Perkins-Chase Extension 4-H Newsletter

Calendar Mar. 1 Chase County 4-H Enrollment/Project Enrollment Due Mar. 6 Quality Assurance Training-Chase County Extension Office Mar. 13-27 CWF Pizza Fundraiser Mar. 27 Quality Assurance Training-Perkins County Ext. Office Mar. 27 Chase County 4-H Carnival-Chase County Fairgrounds Mar. 31 Market Beef ID forms/DNA Due-Extension Office Mar. 31 CWF trip MOU forms & trip deposit due-Perkins Extension Apr. 1 Perkins County 4-H Enrollment/Project Enrollment Due Apr. 3 Quality Assurance Training-Scout House, Wauneta Apr. 19 County 4-H Public Speaking/Music Contest May 6 Horse ID forms Due-Extension Office May 6 Horse Level Testing Complete May 6 District/State Horse Show Entries Due-Extension Office Jun. 1 “Other” Animal ID forms/DNA Due-Extension Office Jun. 22-24 PASE/Life Challenge/State Public Speaking-PSA Contests Jun 15 Quality Assurance Complete Jun. 15-19 District Horse Shows Jul. 15-19 State Horse Show Jul. 20-25 Perkins County Fair Aug. 9-16 Chase County Fair

MARCH 4-H COUNCIL MEETINGS

Perkins—March 29; 6 PM Chase—March 9; 5:30 PM

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LIVESTOCK QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING Face-to-face training will take place in Perkins and Chase Counties: Chase Co. Extension Office-March 6; 3:45-5:15 PM Perkins Co. Extension Office-March 27; 3:45-5:15 PM Scout House, Wauneta-April 3; 3:45-5:15 PM

Registration required at: https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login . Use the 4HOnline login to sign in (must be enrolled in 4-H for the year 2020). Select “Instructor-Led Training” option for the face-to face training. Fee is $3.

March 2020

Chase/Perkins County Public Speaking Contest/ Music Contest

Sunday, April 19; 2 PM; Imperial Methodist Church Contact your local Extension Office for more information and entry forms!

2020 4-H Public Speaking Updates

ALL NEW FOR 2020—The 2020 contest will be held in Lincoln, Nebraska and will be a part of the PASE/Life Challenge experience. County public speaking contests will continue to operate as they have done in the past. Once counties have conducted their contests, they may invite their top 5 competitors in both Speech and PSA (Intermediate (ages 11-13) and Senior (ages 14-18) divisions) to compete at the statewide public speaking contest to be held on a third day of PASE/Life Challenge.

Please note, in order to qualify, all participants must have earned a purple ribbon at the county competition. Also, as in years past, youth do not have to be present on the day of the competition to participate in the PSA competition.

This year, the PSA theme will be “Inspire Kids to Do”.

The schedule for PASE and Life Challenge will remain the same. The Public Speaking contest will take place on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

Contact your local Extension Office for more information.

Omaha Fashion Week

Congratulations to Matalie Wallin (Chase County) who was selected to show her garment on the runway at Omaha Fashion Week on February 25th!

Out of a competitive pool of 36 applicants, 14 were selected to be part of the 4-H Collection this year.

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals

Nebraska 4-H requires all youth enrolled in livestock projects to complete annual quality assurance certification through Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA). YQCA is a national multi-species quality assurance program focused on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development. Requirements YQCA certification is required for all 4-H members enrolled in any of the following projects:

• Market Beef

• Market Goat

• Market Sheep

• Market Swine

• Anyone showing livestock may attend

• YQCA is NOT required for Clover Kids showing livestock

Annual Training Nebraska 4-H members ages 8-18, who are enrolled in any of the livestock projects listed above are required to participate in an annual YQCA training. Annual training requirements may be satisfied by completing either an online web-based training course or a face-to-face instructor-led training course. Web-Based Training Web-based annual training is available through the YQCA learning management system. The online YQCA course costs $12 per individual regardless of age. Please see https://4h.unl.edu/yqca-instructions for more information.

Face-to-Face Training Face-to-Face YQCA training is also available to satisfy annual training requirements. Please note that these training courses must be facilitated by a YQCA Certified Instructor. In-person YQCA training courses cost $3 per individual regardless of age. Registration via the YQCA site required. Face-to-face training will take place in Perkins and Chase Counties: Chase Co. Extension Office-March 6; 3:45-5:15 PM Perkins Co. Extension Office-March 27; 3:45-5:15 PM Scout House, Wauneta-April 3; 3:45-5:15 PM

Testing Out Test-out options are only available to youth in the first year of Intermediate (age 12) and Senior (age 15) age levels. There is no test-out option for Juniors. If passed, youth will not be required to complete the annual training requirements for the remainder of their current age level (Intermediates: 12-14; Seniors: 15-18). Each test consists of 50 randomly selected questions and has a pass rate of 80% or better for certification.

Participants will have only one chance to take the test-out option. If youth fail, they will not be provided another opportunity to test out of that age level. Participants who do not pass will be prompted to take the instructor-led training or web-based training annually.

If the youth passes, payment for the completed test-out course will be required after the completion of the test. No payment is required to attempt the test. Test-out costs are:

• Intermediate: $36 ($12 x 3 years of certification)

• Senior: $48 ($12 x 4 years of certification).

If passed, youth will receive access to online modules that correspond with the age levels, found on the user's "My Library" page. Deadlines The deadline to complete the annual YQCA training or to test out of annual training is June 15 in Perkins and Chase Counties. 4-H members who exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair will need to have their YQCA training requirements met by the date of entry for those respective shows. YQCA required to show all livestock classes at State Fair.

4h.unl.edu

Chase County Extension 490 East 5th Street Imperial, NE 69033

(308)882-4731 or (800)291-5309

Perkins County Extension 76025 Road 329 Grant, NE 69140

(308)352-4340 or (800)200-1382

Debbie Kuenning-Extension Educator

dkuenning2@unl.edu

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