Jill Andrew-Richards Agriculture & Natural Resource/4-H

Youth Development jmrichards@purdue.edu

Shannon Chipman

County Extension Director Health & Human Sciences/4-H Youth

Development chipmans@purdue.edu

Trenna Jossart,

Family Nutrition Program Assistant tjossart@purdue.edu

Alyssa Devers Office Manager

cook308@purdue.edu

Office Hours M-F 9:00 - 4:00

412 Main Street Rising Sun, IN 47040

It is the policy of the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service that all persons have equal opportunity and access to its educational programs, services, activities, and facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or status as a veteran. Purdue University is an Affirmative Action institution. This material may be available in alternative formats.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1. Camp

Applications

are DUE

2. 3.

4. Spring ID Day

8-10 @ Fairgrounds

5. 6. YAB 6:30pm 7. 8. Madison District

Lesson Bazaar–

Switzerland Coun-

ty– 9:30am

9. 10. 11.

12 13 14 HHS Adviso-

ry Committee–

12pm

Madison District

Lesson Bazaar–

5:30pm

15. DEADLINE

Drop/Add &

Livestock

16.Let’s Get Cookin–

5 Ingredient Fun–

10am ECO 15

17

18. Rabbit/Poultry

ID 8AM Fairgrounds

Forage Field Day

9AM

Rabbit/Poultry

Workshop 10AM

YQCA 11AM

Mini 4-H Power

Hour 1pm

Junior Leaders 2pm

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20. Livestock

Committee 6PM

Fair Board 7PM

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27. Office Closed 28. 29. 30 31.

MAY

https://extension.purdue.edu/Ohio/

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA)

In 2019, to exhibit beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, meat goats, dairy goats, poultry and rabbits, 4-H members must be certified through the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals. This is an annual program that can be completed via face-to-face trainings or online modules. The fee for the face-to-face trainings will be covered by Ohio County Fair Board through the use of coupons. Coupons will be mailed to each 4-H member registered to exhibit livestock. 4-H members will be required to register for trainings online and pay the fee or enter the coupon code when they register. This is the second year for this requirement. It should not be viewed as just another rule but rather as an important edu-cational opportunity for 4-H livestock members. The goals of having 4-H members complete the YQCA program include ensuring that Youth will be more prepared to be ambassadors for animal agriculture in their role as youth live-

stock exhibitors. Animals from youth livestock programs are treated with the utmost care. 4-H members are contributing to a safe, wholesome food supply.

Trainings for Ohio County members are May 18th @ 11:00am

For more information about trainings, please contact the Ohio County Extension Office.

Attention Seniors!!

We are in need of senior pictures and biographies from each of the 10 year and final year 4-H members. We will recognize each of the seniors during the fair prior to the auction.

Attention: 4-H Member

If you have not paid your $20 program fee please stop by the Extension Office to do that as soon as possible.

2019 Drop/Add Deadline

for Projects is MAY 15th!!

All 4-H projects and exhibits- including all animal projects- MUST be entered into this system dur-ing this time frame. The recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Firefox. Projects will be registered one at a time. Do not hit the submit button submitting all project infor-mation until you are sure that all project information is correct because there is no editing after the submit button is activated.

Fair Entry DEADLINE is JUNE 1st!!!

This is YOUR chance to experience college life, check out Purdue Campus and

meet new friends from all over Indiana! Who: High School Students (even those not in 4-H! So ask a friend!)

When: June 12-14, 2019 Where: Purdue University

Cost: $190.00 (County will pay half the cost)

Workshop Topics: Learn about the science of and careers related to: Animals • Computers • Plants

Flight • Citizenship • Engineering Personal Finance • Entrepreneurship • Food

Health • Journalism • Robotics • Natural Resources

Registration is due to Extension Office by May 15th! Contact Jill or Shannon for more information at 812-438-3656!

Ohio County Fair-June 21– 29, 2019

Spring ID Day: All Sheep, Goat, & Swine May 5th, 8 - 10A.M. at the Ohio County Fairgrounds

Animals will be tagged with a 5-digit county unless they are already tagged.

Sheep and Goats will need to be tagged with a 5 Digit tag unless they already have one from the county or are tattooed. Swine will receive a 5 digit tag and an RFID tag. Scrapie tags will not be excepted for identification.

All animals MUST be enrolled online by May 15th to be eligible to exhibit!!

Goats and Sheep planning on going to the State Fair must be retinal scanned. Swine planning on going to the State Fair must have DNA sample collected.

Females that have been previously shown or that are registered do not need to be brought to ID day, the 4-H member needs to complete the enrollment information online.

Please contact Jill at the Extension Office if you have any questions, 438-3656.

All horse & pony must be enrolled with picture of the animal in 4-HOnline by May 15th.

New Picnic Tables The Ohio County Fair Board is purchasing new picnic tables for the fairgrounds. They are looking for donations to cover the cost of the table. The tables would be marked either “Sponsored by”

or “In Memory of”. If anyone or any club is interested please con-tact Michael Givan at 812-534-3501 for more information.

