LATE FEE POLICY REMINDER As we move closer to county fair we wanted to remind you of the “Late Fee” p o l i c y . D e a d l i n e s a r e s e t to allow our office time to process and send in your animal identification so you meet the required deadline. Prompt and accurate fair entries are needed to allow us time to generate reports, show programs, entry cards, etc. All of these take a lot of time or need to be reprocessed/ formatted for late entries. The 4-H Council late fee policy is $10 per member for those late with Identification paperwork, and county fair entries. Identification forms and or entries may be submitted up to 5 days past the specified deadline (County Fair only) and late fee applies. ID PAPERWORK AND ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS 5 DAY PERIOD! If you are late with State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben entries you are ineligible.

Get Your Fairbook The fairbook is printed and online for you to view and begin making plans for preparing your fair projects. They have a new look with a colored cover and are smaller in size. Printed copies are available at the Extension Office; City Bank & Pinnacle Bank & Crete Lumber in Crete; First State and Farmers & Merchants bank in Wilber; First Bank of Utica & Citizens State Bank in Friend; and First State Bank in Dorchester. Be sure to read each of the project areas as exhibits, and guidelines may have changed. The fairbook can be found at: http://go.unl.edu/fairbook.

News & Views Saline County

News & Views Saline County

Livestock and Rabbit ID Forms Due by June 15th Livestock or rabbits for County Fair, State Fair or Ak- Sar-Ben, we must have your ID forms in our office no later than June 15th. We already have market beef on file from the January weigh day. Refer to the information in this newsletter to ID guidelines for each species and what type of identification you need for your animals. There are different tags for County Fair animals and those planning to exhibit at State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben, you will need to know what your exhibition plans are before obtaining tags from our office. LATE FEES WILL BE ASSESSED IF YOU ARE LATE! IF LATE WITH ID’S FOR STATE FAIR OR AK-SAR-BEN NOMINATED ANIMALS, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXHIBIT THESE ANIMALS. Swine Who May Be Exhibited at BOTH County Fair and State Fair Any swine which may be shown at County Fair and State Fair are required to submit a County Only ID card with ear notches AND a DNA sample, and EID tag for State Fair.

Clover Kid Livestock/Rabbit ID Forms - Due June 15th or Before Clover Kids enrolled as 4-H members in clubs, as independent members or in the Afterschool program who plan to exhibit an animal (rabbit, sheep, swine, goat or bucket calf) in an Open Class show MUST complete the appropriate ID form and submit to the Extension Office by the June 15th deadline to be eligible to exhibit animals. Rabbits should have a tattoo & other livestock should have the appropriate 4-H ID tag. Tags can be purchased from the Extension Office.

NEW County Fair Entry Procedures and Deadlines We will be offering two methods for submitting your 4-H & FFA County Fair entries:

▪ Preferred method - will be an online entry

procedure using a user friendly website. The website is: http://salineco.fairwire.com/ and will open for entries June 12. Refer to the enclosed instructions. OR

▪ Paper entry forms as in the past if you cannot make online entries.

Note earlier deadline below! You will need to choose ONE method of entry. There will be no cost to the exhibitor for submitting online entries and we are encouraging you to utilize this method if possible. However, we are asking you to be mindful and realistic in making entries and to only enter exhibits you know you will complete in time for the fair as we are limited to the number of entries we can make online. Entry deadlines will be as follows: Paper Forms are due: Monday, June 26th by 5 p.m. at the Extension Office. This includes static, clothing, fashion, and all 4-H/FFA/Open Class animals. Online Entries will be due: Wednesday, July 5th by 5 p.m. This includes static, clothing, fashion, and all 4-H & FFA animals. You will be able to print a copy of your online entries. Open Class entries of any type will not be accepted online. Late fees outlined in this newsletter will apply.

