee

Bowl. This was a virtual knowledge bowl on the topic

of beekeeping. The event was planned and conducted

by Leigh Sabey, the Beekeeping project leader from El

Paso County.

Jefferson, is just starting his second

year in the project. He had many correct

answers and ranked 5th overall; and

earned the first-place prize for Juniors

(8-10 years). And most of all,

Jefferson had fun and met 4-H members from several

counties who are also taking the Beekeeping project.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

4-H COUNCIL MEETING

March 15

7:00 p.m.

Courthouse Annex

Agenda Items:

Spring Event Planning

Parliamentary Procedure Training

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Meat Quality Assurance Training (MQA)

Wednesday, March 31

Washington County Events Center - Akron

4:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Must arrive by 6:30)

We encourage all livestock exhibitors to attend the

training each year; however, you are REQUIRED to

attend if you meet the following criteria:

1. First 2 years taking a livestock project,

regardless of age

2. Age 12 and Age 15 (Age as of Dec 31, 2020)

The MQA training is self-guided so you can take as

much time as you want to walk through various

stations about topics such as animal ID, injections,

feeds, or ethics. A test is required but can be

completed as you explore the stations. The program

will be open from 4-7 p.m. but plan to arrive before

6:30 p.m. to give yourself time to finish the test. If

you can’t make it to this training, please contact the

office for alternative dates in the area. If you are

planning to attend a program in another county,

please be advised that many are not allowing out of

county participation due to COVID restrictions.

Livestock projects considered in this policy include

Market/Breeding Beef, Market/Breeding Goat,

Market/Breeding Swine, Market/Breeding Sheep,

Rabbits (only market/breeding, not pet rabbit) and

Poultry. Cloverbud members are not required to

attend but are welcome to come.

PLEASE NOTE: The Pork Quality Assurance

program (PQA) has been discontinued. Exhibitors

showing swine will need to adhere to the regular

MQA criteria above. Also, per state 4-H policy,

youth certified in YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care

of Animals) must still adhere to the MQA

requirements. YQCA testing cannot be used in place

of these MQA requirements.

Livestock Judging If you are interested in

livestock judging, please

contact the office ASAP. We

areexcited to announce that there are plans underway

to host a local contest here in Akron tentatively set

for Friday, April 23. Contact Jamie or coach,

Mitch Kendrick, for more info.

What can you do for 4-H in

March and April?

These early spring months are perfect for working on

your 4-H projects. Take advantage of your one day

a week without school or spring break week from

school or an occasional snow day! Read your 4-H

project manuals and your project fair exhibit

requirements. You can find it under the

Colorado 4-H State Fair Information:

http://co4h.colostate.edu/statefair/StateFairExhibit

Req.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1msey3HpxBgyVN18il7i0I7

q1 MPmDFzbd5MP1xjx8DWkkYPX3na3IxyLo

Do some online research for your project, if needed.

Now is the time to get ideas and supplies for your

project. Many of you don’t have a project leader and

monthly project meetings. So, it’s up to you and your

family (and head club leader) to learn new skills.

There are many people who post “how to” videos on

YouTube, or other video hosting sites, where you

can watch lessons and practice new skills.

Plan and prepare your project demonstrations! Give

your project demonstration to your club; or the

Extension agents can make arrangement for Zoom

meetings for demonstrations, if needed.

Make some practice items to improve your skills

before starting on your fair exhibit item. Some

project, like Cake Decorating, require you to make

and report on four cakes in your record book before

the fair exhibit cake. Nearly every project, like

sewing, leathercraft and woodworking, encourages

you to make additional items.

Get started on your record books. Complete the

pages you can, and find out what other information

you will need to gather in order to complete your

record book before Interview Judging Day.

Do a community service project. Your club should

have already planned a group service project. If not,

look around the community and talk to people about

possible service projects you and your club can do.

4-H members are always welcome to do additional

service actions related to your projects, like kids in

Foods projects can share extra baked products with

an elderly or ill neighbor or friend.

Make good use of these weeks, because summer will

come fast and you’ll be so busy with a whole bunch

more activities and responsibilities.

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Quiz Bowl Teams We are looking for members to participate in Home

Economics, Livestock, and Horse Quiz Bowl teams.

This process is similar to a knowledge bowl where you

are asked questions and the first team to answer correctly

gets the point. We will practice and then have our

competition at the State 4-H Conference in June. Please

call the Extension office if you would like to participate

in this event.

