4-H News Flash

March 2014

Cooperative Extension Education in Agriculture and Home Economics, University of Delaware, Delaware State University, and the United States Department of Agriculture cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914. Delaware Cooperative Extension, University of Delaware. It is the policy of the Delaware Cooperative Extension System that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, color, sex, disability, age, or national origin.

461 Wyoming Road, Newark, DE 19716 302-831-8965 http://extension.udel.edu/4h/ncc

IMPORTANT DATES

Please read the following three calendar pages carefully. All

events are listed on these monthly calendars. Details can be

found in the event-specific article on subsequent pages in the

newsletter. We don’t want you to miss any 4-H fun!

We are excited to welcome our two new

part-time 4-H staff members!

Monica Wamsley, 4-H Program Assistant

Mwamsley@udel.edu

Laura Waltrip, 4-H Embryology Program Coordinator

Lwaltrip@udel.edu

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3 Avian Bowl Practice, 7:00pm, 4-H Office

4 State Teen Council Conference Call, 6:00pm

5 6 Congress Record Book Training, 7-8:30pm, 4-H Office

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8 State 4-H Horse Bowl, 9am, Lake Forest North Elem. Felton

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10 11 12 13 Demonstration Contest, 4-H Office, 6:00pm

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21 22 Newark Community Clean-up, 9-11am Bowling Party, 3-5pm

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24 Leader’s/Jr. Council mtg, 7:00pm, 4-H Office Letter of Intent due for Clothing Showcase

25 26 27 28 29 Judging Contests Day, 9am-4pm, 4-H Office

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1 DE State Fair online entries open

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4 5 National 4-H Conference, Chevy Chase, MD

6 National 4-H Conference, Chevy Chase, MD

7 Avian Bowl Practice, 7:00pm, 4-H Office

8 Con Agra Grant Training, 6-9pm, NCC Extension Office

9 10 National 4-H Conference, Chevy Chase, MD Delegates Return

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12 Statewide Clothing Showcase, Greenwood Elementary 2:00pm

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15 Con Agra Grant Training, 6-9pm, NCC Extension Office

16 Camp Counselor Training, 7-9pm, 4-H Office

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26 Ag Day, 9am-4pm, College of Ag Campus

27 Shooting Sports Day, Cook Farm—Newark 10am-3pm

28 Leader’s/Jr. Council mtg, 7:00pm, 4-H Office

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1 State Record Books due for National 4-H Congress

2 3 Science Saturday—Project Butterfly Wings, Fischer Greenhouse, 9am-12pm

4 5 Avian Bowl Practice, 7:00pm, 4-H Office

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11 12 13 14 Legislative Day, Dover

15 Final State 4-H Camp payment due

16 17 Demonstration Contest, 9:00 am, 4-H Office

18 19 Leader’s/Jr. Council mtg, 7:00pm, 4-H Office

20 21 Camp Counselor Training, 7-9 pm, 4-H Office

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Are you interested in attending National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, GA? Join us on Thursday, March 6 from 7:00-8:30pm at the Extension Office for Congress Record Book training. You will learn how to assemble a state record book and gain important information about record keeping. To register, call Sandy at (302) 831-8965 by Monday, March 3.

New for March, Delaware 4-H State Teen Council will have a conference call meet-ing, instead of face-to-face. The call will take place on Tuesday, March 4 at 6:00pm. To participate, please call:

Access Number: 888-648-3590 Participant Code: 63027368

(Formerly Fashion Revue) This event will be held on Saturday, April 12, at Woodbridge Elementary in Greenwood. For registration and additional information, please visit the site below: http://extension.udel.edu/4h/projects-activities-for-members/4-h-competitions/

Intent to participate form is due to the 4-H office March 24. Please see the next page for this form.

“What’s All the Moo About?” 

Animal Science 4-H Science Saturday Workshop 

April 5   

Ages: 8-12 years old Hours: 9am-12noon Location: UD Fischer Greenhouse Cost: $10.00   During this informative and engaging workshop, attendees will gain hands-on experience in dairy science through tours and experiments. You will even learn how to make your own butter!   

30 attendees maximum. 

“Project Butterfly WINGS” 

Entomology and Habitat Conservation 4-H Science Saturday Workshop 

May 3   

Ages: 8-12 years old Hours: 9am-12noon Location: UD Fischer Greenhouse Cost: $10.00   Workshop participants will get to explore butterfly habitat at the Lepidoptera Garden. Participants will also be actively involved in saving monarchs by transplanting milkweeds take home and support their own monarch habitat.   

