Adair County Extension 4-H News

November & December 2015

Visit the Adair County Extension Office Website at www.extension.iastate.edu/adair Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of

race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran. Inquiries can be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity and Compliance, 3280 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612.

Welcome New 4-H Members!

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS –

Jefferson Pioneers Zoey Dickson, Ella Hanner

Richland Royals Wiley Ray

Summerset Citizens Tyler Cooper, Carter Fecher, Levi Gettler, Jorja Holliday, Dax Kintigh, Jordan Kreager, Annika Nelson, Camden Reynolds

Summit Super Stars Colt and Montana Douglas (Cloverbuds), Cash and Creighton Suhr (Cloverbuds)

Washington Stars Bradley Gebbie, Grace Gebbie, Autumn Schwochow

4-H AWARDS DAY 2015 Over 200 attended this year’s ceremony to honor Adair County 4-H’ers, their families, clubs, leaders, volunteers and supporters on November 1st.

A special thank you to the Jefferson Pioneers 4-H Club members and parents for providing wonderful refreshments following the ceremony.

Check out the photos from the Awards Day Event on Facebook, “Adair County ISU Extension & Outreach” page.

Members in Action Heath Downing will be attending National 4-H Congress

November 27 – December 1 in Atlanta, GA.

Youth Council Members promoted 4-H to 4th graders in Orient-Macksburg, Nodaway Valley, Adair-Casey, and West Central Valley Schools.

4-H Shooting Sports Winter 2014-2015 Postal Match Results: Zayden Rawlings, 3rd place, Junior Air Rifle Skyler Rawlings, 1st place, Senior Air Rifle Sydney McElfish, 2nd place, Senior Air Rifle Logan Stevens, 1st place, Intermediate Archery Gracie Chafa, 2

nd place, Intermediate Archery

Nick Bartles, 3rd place, Intermediate Archery Owen Hensley, 1st place, Senior Archery Storm Hoadley and Makenna Lilly also participated.

Wing Walkers – prepared snack bags for area farmers as they delivered grain to area elevator; decorated window of Support Services of Central Iowa in celebration of National 4-H Week; hosted annual Halloween Dance for middle school students.

Harrison Hummers completed their Fall ditch cleaning.

NV Champions decorated window of former Wallace Auto building in Greenfield in celebration of National 4-H Week. Members are preparing for their Adopt A Family project for the holidays.

Summerset Citizens prepared 200+ snack bags for area farm-ers as they worked through the Harvest Season; decorated a window of the former Wallace Auto building in celebration of National 4-H Week, and helped with child care during the Nodaway Valley Elementary Parent Night.

Summit Super Stars gave cash donation to the Extension office for the purchase of dry erase and cork boards to be used in the small meeting room of the 4-H/FFA Center and during county fair. Members placed 4-H signs on school lockers and desks and wore 4-H shirts to school as a group in celebration of National

4-H Week.

November-December 2015 ADAIR COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H NEWS

In Donna’s World... Donna Wallace — 4-H Program Coordinator

President’s Volunteer

Service Challenge

All 4-H’ers, including Clover Kids and Cloverbuds, are encouraged to participate in the President’s Volunteer Service Challenge. A log sheet, along with an explanation of what qualifies as community service, is posted on our website http://www.extension.iastate.edu/adair/news/community-service-descriptions-and-log-record-your-hours or can be picked up at the Adair County Extension Office. Volunteer logs are due to the Adair County Extension Office every October 1st. A terrific total of 4006 volunteer hours were logged by 36 Adair County 4-H’ers during the 2014-2015 program year! Start logging your hours now! Requirements for each award are as follows:

Kids ages 5 – 10:

Bronze (26 – 49 hours); Silver (50 – 74 hours); Gold (75 hours or more)

Teens ages 11 – 15:

Bronze (50 – 74 hours); Silver (75 – 99 hours); Gold (100 hours or more)

Young Adults 16 – 25:

Bronze (100–174 hours); Silver (175–249 hours); Gold 250 hours or more)

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4-H clubs are encouraged to build a float for the GREENFIELD HOLIDAY LIGHTED PARADE scheduled for Friday, November 27. Parade theme is “A Banner Country

Christmas” . Entries should be lined-up in front of Dr. Kohler’s dental office (106 NE 2nd Street) located north of

the Hotel Greenfield by 5:15 pm. Parade will begin at 5:30 pm. Floats will be judged and prizes awarded.

