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FRIENDSHIP
BUILDS
July 2017 Issue
Jenny Hulme
County Youth
Coordinator
Thank you 4-H members, parents
and families for an awesome 2018
year in Tama County 4-H!
I am so thankful for your dedication to your club, county
and state activities in 4-H!
This past month was busy with the Award’s Program and
the Soup Supper. Thank you so much for your
attendance and support! Over $600 was raised at the
soup supper and will be used to help Tama County 4-H
members with registration fees for county, state and
national events.
We are looking forward to a great 2019. Check out this
newsletter for all the upcoming events and there will be
more added!
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Jenny Hulme
**Remember—if you are not enrolled in
4honline and payment made by Dec 31,
you will not receive the January 2019
newsletter! We don’t want you to miss
Tama County Fair July 18-23, 2017!
Beef Weigh-In
Poultry Workshop
Winter Carnival
Tama County
News
Things you
should know
(YQCA)
Mark Your
Calendars
State
Opportunities
GROWS GROWS
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Tama County 4-H
December
2018 News
If you are enrolled in the beef project in 4honline—you will be
receiving a letter!! Please read it! Very important information
about the upcoming beef weigh-in!
If you did not receive a letter, contact the office immediately.
Saturday, December 22
8:30 a.m. to noon at the Tama Livestock Auction
Snow date of Sunday, December 23
We understand that this is close to Christmas, but it is the best date for our location—
we greatly appreciate the Tama Livestock Auction for allowing us to use their facility!
**If you cannot attend this weigh-in, you must contact the Extension Office to find
another location. Please DO NOT contact another county.
New this year for breeding heifers!!!
The state is requiring breeding heifers to have two forms of identification.
Breeding heifers must have a tattoo and one of the following:
Registration number
Calfhood vaccination number
Official 4-H tag
Members will enter their breeding heifer into 4honline.
The office will not do this!
If your heifer has a tattoo and a registration number or calfhood vaccination number—
you do NOT have to attend the weigh-in.
If your heifer needs a tattoo and/or an official 4-H tag, they must attend this weigh-in
or set up an appointment with the extension office for a volunteer to do this at your
farm before May 1.
Beef Weigh-In
Please read the letter and call the office if you have questions!
Tama County Opportunities
Poultry Workshop Saturday, January 5 at 9:00 a.m.
Snow date of January 19th
Clover Kids and 4-H Members (adult must attend with Clover Kid)
Come and hear from a poultry judge at this workshop!! She is going to share how
to choose your poultry, determining the sex, care for your poultry and how to
exhibit. We encourage you to bring a bird with you as we will practice with the bird as well as exhibit
it! Don’t have a bird? Come and learn. We will share! A fabulous opportunity! All poultry project
members are highly encouraged to attend.
Tama County Annual 4-H Winter Carnival
Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 26th for our annual Winter Carnival.
5:30-7:30 p.m. will be fun with games and lots to eat!
Held at the Traer Memorial Building
Club leaders you will be receiving information about this event soon.
Clubs will have space for 2 games—please contact the Extension Office with
your games so we don’t duplicate. The first ones to contact us will get that game!
**Buckingham Boosters will be sponsoring a 4-H dance afterwards. More information to come in the
January newsletter!
Mark your calendars for February!
Winter Survival—February 9th we will have Winter Survival Part 2 at
Otter Creek Nature Center. For grades 4-12th. $5.00 fee
Bread Workshop—February 23 learn how to make
bread!! And of course, we’ll sample! This will be held at Peace United
Church of Christ in Gladbrook from 9 to noon. K12th grade (Clover Kids need
an adult to attend with them)
Make sure to mark your calendars and watch for more information in
the January newsletter!
Tama County Agricultural Extension Council Establishes 4-H Endowment Fund
Being a 4-H member provides a young person with wonderful opportunities and generates lasting memories! In Tama County 4-H, more than 200 youth each year participate in club meetings, camps, trips and conferences, complete community service projects, and gain confidence in themselves through leadership activities and communication events.
During the October meeting of the Tama County Extension Council, members voted to help provide opportunities for more youth in the county to participate in these activities by establishing the Tama County 4-H Endowment Fund. The Tama County 4-H Endowment Fund and the Iowa 4-H Foundation were established to help make 4-H dreams come true. 4-H 400 and 4-H 1000 are designed to provide financial support for youth activities. You can make a difference in the life of a young person as a 4-H 400 or 4-H 1000 contributor. For ten years, an annual contribution of $40 or $100 is made by you, your family or your business to complete the 4-H 400 or 4-H 1000 pledge. Your pledge can be designated to the county endowment where the gift will be used locally to support youth or to the Iowa 4-H Foundation general fund to be used to support youth activities such as the Iowa 4-H conference, state 4-H camps and other state wide initiatives. One-time gifts in any amount can also be designated to this fund. For more information about the Tama County 4-H Endowment Fund, contact Cheryl Bruene or Jenny Hulme at the Tama County Extension and Outreach office or call 641-484-2703.
Tama County Receives $2,000 grant for Technology
Tama County Agriculture Extension District received a $2,000 grant for technology. The grant is provided through Farm Credit Services of America’s (FCSAmerica) Working Here Fund.
Tama County Agriculture Extension District will use the Working Here Fund grant to purchase 6 iPads and accessories. The students will use the iPads to take their annual Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certifica-tion program, they will be used as part of the Master Gardener program, and for use in the 4-H program.
“The project will fill the gap that exists for youth, volunteers and families who have limited access to technology and on-line services and systems,” said Cheryl Bruene, county extension director. “The YQCA certification teaches youth proper livestock handling, nutrition, health, transport and withdrawal requirements to help insure a safer food supply. The Master Gardeners engage in the production of local fruits and vegetables for home use and/or sale in Farmer’s Markets.”
