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DATES TO REMEMBER!

May 4, noon, District & State 4-H Horse Entry Deadline May 4, 6:30 pm, 4-H Council Meeting, Butler County Extension Office May 29, Horse ID Sheets for Butler County Fair Deadline June 2, 10 am-noon, 4-H Fairy Garden Workshop, Hain Building-Fairgrounds June 4, Science with Fabric, Hain Building-Fairgrounds June 9, Favorite Foods Contest, Hain Building-Fairgrounds June 11, Pillowcase Workshop, Supervisor’s Room, Butler County Courthouse June 15, Livestock ID deadline: swine, sheep, beef, goat, and rabbit June 15, QA trainings completed & certificates delivered to extension office June 18, Tri-County Plant Science Contest, Platte County June 19, 4-H SCIENCE Fun Day, Butler County Fairgrounds July 8 - 11, Fremont 4-H Fair July 21 – 26: Butler County Fair, “Down on the Farm”

Nebraska Extension-Butler County

Office Hours: Mon-Fri / 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

451 N. 5th Street, David City, NE 68632

Phone: 402-367-7410 / Fax: 402-367-3329

Email: butler-county@unl.edu

The Extension Office is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University

of Nebraska-Lincoln cooperating with the Counties and the United States Department of Agriculture.

The 4-H Youth Development program abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

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May 2015

Katelyn Pleskac Extension Educator kpleskac2@unl.edu

Louise Niemann Office Manager

lniemann2@unl.edu

Dalton & Renner Qualify for Regional Contest Emily Dalton and Claire Renner qualified for the

4-H Regional Speech Contest at the Butler County

4-H Contest on April 6 at the Butler County Court-

house. The regional contest will be held at UNL

East Campus in Lincoln on May 21.

4-H Council Scholarships Awarded Butler County 4-H Council has award-

ed $250 scholarships to Lucas Cox,

Rising Stars 4-H Club; Karli Shalon,

Hilltoppers II; and Nyla Witzel, Plum

Creek.

The scholarship required active 4-H

members to submit a written essay and a completed 4-H Career Portfolio.

Sabra More, 4-H member and DCHS Speech student,

facilitated the workshop which preceded the contest.

Sabra also served as judge for the contest.

Purple ribbon recipients in Prepared Speeches and Extemporaneous Speaking

were Emily Dalton and Claire Renner. Meredith Dalton also took a purple in

Extemporaneous Speaking. Meredith Dalton and Henry Renner received purple

ribbons in Novice Speech and special ribbons for first time speakers.

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Online Quality Assurance Help Livestock Quality Assurance is a self-directed course designed for youth ages 8-18. Participants will learn about good

production practices and producing quality food products from taking this course. $5 fee per individual taking the

course.

The course has been divided into three levels, Junior (4-H Youth Ages 8-10), Intermediate (4-H Youth Ages 11-14),

and Senior (4-H Youth Ages 15-18). Each year youth will be required to complete three modules within their age lev-

el. Youth are eligible to work ahead so that they will be done with

Quality Assurance requirements until they reach the next age level.

How to Register: ($5 fee per individual taking the course.)

Open your web browser to http://campus.extension.org

Click “Create an Account”.

Complete the online form and click the “Create My New Account” button

at the bottom of the page.

Check your email account for a confirmation email from eXtension Moo-

dle Help Desk. If you do not see a confirmation email within 2 hours

email moodlehelp@extension.org and ask for a manual confirmation.

Open the email and click on the link provided to confirm your account.

A web page will open indicating that “Your registration has been con-

firmed”, under the “Setting” block, click the “My Profile Settings” link,

select “Edit profile” from the additional options.

Scroll down to the “Optional” block. Even though there is no asterisk by

these fields on the website and it’s listed under the “Optional” block, you

are required to complete the fields marked with a star to make sure

that your work is reported to your county office.

In the ID number youth should type their county code. For example a

youth from Butler County should type in “BUT”

Click the “Update Profile” button at the bottom of your screen.

Click “Home” (upper left corner) to return to the main page.

Near the top of your screen, click the “CLICK HERE TO SEARCH” but-

ton.

Type “livestock quality assurance” in the Search courses text box and then click the “Go” button.