30 attendees maximum.

“Treasure Hunt!” 

Geocaching 4-H Science Saturday Workshop 

September 6   

Ages: 8-12 years old Hours: Time to be announced Location: White Clay Creek State Park Cost: $10.00   Workshop participants will learn how to make their own compass and learn about geocaching. The participants will then get to participant in a treasure hunt in which they use GPS units to find where “X marks the spot.”   

30 attendees maximum. 

“Get the Dirt on Plant Nutrition” 

Plants and Soils 4-H Science Saturday Workshop 

October 4   

Ages: 8-12 years old Hours: 9am-12noon Location: NCC Cooperative Extension Cost: $10.00   At this workshop, participants will learn about the im-portance of soil to plant nutrition and growth, and they will get a hands-on experience in composting. An experiment will be conducted to understand nutrient movement and how plants compete with each other for nutrients.   

30 attendees maximum.

“The Science of Investigation” 

Biotechnology and Forensics 4-H Science Saturday Workshop 

November 1   

Ages: 8-12 years old Hours: Time to be announced Location: NCC Cooperative Extension and Delaware Bio-technology Institute Cost: $10.00   Workshop participants will get a tour of the Delaware Bio-technology Institute and enjoy learning about their state-of-the-art facility. Participants will also get to conduct a foren-sics experiment to determine “who-done-it”!   

30 attendees maximum.

“Kitchen Chemistry” Foods and Chemistry 

4-H Science Saturday Workshop December 6 

 Ages: 8-12 years old Hours: 9am-12noon Location: NCC Cooperative Extension Cost: $10.00   Throughout this workshop, participants will get to perform experiments using everyday items you can find in your own kitchen. We will test pH using a cabbage, learn why certain ingredients are important to making a cake, and even make a volcano!   

30 attendees maximum.

Public Speaking Contest

Health Rocks Olympic Party

NEW 4-H CLUB—HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

4-H Palindrome Robotics Club is a FIRST Team that is now part of the 4-H

family. FIRST is a world-wide organization compromised of thousands of teams

that compete in fast-paced, exciting tournaments with homegrown (or built!)

robots. The program strives to spread the word of STEM education to students of

all ages through friendly competition and events. Members of FIRST and

Palindrome can expect to work and grow together as a team through science, technology,

and critical thinking. Beyond this, the program and its participants spread FIRST ideals

through community outreach. Whether it be informing today's youth about the possibilities in

the STEM field, assisting in charitable causes, or just showcasing the newest and shiniest of

their robots, you can expect Palindrome to be on the scene right here in Delaware. Since

Palindrome Robotics is a new team, they're more than open to new additions to the team.

For interests in mentoring or becoming a member, contact:

Santesh Shah: palindromerobotics@gmail.com or (302)-312-4166

Summit Bridge Club Report

By: Emma Apps and Karyleigh Troeber, Club Reporters

On February 12, 2014 the Summit Bridge 4-H club met for our monthly meeting. Our president, Ben Shaffer, lead the meeting. His special announcements were that our club balance is $878.04 and that we received a thank you card from the Somers’ family thanking us for the flowers! We discussed what the group participated in since the last meeting like the Favorite Foods Competition, The Leaders’ Forum, Avian bowl training, Jr. Duck Stamp, Public speaking contest and the YAP conference (The theme was riding the wave to healthy living)! We discussed upcoming events and activities such as Winter Workshops, Demonstration contest, Judging contest day, Day-camp registrations NOW AVAILABLE, State 4-H camp (9 year olds are allowed) and the Fashion review! To make the craft and snack creative, Mrs. Cap decided to bring a chocolate dipping set. We could either dip a heart marshmallow or a pretzel!

FREE BABYSITTER COURSE FOR YOUTH AGED 12 THROUGH ADULT!!

The Delaware 4-H Operation: Military Kids Program invites Military Youth aged 12 and up to attend a FREE Babysitter training. If all slots are not filled by Military Teens, the program will be offered to non-military youth who are interested in volunteering their babysitting services to military families who have a deployed parent. This is a wonderful training that will allow the participants to complete the full 8 hour babysitter curriculum, as well as become certified in CPR/First Aid.