Donated Breeding Heifers Breeding heifers will be donated to several exhibitors in

the Junior Beef Breeding show at the 2021 Yuma

County Fair. Intentions are to randomly draw a name

out of exhibitors following the breeding show at the fair.

The winner of the heifer must be eligible to show at the

2022 fair, and must show the donated heifer in that

show. Before accepting the heifer, the exhibitor must

declare they have the facilities and means to care for the

heifer for the year. The heifer will come from

established Breeders in Yuma County and all sponsored

by the Yuma County Cattleman’s Association, and other

area ranchers. For more information, contact JoLynn

Midcap at the Extension office in Wray.

Thank You’s ~Yuma County Commissioners for providing

$5.00/member enrollment fee.

~JD’s Barn for supplying tags for market animals.

~All of the Beef Weigh-in Help

~Idler family and the Mekelburg family for letting

us use your facilities for beef weigh-in

~Matt Linman and Pat McGinnis for providing the brand

inspections.

~Yuma County Fairboard and Beef Superintendents and

all other volunteers for providing manpower at weigh-in.

~Stan Schafer for the 2020 breeding heifer donations.

Yuma County Scholarships Yuma County 4-H members are fortunate to have

several scholarships available to them. If you are a high

school Senior, please call the Extension Office about the

following opportunities.....

• Colorado Association of Fair and Shows-

Due March 20

• Multiple Colorado 4-H Foundation

Scholarships- Due March 30

JoLynn Midcap (4-H Youth Development) Joy Akey (Family & Consumer Sciences)

YUMA COUNTY

MARCH

8 High Plains Community Beekeeping Meeting

Zoom Meeting 6:00 p.m.

10 Livestock Judging Practice

15 Yuma County Fairboard Meeting, 7:00, Wray

19 or 20 Livestock Judging Practice – Location TBA

APRIL

1 Order market beef DNA packets from Colorado

State Fair.

1 Beef nomination cards due for state fair

1 Swine tags and nomination cards available

7 MQA,Wray Roundhouse, 3:30-7:00 p.m.

8 MQA,Yuma County Fairgrounds, 3:30-7:00 p.m.

14 Yuma County 4-H Council, Idalia 7:00 p.m.

(prior to meeting, Friend of 4-H Committee at

6:00 and Trophy Committee at 6:30)

17 Hunter Safety Class

19 Fairboard Meeting

30 State 4-H Scholarships due

MAY

1 Add/Drop Deadline for projects

1 Dog & Horse ID forms due in Extension office.

Dogs & Horses need to be entered in 4-H online

.

May (continued)

1 Sheep/Goat Weigh-in - Yuma County

Fairgrounds and Blackham residence,

9:00-11:00 a.m.

3 Swine nominations due in Extension Office

17 Fairboard Meeting

31 Memorial Day, Extension Office CLOSED

TBA State Conference registration due in 4-H Online

JUNE

1 Swine/Sheep/Goat nomination forms due for state

fair.

1 Order sheep/goat DNA packets from Colorado

State Fair.

3 Cloverbud Meeting, Extension Office 10:30 a.m.

8 Yuma County 4-H Council, Eckley, 7:00 p.m.

9 Yuma County Cake Show

15 Mini Sportfishing Clinic-More information next

month.

16 Food Booth Committee, Extension Office,

6:30 p.m.

17 Cloverbud Meeting, Extension Office, 10:30 a.m.

21 Fairboard Meeting

TBA State 4-H Conference, Ft. Collins

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• Greg Wise Memorial Scholarship-Due April 1

• Jonathan Marr Shooting Sports Memorial

Scholarships- Due April 1

Exhibit Requirements Please look at

http://www.colorado4h.org/project_resources/StateFairE

xhibitReq.pdf to find information on State Fair

requirements. This site also has a link to the e-records

that you will use for all General and Home Ec projects.

Hard copies of all of this information can also be picked

up at the Extension office.

Display Boards Project display boards are available for you at the

Extension office for $3.00 each. P.S. These are also

great for the science fair and other school projects!

Swine Information Swine members, leaders, or designated individuals

within 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters will need to come

to the Extension office and pick up ear tags and

nomination information. Nomination forms will have

instructions for tagging and taking photos of your swine

projects. The tags may be picked up after April 1, 2021

with completed nomination forms returned to the

Extension office no later than Monday, May 3, 2021.

The weight range of all market swine eligible to show in

the market show is 230 lbs. to 290 lbs. Just a reminder

that all swine must have ear notches. Any un-notched

pig will be disqualified.