Click the “Livestock Quality Assurance” course link in the left hand column to enroll in the course.

Enrollment key: “Nebraska”

Click “Yes” to confirm your enrollment.

I’m Registered, how do I find the Livestock Quality Assurance Course again after today?:

1. Open a web browser and go to http://campus.extension.org

2. Login in the upper left hand corner with your login and password.

3. Within the “Navigation” block, you can click “My courses” to find all eXtension courses for which you are regis-

tered.

4. If you are registered for other classes as well, click the “Livestock Quality Assurance” link located under

“My Courses” at the bottom of the page.

I’m Registered, but I can’t remember my login or password:

1. In the “Login” block, click the “Lost password?” link. Complete the form.

2. If Step 1 did not resolve the issue, email moodlehelp@extension.org ask them to reset your password.

June 15 deadline!

Online Quality Assurance train-ing can be completed anytime before June 15. This is the same deadline for livestock ID’s (excluding market beef-April 15). The $5 (annual) fee for the training will be paid with a debit or credit card when en-tering the training module.

If you would like to use a com-puter at the Extension Office, please call to schedule a time. Bring your email address, password and debit or credit card for online fee.

All 4-H/FFA exhibitors in beef, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, rab-bits, poultry, and swine must complete this approved food animal Quality Assurance training program.

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Tractor Safety Classes Offered Nebraska Extension Tractor Safety/Hazardous Occupations Courses will be offered at seven locations in Nebraska

during May and June. Any 14 or 15-year-old teen who plans to work on a farm other than his/her parents should

plan to attend.

Classes consist of two days of instruction plus homework assignments. Classes are from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day.

Dates and locations include:

-- May 27-28, Fairgrounds, Kearney

-- June 1-2, Fairgrounds, Valentine

-- June 5-6, Event Center, Lincoln

-- June 8-9, Farm and Ranch Museum, Gering

-- June 11-12, West Central Research

& Extension Center, North Platte

-- June 15-16, Fairgrounds, Wayne

-- June 17-18, College Park, Grand Island

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged at least one week before a location's start date to the Extension Office at the

course site. Cost is $60, which includes educational materials, testing, supplies, lunches and breaks. For more in-

formation, contact the Butler County Extension Office or Sharry Nielsen at (308) 832-0645, snielsen1@unl.edu.

Moriah Barta

Clare Benes

Lucas Cox

Justine Pitzer

Emily Reimer

Adam Rethwisch

Jason Scheffert

Karli Shalon

Ty Steager

Nyla Witzel

On behalf of the Butler County 4-H Staff

and the 4-H Council, congratulations on

graduating from high school. We hope the

skills you gained in 4-H are skills that you

will use throughout your lifetime.

Thank you for your involvement in 4-H.

2015

Save the date! June 18, Tri-County Contests at Columbus.

Tree / Horticulture / Grass & Weed / Insect Contests

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District Horse Show Reminder

For those interested in showing at the June 10 (Bridgeport), June 11

(Valentine), June 15 (McCook), June 16 (Ord), June 17 (Wayne) or

June 18 (Seward) District Horse Shows, please remember the entry

forms and ID sheets are due on May 4 by noon to the But-

ler County Extension Office.

Forms can be picked up at the Butler County Extension Office or

online @ http://butler.unl.edu/butlercounty4h .

Remember, to show at a District 4-H Horse Show, you must be at

least 10 years old by January 1 of the current year and have passed

your Level II Horse test PRIOR to making an entry for the show.

State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben ID Requirements

Online livestock affidavits are required for all animals being identified for the Nebraska Sate Fair and Ak-Sar

-Ben for 2015. You will enter the information from your paper ID sheet

into the online database by June 15. 4-H and FFA exhibitors will enter

the form(s) via the web link:

http://livestockaffidavit.unl.edu/

Butler County Only ID Requirements

Exhibitors at Butler County Fair will use the paper forms as in past years.

All information on the identification papers must be complete and turned

in to the Extension Office by the dates below. FFA exhibitors must also

follow these deadlines in order to show at the Butler County Fair.