Babysitting Training – The objectives of the program are: To familiarize teens with the responsibilities of babysitting:

· Provide necessary information, skills and techniques for teens to become competent, caring trustworthy and responsible sitters.

· Help teens develop the confidence needed to handle situations that could happen when they babysit

· Help teens develop a positive attitude about the care of children, and

· Give teens the opportunity to volunteer as a childcare provider for families with a deployed parent so that they can attend military related trainings/events. To find out about a babysitting training in your county, please contact delawaremilitary4h@gmail.com

Trainings will be held Friday nights 5-9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. the following dates: Dover Air Base Youth Center - Mar 28 –29, 2014 at 846 Center Street, Dover AFB, DE New Castle County - May 9 – 10, 2014 at UD NCC Cooperative Extension Office, 461 Wyoming Rd., Newark, DE

REGISTRATION FORM FOR MILITARY YOUTH AGED 12-Adult OPERATION: MILITARY KIDS FREE BABYSITTER TRAINING

FRIDAY 5 P.M. – 9 P.M. AND SATURDAY 9 A.M. – 5 P.M.

This is offered 1 time a year in each county and once on DAFB:

Dover Air Base Youth Center - Mar 28 –29, 2014 846 Center Street, Dover AFB, DE New Castle County - May 9 – 10, 2014 at UD NCC Cooperative Extension Office, 461 Wyoming Rd., Newark, DE

Please circle which county you will attend and mail or fax completed forms to the above listed address or to fax

# 302-735-8130

Name:___________________________________________ Birth Date: ______________ Age:___________ Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________ Parent Phone #:________________________(Home or Work) __________________________________(Cell) Email: ____________________________________________ Branch of Service:__________ Status:________ List of Food Allergies:__________________________________________________________________________ List of Medical Issues we need to be aware of:______________________________________________________ Emergency Contact # if we can’t reach parent:_____________________________________________________

Note: This is a FREE educational babysitter program for military affiliated youth. If the youth want to be certified in youth and adult CPR/First Aid, they must pay the American Red Cross $29 for the certification. If non military youth are willing to volunteer at least once a year at a military holiday or deployment event in their county doing crafts with military youth, then we will provide the CPR book for free but they must pay the $29 American Red Cross Certification fee. Individuals will receive an 8 hour babysitter training, as well as CPR/First Aid.

To register: Fax this form or scan and email it to delawaremilitary4h@gmail.com We will email the required health and photo release forms and OMK enrollment form which must be updated each year in October. Once you have returned all that to us, you will receive an email confirming your registration and a reminder email prior to the event.

Junior Duck Stamp - Something to Quack About! By Autumn Starcher and Robyn Hunter

At our Junior Duck Stamp meeting on January 29, 2014, we learned why wetlands are important for waterfowl and what it takes to raise a family in a wetland. The youth learned the different locations in a wetland that are used as nesting sites for waterfowl, and they discussed the aspects of each nesting site type, such as proximity to food, available cover, and nest construction effort. One especially interesting type of nesting we discussed is “dump nesting,” a technique used by cavity nesters when nesting sites are limited. Multiple ducks will lay their eggs in one cavity, and either one or multiple ducks will assume responsibility for caring for the nest. This is an effective approach until too many ducks use the nesting site, at which point the clutches are abandoned. The group also played waterfowl charades to reinforce what we had learned at previous meetings about waterfowl behaviors and characteristics. Some of the charades included “diving ducks,” “dabbling ducks,” “ducklings following their mother,” “dump nesting,” and “flying.” At the end of the meeting, we painted the plaster-mâché duck decoys and practiced drawing waterfowl.

Here is a picture of the plaster- mâché decoy final products – two ruddy ducks, a Eurasian wigeon, and a green-winged teal.

On February 8, 2014, we had a field trip to Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge. We toured the visitor center, which had stuffed waterfowl – all of these were examples of waterfowl that can be seen throughout the year in Delaware. We also toured the wildlife refuge, where we saw many ducks, including mallards, black ducks, and common mergansers. We also climbed to the top of two observation towers to get a better look at the waterfowls’ habitat.

Now that’s something to quack about!