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NEW - Premise ID Requirement For State Fair Exhibitors of 4-H and FFA market beef, goats, sheep, and swine that carry an EID tag will be required to submit a Premise ID number obtained through the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Exhibitors will not be allowed to exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair without a Premise ID being supplied to the Extension Office. As is the past ALL Market Swine exhibitors must have a Premise ID on file to exhibit at County Fair also. The Premise ID should be obtained for the physical location of where the animals are located/housed. If the location is different than where the exhibitors live, such as a grandparent, neighbor, etc., the Premise ID needs to be obtained for the address of where the animals are located. If the animals are housed in multiple locations, a Premise ID must be obtained for each location. The Premise ID(s) will apply to more than one youth if there are multiple exhibitors housing livestock at the same location. No need to apply for a Premise ID for each youth family member. If you received a Premise ID previously, you can verify a Premise ID by calling 402-471-2351. What you need to do:

• Please read the flyer at http://go.unl.edu/ premiseid and follow the “Steps For Obtaining Premise ID” to apply for a Premise ID. • Send a copy of the letter you receive by June 15

or

• If you do not have access to your letter but know your Premise ID number(s) please complete the form at http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/

saline/PDFFiles/4-H/PREMISE%20ID.pdf and send to our office by June 15. More information can be found at: http://ow.ly/fhdS3094JtQ

Horse Levels Testing Must Be Complete By July 1 In order to compete at the county fair, 4-H’ers must have completed level 1. Those needing to complete Level 1 must have all components completed by July 1st and a copy of your levels completion from your book in our office by July 1. Riding tests can only be administered by a certified examiner. A d v a n c e m e n t l e v e l s information can be found at: http://4h.unl.edu/horse/advancement Call our office if you have any questions.

* 4-H Livestock News *

Quality Assurance—For All Livestock Exhibitors—Deadline is JUNE 15TH! Each year 4-H (8 and older) and FFA youth are REQUIRED to complete Quality Assurance if you want to exhibit breeding beef, market beef, feeder calf, cow-calf, bucket calf, market goat, breeding goat, market sheep, breeding sheep, market swine, poultry, or rabbits at the County Fair, State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben.

Failure to complete this requirement will make you ineligible to exhibit your animals. It is your responsibility to complete this

requirement by the deadline if you want to exhibit your livestock projects.

This is a transition year from the LQA site to the YQCA site. Your options are: • NEW members who have never taken QA before will use the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) site at: yqca.learngrow.io You will use your FAMILY 4HOnline login and password information (login and password your family uses to enroll in 4-H) to access the courses for the ACTIVE youth in your family. Only ACTIVE members will show in the drop down menu for access to the course. Registration questions with YQCA should be directed to help@yqca.org. There will not be local support for the YQCA program. There is a button for families that have forgotten their 4HOnline password. We do not have access to your passwords. A help sheet can be found at: http://go.unl.edu/helpforyqca. Once complete, you need to print the ONE certificate and bring it to the Extension Office by the June 15th deadline. You can no longer work ahead as in the past.

• Members who used the LQA site in the past may continue to do so for this year ONLY if you paid the course fee prior to March 31st. If you

did not pay prior to March 31st, you will then need to use the NEW YQCA site. Youth need to print off their 3 certificates for the 3 modules

they have completed and bring them to the Extension Office by the June 15th deadline. LQA (old site) instructions can be found at:

http://go.unl.edu/lqainstructions. If you completed your 3 modules but have not sent us your certificates, please do so ASAP!

• Intermediate (ages 12-14) & Senior (ages 15-18) can test out with a written test. Call our office to arrange a date to test. Studying is

recommended prior to testing. All testing must be complete by the June 15th deadline.

If you are unsure of your QA status, please call us BEFORE the deadline.

4-H & FFA Animal Eligibility Rule & Clarifications The deadline to ID, Tag and DNA your 4-H or FFA animals is June 15th with all forms & DNA envelopes at the Extension Office no later that June 15th. Points to keep in mind: * No one animal can be shown at two county fairs. Ex: If a market beef is shown at Saline County, the same animal CANNOT be shown in Gage county. THIS APPLIES TO ALL SPECIES! * The deadline to enter animals for the State Fair is August 10th. This is when you designate if an animal will show in the 4-H or FFA division. * Once you designate you CANNOT change. Ex: If you designated a market sheep as FFA, that animal CANNOT be shown at Ak-Sar-Ben as a 4-H animal. * If you enter a 4-H animal at the State Fair but do not show the animal or bring the animal, you CAN NOT enter that animal at Ak-Sar-Ben.

* County Fair Information *

2017 Saline County Fair The fair is scheduled for Tuesday, July 18th to Sunday, July 23rd. Read the fairbook or visit our website for your area of interest. It is your responsibility to read what is required of you in each project area or if there are any changes or additions. Be sure to check the schedule as some show times have changed from last year. The fair theme is “Nebraska 150”.

