MICO Achievement Celebration

Miami County

Achievement Celebration will be at the Fairgrounds in Building #2.

We'll see you November 3, 2024

at 3:00 p.m. for recognition and awards

with a carnival themed meal to follow.

Call 913-294-4306

or email khightow@ksu.edu for questions

RSVP by October 30 for meal count!

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LNCO Achievement Night

Linn County

 Achievement night will be

November 20, 2024 at 7pm.



It will be held in the 4-H building at the

Linn County Fairgrounds.



It will be apart of our November

4-H Council meeting.

Contact Abbie Powell 913-785-2829 or abbie2@ksu.edu with any questions concerning Achievement Awards.

Miami County 4-H

Leadership Team

If you are in 6th grade and older, please join the Miami County 4-H Leadership Team.

Our next meeting is November 11th from 7-8pm at the Paola Office.

This group will plan Day Camp, Kids fun night, and Barnyard Olympics.

If you would like to help with any of these events as well as make friends from across the county, please consider joining the Miami County 4-H Leadership Team

Marais des Cygnes District

4-H Leaders Training Dates

Mark your Calendars

Virtual Officer Training

"Becoming a Superhero Officer"

Officer training is virtual again this year, an email will be sent to all 4-H families on November 7th with instructions on how to complete the training.

If you do not receive the email, the training link will be available on the Marais des Cygnes District website on the 4-H events page after November 12th.

Training must be completed by December 15th

4-H Fees

Kansas 4-H has a $15 fee for all 4-H members to participate in 4-H. Adult Volunteers and Cloverbuds do not have a fee. ***Your enrollment fee should be paid at enrollment***. You can pay it either by credit card or check. If you pay by credit card and your credit card does not go through you will then have to send a check to the Kansas 4-H for the amount due.

You cannot pay at your local extension office, you are required to send your payment directly to the State 4-H Office.

Make your check payable to:

Kansas 4-H Youth Development

Please include each of your 4-Hers names on check in the memo line. So that payment will be applied to right family and kids

Mail your check to:

Kansas 4-H Youth Development

1612 Claflin Rd 201 Umberger Hall

Manhattan, KS 66506

NOTE: If you chose to pay by check at enrollment you must pay by check. 

You can not go back and pay by credit card after you mark pay by

check and have finished your child's enrollment.

*****IMPORTANT*****

If you do not pay, you will not be able to pre-enter in the FairEntry System. Please check your 4HOnline account periodically and make sure that you do not have a Payment Due.

2024- 2025 Kansas

4-H Program Fee Waivers

The 4-H Program Fee is $15 per member. Waivers are intended for those who need financial assistance. To receive a waiver, you must tell why you are requesting the waiver and it cannot be because you have always received a waiver.

Waivers are sponsored by generous donors to the Kansas 4-H Foundation.

Cloverbuds and Adult Volunteers do not have a program fee.

Kansas 4-H/FFA Dual Enrollment

4-H Youth Development and Agriculture Education/FFA promote teaching youth life skills. Both programs exist to maximize the participants’ knowledge of agriculture and its value to our communities while educating the young people to become productive citizens. Eligible youth may participate in both 4-H and FFA but shall avoid duplication. Therefore, the following principles are required to be used in delivering the 4-H and FFA programs in Kansas as we strive to educate youth.

·   When young people are members of both 4-H and FFA, they shall plan and manage separate projects, and/or supervised agriculture experiences (SAE) programs.

·   FFA and 4-H members may enroll in the same area of experience in 4-H and FFA, however; participants cannot identify, nominate, manage, keep records on, or exhibit the same plants, animals, etc. in both organizations. Members must designate exhibits as either FFA or 4-H at weigh-in, registration or similar deadline.

·   Members may participate in judging contests and related events in FFA and 4-H but cannot represent both organizations at a contest, show or event at the same time.

"Jr. Swine & Meat Goat Producer Day

Registration and information"

~ Project Club Meetings & Schedules ~

MdC District Dog Training Schedules 2024-2025

Linn County - Training Schedule

January 27, 2025 is our first meeting. This will be an informational meeting.



