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WARREN COUNTY NEWSLETTER

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Spring Row Crop Management Webinars

As announced March 18th, the Warren County Extension Office is closed to the public due to the

COVID-19 Pandemic until further notice. If you have questions please call 515-961-6237 and leave

a message or email xwarren@iastate.edu. We take serving Iowans seriously which is why our

decisions are made to prioritize the health and safety of our community and staff. Iowa State

University Extension and Outreach events scheduled now until May 9th are required to be

postponed or cancelled. We are working to reschedule events that had to be postponed due to this

issue and will keep you updated the best we can. Thank you for your understanding during this

unprecedented time.

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Livestock ID – pg. 2

Meal Packaging —pg. 2

We need your help—pg. 2

Leaders Training—pg. 2

Culinary Challenge– pg. 3

Horse Project — pg. 3

Scholarships— pg. 3

Dog Project– pg. 3

YQCA Certification—pg. 3

Animal Science —pg. 4

Youth Conference —pg.4

County Fair Dates—pg. 4

April 2020

Words on Wellness

Words on Wellness is a monthly publication put together by the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Human Science Specialists. These publications are available in print at the Warren County Extension Office or online on our website.

(https://www.extension.iastate.edu/warren/news/word-wellness-0)

This month’s newsletter outline:

Be Active as a Family

Chicken Salad Recipe

Visit a Farmers Market

Farmers Market Food Safety

Parenting in the Midst of COVID-19

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Crop Specialists Meaghan Anderson and Angie Rieck-Hinz together with Minnesota colleagues are sharing some tips in short webinars. These webinars will take place from April 6th through April 10th and will begin at 1:00pm each afternoon. These webinars are free and open to all.

For more information about the series and to register, go to: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/essential-row-crop-management-online.

Once you register, you will be able to watch any or all of the webinars. If you cannot attend in person, a recording of each session will be posted after the webinar series concludes, with no regis-tration necessary. Additional resources on each topic will also be provided through the website above.

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WARREN COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH

4-H HORIZON– April 2020 Samantha Hasper, County Youth Coordinator snhasper@iastate.edu;515-961-6237

Sheep/Goat Weigh-In and Swine Tagging Day — Canceled!

Meal Packaging Event — Thank you!

Over 150 4-H members, their families and Warren

County residents came together at the Blake Fieldhouse

on Sunday, March 1 to participate in the 4-H meal

packaging event. With the help of The Outreach

Program, volunteers packaged 6,000 Apple Cinnamon

Oatmeal meals and 6,000 Cheesy Rice meals in just two

hours! The meals were then donated to food pantries

within Warren County. The Service Project Committee

would like to thank all of the volunteers who helped to

make the meal packaging event a success and the

following sponsors for which the event would not have

been possible: Farm Credit Services, Peoples Savings

Bank, Capital City Fruit, Greater Iowa Credit Union, Tru

Bank, Warren County 4-H Youth Committee and the

Warren County Wranglers 4-H Club. Please watch the

newsletter later this year if you would like to be involved

in planning the next county-wide service project.

Warren County Extension and Outreach would also like

to thank Jackie Raffety and Cassandra Mosher for all

their help in making this event possible!

Seeking a core group of volunteers to help develop and

implement a marketing program for the Warren County

Fair Livestock Auction. In an effort to better support

Warren County youth and also better community

involvement. If interested please contact Don Miller at

515-689-9832 or Kim Delay at 515-681-7526.

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Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the sheep/goat weigh-in

and swine tagging day have been canceled. Sheep/Goats

will be required to have a USDA tag and a photo uploaded

in 4-H Online for the Warren County Fair and additionally

need retinal imaged for the Iowa State Fair. Swine will be

required to have a USDA tag, ear notches, and photo of ear

notches for the Warren County Fair and additionally DNA

tag/punch for the Iowa State Fair. A guide has been upload-

ed to our website that will be helpful in ensuring you have

the correct/complete information required. Retinal Images

will be taken by Extension staff by appointment. We will

not begin traveling to farms to complete these until at least

May 9th. Photos that will need to be uploaded in 4-H

Online and tagging are the responsibility of the families.

We will have tagging kits at the Extension Office that will

be available for pick up and need to be returned within 72

hours. Please call ahead to schedule pick up. Iowa 4-H has

extended the ID deadline for breeding beef, dairy cattle,

dairy goat, dog, horse, meat goat, poultry, sheep, and

swine to June 1st. If you have any questions/concerns

please contact Sammy Hasper at 515-961-6237 or

snhasper@iastate.edu

Leaders Training Clover Kids and 4-H leaders who did not attend the

face-to-face yearly leaders training must complete the

training online. It can be accessed through 4-H Online.

Please email Sammy (snhasper@iastate.edu) to get

instructions. This training is REQUIRED.

We Need Your Help!

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, WORKING AND

LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS.