Changes To County Fair Entry & Release Times Entry of 4-H Static Exhibits: Tuesday, July 18 - 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entry of Open Class Static Exhibits: Monday, July 17 - 4-7 p.m. or Tuesday, July 18 - 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. NOTE: Entry times listed in Open Class section are incorrect. Release of Static and Livestock Exhibits: All static exhibits will be released on Sunday, July 23 at 1:30 p.m. and livestock will be released AFTER the conclusion of Premium Auction.

Clothing & Fashion Revue Judging A letter with information and entry instructions was mailed to all those enrolled in clothing, Beyond The Needle, Crochet, Knitting, and Shopping In Style projects. Refer to entry deadlines in the letter. PLEASE NOTE: All Fashion entries will be judged on Tuesday, July 18 beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Exhibition Building on the fairgrounds in Crete. Scheduled times will be mailed to those who make fashion show entries. The public fashion show will be Thursday, July 20th at 6:30 p.m. We must have your narrative for the fashion show in our office by July 12th or you will not

participate. Links are provided in the online entry system for completing and submitting your narrative(s) or you can d o w n l o a d t h e f o r m s a t : Constructed, Beyond The Needle, Crochet & Knitting: http://go.unl.edu/

fashionshownarrativeform

Shopping In Style: http://go.unl.edu/shoppinginstyleformonline

POULTRY Exhibitors - County Fair Entries We will not be using the pre-entry cards this year. You will need to enter your birds using the online entry website or via paper form by the designated deadlines. Please refer to the list of breed standards/characteristics and sex and age guidelines to help you decide what classes to enter your birds in at: http://go.unl.edu/poultrybreedsclassification You can note changes in the notebook in the poultry barn as in the past by the stated deadline.

Interview Judging of Static Exhibits You may interview judge one item in each area (Clover Kids, Home Environment, Foods, General, Horticulture, Photography, Quilt Quest, Clothing Construction & Beyond The Needle) beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18. If you bring in your entries before that time please tell those taking the exhibits you wish to interview judge them and ask for an assigned interview time.

Clover Kid County Fair Entry Procedures All Clover Kids will be required to complete fair entries online or via paper form by the stated deadlines. We are encouraging online entries. Refer to the enclosed fair online entry instructions or you can pick up the form at our office or download the form at: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/saline/county-fair-entry-forms/

DON’T BE LATE AS LATE FEES WILL APPLY!

Clover Kid/Pee Wee Showmanship Clover Kids/Pee Wee youth ages 5-7 will have the opportunity to participate in a Showmanship Show on Friday, July 21st. Small Animal showmanship (rabbit, poultry, pets, cats) will be in the 4-H Exhibition building at approximately 6 p.m. following 4-H Cat show. Youth with larger animals (bucket calves, sheep, goats and swine) will participate at approximately 7 p.m. in the show arena. These will be non-competitive exhibitions, with the goal of allowing the Clover Kid and Pee Wee youth the opportunity to experience showing an animal as an introduction to 4-H. Clover Kids may show their own animal if present at the fair and being shown in open class or shared with a sibling. Pee Wee youth are responsible for securing the use of an animal already at the fair. We would prefer that you do not bring an animal from home for PeeWee showmanship of bucket calves, sheep, goats, and swine.

Mark Your Calendars! County Fair Shows Horse Show - Wednesday, July 19th, 8 a.m. Goat Show - Thursday, July 20th, 8 a.m. Sheep Show - Thursday, July 20th, approx. 10 a.m. *Poultry Show - Thursday, July 20th, 11 a.m. Swine Show - Friday, July 21st, 8 a.m. *Rabbit Show - Friday, July 21st, 11 a.m. Cat/Dog/Small Animal Show-Friday, July 21st, 4 p.m. Beef Show - Saturday, July 22nd, 8 a.m. *Note day and time change from last year.