WEIGH-IN UPDATE Last year the Yuma County Fairboard board voted to

allow a family animal to be weighed in at the beef, sheep

and goat weigh ins and for swine nominations. Each

member will need to weigh in at least 1 animal in their

name and then add an additional family animal that can

be transferred to any family member and can be shown

under that name. The family animal will need to be

designated at weigh in as a family animal and then, at

the pre-entry deadline on July 23, all animals will need

to be identified in one members name. You still may

only bring 4 animals to the Yuma County Fair.

New this year, the Colorado State Fair is allowing

DNA nominations. You should have received an email

with details, but contact the Extension Office with any

questions or clarifications. A premise ID is required at

the Colorado State Fair.

IMPORTANT: Any animal that may be shown at the

Colorado State Fair must be weighed in/nominated in a

member’s individual name. If there is any chance that a

beef, lamb, goat, or pig will be shown at the Colorado

State Fair, DO NOT ENTER IT be entered as a family

animal.

Sheep & Goat Weigh-in Information

Goat

May 1, 2021

Yuma County Fairgrounds

Blackham Residence

The following criteria must be met for

market class participation and for selling market goats in

the Jr. Livestock Sale at the Yuma County Fair. 60 lb.

min. and 110 lb. maximum. All market goats weighed

in are eligible for the feeding contest.

Sheep

May 1, 2021

Yuma County Fairgrounds

Blackham Residence

The following criteria must be met for

market class participation and for

selling market sheep in the Jr.

Livestock Sale at the Yuma County Fair. 110 lb. min.

and 180 lb. maximum. All market lambs that weigh in

are eligible for the feeding contest.

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MQA Certification/Recertification Workshops

Public confidence in our meat products is extremely important to the success of the livestock industry. Youth livestock projects play

an important role in building or losing the trust of our consumers. It is important that youth livestock exhibitors exceed the standard in

producing quality, defect-free livestock for our consumers. In the past, a very small number of exhibitors have given youth livestock

shows a bad name by using unethical and unsafe techniques to “win at all cost.” As a result, we have implemented a strong Meat

Quality Assurance program in Colorado. Through the MQA workshops youth learn ethics and good production practices needed to

produce a high quality, desirable product for the American Consumer. If you need to attend this year, you will be notified by your

county Extension office prior to the workshop.

You have the option to test out of the workshop at 12 and 15 years of age but it is highly recommended to attend a workshop instead.

The workshops allow for hands on learning and experience. For those of you that participated last year, it will be the same layout.

There will be different stations pertaining to the 10 Good Production practices set up at each location and you will have the chance to

observe and learn with real supplies and equipment. You will have the opportunity to come any time during the listed period as long

as you are able to participate at each station. Allow yourself one hour. The following chart explains when and where the workshops

will be. Keep in mind that dates and/or times and locations are subject to change so stay posted and be sure to call your local

Extension office if you have any questions.

DATE COUNTY LOCATION CITY

March 8, 2021 Elbert Fairgrounds Kiowa

March 9, 2021 Elbert Fairgrounds Kiowa

March 11, 2021 Cheyenne Fairgrounds Cheyenne Wells

March 12, 2021 Kiowa Fairgrounds Eads

March 15, 2021 Baca Fairgrounds Springfield

March 16, 2021 Prowers Granada School Old Gym Lamar

March 17, 2021 Bent McClave School McClave

March 18, 2021 Otero/Crowley Ark Valley Fairgrounds Rocky Ford

March 26-29, 2021 Weld Island Grove Regional Park Greeley

March 31, 2021 Washington Fairgrounds Akron

April 1, 2021 Logan Fairgrounds Sterling

April 5, 2021 Phillips Fairgrounds Holyoke

April 7, 2021 Yuma Round House Wray

April 8 ,2021 Yuma Fairgrounds Yuma

April 10-11, 2021 Pueblo Fairgrounds Pueblo

April 12, 2021 Kit Carson Burlington Comm Center Burlington

April 14, 2021 Sedgwick Fairgrounds Julesburg

April 15-17, 2021 Adams Fairgrounds Brighton

April 20-24, 2021 Douglas Fairgrounds Castle Rock

April 26-27, 2021 Adams Fairgrounds Brighton

April 28, 2021 Boulder Fairgrounds Longmont

April 29-30, 2021 Jefferson

May 4, 2021 Lincoln Fairgrounds Hugo

May 14, 2021 Larimer

May 17-18, 2021 Morgan

You Must Attend an MQA Workshop

1. First 2 years taking livestock project.

2. Once at 12 years of age.

3. Once at 15 years of age.

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