All youth wishing to exhibit beef, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits/ cavy, and swine at the Warren County Fair and/or Iowa State Fair must complete quality assurance training. YQCA uses an age-based testing system which sets the youth’s birthday as the expiration date. The cost for the testing is $12 online. NEW RULE: FSQA will no longer be accepted at the County or State Fair. Every youth must take YQCA online training yearly. The deadline to complete YQCA is June 1st.

Due to the current situation and taking the health and safety of Warren County youth seriously, the Culinary Challenge that was originally scheduled for April 11th,

will be rescheduled. Intermediate Leadership Team is looking at alternative dates and we will update you when a date is set. If you have any questions please contact Kathy McCoy.

YQCA — New Rule!

Dog Project

Warren County 4-H Scholarships have been posted on the Extension website. These scholarships include:

Tom and Ronda Lyon 4-H Scholarship

Rob Brown Memorial 4-H Scholarship

They can be accessed at: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/warren/content/scholarship

-information

We encourage all Warren County Senior 4-H’ers to apply for these scholarship opportunities! Please read the

guidelines and applications carefully. Both scholarships are due to the Warren County Extension office on

May 29th.

Information regarding the dog project will soon be uploaded to our County website. Be on the lookout for an email with more specific information. Please make sure you have signed up for dog project on 4H Online so you will receive upcoming information on dog project.

Required shots - dogs must have current to participate:

● DHPP (Distemper, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza, Parvovirus)

● Rabies

● Bordetella (Recommended)

Dogs participating in class must be up-to-date on all shots.

If dog is too young for required shots, please discuss with trainers and extension office.

Your Vet can assist with these shots.

If you have any questions please contact Karen Dutcher or the Extension Office.

Scholarships

Culinary Challenge

Congratulations to Jordyn Lewis for being selected as

the recipient of the Jane Ann Putney Memorial

Scholarship! She will be awarded $500 to use towards

her registration expenses for the Washington Citizen

Focus Trip. Jordyn will be traveling to the National 4-H

Conference Center in Washington D.C. this summer to

learn what it means to be a strong leader in her

community, country, and world.

Jane Ann Memorial Scholarship

If you plan to show horses at the Warren County Fair please

mark your calendars for April 30th at 7:30 PM. Carol Timke

will host a Zoom call to discuss the horse project and

answer any questions you might have. We are still planning

the ride nights and don’t have dates set yet, but she will

update you on April 30th. Look for an email invite to the

Zoom call or email snhasper@iastate.edu to get your name

on the list of recipients.

Horse Project

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

Iowa 4-H Youth Conference

animalscienceroundup The deadline

to apply is April 15th and partici-

pants will be notified by May 1st.

Registration can be completed

online through the link above. If you

have any questions email Sammy

(snhasper@iastate.edu) or call the

Extension Office (515-961-6237).

may only attend Animal Science

Roundup for that species once.

Species to choose from include:

beef, dairy cattle, horse, meat and

dairy goat, poultry, sheep and swine.

Complete registration details and

additional information can be found

here: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/

Do you have a passion for the

livestock industry? Check out this

unique opportunity to travel to Iowa

State University Campus on June

30th — July 2nd. Youth who have

completed grades 8-12 at the time

of the conference are invited to

apply. Each youth chooses a species

they wish to learn most about, and

Animal Science Roundup

Additional information on the Iowa

4-H Youth Conference can be found

here: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/

iowa4hyouthconference The regis-

tration link will also be found on this

website sometime in March.

Payment and registration forms can

be sent or dropped off to the

Extension Office.

closes on June 1st. The cost of the

conference is $180. There is financial

assistance available through the

Iowa 4-H Foundation! Financial

assistance applications are due May

1st to June 15th and can be found

here: https://

www.iowa4hfoundation.org/

index.cfm?

nodeID=83009&audienceID=1

Every June almost 900 teenagers

converge on the campus of Iowa

State University for 3 days full of

speakers, workshops, mixers,

dances, a banquet, and community

service activities. If you have

completed 8th grade you are eligible

to attend. This year’s conference is

scheduled for June 30th — July 2nd.

Registration opens in April and

Warren County Fair, July 22—

27th. A detailed schedule of all

open/4-H shows, events, and

class rules can be found in the

2020 Warren County Fair Book.

Books are typically available for

sale in May/June. A down-

loadable/ printable version will

be available online for free. An

email will be sent when fair

books are available online, as

well as when the hard copies are

available for purchase.

Bottle Calf ID Deadline, June 1st. Must be entered in 4HOnline.

Fair Entry Week, June 15th—20th. All livestock class entries, communications, and clothing classes must be entered at this time. Documents for exhibit building projects will also be available.

Communications & Clothing Event, July 9th.

Static exhibit Judging, July 18th.

Livestock Identification

Deadline, June 1st. This dead-

line is statewide and applies to

breeding beef, cow/ calf pairs,

horses, dogs, dairy cattle, dairy

goats, and swine.

YQCA Certification Deadline,

June 1st. All 4-H’ers exhibiting

beef, swine, sheep, goats, poul-

try, rabbits, guinea pigs, or dairy

goats/cattle must be certified.

Important County Fair Dates