The iPads will be put into use this fall for students to have immediate access to complete their YQCA
certification and enroll into the 4-H and nomination of livestock.
Thank you to Farm Credit Services of America!
Tama County News
FSQA (Food Safety Quality Assurance) for those who exhibit livestock at the fair
is now YQCA (Youth for the Quality Assurance of Animals).
What does that mean for you?
If you are planning on exhibiting any of the following:
Swine dairy cattle beef (market and breeding) goat (dairy and meat)
rabbit poultry sheep you need to be trained!
YQCA is new to the state and every county is doing it a little bit different!
Here is how Tama County is doing it -
For those of you in grades 7-12—you will do YQCA online! You got it, it can be in the
comfort of your own living room! Or come to the office and use our computers!
For those of you in grades 4-6—we want to see you in the extension office to have hands
on training, meet other Tama County 4-H members and learn what is offered in 4-H!
Saturday, March 9 9-11 a.m. OR Tuesday, March 19 6-8 p.m.
Clover Kids—you are not required to complete this training. However, we would like you to
come learn more about your animals, you’ll be invited to come in April.
There is a cost for these programs (the money goes to pay for the program, not to Tama County Extension).
Cost for the online program is $12 per person and the face to face training is $3 per person.
Tama County Extension and Outreach Council will help with the fee this year!!
Coupons will be available.
This will start in January, so watch the newsletter for how-to-do this!
**If you tested in FSQA in the past and you are not expired—you are fine! Check 4honline for your
expiration date or contact the office.
Change in club accounts:
According to State of Iowa code, 4-H club accounts are considered public funds. The State of Iowa
auditor is requiring all 4-H club accounts be brought into the Extension Office due to this code. Our
goal is to make this transition as smooth as possible and we want to work with all who have
questions.
Treasurers will still have their role in the clubs—just changing slightly and will be trained as we move
throughout the year. We plan to have this complete by June 2019. A terrific question and answer
sheet is located on our website. Please contact the office if you have questions.
Things you should know!
Mark Your Calendars
December 9 Mentor Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. at the Extension Office
If this is your first year in 4-H, you are invited to attend this information meeting and be introduced
to an older 4-H member who will help you through your first year in 4-H. RSVP by Dec 5.
Saturday, December 22 Beef Weigh-in at Tama Livestock Auction
Snow date Sunday, December 23
2019
January 5, Poultry Workshop Extension Office (Snow date of Jan 19)
January 26 Winter Carnival Traer Memorial Building 5:30 –7:30 p.m.
Followed by a dance sponsored by the Buckingham Boosters
February 23Bread Making Workshop
March 15-16 Junior Lock-In
March 22-24, 2019 Equine Extravaganza
March 27 Legislative History Day for grades 7-9
(Visiting Old Capitol in Iowa City and Herbert Hoover Museum in West Branch)
March 30, 2019 Swine Weigh-In (Time and location to be determined)
May 4, 2019 Goat and Sheep Weigh-in (Fairgrounds)
May 15—Animals ID in 4honline
June 17—Tama County Fair Entries due by 4:30 p.m.
Tama County Fair July 15-21
Iowa State Fair August 8-18 Remember the Tama County Fair Rule—
All 4-H members and Clover Kids must have attended at
least three business meetings of their primary 4-H
club by June 1, 2019 in order to exhibit at the
2019 Tama County Fair.
State Opportunities
Hands-on Photography Workshop
The Professional Photographers of Iowa Winter Convention hands-on workshop is February 3,
2019, in Cedar Rapids. Learn from professional photographers how to take studio portraits using
natural and studio lighting. Contact the Extension Office for more information.
DuPont Pioneer Seed Grant Application Now Open 4-H clubs can apply for “seed money” from DuPont Pioneer in the form of
grants up to $500. These grants are to be used by 4-H clubs for community
improvement projects in their community. Applications are due to the state
office by January 30th, 2019.
The objective of these grants is to stimulate local 4-H clubs in Iowa to plan
and carry out community improvement activities by providing “seed money” needed to make the
projects successful. Check out this website for more information or contact the Extension Office.
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/pioneergrants
State 4-H Recognition Day
State 4-H Recognition is the process in which senior 4-H members in grades 9-12 can apply to be
selected for special statewide opportunities such as awards and trips. The purpose of this event is
to provide an avenue for youth recognition, and to provide young people with an opportunity to
practice and grow leadership, communications, and college and career readiness skills through
application and interview activities.
Applications open in 4honline November 15, 2018
Application deadline 11:59PM February 1, 2019
Interviews March 30, 2019, 9AM-3PM, ISU Campus Check out this website for more information—https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/
recognition-opportunities
Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Registration is live for the 60th year of CWF held June 14-22, 2019. All teens who are currently in 9th-12th grades are eligible to register for the trip. Information is found at this website https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf. Scholarships are available for this trip! Please contact the office!! Every summer, high school students from across the country travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), 4-H’s premier leadership and citizenship program for high school students.
COUNTY ADDRESS, CITY, STATE | XXX-XXX-XXXX | OFFICE HOURS LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/COUNTYNAMEHERE
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. Direct inquiries to Ross Wilburn, 515-294-1482, [email protected].
FRIENDSHIP
BUILDS
DECEMBER
9 4-H Mentor Meeting (for new 4-H members)
22 Beef Weigh-In
23 Snow date for beef weigh-in
24-25 Extension Office closed for the holiday
JANUARY
1 Extension Office Closed for the holiday
5 Poultry Workshop (9 a.m.)
19 Snowdate if needed for Poultry Workshop
26 Winter Carnival
February 1—Market Beef Verified in 4honline
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Outreach Office
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Tama County 4-H Newsletter
December 2018
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