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Thank You to 4-H Donors & Record Book Evaluators

Adair County Corn & Soybean Association Adair County Pork Producers

Carl and Shirley Lyons, Van Meter Dan & Pat Westphal, Bridgewater Farm Credit Services of America

Farmers Electric Cooperative, Inc. Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Orient & Winterset

First National Bank, Fontanelle & Greenfield First State Bank, Stuart

Paul & Gini Herr Family, Fontanelle Al & Cindy Baldogo, Fontanelle

Rex & Hope Wilhelm, Stuart Ron & Becky Dreher Family, Adair

Union State Bank, Greenfield/Bridgewater William and Sharyl Newbury, Fontanelle

THANK YOU to the dedicated team of record book evaluators: Jane Langguth, Angie Ford, Marilyn Jensen, Grace Evans, Pam Jensen, Matt Mensing, Clark Dolch, Alyse Dreher, Rachel Hall, Elaine Bohling, Joanna Blomquist, Linda BreDahl, and Tammy Pearson. Evaluating 52 record books is a huge job! Please thank these people the next time you see them.

Exciting Communication Opportunity

4-H’ers will have the opportunity to work with John Busbee (established writer/artist/journalist) to capture stories from individuals in your commu-nities who would have been a 4-H’er in the 1940’s era. This would be done by an interview and research process. Each 4-H’er would create his or her unique 3 – 5 minute presentation from the nformation gained. This would be a great opportunity to create an educational presentation, to experience interviewing, to communicate with John Busbee who cre-ated the play “Bonds of War”, and to develop a close relationship with an older member of the community.

Plan to attend the informational meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 5:30 – 7:00 pm at the Extension office. At least one parent is encouraged to attend with their 4-H’er. You will meet Mr. Busbee and receive an overview and timeline of the project. A light meal will be served. Please rsvp to wallaced@iastate.edu by Wednesday, November 18.

CLUB CHECKLIST As a Club:

√ Write thank you notes to Friends of 4-H Adair County 4-H

Record Keepers and other Awards Day sponsors.

√ Congratulate and recognize members who earned 4-H awards.

Distribute $10 to each member who completed their record book.

√ Check to see how you are doing on membership. Make

personal calls to achieve 100% retention. See list of members who need to turn in enrollment forms - hardcopy or online at https://iowa.4honline.com

√ Encourage high school members to apply for state honors.

√ Hold a mini-4-H record book workshops. Work s a group on

updating 4-H Participation Summary. Showcase the top record books from last year.

√ Plan a holiday party. Stress belonging and generosity in your

plans. Invite potential members.

√ Decide on a club service project. Explain the concept of

community service. Help members start service logs.

√ Encourage your photographer to email action photos as jpeg

photos so we can include them on the Adair County ISU Extension & Outreach facebook page.

√ Review requirements for market beef projects.

November-December 2015 ADAIR COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H NEWS

Visit

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/adair/

for all the latest updates regarding the Adair County 4-H Program.

College Alert

Leader Reminders On January 20 there will be a Volunteer Leader Training at the Warren Cultural Center,

Green Room (154 Public Square, Greenfield).

Iowa 4-H requires all 4-H leaders (organizational, assistant and county-wide project leaders – including Shooting Sports volunteers) to participate in one training each year. A full-week admission pass for 2016 Adair County Fair will be provided to 4-H community club leaders who have completed the volunteer training. New Volunteer Training scheduled for the following locations: January 30 Madison County Extension Office, Winterset 9:00 am – 3:00 pm March 12 Clarke County Fairgrounds Event Center, Osceola 9:00 am – 3:00 pm ISU Extension and 4-H staff provide training for new 4-H club volun-teers. Volunteers will receive a notebook of resources to support their work with their club. Registration will be available later.

