Ingham County Michigan State University Extension
Weekly Happenings
Apr 14—Shooting Sports Committee Meeting—7:00 pm—Hilliard
Apr 15—County-Wide Dog Practice—7:00 pm—Ingham County Fairgrounds
Apr 15—Monthly 4-H Council Meeting—7:00 pm—Hilliard
Apr 15—Earl Threadgould Scholarship Applications Due
Apr 16—4-H Goat Council Meeting—6:30 pm—Hilliard
Apr 17-18—4-H Equine Educational Expo—MSU Livestock Pavilion
Apr 18—Dairy Feeder Weigh-In/Tagging—9-11 am—Fairgrounds
Apr 18—Small Animal Day—9:00 am—1:00 pm—MSU Livestock Pavilion
4-H Poultry Pre-Fair Meeting
2015 Livestock Tagging for Fair
Wednesday, April 22 @ 6:30 pm
Ingham County Fairgrounds, Community Hall
Receive instruction for fair sign up, including choosing the
correct class and section for each project. Discuss the
completion and evaluation of poultry record books.
Review fair check in procedures and barn protocol for the
week of fair.
*Mandatory for all poultry project leaders.
Poultry
exhibitors encouraged to attend.
(If poultry leaders
cannot attend, please send one adult representative from
your club). Contact Hollie Dietz, 4-H Poultry Superintendent
for
more
information.
Phone:
517-204-2604
or
email [email protected]
Ingham County Poultry Clinic
Raising Happy & Healthy Chicks
Saturday, May 22 @ 10:00 am—4:00 pm
Ingham Conservation District Office, 1031 Dexter Trail, Mason
All 4-H members are welcome to attend a clinic on Raising
Happy and Healthy Chicks on Saturday, May 22 from 10:00 am
to 4:00 pm at Ingham Conservation District. The cost for this
session is $5 (includes lunch).
Learn more about production judging contest, choosing the
best feed for you poultry, poultry
showmanship demonstration,
biosecurity, poultry health inspections,
raising organic poultry and meat judging
contest.
Please RSVP at the 4-H Office at
676-7207 or email [email protected].
Dairy Feeders—Saturday, April 18—9-11 am
Superintendent: Jeff Graf 749-2978
Need RFID tag in ear at time of weigh in. $2.00 charge on day of
tagging for every animal.
Sheep—Saturday, April 25—12:00-3:00 p.m.
Superintendent: Tom Sterle 589-5118
Need Scrapie tag in ear at time of weigh in. $2.00 charge on day
of tagging for every animal tagged.
Market Goats—Saturday, May 9—9:00 am—Noon
Superintendent: Jennifer Mogyoros 763-6951
Need Scrapie tag in ear at time of weigh in. $2.00 charge on day
of tagging for every animal tagged.
Swine—Hair Follicle Sample due by Friday, May 15
Superintendent: Jerry Schneider 851-4863
Hair follicle submission. Sampling instructions and submission
card in Cloverleaf or 4-H Office. $5.00 charge per member due at
submission.
Rabbits—Tuesday, June 30—6:00-8:00 p.m.
Superintendent: Penny Jezuit 699-2094
All rabbits must be legally tattooed. Tattooing offered for a
donation to the rabbit program.
All tagging to take place at Ingham County Fairgrounds. If you are
unable to attend on the tagging date for your species, please
contact the superintendent PRIOR TO the tagging date.
Fair Camping Applications
Due May 15, 2015
All applications for camping postmarked or hand-delivered
to the Fair Office by May 15, 2015. No predated
applications will be accepted. First consideration will be
given to 4-H and FFA Exhibitors (or Superintendents of
livestock) showing livestock/light horses.
Camping Lottery – Campsite Allocation Rules
Lottery Drawings: Friday, May 29, 2015 at 6:00pm
in the Ingham County Fair – Community Hall
Ingham County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Due May 31, 2015
The Ingham County Farm Bureau sponsors one scholarship
each year. This scholarship is based on student need, college
grade point average, extra curricular and professional
activities, application and a personal interview. In order to be
eligible for the scholarship, the following criteria must be met:
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(Camping Permits will be distributed to the club representative at this meeting!)
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One (predetermined) representative from each 4H/FFA club
may be present during the lottery drawing on Friday, May 29,
2015
Each club will pull a numbered chip from a bowl, which will be
used to determine the order in which each club will choose their
club’s camping location
All club placements are final and are purely in the control of that
club’s representative
Each club will receive 7 camping sites adjacent to one another,
with any remaining applications from that club being placed in the
secondary drawing that will occur after each club has chosen
their club’s camping location. (Please note that the secondary
drawing will be drawn by the club representative and placed by
that representative.)
