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4-H YOUTH

DEVELOPMENT

"TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER"

UPCOMING 4-H EVENTS

See what's happening this year.

Please take note that there are county-specific deadlines.

BIG BEEF WEIGH-IN

Edwards County: March TBD

Stafford County: February 24th at Seibert Farms in Macksville at 9 am

CLUB DAY INFORMATION

AND RESOURCES

Edwards County will be hosted in Lewis at the elementary school on February 24th.

Stafford County will be hosted at the

St John-Hudson school on March 2nd.

Please explore our website for details and forms (click here). Emails were sent last month with some information. If you have any questions, email [email protected].

Forms due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st.

Club Day Entry Form

EDWARDS COUNTY 4-H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS

Due by March 1st. For more information

General Application

The 2024 - 2025 Kansas 4-H Scholarship is due March 1st. There is an eligibility checklist online. Read more

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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The official 4-H year started back in October. Please make sure to get enrolled or re-enrolled as soon as possible on 4-H Online. Enroll NOW!

Registration is now open for camp at Rock Springs. Read more

Its never too late to start thinking about RECORD BOOKS. These are not mandatory but highly recommended. There are paper forms. We have the forms available here. The digital format is available at https://4h.zsuite.org/

4-H MEMBERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT PINS: An email has been sent about the changes to PIN APPLICATIONS. Please note that we have updated our website with the new applications. For any questions, email [email protected].

February 18-19: Kansas 4-H Citizenship In Action 2024 registration is now available here. For more information, click here.

Save the DATE for Project Fest during spring break, March 11-15. Topics are Baking, Sewing, Rocketry, and Shopping in Style. Subject to change.

COUNTY FAIR TEE SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

Submit your design by THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st.

Voting will take place during the County Club Day.

For rules and design templates, click here.

If you have not heard yet, the County Fair dates have been set for the same week in July. Edwards County Fair is set for Tuesday, July 16th, to Saturday, July 20th. As for the Stafford County Fair is set for Monday, July 15, to Saturday, July 20th. As we are always excited to prep for the fairs, please note that there are several changes in deadline dates and procedures. Please check your emails and Facebook accordingly to stay on top of the changes. We are here to answer any questions that arise about the fair!

FAIR THEMES

Edwards County: Let's TACO bout the Edward's County Fair.

Stafford County: Out of this World

K-State Junior Producer Days

March 2: K-State Junior Beef Producer Day

March 16: K-State Junior Sheep Producer Day

Junior producer days are hosted to provide educational material and hands-on experiences for youth, parents, leaders, and extension agents. Various speakers share information on topics such as

selection, nutrition, showmanship, fitting, reproduction, feeding, and disease control. Talks, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and door prizes are present at all events. Beef and Sheep days are held in the even years, and Swine and Meat Goat days are held in the odd years. READ MORE

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