EDDY COUNTY 4-H
GREEN SCENE
May 2015
Allison’s Alley
EDDY COUNTY STAFF
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Allison Leimer,
4-H Agent
[email protected]
Woods Houghton
Ag Agent
[email protected]
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Robin Kincaid
Admin. Assistant
[email protected]
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Robyne Angelovic
Admin. Assistant
[email protected]
Hello Eddy County!
I cannot believe that May is already here! And you know what
that means….the Eddy County Fair is only a little over 2 months
away!! Remember, that you MUST be a Member in Good Standing in
order to exhibit at the Eddy County Fair.
1. Re-enrolled members must attend 5 club meetings held during
the program year. Any substitutions must be approved by the
club’s organizational leader!
2. New members must attend 50% of club meetings starting
when they enroll. Any substitutions must be approved by the
club’s organizational leader!
3. Must participate in a demonstration, one 4-H community
service project, lead an activity, and attend one 4-H Council meeting or help with/participate in one 4-H Council
function!
4. Must complete and turn in a record sheet for each project.
1304 W. Stevens
Carlsbad, NM 88220
Phone: 575-887-6595
Fax: 575-887-3795
Toll Free:1-877-887-6595
E-mail: [email protected]
www.eddyextension.nmsu.edu
New Mexico State University is an
equal opportunity employer. All
programs are available to everyone regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. Eddy County Government, NMSU, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating to put knowledge to work.
5. A final record showing completion of Member in Good Standing
requirements will be turned into the 4-H Agent by July 1st and
they must be signed by the main organizational leader(s).
These Member in Good Standing requirements must be fulfilled in order to be eligible to exhibit at the Eddy County Fair (both
livestock and non-livestock projects), participate in 4-H judging, 4-H
rodeos, shooting sports, camps, and other 4-H related activities. If
you have any questions about where you stand with the requirements, contact your club leader!! Don’t wait until the last
minute - your entries will not be signed.
“Be the change you want to see in yourself, your
friends, and the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
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4- H Council Updates!
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The Eddy County County Contest has changed to May 30th!!
Since we do not have many members interested, this is a tentative date and may be canceled or to be determined depending on participation! If it takes place on May 30, it will start at
10:30 am and will be held at the Artesia High School in the Ag
Shop!
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Paper Clover Drive - participating for at least 1 hour at the
drive at Tractor Supply (There is a sign in sheet at the counter, sign it after your hour (I will be trusting you to complete
the hour!)
Attending District & State Events also counts as a Council
Event!
The June meeting has changed to June 4th at 6:00 pm at the Extension Office since I
will be gone the second week of June.
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Next Council Meeting: May 11th at 6:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church in Artesia.
We will be making dog leashes and dog toys for the local animal shelters at the next two
meetings!! It will be a fun time, so come on out for the meeting and help us support the
community!
Eddy County Fair Website!
The Eddy County Fair website is now online! It has the
fair book, schedule, entry forms, and other useful information, so check it out!
http://eddycountyfair.com/
Dairy Heifer Goat, Sheep, and Swine Tagging Dates!
*Please bring your dairy heifers to one of these taggings! I forgot to list
them in the last newsletters for these dates!!
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Artesia
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Tuesday, May 26th, 5:30 - 8:00 pm; Fairgrounds
Carlsbad
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Thursday, May 28th, 6:00 - 8:00 pm; at the Ag Farm
(on Peach Lane)
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Saturday, May 30th, 7:00 - 9:00 am; Desert Willow
Vet Clinic: 512 E. Fiesta Dr., Carlsbad, NM
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Eddy County Livestock Ownership Deadlines
April 1st: Beef Cattle
May 15th: Dairy Cattle
May 20th: Sheep, meat goats, swine, breeding rabbits, & breeding poultry
July 1st: Broilers, Fryer and Baker Rabbits
Project Add/Drop
Date is May 1st!!
You must be enrolled
in the project to exhibit in that project
at the fair!!!
PROJECT BOOK ORDERS!!!
If you are ordering a project
book/materials for your 4-H projects, you
MUST PAY before we can order and
send them to you. If you selected that
you want a project book in 4-H Online,
but have not yet received them, it is
most likely because you still need to pay.
Please contact Robyne at the office if you
have any questions!!
