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Livestock Identification Forms

4-H Scholarships

Youth Project Loans

Leaders Training

Swine Exhibitor News

Fair Queen Contestant Information

Clothing Event/Communication Event

Youth Council

The Way We Live Award

Project Updates

4-H Calendar

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Livestock Identification Forms

All animals coming to the Appanoose County Fair MUST be recorded on an

identification sheet by 5:00pm on May 16th, 2016!

All animals going to the Iowa State Fair MUST be recorded in 4-H online! This must be

completed by 11:59pm on May 15th, 2016! This is a Sunday, so please don’t wait to

get your information entered! If you need help, no one would be available during the

weekend!

This includes Market Beef (taken care of at weigh-ins), Breeding Beef, Cow/Calf, Bucket/

Bottle Calves, Bucket/Bottle Lambs, Horses, Market Sheep (taken care of at weigh-ins),

Breeding Sheep, Swine, Dairy Cows, Dairy and Meat Goats, Poultry, Rabbits, Dogs, Cats,

etc. IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE YOUR ID SHEETS IN THE MAIL, PLEASE COME INTO THE

OFFICE TO PICK THEM UP!

Pre-Entry dates are June 29th, 30th and July 1st. No Pre-Entry will be done before June

15th, 2016. No late fees or entries apply after the last day of the Pre-Entry Deadline.

All livestock and pets MUST be pre-entered by 5:00pm on July 1st, 2016.

You will need to come into the office, let us know which classes you are showing each

animal in, and pay the $5.00 per animal/pen stall fee; horse stall fees are $20.00. Both

rabbit and poultry require a $5.00 per species stall fee, not per animal. No stall fees are

required for dog, cat or pets because they are not stalled on the fairgrounds. Bring your

registration papers or other information that was not included with your livestock ID

forms.

APPANOOSE COUNTY MAY NEWSLETTER

COURTNEY CHAPMAN APPANOOSE COUNTY EXTENSION County Youth Coordinator cchapman@iastate.edu 641-856-3885

APPANOOSE COUNTY EXTENSION

Let us remember and be thankful on this Memorial

Day…

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to

something bigger than oneself.”

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

AND LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS.

LOCAL 4-H NEWS

Appanoose County 4-H Scholarships

Youth Project Loans from FSA

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm

Service Agency, FSA, makes operating loans to indi-

vidual rural youth, ages 10-20, to establish and oper-

ate income producing projects. These projects must

be of modest size and be initiated, developed and

carried out by rural youth participating in 4-H or FFA.

Each project must be part of an organized and super-

vised, program of work. It must be planned and

operated with the assistance of the youth’s parents

and organization leader or advisor, produce

sufficient income to repay the loan and provide the

youth with practical business and educational experi-

ence. These loans can finance nearly any kind of

agricultural income producing project with an annual

or term repayment plan, depending on the specific

project. Maximum loan amount is $5000 per

individual. The interest rate changes periodically,

but once the loan is closed, the rate will not change.

If you would like further information, please contact

the Monroe County FSA Office at 641-932-7134.

Leaders Training Swine Exhibitor News

The next leader's training for Appanoose County will

be held on Monday, May 2nd, 2016, at 6:30pm.

Please plan to attend if you are a leader—this is our

one required training being offered this year!

Brenda Spurgeon will be facilitating the training.

After Brenda’s portion is complete, we will go over

fair work schedules. Please be here for this meeting

as this is the time to represent your club as these

decisions are being made.

Make sure your tags are in by the May 15th dead-

line! If your hogs are not tagged when they come to

the Fair, they will be disqualified from show!

If you are showing Swine at the Iowa State Fair,

please contact me for more information by May 6th!

LOCAL 4-H NEWS

LOCAL 4-H NEWS

Are you a senior with an up to date record book?

Consider applying for one of our local 4-H

Scholarships. If you have not received an

application, please be sure to come into the Exten-

sion Office to pick those up! These are a great

opportunity!