Deadlines

The following dates are deadlines for identifying animals to be shown at the Butler County Fair, the Nebras-

ka State Fair, and Ak-Sar-Ben. Failure to meet these deadlines will forfeit any and all chances of exhibiting

at shows outside of Butler County. Animals can only be identified in one county.

April 15 – ALL Market Beef (Market Steers and Heifers)

June 15 – All Livestock, including Sheep (Market and Breeding), Goats (Market and Breeding), Swine, Rab-

bits, Breeding Heifers, Bucket Calf, Feeder Calf

State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben- DNA samples are required to exhibit at State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben. The dead-

lines for DNA samples to be taken are the same as the identification deadlines.

DNA for Market Beef – April 15

DNA for ALL other livestock (Feeder Calves, Sheep, Goats, Swine) – June 15

**Late animal I.D.s at the county level will be accepted. However, entries will be lowered one

complete ribbon color placing and will not be eligible for final championship drives.

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4-H Fun Day!

Friday, June 19th

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Butler County Fairgrounds

Cost: $10.00

Youth ages 6-10, as of January 1,

are welcome to attend. (4-H en-

rollment is not required.) In-

cludes LUNCH and Fair Exhibit!

Name________________________________________________________________Age_______________________

Address____________________________________________________Home Phone__________________________

Email__________________________________________Daytime Phone____________________________________

Parent’s/Guardian’s Names_________________________________________________________________________

Any allergies or medications?_______________________________________________________________________

Is your child in 4-H? Yes No (please circle)

Registration is limited to the first 100 youth signing up.

Please submit with $10 registration by June 13

Send to: Butler County Extension, 451 N 5th Street, David City NE 68632

(402) 367-7410 or email: butler-county@unl.edu

Fees must be included with registration form. Incomplete forms or forms without fees will not be accepted.

Nebraska Extension programs abide with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and USDA.

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4-H Fairy Garden Workshop Who: All 4-H’ers may attend!

When: June 2nd, 10:00 a.m. - Noon

Where: The Hain Building @ Fairgrounds

Cost: $10.00 Learn about miniature fairy gardens! Learn how to care for and prune the

plants in your fairy garden! Design and plant your own! Enter them at the fair! (Note: Must be enrolled in a houseplant project to enter your garden project.)

Presented by Master Gardener, Marilyn Schmit

Fairy gardens are eligible for the State Fair! Go online for ideas for containers and special accessories you can create. Bring them with you to the workshop.

You will need to bring: A container with an opening no larger

than 12” in diameter; State Fair rules. Be creative!

Miniature accessories if you have a specific theme in mind

We will provide: Potting soil 2 to 3 plants (you can add more later) Some miniature accessories Spaghnum moss Tools needed for planting Directions for making accessories

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Solve the case of the Mystery Fiber

Learn the science of fabric dy

eing

Experiment with various dye techniques

Create a sample book, silk scarf and

unique fabric yardage

FashionFashion FabricFabricFabric June 4, 2015

9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Hain Building

Butler County Fairgrounds

COST: $25

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_____ Fairy Garden Workshop - June 2, Register by May 22. $10

_____ Fashion Fabric Workshop - June 4, Register by May 22. $25

_____ Pillowcase Workshop - June11, Register by May 29. $5.00

Name: ______________________________ Age: _______ Phone #: __________________

Home Address: _________________________________________________

Email Address: _________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian’s Name & Phone #: ___________________________________________

University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension programs abide with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

Registration Worksheet 4-H Summer Workshops

$5 Pillowcase Workshop

Thursday, June 11

9-11 am

Board of Supervisor’s Room,

Butler County Courthouse

Bring along:

3/4 yard fabric for body of pillowcase

3/8 yard fabric for cuff

1/8 yard fabric for trim

Please bring these sewing tools: shears, ruler or tape measure, straight pins, needle, seam gauge & seam ripper. If you have a portable sewing machine and/or a sewing buddy you will want to bring them too.

Becky Kresha and Colleen Coufal will present this beginning sewing workshop. There will be a snack break and 4-H’ers will leave with a finished pillowcase.

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Butler County 451 N 5th Street David City NE 68632

July 21-26, 2015

4-H Newsletter

2015 4-H Fairbook now available:

http://butler.unl.edu/butlercounty4h