How To Prepare Photographs for Exhibit Each year we get several questions about preparing photography exhibits for the County Fair. We have developed a publication to answer these questions to help you exhibit your best possible photography exhibits. T h e p u b l i c a t i o n i n c l u d e s information on Photo Showcase exhibits (previously called Photo Journals), Picture Displays, and how to mat exhibits prints with a “sandwich” matting process. The publication can be found online at: http://ow.ly/10gPlq or at our office. Data tags for your photography entries can be picked up at our office or printed online at: http://ow.ly/ZbczC

* County Fair Information *

Jr. Fair Helpers We would like to have a Jr. Superintendent for each specie/department. The Jr. Superintendent (13-18) would work on ribbon entry on an I-pad. If interested give us a call. No experience needed. Jr. Superintendent applicants in livestock areas may not want to be showing the specie they sign up for. Ribbon and trophy helpers (age 12 & older) are also needed for the livestock shows. Volunteer with a friend or while watching someone you know exhibit their livestock. These are great opportunities to add volunteerism to your 4-H Career Portfolio.

County Fair Volunteers Needed With County Fair just a few months away, we are seeking volunteers to help with various contests, shows, etc. We need help with entry day and judging day (Tuesday) and release of exhibits (Sunday). When you receive a mailing or email from our office about volunteering, please consider helping out. Adults (parents, grandparents) and 4-H members (12 years old or older) are encouraged to be part of the upcoming contest, pre-fair events, County Fair, activities & livestock shows and the Premium Auction. We need LOTS of volunteers to make the fair successful and enjoyable for everyone involved. Please call our office or email one of our staff members if you can volunteer your time for a day, half a day, or even just a couple of hours. All help is greatly appreciated. We know you want to help your children while at fair but if you could volunteer for a few hours, we would appreciate it. Fair is a big event for just 5 staff members to pull off successfully!

Scoresheets For Your Projects Be sure to check out the scoresheets for each area you are exhibiting in for static entries. The scoresheets will help you know what judges are looking for and what they will be judging on your exhibits. You may not find a scoresheet for all your exhibits but most will have one listed. You will find them at: http://4h.unl.edu/fairbook/scoresheets-forms. You can then view, download and print for your reference. If you are looking for one and can’t find it, give us a call.

4-H Family and Clover Kid Handbooks

Please take a look through the Saline County 4-H Handbook and Clover Kid Handbooks posted on our 4-H page. This guide has been developed to help 4-H families become familiar with what is expected of them and includes information about the 4-H enrollment process all the way through making county fair entries, information on submitting a Career Portfolio and MUCH MORE. You can find the 4-H Handbook at: http://go.unl.edu/4hsalinehandbook or the Clover Kid Handbook at: http://go.unl.edu/4hsalinecloverkidhandbook

Beef Fitting Area For County Fair The Ag Society is making attempts to have fitting space for everyone within the confines of the livestock area. All beef will need to remain in the designated fitting area. Any animals attempting to enter from outside the area after 7:30 a.m. on show day will be ineligible to show. They may exit after completion of the beef show. Beef Blow & Show Rules - County Fair & State Fair The County Fair and State Fair Beef shows are both Blow and Show. Beef exhibitors will be allowed only to wash (shampoo), blowout or comb their animals for the show. a) beef animals will be shown free of any adhesive, glue, paint, or powder products. b) any compounds with adhesive qualities that cannot be combed or brushed through or alter the color of the animal are forbidden. These include, but are not limited to commonly used adhesives and colorants such as Prime Time, EZ Comb, Tail Adhesive, Ultra White Touch Up, Black Touch Up, Black Finisher and black show foam. c) alcohol, water, oil, foam or any water or alcohol-based products with no adhesive or glue qualities, or artificial colorings are permitted. These include conditioners and commonly used sprays such as Kleen Sheen, Revive, Final Bloom and white show foam. County Fair Beef animals that violate these rules will not be eligible for trophy and are dropped one live score ribbon placing. All calves WILL be checked by show personnel prior to entering the ring. The State Fair policy on fitting violations has not been made public at this time.

Canned Food Drive About $200 was raised for local backpack programs by 4-H in Saline County in May and now. . . Saline County 4-H Council wishes to continue with our “Make a Difference” theme. The Council wants to do a canned food drive in our communities wrapping up with a display at the County Fair. We want 4-H’ers to be involved in their communities. Our office will make labels for paper bags with the

information of the pick up date your club would like to set. Clubs select a day to distribute the bags in their communities and then another date to collect them. Clubs can bring items to the Extension Office when you are done collecting. We plan to display the collected

cans at the fair in the Ag Hall and then donate the items to the food bank/pantry in Saline County. Together we can “Make a Difference” in Saline County. So plan your collection and bring items to the fair.