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Upcoming Avian Bowl Trainings Dr. Brigid McCrea of Delaware State University will be holding monthly Avian Bowl training sessions in both New Castle and Kent counties. The March Kent County training sessions will be held on March 10th at 6:30 pm in Rm 125 at DSU’s Washington building and the New Castle County sessions will be held on March 3rd at the New Castle County Extension Office starting at 7:00 pm. For the entire monthly practice schedule through the month of June, please visit: https://extension.udel.edu/4h/files/2012/02/2014-Avian-Bowl-practice-schedule-mccrea.pdf

Mid-Atlantic Avian Bowl Challenge The Mid-Atlantic Avian Bowl Challenge is being held as part of the Delmarva Poultry Fanciers show on April 5, 2014. The contest has divisions for both Junior Teams (ages 13 and under) and Senior teams (ages 14-18). The entry deadline for teams is March 15, 2014. The entry form is available on the state 4-H web site https://extension.udel.edu/4h/files/2012/02/2014-Mid-Atlantic-Avian-Bowl-Challenge-Entry-Form.pdf For more information or questions please contact Dr. Brigid McCrea of Delaware State University at (302)857-6432 orbmccrea@desu.edu Spring 4-H/FFA Dairy Show- entries due March 7th The Spring 4-H and FFA Dairy Show will be held on April 5, 2014 at the Delaware State Fair-grounds. Entries are due to Charmayne Busker by March 7, 2014. The show is open to all Del-marva Residents who are owners of Holstein, Jersey, Ayrshire, Guernsey and Brown Swiss cat-tle. The show will include both a Junior Division (age 21 & under as of January 1, 2014) and an Open Division which will run concurrently. For show information and an entry form please visit the state 4-H website. http://extension.udel.edu/4h/projects-activities-for-members/4-h-animal-science/ We are always looking for additional show sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring the 2014 show, please contact Charmayne by March 7 to be featured on the Spring Show t-shirt. Delaware Livestock Exposition Benefit Dinner and Auction - March 8th Mark your calendar for the 2014 Delaware Livestock Exposition, October 12-13 at the Delaware State Fair-grounds in Harrington. The show is a junior breeding show for beef cattle, sheep, swine, and boer goats and is open to exhibitors from across the country. Entry and registration information will be available in the summer. Premiums are paid to the top placing animals in each class. Sponsors and donors support the Expo financially however we still need your help too! The show committee is hosting a benefit dinner and auction on Saturday, March 9th in the Dover building on the Delaware State Fairgrounds. Tickets are $25 each or $175 for a table of 8 and will be available for purchase at the Kent County Extension office begin-ning in February. Please email Susan Garey truehart@udel.edu or Kristin Cook kristin@udel.edu to re-serve yours now. All proceeds will be put towards Livestock Exposition expenses. We will also accept do-nations of select items for the live and silent auctions. Please join us for a fun filled evening! Genetic Edge Livestock Sale The Genetic Edge Sale will be held on Saturday March 29 at Dill’s Auction. Preview will begin at 9:00 a.m., there will be a short seminar at 11:00 a.m. and the auction will begin at 12 noon. Project animals including pigs, goats and lambs will be sold at the auction. If you have any questions, please contact John Tigner at 242-4315 or Tignerfarms@yahoo.com