Contact the Extension Office if you have any ques-

tions about these scholarships!

Applications/Essays for the Alfred Bauman and Davis

and Anna Louise Burgher Memorial Scholarship are

due May 16, 2016.

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.

Appanoose County Fair Queen Contestants

Clothing Event Communication Event

Youth Council 2016 The Way We Live

LOCAL 4-H NEWS

LOCAL 4-H NEWS

LOCAL 4-H NEWS

The Appanoose County Clothing Event, Fashion Revue,

Clothing Selection and the $15.00 Challenge, has been

scheduled for Thursday, July 14, 2016. The event will be

held at the Appanoose County Fairgrounds. The schedule

will be as follows:

Seniors: 8:00am

Intermediate: 9:30am

Juniors: 1:00pm

If you have any questions about this event, check out our

website or give us a call!

The 2016 Communications Event will be held on Tuesday,

July 12, 2016 at 9:00am.

The Communications Event consists of the Educational

Presentation, Working Exhibit, Share the Fun and

Extemporaneous Speaking.

The event will be held at the First United Methodist

Church in Centerville.

As always, please call the office at 641-856-3885 if you

have questions!

The next Youth Council meeting will be on Monday, May

16, 2016, at 6:00pm. We will be meeting at the Extension

Office. This meeting is VERY important! We will be setting

our fair schedules and signing up for shows at this

meeting! Remember, the Fair is a big event and will take

everyone’s help to run smoothly! We are hoping to add

some fun things this year, so please plan to attend the

meeting and give your input!

The Iowa State Fair is searching for SIX farm families to

highlight during the Iowa State Fair. These families

exemplify farm values derived from hard work and a love

for the occupation of farming. Selected families must

show dedication to animal agriculture in their daily lives

and in the lives of their family members! To learn more,

or enter, please visit: http://www.iowastatefair.org/

participate/way-we-live-award/

Contestants must be 16 to 21 years old as of August

11, 2016. Contestants must be an active member of

at least one worthwhile organization and be a

resident of Appanoose County. Participants must be

present for the photo session, able to preside over

the 2016 Appanoose County Fair, and represent

Appanoose County at the State Fair,

August 9-13, in order to be eligible. Deadline for en-

tering is June 1. For more information, contact Jara

Cassady at 641-777-1932 or Judi Lawson at 641-777-

0213. Applications may be picked up at the Exten-

sion Office or Iowa Trust and Savings Bank in Center-

ville.

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

IMPORTANT REMINDERS 2016 REGIONAL JUNIOR TRIP

Appanoose County Fair

July 18-23, 2016

Iowa State Fair

August 11-21, 2016

2016 Price List:

CloverKids T-Shirts: $5.00

4-H T-Shirts: $7.00

Armbands: $3.00

This year's Region 19 Intermediate Trip

has now been set! This "Mystery" trip is

full of fun stops and keeps you guessing

on where you will be headed next! As

with other trip fee's, the Appanoose

County 4-H Foundation will be paying half

of the $100 fee, so that means this trip

will only cost you, as an Appanoose

County 4-H member, $50! Check out the

flyer on facebook or our website to find

out more! If you would like to reserve

your spot, please bring your completed

registration form and $50 into the

Appanoose County Extension Office as

soon as possible!

The 2016 Region 19 Junior Trip has been planned for

August 2nd-3rd, 2016! This year the trip participants

will be headed to Kansas City for their overnight trip!

The first stop will be at the Museum at Prairie Fire,

where we will get the inside story of the Brain, pre-

sented by the Museum of Natural History, visit the

other exhibits and spend time in the Discovery

Room! After stopping for pizza, we will then head to

the Kansas city Zoo for our Overnight Elephant

Extravaganza! We will then head home the next day

after exploring the zoo! Don’t miss out on this

awesome trip if you are in 4th-6th grade! Spots

are limited. To reserve your spot, please bring

your registration form and payment into the

Extension Office as soon as possible! The cost of

the trip is $110.00, however, the Appanoose

County 4-H Foundation will pay 1/2 of your fee if

you are enrolled in 4-H! Your cost for this great

trip is only $55.00 if you are an Appanoose Coun-

ty 4-H member! Registration forms can be found

on our website, Facebook page or here at the

office!