Horse Certificates
Horse Certificates need to be done every year or renewed every year with
approval of the County Agent. The horse certificate is a form similar to a
registration form. You can find it on the 4-H website under “Forms and
Publications.” They are due on May 1st to the Extension office. I also
have a fillable pdf of the horse certificate,
Portfolios and Scholarships
Don’t forget that the deadline for State 4-H Portfolios to be in the State 4-H Office is JUNE
15! This is also the deadline for applications for the 4-H Foundation Scholarship. Forms are
available on the 4-H Website! http://aces.nmsu.edu/4h/projects.html
Cloverbud Crew!
The next Cloverbud Crew meeting with be on May 21st at 6:00 at the
Extension Office! Hope to see you there!
May 21 - Guinea Pigs (we have 4 babies!)
June 18 - Making projects to enter at the fair!
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Sullivan’s Stock Show University!!
When: May 2nd & 3rd: Registration: 8:00 - 8:30 am on Saturday
Where: Eddy County Fairgrounds, Artesia
What Artesia FFA is hosting Sullivan's Stock Show U Grad Program on May 2nd and 3rd at
the Eddy County Fairgrounds.
This is a two day show cattle clinic featuring Dan Sullivan, Jeff Sargent, Matt Copeland, and
Mike and Kolby Cone as instructors. Bring your calves because it is all hands on, small group
instruction. Fairgrounds will be open on Friday the 1st for early arrival, registration is at 8:00
am on Saturday and it ends Sunday at 3:00 pm. For more information look at Stock Show U
New Mexico Clinic, it is all free.
During the same time on Saturday May 2nd at the Eddy County Fairgrounds from 9-12 noon,
Ian Shaafer will be giving a swine show clinic talking about showing, feeding, and general upkeep of pig show projects. Ian is a Texas Tech student who with his family has had many successes including the Grand Champion at Houston in 2011, Res. Champ. at Austin in 2014,
and raising the champion York at San Antonio this past year. This is also free for all.
On Saturday May 2nd from 1-4 pm Kyle Kaufman with Purina Animal Nutritions will visit
and give a clinic about showing and feeding of lamb and goat projects.
Kyle has been in Southeastern NM for a few years now and has
established himself as a wealth of knowledge in the livestock industry, and should be able to transfer many facts we can all use.
Any questions on Stock Show U please look at their website, or
call Mike Hanagan at 575-703-6190
4-H Livestock Record App
You can now organize your market livestock project information on
your iPhone or iPad and send customized reports to your email!
 Track your individual livestock project animals
 Track participation in events, meetings, shows, contests,
and more
 Record animal weights, feed, and health and monitor average daily gains
 Enter project income, expenses, and assets to generate financial statements
 Use photos to customize each 4-H’er and animal
 Export reports to analyze in spreadsheets, create graphs, or use in your record books!!
Download the 4-H Livestock Record App to help you keep records for your 4-H projects!
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Livestock Sales
AROUND THE STATE
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Fryer/Baker Rabbits
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Contact Dewayne Avery: 806-632-0310
Dowell Show Lambs Sales
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Round 2 Sale: Saturday, May 16th in Tucumcari. Sale will feature lambs born February 16 - March 16
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www.dowellshowlambs.com, [email protected]
Metzger Show Pigs & Boar Goats - Dunlap Show Lambs
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2nd Sale: Saturday, May 2nd: 1:00 at the farm 1 3/4 miles west of Estancia on HWY 55
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For more information:
WARREN- 505-705-0856
WAYNE- 505-705-0855
RANDI- 505-705-0854
TRAVIS- 505-225-0153
JERRY- 505-705-0353
ROWENA- 505-705-0352
HOME- 505-384-2832
TODD OR MICHELLE DUNLAP- 505-705-3831 -LAMBS
Luna County 4-H & Deming FFA Pig, Goat, and Lamb Sale
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Saturday, May 9, 2015: 12:00PM, Southwestern NM State Fairgrounds; Deming, NM
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Jack Blandford: 575-546-8806
4-H Horse School
When: June 8, 2015 - June 12, 2015 (registration 10:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Where: New Mexico State Fairgrounds: Albuquerque, NM
What: There will be a great group of talented, knowledgeable, and committed instructors, over multiple disciplines, to provide students with a quality education on
horses and horsemanship. Members will have riding instruction twice a day and
will have the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops.