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Delaware Dairy Princess Contest Applications Due March 9 The Delaware Dairy Princess Committee is looking for a well-spoken, talented young lady to represent and promote the Delaware dairy industry over the upcoming year. The newly crowned dairy princess will receive at least a $1000.00 cash award and the alternate will receive at least $300.00. A cash award is also pre-sented to the contestant that the judges felt had the best skit presentation. The dairy princess and the alter-nate will be reimbursed for mileage and any expenses they incur throughout the year during their reign. The applicant agrees that if she is chosen as the Delaware Dairy Princess, she will support the industry by making personal appearances to promote dairy products, and to be the industry’s official representative, upon invitation, at meetings, conventions, and promotional activities. She must be available for activities during the Delaware State Fair in Harrington in July. The Delaware State Fair in Harrington is a very busy time during the reign as the princess(es) help hand out ribbons at shows, attend dinners, participate in stage time in the commodities building, etc. Applications are due no later than March 9, 2014 and the con-test will be held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Delaware Agricultural Museum. There is a complemen-tary training luncheon being held on March 9th at noon at Frazier’s Restaurant in Dover to help contestants prepare. The application and complete contest information and guidelines are posted on the State 4-H website https://extension.udel.edu/4h/files/2012/02/2014-Delaware-Dairy-Princess-Contest-Application-and-guidelines.pdf Mail your application to Sara Breeding at 315 Bullock Road, Harrington, DE 19952 or email it to sarae-breeding@gmail.com. Applications may also be handed in the day of the Training Luncheon which is March 9, 2014. If you have any questions, please contact Sara Breeding (302) 270-8359. Purchasing Market Hog Projects and PEDv If you have been following U.S. hog industry news over the past 9 months or so, you probably have heard of PEDv or Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. This virus was first identified in Great Britain in 1971 and was officially confirmed in the United States for the first time in May of 2013 in Ohio. This virus is quite conta-gious and is transmitted through the fecal-oral route. Pigs infected with the virus shed virus particles abun-dantly in their manure for 7-20 days following infection. The most common sources of infected feces com-ing onto a farm are pigs, trucks, boots, clothing, or other things that can physically move it. Pigs show symptoms of virus infection within 12-36 hours of exposure to the virus with the onset of acute diarrhea. This disease is of most concern to breeders of pigs as the mortality level in young, nursing or re-cently weaned pigs can be high. Older hogs experience a setback in growth rate of about 3-7 days and generally recover with supportive therapy (clean, dry comfortable, draft free environment, low stress levels, access to plenty of clean fresh water and electrolyte therapy). Because this is a viral disease, there are no antibiotics to treat it. There is no vaccine currently on the market to prevent this disease. The virus does not affect other species of livestock or horses and does not affect humans. In recent months, the number of cases confirmed has increased dramatically and at least 20 states have been affected. Samples from pigs and from the environment have confirmed the presence of the virus in our surrounding states of Pennsylva-nia, Ohio, and Virginia. It was also confirmed in Canada in early February.

4-H members are reminded to practice good biosecurity protocols when visiting project animal auctions, farms, fellow member’s homes and livestock shows. Examples of disinfectants effective against PEDV include Clorox®, Virkon S®, 1 Stroke Environ®, and Tek-Tol®. 2014 PQA training sessions will cover biosecurity principles and PEDv. For more information, please visit the National Pork Board website www.pork.org or the American Association of Swine Veterinarians website www.aasv.org

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PQA Certification There are two options for obtaining PQA certification. The class certification option is open to any age but youth un-der the age of 8 (computed as of Jan 1 of the current year) must have a parent attend the class with them as national program guidelines do not permit a child under 8 to hold their own certification. Certification received through the classroom option is valid for one year. Youth over the age of 12 (computed as of Jan 1 of the current year) have the additional option of taking a multiple choice test in lieu of attending classroom training. The benefit of the testing option is that certification may last for longer than one year, depending on the age of the youth at test time. Youth must score 70% or better to pass the test and can take versions of the test up to three times in one sitting to pass. Youth only need to complete one of these two options for obtaining certification- not both. The following PQA class training dates have been scheduled for this spring: April 9, 2014 - Sussex County PQA Classroom Training-Carvel Center 6:30-8:30 pm April 12, 2014- Kent County PQA Classroom Training- Kent County Extension Office-9:00-11:00 am April 17, 2014 - NCC PQA Classroom Training- New Castle Country Extension Office 6:30-8:30 pm June 2, 2014- FINAL PQA Classroom Training- Kent County Extension Office- 6:30-8:30 pm The following PQA testing dates have been scheduled for this spring (walk in any time):  TBA 2014- Sussex PQA Open Testing-Carvel Center- 4:00 pm-6:00 pm May 15, 2014- NCC PQA Open Testing- New Castle County Extension office- 4:00 pm-6:00 pm June 11, 2014- Kent County PQA Open Testing- Kent County Extension Office- 4:00pm-6:00 pm You may attend class or testing in any of the locations. If you plan on attending any of these sessions, please RSVP to Susan Garey (302)730-4000 or truehart@udel.edu at least three days prior so that there will be adequate materi-als. Please contact Susan Garey if you have any questions or concerns in regards to PQA certification needs. Delaware 4-H Equine Art Contest Calling all young artists! With categories encompassing painting, pastels, charcoals, photography, pencil, pen and ink and even crayons and markers for younger youth there is something for everyone in the Delaware 4-H Equine Art Contest. Entries are due to county offices on or before April 11, 2014 and will be put on display for the month of May at Chick’s retail store in Harrington, Delaware. Contest guidelines and entry information is posted on the State 4-H website. https://extension.udel.edu/4h/files/2012/02/2014-Delaware-4-H-Equine-Art-Contest.pdf 4th Annual Delmarva Classic Goat Show The Delmarva Goat Association will host their Fourth Annual Delmarva Classic on April 25th and 26th. It will take place at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware. Friday - April 25th will feature a Junior Show of ABGA and Pygmy goats Saturday - April 26th will feature two shows simultaneously; an ABGA show, and a sanctioned Pygmy Goat Show. For more complete rules and entry forms please visit the DGA website at http://www.delmarvagoat.com/news.html