Summer Identification Day All Chicken, Turkey, Waterfowl and Rabbit Exhibitors!!

May 18th, 8 - 10AM @ Ohio County Fairgrounds

Rabbits need to be enrolled in 4-HOnline and in Fair Entry by June 1st.

All rabbits must have a legible individual ear tattoo (left ear preferred)

4-H members are permitted to exhibit 2 sets of meat pens (6 rabbits), however only 8 rabbits can be brought to Summer ID Day to enter as possible meat pens. Of those eight only six will be exhibited as meat pens at the fair.

Rabbits previously tattooed do not have to be brought, BUT it will be necessary to complete the enrollment in 4HOnline. You may tattoo your own rabbits before ID Day and enter the rabbits in 4-HOnline.

All chickens, ducks and turkeys need to be enrolled at ID day.

Commercial Chickens and turkeys must provide a certificate stating that their birds originated from a NPIP Certified hatchery or flock at tag day.

All Exhibition Poultry will be blood tested at check in (unless you have a certif-icate that they originated from an NPIP Certified hatchery or flock) on Monday, June 24h from 7:30-8:30AM. No need to bring Exhibition birds to ID day.

Waterfowl just need to be registered at ID day, no need to bring the birds.

Please contact Jill at the Extension Office if you have any questions, 438-3656.

2019 Rabbit & Poultry Workshop

May 18th 10:00-11:00 @ Fairgrounds

Come learn how to get your rabbits and poultry ready for the fair. There will be animals there to demonstrate.

If you have questions contact the office at 812-438-3656.

HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES

Spring Cleaning– The Medicine Cabinet

Information courtesy: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/resourcesforyou/consumers/buyingusingmedicinesafely/ensuringsafeuseofmedicine/safedisposalofmedicines/ucm186187.htm

Dusting the ceiling fan, cleaning out the closet, going through the medicine cabinet… wait. What? As you spring clean, don’t forget to discard of any unused medicines that have expired or are no longer needed. Not only will you be making room in your medicine cabinet but you also help to keep your loved ones safe. When medicines expire or are no longer needed, they should be discarded as promptly as possible in order to reduce the chance that others may ac-cidently take or intentionally misuse them. Medi-cines should also be disposed in a way that does not harm the environment. Best Disposal Methods for Unused Medicines 1. Medicine Take Back Options– this the pre-

ferred way to safely dispose of most types of unused medicines. Take back options include periodic events where collection sites are set up in communities and unused drugs are col-lected to be discarded. Permanent collection

sites are also available in some communities– check out your local pharmacy, hospital or law

enforcement center for drop of procedures. 2. Disposal in Household Trash– if no take back programs are available in your area and no spe-cific disposal instructions are included than you can take the following steps to dispose of your

unused medicines: 1. mix medicines (do NOT crush tablets or cap-

sules) with an unpalatable substance such as dirt, cat litter, or used coffee grounds.

2. Place the sealed mixture in a container such as a sealed plastic bag.

3. Throw the container in your household trash. 4. Delete all personal information the prescrip-

tion label of empty pill bottles or packaging and then dispose of container.

3. Flushing Unused Medicines– There are some medicines that when not correctly disposed

of can pose major risks to the safety of family members and the public. A small number of medi-

cines have specific instruction s to immediately flush down the toilet

when longer needed. As always call your local

pharmacy with questions about discarding if a take back option is not availa-

ble or conveniently located for you.

Easy Strawberry Trifle Recipe Courtesy: www.fcs.ext.vt.edu/

recipes

1 qt. strawberries, sliced 2 c. low-fat milk

1 large pkg. vanilla or cheesecake flavored instant

pudding mix 16 oz. angel food cake, prepared

4 bananas 12 oz. fat– free whipped topping

Directions: Wash and slice strawberries into a mixing bowl and set aside. In a medium bowl,

prepare the pudding according to package direc-tions– allow to thicken. Cut cake into 1 inch pieces. Peel and slice bananas. Using a large

glass bowl to assemble, cover the bottom of the bowl with 1/3 of the cake pieces, then spread

1/3 of pudding on top, then 1/3 of strawberries and bananas and finish the layer with whipped topping. Repeat layers and decorate with slice strawberries. Cover and refrigerate at least 4

hours!

May is National Physical Fit-ness and Sports Month! Physical Activity is good for your health no matter what age or what body type. Aiming for 30-60 minutes a day will help strengthen your heart, build your endurance and help reduce stress.

And Benefits for all… Children and Adolescents- improve muscular fitness, bone health and heart health Adults- lower the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer Older Adults- lower the risk of falls and im-prove cognitive functioning (i.e. learning and judgment skills)

Ways to Get Active as a Family Take a walk after dinner

Turn off electronic devices and play a game of kickball or basketball

Explore nearby hiking trails Join an athletic club or gym as a family