Take the 4-H Family &

Consumer Science Quiz

The 2017 4-H Family and Consumer

Sciences Quiz is ready to use. This quiz,

based on FCS subject matter, is designed for

8-12 year olds (Older 4-H'ers are welcome to

participate; however, the questions are

designed for 8-12 year olds). The intent of

this contest is to engage young people

interested in family and consumer sciences in

a challenging educational experience. Youth

can study for the quiz by reading and

reviewing FCS related Nebraska 4-H

curriculum and National 4-H

curriculum. This quiz is available as paper

copy, and youth can take the quiz and receive

an immediate score from extension staff until

July 7th. Participants receive ribbons based

upon their quiz score. Contact our office if

you wish to participate.

Progressive Agriculture Safety Day Make plans to attend the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day for Kids on Thursday, June 22, 2017. The event is held at Maranatha, 515 East 1st Street (Old Armory), Crete, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration/check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. To register or for more information, contact Bunge M i l l i n g a t ( 4 0 2 ) 8 2 6 - 2 1 1 3 o r sherry.tyser@bunge.com; Julie O’Brien at (402) 826-8023 or julie.obrien@bunge.com; or in person at Bunge (1405 Norman Ave., Crete). Participants receive lunch, snacks, T-shirt and take home bag.

Nebraska 4-H Email Newsletter Nebraska 4-H Youth Development and the Nebraska 4-H Foundation are excited to announce

the launch of a monthly Nebraska 4-H email newsletter that will be distributed to 4-H families, volunteers, donors, alumni, and those interested in learning more about Nebraska 4-H. Distr ibution of the dig ita l

newsletter will begin in June and will include featured programs, news, social media highlights, and other timely information. The creation of the statewide newsletter will provide an opportunity for Nebraska 4-H to stay connected to 4-H alumni who are sharing their contact information through the Raise Your Hand campaign http://4-h.org/raise-your-hand Others interested in receiving the monthly newsletter may subscribe using the sign up form available at: http://4h.unl.edu/newsletter

Looking For Your Career Portfolio?

We still have Career Portfolios at our office needing to be picked up. Please check with your leader first to make sure they have not picked yours up before coming into our office. September 18 Deadline for Career Portfolio and Collecting Your Premium Money Saline County Ag. Society and 4-H Council are requiring the Career Portfolio be updated and turned in to the Extension Office by September 18th to receive a premium check for your fair entries. No checks will be

issued for Career Portfolios turned in after September 18th. FFA members will also have to complete the appropriate records. The 4-H Career Portfolio can be d o w n l o a d e d a t :

http://4h.unl.edu/careerportfolio scroll down to NE4H9000 and download the doc file. CD’s are available at our office for a cost of $1.00 plus tax.

Progress Shows & Other Educational Events Please visit the 4-H page of our website under Animal Science, then “Progress Shows, Clinics & Events” as we have added links to progress shows, livestock judging contests, and other educational opportunities for youth. New information is added as it becomes available to us, so check the page often.

Anytime Learning Clubs or members looking to continue your learning throughout the year don’t forget about our Learning Laboratory kits. These are great tools covering many aspects of the specie of your choice. We have Beef, Dog, Goat, Swine, Dairy, Horse, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep Labs in addition to Plant ID and Lawn Care. We share these Learning Labs with Gage county so give us a call a few weeks before you need it so we can reserve it for you.

Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show Moves To Grand Island Fonner Park, NE State Fair Park in Grand Island will be the NEW location for both the Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Horse Show and Stock Show.

The 2017 dates are Sept. 23-24 for the Horse Show and

Sept. 28-Oct. 1 for the Stock Show.

Youth must be 10 years of age and older on Jan. 1st to

enter. Horse exhibitors must be 12 years of age or older

on Jan 1st to enter. Ak-Sar-Ben is a 4-H show only. FFA

entries are not accepted. Watch our newsletter for more

information and entry deadline.

New in 2017: Official swine identification will be EID

tags or Ear Notches AND DNA. New online entry system.

Families will be making their own entries. Watch for more

information.