Any club not sending a representative to the lottery drawing will
be subject to final placement as determined by the Camping
Superintendent, Fair Director, and Fair Board
Each year all clubs are required to rotate their location by at least
one section, with no club
remaining in the same
location year to year
Ingham County STEM Committee
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The applicant ust be a regular or associate member of the
Ingham County Farm Bureau or the son/daughter of a
member. At least one full year of membership must be
completed.
The applicant must have reached junior status if enrolled in
a four-year degree program or must have completed two
semesters of an Agricultural Technology Program.
The applicant must be pursuing an agricultural or
agriculturally related
course of study.
The applicant must have
completed an application
by May 31, 2015.
The applicant should have
a copy of his/her transcript
and one letter of recommendation sent to: Ingham
County Farm Bureau.
For more information, visit:
https://www.michfb.com/MI/Ag_Ed_and_Leadership/Scholarships/
County_Scholarships/Ingham_County_Farm_Bureau_Scholarship/
Earl Threadgould Scholarship
Due April 15, 2015
Receive a $350 scholarship for college. To be eligible, you
must be accepted for full-time study at an accredited postsecondary college or other school. Please submit the form
from http://ce.ingham.org/4H/4HAwardsandScholarships.aspx
letter of acceptance, an essay on
"How 4-H Has Contributed to my Growth
and Development", and a letter of
recommendation/support from your
4-H leader.
Ingham County 4-H is looking for 5 youth to participate on our
STEM committee to develop programming throughout Ingham
County. If you would like to be involved in the future of STEM
in Ingham County, please contact the 4-H Office at 676-7207.
National 4-H Council is gearing up for the
spring TSC Paper Clover Promotion to be
held April 22—May 3, 2015. Please
encourage your friends and family to visit
their local store during this time and
purchase a Paper Clover for $1 or $5.
STATEWIDE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Workshop
April 24—26, 2015
Kettunen Center
Registration due: April 15 (classes fill quickly)
Cost: $106.00
($20 scholarship available from 4-H Council
upon completion of request form)
This workshop offers a variety of training sessions including rifle,
shotgun, archery and hunting and wildlife which are
partial fulfillment of the requirements to be a MI 4-H
Shooting Sports Instructor. Join us and see all that the 4-H
shooting sports program has to offer! Learn how we foster
positive youth development through the shooting sports, and try
techniques that effectively help youth learn safe and proper use
of guns and archery equipment. You do NOT need to retake the
training unless you’ve been inactive for more than 3 years or your
certification has lapsed. Open to new and veteran adult
volunteers and youth ages 16 (as of Jan 1, 2015) and above.
For more information or to register, visit
http://events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?folder=4hshooting15
Register Now—
2015 Exploration Days
4-H Workshops
April 24-25: Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor
Certification Workshop
http://events.anr.msu.edu/4hshooting15
Kettunen Center, Tustin
Other 4-H Events
April 11-16: National 4-H Conference
http://www.4-h.org/4-h-conference/about
Washington, DC
April 17: State 4-H Horse Communications Contest
Contact Taylor Fabus ([email protected])
Anthony Hall, MSU, East Lansing
April 17-18: 4-H Equine Educational Expo
http://www.ans.msu.edu/uploads/files/
Entry_ltr_and_forms_E3_2015.pdf
MSU, East Lansing
April 18: Small Animals Day
Contact Carla McLachlan ([email protected])
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing
April 25: 4-H Horse Pattern O Rama Warm Up Show
Contact Taylor Fabus ([email protected])
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing
State 4-H Goat Expo
http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/event/
state_4_h_goat_expo2015
Anthony Hall, MSU, East Lansing
May 6-8: 2015 Michigan Envirothon State Competition
http://conta.cc/1AVTkY5
Fort Custer, Augusta
May 16: Michigan 4-H State Poultry Show (formerly 4-H
Poultry Palooza)
http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/event/4_h_poultry_palooza1
Eaton County Fairgrounds, Charlotte
June 24-26, 2015
For more information, visit http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/
4-h_exploration_days. Registration began on March 17 and are
entered on a first come basis. Contact the 4-H Office to
get signed-up now!!!
DEADLINE IS APRIL 28, 2015
May 30-31: Michigan 4-H Companion Animal Camp
http://4h.msue.msu.edu/events/event/
michigan_4_h_companion_animal_camp1
Camp Tuhsmeheta, Greenville
PQA ONLINE CERTIFICATION FOR 2015
NEW INSTRUCTIONS –PLEASE READ
Youth exhibitors will have the opportunity to complete their PQA
training requirements via an online training module. The module
will include a testing procedure for youth in the intermediate and
advance categories. Ingham County exhibitors wishing to
complete the requirement online must complete by June 15th .
Youth can take the course online and at the completion of the
course, beginners will receive a one year certification.
Intermediate and senior youth will be directed to an age
appropriate online exam. If youth chose to take the course
face-to-face with a Youth PQA Plus advisor, they need to ask
their advisor about taking the exam. The training module does
not have to be completed in 1-setting; however the test must be
completed once the youth has started it.