A listing of local scholarships can be found on our website (http://www.extension.iastate.edu/adair/). Scroll down to “Scholarships”.

January 1 – Adair County Cattlemen Scholarship*

Parent must be member for two years, including current year.

January 1 – Adair County Pork Producers Scholarship*

Parent must be member for two years, including current year.

January 8 – Keep Iowa Beautiful Scholarship

Apply on-line at http://www.keepiowabeautiful.com/grants/byers

January 15 - ISU College of Ag and Life Sciences

Apply on-line at https://www.scholarships.cals.iastate.edu/freshman-scholarship-applications

February 26 – Adair County Soil & Water Conservation District Application available on-line www.cdiowa.org Click on Conser-vation Districts of Iowa – Programs – Education & Acknowledge-ment – Scholarships. Three scholarships will be awarded locally, plus an additional $500 Ronald Brownlee Memorial Scholarship.

January 29 – West Central Excellence in Agriculture Schol-arship* Parent must be voting member of West Central. Applicant must pursue career in ag or ag-related field. Details and application available online www.west-central.com

*Applications available at the Extension office or http://www.extension.iastate.edu/adair/page/scholarship-listing

Grant Money Available for

Service Projects

TN Howe Grant – 4-H clubs may apply for the TN Howe

Grant for a project that would benefit children ages 5 – 17 in the Greenfield and NV School area (fairgrounds included). Amounts awarded could range from $700 - $1000. Numerous clubs may apply for this grant, but cannot receive the grant in two consecutive years. Wing Walkers received funding from this grant to purchase books for the junior room in the Greenfield Public Library and help with 4 sessions of Story Hour last year. Youth Programming Grant – 4-H clubs may also apply for the Youth Programming Grant for a project to promote healthy lifestyles, nutrition, and weight control for youth in the Noda-way Valley Schools. Example might be organizing a Food & Fitness Workshop for 4

- 6 graders that would include a

healthy snack and exercise by participating in active games. Applications (cover letter describing the project and $ amount requested) are due December 31 to Jennifer Garside at First National Bank in Greenfield. If your club is interested, contact Jennifer at the bank, 641-743-2163.

November-December 2015 ADAIR COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H NEWS

Friendly Reminder — MISSING 4-H ENROLLMENTS for...

Olivia Funke Dakota Hughes Gracie Chafa Sophie Chafa Ryan Cook Anna Funke

Spencer Thompson Gwendolyn Brent Cole Hawley Kitty Hrubetz Drew Belden Elizabeth Belden

Alyssa Christensen Jennifer Dudley Nathan Kalbach Logan Pruitt Maria Pruitt Charlie Ruhland

Laura Walker Caidynce Schwartz Anna Mikkelsen Jackson Mikkelsen Cody Tanner Cameo Walker

Cameron Walker Chase Walker Katie Walter Hank Bohling Annie Herr Joe Herr

Cody Jacobson Addie Lamb Messina Miller Marshall Raasch Beau Weinheimer Reagan Weinheimer

Alan Evans Kyra Evans Kayla Mills Avery Sturdy Will Sturdy

Our community club membership stands at 149 (4th – 12 graders), nine Cloverbuds, and thirty-six Clover Kids at this time. We have 26 new Adair County 4-H’ers enrolled! We need past members to get their re-enrollment forms completed as soon as possible, either hardcopy or go to https://iowa.4honline.com to re-enroll online. Remember...EACH 4-H MEMBER MUST BE ENROLLED ANNUALLY. Contact Donna Wallace, Adair County 4-H Program Coordinator, email wallaced@iastate.edu or phone 641-743-8412 with questions.