Note: You are required to attend 75% of each of the 4 disciplines to participate in the dog show at the Linn county fair.

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Miami County - Training Schedule



Entomology Project Meeting

Saturday, November 9th at the Allen County Extension Office beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Please bring your pinning boards, pinning supplies and 2 or 3 insects to pin. If you are just starting in this project, I will have pinning set ups available to purchase for $10.

4-Hers please bring a short talk on an insect you would like to travel and see in another country. 

Questions? Call Vicky at (620)804-9170.

Horse ID Papers

Dear 4-H Horse Project Families:

The Kansas 4-H Horse ID Certificate (P1039) has been updated for the 2025 4-H program year. 

Beginning with the 2025 4-H program year, please use the new form and destroy previously used 4-H Horse ID Certificates.

As a reminder, to properly identify your horse, complete the 4-H Horse ID Certificate, have your Extension Agent sign it and copy it. A COPY of the Horse ID Certificate is kept on file in the Extension Office and the 4-H Horse member maintains the ORIGINAL certificate. The original certificate is presented by the 4-H member to show staff for check-in at the local 4-H horse shows.

Beginning in 2025, registration papers WILL NOT be accepted to identify horses for the 4-H Horse project. An example of the Horse ID Certificate is available.

Additionally, the 4-H Horse Show Rule book (S133) is currently being revised. It will be released in mid-October. This will not affect any deadlines within the 4-H Horse project. Supplemental educational materials will also be released throughout the year to assist 4-H members, leaders and Extension staff with the 4-H Horse program.They have updated Horse ID papers for the new 4-H year.

*** NOTE: OLD FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! ***

You will need to use the new form and follow the directions on that new form when you turn in your Horse Id's. You will need to start a new form this year for each horse you plan to use at events, county and state fair.

2024-2025 Rabbit Club Schedule

Any 4-H member is welcome to attend

the Rabbit club Meetings to learn more

about your rabbit project.

We will meet Bi-Monthly (odd months). Bunnies are welcome at any meeting. Our first meeting for this year is November 13

The meetings will be at the Miami County Fairgrounds at 7pm either in Building #3 or next to the Show Arena on the Bleachers.

If you have questions call or text

KaCasy (KC) Smotherman, 913-731-8403; Ashley Barnes, 913-605-0422 or

Kandas Gainer, 913-709-0618.

Shooting Sports Intro Letter

Shooting Sport Schedule 2024-2025

~ Notice ~

Before attending the Shooting Sports trainings, you must enroll in the Shooting Sports projects that you are planning to participate in. You will do this on 4H Online.

Also those who are just starting out will need to take the Basic Shooting Sports Class.

See the SS Schedule & SS Intro Letter for dates & times.

Shooting Sports Project Requirements & Changes

You must attend safety training to participate.

NEW THIS YEAR!

Archery Project requires that you attend 3 of the 6 practices and attend the safety training to compete in Fair Competitions.

Air Rifle and BB Project require that you attend 8 of the 18 practices and attend the safety training to compete in Fair Competitions.

Age Requirements (4-H Age as of January 1)

BB Project - 8-15

Archery Projects - 8-18

Air Riffle Project - 12-18

Shotgun Project - 12-18

Small Bore Project - 12-18

(If offered, depending on instructor availability)

You can join the Shooting Sports Project Club when enrolling in 4HOnline. It can be an additional club to your primary (Community) Club or as your main club.

Check out the MdC District website for more information.

You will find it under shooting sports on the 4-H Project Information Page.

We are asking that 1 parent from each family attend the practices to help their 4-H Member. Thank You for your willingness to help your child!

For questions please contact Shannon Moser at 913-371-2197 or

email her at mdc4hshootingsports@gmail.com

Shout out to all of the MdC District youth who competed at the:

Kansas State Fair, Kansas Junior Livestock Show, the American Royal Livestock Show & Aksarben Stock Show!

Good Luck to the Marais des Cygnes District 4-H Poultry Judging Team at the National Contest in Louisville!