State Fair Animal Entries Due Online By Aug. 10th Families will again be responsible for making their own State Fair animal entries online. Youth MUST be 10 years of age on Jan. 1st to exhibit animals at the State Fair. When we receive more information and the web address for making the entries we will pass this information along to you. The deadline for getting entries made on the website is Thursday, Aug. 10th by 5 p.m. At this time you will designate each animal 4-H or FFA. Keep in mind if you designate an animal FFA and want to show at Ak-Sar-Ben which is a 4-H only show, you CANNOT change an FFA animal back to 4-H. Keep in mind that this rule applies to animals entered at the State Fair even if they are not shown at State Fair. Databases will be cross referenced with State Fair records. Entries not made by this deadline will not be accepted. When the entry website goes live, we will post on our website and send an email. State Fairbook The State Fairbook can be found online at: http://4h.unl.edu/nebraska-state-fair State Fair Schedule of Events A tentative schedule for 4-H events and livestock shows can be found at: http://www.statefair.org/ 4-H/FFA Animal & Livestock State Fair Schedule A complete schedule of all 4-H & FFA animal and livestock events can be found at: http://go.unl.edu/2017statefairlivestockschedule - Subject to change. BVD Test Required For All State Fair Beef Beef exhibitors MUST have their beef tested for Bovine Virus Diarrhea (BVD). Please read the health requirements on our 4-H web page, under State Fair at: http://go.unl.edu/2017animalhealthrequirements

State Fair Tickets Orders Are Due August 1st Advance discount tickets may be ordered through the Extension Office for $5.00 per ticket per day. NOTICE- There will not be any free tickets for exhibitor parents, you will need to order any gate entrance tickets that you will need. Animal exhibitors will be given an exhibitor badge (State Fair Pin). This is your pass for all 11 days. Tickets must be ordered and paid for by Tuesday, Aug. 1st. Tickets may be picked up at our office beginning Thursday, August 24th. Payment must be received before the tickets will be ordered. State Fair dates are August 25 to September 4. NOTE:

These tickets will not be in your State Fair exhibitor packet at check-in. You need to get them from our office before you need them. These tickets are for 4-H’ers and their immediate family only and should not be ordered for friends, extended family, etc. Ticket orders are being limited to 15 tickets per order.

* State Fair Exhibitor Information*

State Fair Livestock Entry Fees

Entry Fee Bedding Fee Drug Testing Fee Total Fee

Breeding Beef $18 $15 NA $33

Market Beef $18 $15 $3 $36

Dairy $10 $15 NA $25

Breeding Sheep $5 $5 NA $10

Market Sheep $5 $5 $3 $13

Breeding Meat

Goat $5 $5 NA $10

Market Meat Goat $5 $5 $3 $13

Market Swine $5 $5 $3 $13

2017 Saline County 4-H Calendar

Day Date Event or Deadline Location Time

June

Tuesday 6 Camp Renegade Registration Deadline Extension Office 5 p.m.

Saturday 10 Saline Co. Goat & Sheep Progress Show Crete, Fairgrounds

Monday 12 Online Fair Entry Website Opens Online

Tuesday-Wed. 13-14 Camp Renegade Camp Jefferson, Fairbury 9:30-10:15 a.m. arrival (13th)

3:30-4 p.m. depart (14th)

Thursday 15 Livestock, Poultry & Rabbit ID’s Due

& DNA For State Fair/Ak-Sar-Ben Extension Office 5 p.m.

Thursday 15 Quality Assurance MUST be complete Extension Office 5 p.m.

Tuesday 20 District Horse Show Lancaster Event Center 8 a.m. - check in

Monday 26

Paper forms due for

County Fair Entries (Static & Animals)

& Open Class Animals

Extension Office 5 p.m.

Monday-Tuesday 26-27 PASE & Life Challenge UNL East Campus

July

Tuesday 4 Office Closed - Holiday 4th of July

Wednesday 5 Online County Fair Entries Due

(Static & Animals) Online By 5 p.m. - site will close

Sunday-Thursday 16-20 State 4-H Horse Show Fonner Park, Grand Island

Tuesday 11 Pre-Fair Clean Up Tuxedo Park, Crete 6 p.m.

Monday 17 Junior Trapshoot & Open Trapshoot Izaak Walton Cabin

Tuxedo Park, Crete 6 p.m.

Tuesday-Sunday 18-23 Saline County Fair Tuxedo Park, Crete

Tuesday 18 4-H & FFA Static Entry Day Exh. Building, Crete 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

August

Tuesday 1 State Fair Ticket Order Due Extension Office 5 p.m.