BEEF WEIGH-IN: Wednesday, December 30, 9–11:30

am at the Adair County Fairgrounds. All market beef (market

steers, market heifers and junior feeder pens) must be weighed at the countywide weigh-in to be eligible at the Adair County Fair and other 4-H shows. Members who exhibited a feeder calf or bucket/bottle calf at the 2015 county fair are encouraged to show their ani-mal as a market beef at the 2016 fair. Each 4-H or FFA member may weigh six market beef for lead animals and six head for a junior feeder pen. A junior feeder pen needs a minimum of three head at county fair. There is no minimum or maximum weight limit at the December 30 weigh-in, but as you select your animals you should consider what they will weigh in July at the county fair. There are 203 days between weigh-in and county fair. The average gain for all 4-H and FFA animals in the beef perfor-mance contest last year was 3.13 pounds per day. A 500 lb. animal gaining 3.13 lbs. per day would weigh 1135 lbs. at the fair. Ideally, your animal should weigh between 1150 and 1300 pounds at the county fair. Animals entered in the performance contest at county fair cannot weigh over 1700 pounds when weighed in at county fair.

LIVE BEEF PERFORMANCE – No Fit Class for 2016

Adair County Fair 2016 will be the second year for this class created to increase our beef and exhibitor numbers. Consider this class when selecting your county fair beef projects. Local cattlemen are available to help. Con-tact the Extension office with questions.

Exhibitor may identify a maximum of 6 steers, and show 3 at the

county fair.

Entries must be weighed and tagged at the county weigh-in on

December 30.

Exhibitor must declare at the weigh-in that the steer is to be

entered in the Live Performance – No Fit Class.

Entries cannot be chosen from steers identified for a junior

feeder pen.

Steer cannot be entered in any other class, except showmanship.

Steer must be halter broken and manageable by the exhibitor by

county fair.

Animals will be judged on live performance and carcass.

Each animal competing in the live show must be entered in the

Beef Performance Contest and sent to the processing plant.

When you arrive at weigh-in, be prepared to –

Pay $1.50 per head for the special 4-H tag.

Identify in which category each animal will be entered

(i.e. market beef, junior feeder, Live Beef Performance – No Fit, or returning bucket/bottle calf). Separate market steer and mar-ket heifer classes will be offered.

Indicate which animals are 4-H and which are FFA.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MARKET BEEF GOING

TO IOWA STATE FAIR OR AK-SAR-BEN

4-H members who are currently in 5th grade or above are eligible to nominate market beef for the Iowa State Fair and/or AK-SAR-BEN as part of the weigh-in process on December 30. Marke beef nomi-nated for the Iowa State Fair must have a retinal image taken. Ani-mals being nominated for AK-SAR-BEN must have a DNA hair sam-ple taken. Verification forms must be completed at weigh-in and signed by the exhibitor and a parent. Nomination fees - Iowa State Fair will be $10 per head (includes ear tag); AK-SAR-BEN will be $5 per head.

BREEDING HEIFER TATTOOS

Breeding Beef must be identified with a tattoo. If you already have your heifer, now is the time to tattoo her. The International year/letter designation for animals born in 2015 is ‘C’. If you start the tattoo sequence with ‘C’, you will always know the year of birth.

PREMISE ID

All 4-H & FFA swine exhibitors are required to have a Premise ID (covers all family members) in order to sell to the packer with the Adair County Fair group. The number issued from the Iowa Depart-ment of Ag and Land Stewardship (IDALS) is permanent so you do not have to re-apply each year. If you do not already have a Premise ID number apply now. You can access the form at http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/animalindustry/pdf/premiseIDapp.pdf or pick one up at the Extension office.

COUNTY FAIR BEEF, SHEEP, AND SWINE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE LOOKING FOR –

4-Her’s who have a strong desire to care for a calf, lamb, or pig

as a 4-H project, but need help with animal selection, nutrition and care, and showing techniques.

4-H’ers who would be a mentor to other 4-H’ers who would ap-

preciate their help and knowledge.

This could be an outstanding leadership project that would involve communication, time management, and dedication skills by all indi-viduals involved and would also increase our county fair livestock and exhibitor numbers. Call Donna at the Extension office (641-743-8412) or email wallaced@iastate.edu to discuss details.