Project Updates HORSE PROJECT MEETINGS DOG PROJECT MEETINGS BUCKET/BOTTLE CALVES & LAMBS

Staci Climie will be holding Dog

Project meetings again this

year. These meetings are not

mandatory, but a great way to

prepare for showing your dog

at the County Fair! Dog Project

Meetings will begin on

Thursday, May 26th, at

6:30pm. These meetings will

continue weekly until the week

before Fair! Meetings will be

held at the Fairgrounds.

The Horse Project will begin

meeting weekly on Tuesday,

May 10th, 2016! Meetings will

begin at 6:30pm at the Fair-

grounds. These meetings will

be held weekly up until the

week before Fair! These

meetings are not mandatory,

but strongly encouraged to

help you on show day!

Calves must be born between January

1st and May 16th of 2016 and must

be purchased AND in the possession

of the member within 2 weeks of

birth.

Bottle lambs must be in your posses-

sion within 13 days after birth. If

lambs are still intact, they need to

have scrapie tags.

The bottle lamb class will have the

same guidelines as the Bucket/Bottle

Calf class.

Project Updates 2016 REGIONAL INTERMEDIATE TRIP

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JUNE JULY MAY

1st—Last Pre-Entry Day for

Appanoose County or Iowa State Fair

4th—Independence Day/Office

Closed

10th—Carcass Weigh-In at 7:00pm at

the Sale Barn

11th-14th—Fair Grounds Clean Up

12th—Communications Event

beginning at 9:00am at the First

United Methodist Church

14th—Clothing Event beginning at

8:00am at the Appanoose County

Fairgrounds

18th—FAIR (Weigh-Ins, Exhibit Building Judging,

CloverKids Pet Show, Dog Show)

19th—FAIR (Swine Show, Bucket Bottle Calf

Judging/Show, CloverKids Exhibits, Dairy Show, Goat

Show)

20th—FAIR (Beef Show, Bucket Bottle Plus 1

Show, Halter Cow/Calf Show, Bucket Bottle Lamb

Interviews, Rabbit Show, Fashion Revue/Clothing

Selection Stage Show)

21st—FAIR (Sheep Show, Cat Show, Poultry

Show, Timed Horse Show)

22nd—FAIR (Horse Show, Production Cow/Calf

Show, Overall Showmanship)

23rd—FAIR (Livestock Auction)

1st—Extension Council Meeting at

7:00pm at the Extension Office

1st - Regional Junior Trip Registration

Forms Due

1st - Opening of State Fair Online

Entry

15th—Pre-Entry begins

You may come in anytime between

now and July 1st to do your pre-

entry!

19th—Father’s Day

20th—Youth Council Meeting at

6:00pm at the Extension Office

29th—Pre Entry from 8:00am-

12:00pm and 1:00pm-5:00pm at the

Extension Office

30th—Pre Entry from 8:00am-

12:00pm and 1:00pm-5:00pm at the

Extension Office

Remember—If you are showing any livestock at

the Appanoose County Fair or Iowa State Fair

(excluding horse, dog and cat) you MUST be

FSQA certified. It is not too late for

Intermediates and seniors to come in and test,

but it must be done by July 1!

2nd—Annual Leaders Meeting/

Training at 6:30pm at the Extension

Office

4th—Extension Council Meeting at

7pm at the Extension Office

8th—Mothers Day

15th—Any animal you are planning

to take to the Iowa State Fair must

be identified in 4-H Online!

16th—Youth Council meeting at 6pm

at the Extension Office

16th—Livestock Identification Forms

due to the Extension Office

30th—Memorial Day

30th—Office Closed

Calendar