Saturday 12 Ribfest Exh. Building, Crete 6 p.m.

Sunday 20 4-H & Open Archery Contests Lakebed, Fairgrounds,

Crete

9 a.m. - Open

2 p.m. - 4-H

25-Sept. 4 Nebraska State Fair Grand Island

September

Monday 18 Career Portfolio & FFA Recordbooks

Due Extension Office 5 p.m.

Market animals: Both 4-H & FFA will be using EID tags and DNA for all market beef, market goats, market sheep, and market swine exhibited at the State Fair. NOTE: Ak-Sar-Ben will allow ear notches or EID tags for swine in addition to DNA. State Fair Swine is EID tag & DNA. County Fair swine will still need to be ear notched. If you have Swine that you submit DNA on and plan to show these pigs at County Fair, you MUST also complete a County Only Card (double ID) these pigs as the method for County Fair Swine ID is ear notches only. The cost of the EID tag will be $2 per tag. The cost of DNA samples will be $6 per DNA sample. Breeding animals: Animals exhibited at the State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben will need to have a Breeding nomination card completed and on file at the Extension Office by June 15th. Breeding heifers will require a tattoo (4-H & FFA). Breeding sheep and goats will require a Scrapie tag for commercial animals and Scrapie tag & number matching registration papers for purebred animals. Please refer to the chart below and at this link: http://go.unl.edu/2017animalidentificationguidelines More information and form of animal identification can be found at: http://go.unl.edu/animalidentification Youth will have until Aug. 10 (State Fair online entry deadline) to declare if a particular animal will show as 4-H or FFA. However, once you declare an organization at State Fair, you may not switch for Ak-Sar-Ben (4-H show only). You will need to pick up the DNA sample envelopes and tags from our office. COUNTY FAIR - (ANIMALS SHOWN AT COUNTY FAIR ONLY) - Will use the County ONLY paperwork. WHETHER YOU SHOW AT COUNTY FAIR, STATE FAIR OR AK-SAR-BEN, YOUR ANIMALS MUST HAVE ID PAPERWORK/DNA ON FILE AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE NO LATER THAN JUNE 15TH. STATE FAIR AND AK-SAR-BEN ANIMALS MUST HAVE PREMISE ID ON FILE ALSO.

Livestock Identification For 2017

Don’t wait until the last minute to make your animal identifications. You will need to plan ahead. Will animals be shown at County Fair only, State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben?

Identification documents are different for State Fair/Ak-Sar-Ben so you will need to know BEFORE you come to the office to get tags.

4-H & FFA License Plates

Take your support of “Making the Best Better” and “Learning to Do” wherever you go with the new license

plates showcasing Nebraska 4-H and Nebraska FFA! The Nebraska 4-H Foundation and Nebraska FFA

Association in cooperation with the Nebraska FFA Alumni, have teamed up to create the first ever license

plate supporting the two largest youth organizations in

Nebraska. Similar to other organizational specialty license

plates, there must be 250 applications received before the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles will begin

issuing this organizational plate. Order yours today by

f i l l i ng ou t t he app l i ca t i on f o rm a t http://ne4hfoundation.org and mailing it along with the

$70 fee to the Nebraska 4-H Foundation. Be one of the first 4-H and FFA license plate owners

and show the world you are an advocate of these outstanding youth organizations. Show your support of

using your “Head, Heart, Hands and Health” to

promote “Premier Leadership, Personal

Growth and Career Success.”

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Nebraska Extension is a Division of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cooperating with Counties and United States Department of Agriculture.

Nebraska Extension educational programs abides with the nondiscrimination policies of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the United States Department of Agriculture.

Nebraska Extension Youth Development - Saline County 306 W 3rd Street, P.O. Box 978, Wilber NE 68465 • Phone: (402) 821-2151; Fax (402) 821-3398

Website: www.saline.unl.edu • Email: saline-county@unl.edu

Visit us on the web at: www.saline.unl.edu

Dates to Remember

June 15 Livestock & Rabbits ID’s Due

Market Goat, Market Sheep & Market Swine DNA Due

June 15

Quality Assurance must be complete with certification in our office

June 26

County Fair entries due if using paper forms

July 5 Online entries due for County Fair exhibits

by midnight