4-H AG NEWS

November-December 2015 ADAIR COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H NEWS

Kathy’s Remarks… Kathy Rohrig - Ag Coordinator & SOFA Director

Deena’s Notations … Deena Wells - Youth Council Advisor

2015 PRO-AG MEETING

Management Options for Lenders and Agri-businesses

Adair County Extension will be hosting an Agricultural Outlook Meeting on Thursday, December 10 at the Warren Cultural Center Auditorium, 154 Public Square in Greenfield. This program is de-signed to provide participants with a concise evaluation of current market conditions, expected trends in crop and livestock income potential, management implications and weather outlook for 2016.

Dr. Chad Hart, Extension Crop Economist, from Iowa State University. Dr. Hart will discuss the market outlook for corn and soybeans. Current production has driven prices to recent lows, yet input prices remain at historically high levels. You won’t want to miss the information on the production and demand for corn and soybeans in the coming months and how managing price risk and yield risk is critical as profit margins have evaporated for many.

Dr. Lee Schulz, Extension Livestock Marketing Economist, will be presenting on the outlook for beef and pork. Dr. Schulz will be discussing how the livestock industry may respond to current pro-duction costs and future demand. What do lower grain prices and increasing livestock numbers mean for the future of the meat and grain industries?

Dr. Christopher Anderson, Assistant Research Professor, presents the outlook for weather impacts on 2016 yield production, including South America this winter. He will discuss how the unprecedented El Nino and other factors will affect spring planting and likelihood for summer drought.

The Pro Ag Outlook and Management meeting is sponsored by Adair County Corn and Soybean Association, Adair County Farm Bureau, Exchange State Bank, Adair; Farmers and Merchants State Bank, Orient, Winterset and St. Charles; First National Bank, Creston and Afton; First National Bank, Fontanelle, Greenfield, Anita, Massena and Correctionville; First State Bank, Stuart; Rolling Hills Bank & Trust, Atlantic, Adair, Anita, Brewster, Carson, Casey, Griswold, Menlo, Rippey, Stuart, Walnut, and Worthington.

There is no charge to attend thanks to our sponsors, however regis-trations are appreciated. Please rsvp by Monday, December 7, call 641-743-8412 or email krohrig@iastate.edu. Registration will start at 8:30 am with the first presentation at 9:00 am.

SOFA XXII The Speak Out For Agriculture planning committee met on Sunday, November 8, at the Adair County Extension office. Items discussed included a recap of the 2015 trip; committee expectations; the why and how skills to speak out; and the 2016 trip. The YMCA service project was a highlight of SOFA XXI, along with workshops at SDSU and the uniqueness of the Shrimp Shed.

2016 committee members are Tim Beane, Alyssa Christensen, Matt Clark, Hailey Gross, Owen Hensley, Hannah Jorgensen, Skyler Rawlings, Shelby Soper, and Madison Suhr from Adair County, Morgan Barkley, Adison Erickson, Ashley Fruend, Lexi Fruend, Cole Jipsen, and Eric Plagman from Cass. Adult sponsors are Kathy Rohrig and Beth Baudler – Adair County and Beth Irlbeck – Cass County. This group is excited and passionate about agriculture and promoting it to their peers and others.

Adair County Youth Council Members helped to host the 4-H Awards Day on November 1st. Members will focus on enhancing their leadership skills and improving their public speaking abilities this year. This is a great experience for youth. Members met on November 8th at the Warren Cultural Center, Green Room. Their next meeting will be December 6th at Zipp’s Pizza in Adair. There will be a guest speaker presenting valuable information—all members are encouraged to be there. For questions or information on Adair County Youth Council, contact Deena Wells, Youth Council Advisor at 641-745-7164 or dwells@iastate.edu.