If you need your certification number, contact the 4-H Office. For
questions, please contact Mark McCorkle at 676-7303.
Visit:
https://www.pork.org/youth-pqa-plus/
and click on the orange “Certify Online Now” button
n the middle of the page that will link them to the
registration page to get signed up for their
PQA Plus online training.
A 4-H member must
be certified in order
to show their pig at
the 2015 Fair.
If you need instructions for collecting a hair follicle sample from
your pig please see this web link: http://www.asi.k-state.edu/doc/
youth/swinehairinstructions.pdf. For Ingham County Fair, you
will need 10-15 hairs with root/follicles from each pig listed. You
will put the samples in a Ziploc bag, not an envelope.
Ingham County 4-H & Fair reserve the right to test any of the hair
follicles submitted to match to pigs actually shown at the fair.
Exhibitors should keep in mind that the intent of the 4-H project
is a learning experience; the member should be keeping records
on the specific pigs identified throughout the learning process.
The purpose of possession dates and identifying animals is to
pinpoint which animals are the exhibitors 4-H project for the current year.
Fair registration tips:
• If you have 2 individual pigs you register for market class twice (class 200)
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If you plan to show as a pen (matched pair) you register for 1 market class
and 1 pen (class 200 & 201). If you are unsure if you will show as a pen,
you may register both ways—(class 200, 200, 201)
All exhibitors are highly encouraged to register for showmanship for their
age category. This class may be judged during market class.
Only those qualified should register for home grown class; these pigs must
be shown in class 200 also.
Exhibitors encouraged to register for record keeping and Tom Stid Award.
Please note that these projects can be exhibited in swine department as
well as record keeping department during Still Exhibit judging.
Members must have a current PQA number to show/sell at fair
INGHAM COUNTY 4-H POULTRY PROJECT
PRE-FAIR MEETING
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Ingham County Fair, Community Hall
Receive instruction for fair sign up, including choosing
the correct class and section for each project. Discuss
the completion and evaluation of poultry record books.
Review fair check in procedures and barn protocol for
the week of fair.
*Mandatory for all poultry project leaders. Poultry
exhibitors encouraged to attend. (If poultry leaders
cannot attend, please send one adult representative
from your club.)
Contact Hollie Dietz, 4-H Poultry Superintendent for
more information. Phone: 517-204-2604 or
email [email protected]
COMMUNITY LEADER
4-H Community Leaders
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By now at least one Leader from each Club should have received a "Spring
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Packet" in the mail detailing upcoming events and activities. Please contact the office if
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no one from your club received the mailing so we can edit our mailing list. Also, if any of
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your leader information in the 2015 Club Directory needs editing, please contact the
office to make corrections.
April 30th, 6:30-8:30p.m. Volunteer Training: "Looking for ideas to help build your skills as a
volunteer and help youth grow? Spend and evening exploring the concept of youth
development. Learn what the Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets are, how to build them in
youth, and how to help youth become successful adults. Everyone will have a fun evening and learn some
ideas you can put into action in your club.” *Refreshments will be provided.* This training is dependent on at least 6
participants, please RSVP by Tuesday, April 28th to the office at 676-7207.
May 8th, 6:00-8:30p.m. Club Leader Meeting: The 4-H and FFA Livestock Committee and the Ingham County Fair
will be transitioning to a new software platform called ShoWorks this year, 2015. Online registration and entries for Fair
will be required this year. Come to this Administrative Club Leader training to learn about the new process and receive
your Fair Packet. At least one representative from each club must attend. **Please limit attendance to Administrative
Club Leaders.
As a way to say thank you, 4-H will be providing dinner from 6:00p.m.-6:30p.m. prior to training and discussion. RSVPs
must be made by Wednesday, May 6th to the office at 676-7207.
Have a great week!
Clubs Needed For TSC Paper Clover Fundraiser
The Williamston and Lansing Tractor Supply stores are looking for club members and small livestock to welcome customers
and to promote the Clover fundraiser. Last year, the Williamston store raised $372 for Ingham County 4-H, $29 for National
4-H and $172 for State 4-H. (according to their website, below)
Clubs can register at http://www.tractorsupply.com/content_landing-page_4H.html, and they will also be in the running for a
$100 gift certificate.
*Ingham County 4-H fundraiser is only through the Williamston store. Due to proximity, the Lansing store supports Eaton County 4-H.
Ingham County Michigan State University Extension 4-H Staff
Daniel Moffatt
Mark McCorkle
Lori Guy
4-H Program Coordinator
phone: 676-7293
[email protected]
4-H Program Coordinator
phone: 676-7303
[email protected]
Office Coordinator
phone: 676-7297
[email protected]
121 E. Maple St., P.O. Box 319 Mason, MI 48854
Phone: 517-676-7207 Fax: 517-676-7288
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