Cost: $250 per person (with or without a horse). Includes 4
nights lodging, 11 meals, and stall space for one horse plus arena
fees. Chaperones will pay $100 to help defray the cost of meals
and lodging without a horse. All parents/chaperones attending
horse school will need to be screened volunteers.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 15th!
Lamb Showmanship Clinic
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Wednesday, June 24th from 6:00 - 8:
30 pm: Eddy County Fairgrounds,
Artesia
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The clinic will be covering showmanship, nutrition, and exercise.
Bring a lamb to the clinic you are
planning to attend as it will be hands
on!
Dairy Heifer Clinic
A dairy heifer clinic is in the process of being set up. It will most
likely be sometime in June. I will
send out more
information
when everything
is finalized!
Dog/Horse/Livestock School 4-H Council Application
At the last 4-H Council meeting it was decided that the 4-H Council
will pay for half of a New Mexico State 4-H School. These schools include Dog School, Horse School, and Livestock School. If you are interested in attending any of these schools (livestock school is not offered
this year), you must submit a paper explaining why you want to attend
the school. This can include goals, what you would like to or hope to
learn, if you will take any learned lessons back to your fellow club
members, etc. There will be up to 5 scholarships awarded to 4-H members for a State 4-H School. Please send your applications to me
by May 1st in order to be considered for the scholarship.
YGA
We all had a great time at
Youth Get Away this year!
I hope to see everyone
back next year! Those of
you that have never been,
it’s a weekend filled with
workshops, dancing, and
making new friends! You
should consider attending
next year!
Eddy County 4-H T-Shirts
The 4-H Council wanted to design a t-shirt that all of Eddy County could
purchase. They are $20 plus $5 shipping fee if you choose to have them
shipped to your house. The link is:
http://www.booster.com/eddycounty4hcouncil
You have until May 31st to place an order! We have to have a minimum of
30 t-shirts for them to print, so order for all your family if you wish!! We
will get them about June 15th. The 4-H council would like to design a
shirt every year, so hopefully you guys like them!
4-H Leader News
2015 4-H Adult Forum – Grow With the Green
Saturday, November 14th is the annual statewide educational and fun event designed for
adults working with the New Mexico 4-H Youth Development Program. It will be held in Albuquerque at the Workforce Training Center, located off Alameda Blvd. Alert 4-H Leaders and 4H Parents of this upcoming opportunity on November 14th and ask them to save the date.
Workshop proposal forms are available on the website and from your County Extension office
and are due by June 15. Please think about a topic you could submit and/or consider
team teaching with another leader. We need a variety of topics!
Alaska's hosting of WRLF 2016 - Call for Proposals
Consider an adventure in the far north, sharing your knowledge and
skills….the Western Region 4-H Volunteer Leaders Forum (WRLF) 2016
Education Committee is now accepting proposals for the 2016 conference, NORTHERN DELIGHTS, in the golden heart city of Fairbanks,
Alaska, March 2-4. Submissions are accepted through June 1.
For more information and to submit your proposal, visit
http://www.alaska2016.com
And like us on FB for one stop information on what's happening, airfare
deals, and much more,
https://www.facebook.com/alaskawrlf2016
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Calendar of 4-H Events
May 1
Project Add/Drop DEADLINE
May 2 - 3
Sullivan’s Stock Show University
May 11
4-H Council Meeting - Artesia
May 21
Cloverbud Crew - Carlsbad
May 26
Tagging - Artesia, Fairgrounds
May 28
Tagging - Carlsbad, Ag Farm
May 30
Tagging - Carlsbad, Desert Willow Vet Clinic
May 30
County Contest
June 4
4-H Council Meeting- Carlsbad
June 5 - 7
NM Lamb Breeders Association Lamb School - Roswell
June 8 - 12
State Horse School
June 12 - 14
State 4-H Dog School
June 13
Southeast District Shooting Sports - Roswell
June 16 - 18
Southeast District Contest - Clovis
June 18
Cloverbud Crew - Carlsbad
June 24
Lamb Clinic - Carlsbad
July 13 - 16
State 4-H Conference
July 18
Eddy County Fair 4-H Indoor Entry
July 19
Eddy County Fair Livestock Entry
July 20 - 25
Eddy County Fair
September 10 - 20
New Mexico State Fair
If anyone is interested in attending one of these events, please give me a call!
- Allison
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