4-H CLUBS HELP WITH CLOVER KIDS Clover Kids is off to a great start! Thank-you to Adair County 4-H Youth Council members Jill Wallace, Hank Bohling, and Beau Weinheimer for leading activities. Thank-you to 4-H members Abby Engles, Bella Rubio, Rachel Bruns, Cheyanne Parrott, and Abby Christensen, along with parents-Mandy Breheny, Amy Kading, and Nickie Nelson, for helping this past month. Clover Kids introduces 4-H to Kindergarten-3rd grade students. Adair County 4-H Youth Council members lead Clover Kid activities (STEM, Snacks, Service projects, reading, and more). Older 4-H club members and parents are encouraged to help, also. It is a great service project that gives older youth hands-on leadership experiences while promoting Adair County 4-H to younger youth. Thank-you to the Richland Royals and Washington Stars 4-H Clubs for signing up to provide members/parents for January and March 2016. If your club or you as an individual would like to sign-up to help at a Clover Kids session, please be sure to contact Angie to make arrangements; to ensure helpers have the agenda and materials ahead of time, it is helpful to know at least a week in advance. You can e-mail her at powella@iastate.edu or call the office. Thanks

November-December 2015 ADAIR COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H NEWS

November-December 2015 ADAIR COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H NEWS

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Daylight Savings Time Ends

4-H Awards

Day

2pm, WCC (YC arrives 1pm)

2 New Books donation deadline to Blanks Chil-dren's Hospital

3 ELECTION DAY

4 5 6 7 CLOVER KIDS 10-11:30am Greenfield City Hall

8 Youth Council Mtg 4pm WCC, Green Rm SOFA Planning Mtg 5pm EO

9 10

11 CPAT: Ornamental & Turfgrass Applicators 9am, EO

Veterans Day

12 13 14

15 16 Empowering Adair County Foundation Grant Applications Due

17 18 CPAT: Commercial Ag Weed, Insect & Plant Disease Management 9am, EO Deadline to rsvp to John Busbee Mtg

19 Country Life Center Holiday Boutique 4-8pm John Busbee Meeting 5:30-7pm, EO

20 Country Life Center Holiday Boutique 11am-8pm

21 Country Life Center Holiday Boutique 9am-12pm Fall Fling Vendor & Craft Show 9am-1pm ACF WCC: Richie Lee & Fabulous 50’s 7pm, WCC

22 23 24 25 26 THANKSGIVING

27 Extension Office

CLOSED

Greenfield Lighted Parade, town square 5:30 pm

28 Small Business Saturday

29 30 Extension Council & Staff Holiday Gathering 6pm Hotel Greenfield

EO = Adair County Extension Office ACF = Adair County Fairgrounds WCC = Warren Cultural Center

REMINDER: 12/31 Deadline for New 4-H Enrollment for $10 Discount

November 2015

November-December 2015 ADAIR COUNTY EXTENSION 4-H NEWS

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

EO = Adair County Extension Office

ACF = Adair County Fairgrounds

WCC = Warren Cultural Center

1 2 CPAT: Pest Control Operators 9-11am, EO

3 4

Community Coffee 10-11am First National Bank Greenfield

5 CLOVER KIDS 10-11:30 am Greenfield City Hall Kid’s $.25 shopping at Masonic Lodge Chocolate Affair 10am-4pm, WCC Adair Co Memorial Hospital Tour of Trees1-4pm, WCC

6 Youth Council Mtg (time TBA) Zipp’s Pizza, Adair WCC Performance: Eulenspeifel Puppets ‘The Snow Queen’

7 8 9 10 Pro-Ag Outlook & Management Mtg 9am-12pm (Registration 8:30am) WCC

11 12

13 SOFA Planning Mtg (time TBA) Atlantic

14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23

24

Adair County Extension Office

CLOSED

25

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

Adair County

Extension Office CLOSED

26

27 28 29 30 Beef Weigh-In 9-11:30am ACF

31 New Year’s Eve Party Music by Exit 113 8pm, WCC TN Howe Grant Applications due to Jennifer Garside (FNB)

1

NEW YEAR’S DAY

Adair County

Extension Office CLOSED

REMINDER: 1/20 Volunteer Leader Training

December 2015