New Delmarva Goat Association Junior Herdsman Award The Delmarva Goat Association is very excited to announce the DGA Youth Herdsman Award for all youth 21 and under that are members of the DGA. There are two categories Senior and Junior with a monetary award and a jack-et. This award is an accumulation of a youth's work with the goat industry for a year. They will need to keep records of what and where they were involved in goat activities. This award will be presented at the Delmarva Classic Show in April 2014. For more information please visit the DGA website at http://www.delmarvagoat.com/news.html or call (302)422-5746. shows.

Dairy Leasing Agreements Due to County Offices May 1 2014 Delaware Youth Dairy Leasing Agreements must be turned in to county offices for county agent signatures or to Susan Garey by May 1. Copies of dairy leases will be forwarded on to the Delaware State Fair. The leasing agreement is posted on the state 4-H webpage under the “Dairy” heading. http://extension.udel.edu/4h/projects-activities-for-members/4-h-animal-science/ This is the only version of a leasing agreement that is accepted for Delaware shows. National 4-H Dairy Conference Applications Due May 1 The 2014 National 4-H Dairy Conference is September 28- Oct 1, 2014 in Madison, Wisconsin.  The conference is for 15 to 18 year-olds who have participated in the 4-H Dairy Program for at least three years, who are currently enrolled in 4-H and have an interest in the dairy industry. The Delaware 4-H Foundation provides funding for two delegates and one chaperone each year. The conference will be held concurrently with the World Dairy Expo. National 4-H Dairy Conference delegates may not participate in the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest or exhibit cattle at the World Dairy Expo due to time constraints. You may not have previously attended National 4-H Dairy Conference. For more information on National 4-H Dairy Conference please visit http://4h.uwex.edu/events/dairyconf/ The updated application is available on the State 4-H Animal Science webpage at https://extension.udel.edu/4h/files/2012/02/2014-National-4-H-Dairy-Conference-Application.pdf and is due to Susan Garey by May 1. 2014 Delaware State Fair Tagging Dates May 3, 2014- New Castle County- Cook Farm, Newark 9:00 am-12:00 noon May 3, 2014- Sussex County- REC Georgetown, 9:00 am- 11:00 am (no steers) May 10, 2014- Kent County- DSF, 9:00 am-11:00am May 16, 2014- Kent County- DSF (Jackpot and Kent County Show participants ONLY) 6:00pm- 9:00 pm May 20, 2014- Kent County-DSF, Final Tagging 5:00 pm-8:00 pm

Harness Racing Camp Coming June 21-25, 2014! The Harness Horse Youth Foundation, Harrington Raceway and University of Delaware Cooperative Extension are pleased to be partnering once again to bring a 5 day- 4 night camp back to Harrington Raceway for 2014. Camp will begin on Saturday morning June 21 and end on Wednesday evening, June 25. That evening Harrington Raceway will feature campers participating in televised races on Harrington’s track with well-known drivers as their racing partners. Campers will reside in the state police barracks on the Delaware State Fairgrounds for the duration of the camp. Camp attendance will be limited in order to provide proper supervision for this intensive and fun learning experience. Registration information will be available later this spring.

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March 2014 4-H News Flash

I Pledge:

My Head to clearer thinking,

My Heart to greater loyalty,

My Hands for larger service,

My Health to better living,

For my club,

my community,

my country, and

my world.

“To Make the Best Better”

4-H youth are part of a movement of positive change going on around the world. JOIN the Revolution.

4-H Office Contact Information

Phone #: 831-8965 Fax #: 831-8934

Mallory’s email: mvogl@udel.edu 4-H Office (Sandy): speralta@udel.edu

4-H Website:

http://extension.udel.edu/4h/ (click on New Castle County)

Do you have

a Club Reporter? Send your news to Sandy

at speralta@udel.edu by the 20th of each month,

so your club will be included!