2018 Sioux County Fair Book Updates
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2018 Sioux County Fair Book Updates
Horse Department Rule Changes
2018 Beef Fair Rule Changes
There are a lot of changes in the Horse Division this year so hang on to your cowboy hats and helmets and read on!
(These are just highlights; for the details please read the horse department rules here)
Two 4-H Shows: Games -Tuesday night; Pleasure, Trail and Showmanship - Wednesday
Dress: Tuesday Show - Fair T-Shirt, Jeans, Western Boots, Helmet; Wednesday Show,
plain button or snap front Western shirt, Dark Blue Jeans, Western Boots, Helmet. Cowboy hats
will be required for Showmanship.
Leased horses must have a completed lease form, 4H 106C uploaded on 4HOnline by May 15
Animals may be identified by more than one 4-H member in a family (immediate sibling or step-sibling only), but cannot be identified as 4-H by one sibling and FFA by another sibling.
Photos need to be uploaded into 4HOnline for identification purpose at the Sioux County Fair.
Exhibitors are responsible for the control of his/her own animal. Only immediate family is allowed to assist, but CANNOT ride the animal. Parents or responsible siblings may ground exercise the animal only. No coach-ing allowed from rail.
No two-year old or older stallions will be allowed in any class
There will be no limit to the number of classes entered by an exhibitor, with the exception of Wester Pleasure and Ranch Horse Pleasure, an exhibitor can only show one of these two classes with the same horse
Additional Class in First Year Feeder Calf division: We are adding “ Senior 1st Year Feeder Calves” ,
which will allow fall born calves to show at the fair. Recommended birthdates for this class are September 1-
December 31. Calves born after January 1 will be considered Junior 1st Year Feeder Calves.
We have also been informed that AkSarBen will be requiring that all animals nominated to their show must
be identified in 4HOnline. Other changes are as follows:
Beef exhibitors must sign up for showmanship in FairEntry by June 15. Showmanship classes will be as-
signed depending on the number of participants to insure a proper number of exhibitors in the show ring to
allow for the best showing experience.
Beef Showmanship will take place before the Breeding Beef Show and the Market Beef show.
Advanced Cattle Feeder Project animals were to be weighed in by March 1 of this year. Next year the date
will be moved up to February 1 to coincide with the Market Beef deadline. Members can have more than 3
animals in their project but a maximum of 3 animals per project can be housed at the fair.
And the one big change that is different from our current fair book is… Sioux County will NOT be a Blow &
Go cattle show. The 4-H Committee and Extension Council had the privilege of hearing from thirteen of our
Beef Cattle Showman on this rule change. These 4-H’ers radiated what 4-H is all about. They shared their
concerns, opinions and requests in a well versed, confident, selfless and logical manor. The request was as
follows: Changing the Beef Show back to the rules from last year; which will allow Exhibitor, other 4-H’ers or
immediate family members (see Fair Book under General Livestock Rules for more details) to groom your
animal for show. This allows these showman to complete their animal and their project to the best of their
ability. The Extension Council and 4-H Committee approved their request.
Exhibitors are welcome to fit their beef animal for a show, but it is not a requirement. It is to the exhibitors
discretion. If you want learn though, please feel free to ask one of the 13 showman who presented to the
council and committee. In their words, “We would love to teach you!”
SHEEP AND GOAT WEIGH-IN DATE Market Sheep and Goat Weigh-in will be held from 7:30 a.m. to
11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 5 at the Sioux County Fair Grounds. Reti-
nal imaging will start promptly at 7:30. Tags are available at the Ex-
tension office for $1.50 each. Tags purchased at the weigh-in will
cost $2.00 each Just a reminder that no intact males will be allowed
to show at the fair and no dead tissue can be present on the
animal.
Premise ID’s required for all Swine Exhibitors
Derby Swine Weigh-in will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on April 7 at the
Sioux County Fairgrounds. We will be using USDA tags for the weigh-in. Remember, tags are $2.00 at weigh
-in and $1.50 if you purchase them at the office. ALSO, Swine State Fair DNA tags are now available. These
are $10 a piece and need to use a special tagger. Tags and taggers will be available at the weigh-in.
IDALS is tightening Swine regulations to require all swine exhibitors to have a
premise ID for the farms where their animals are raised. If you enter one or 12 animals,
you need to have a premise ID. If you do not have one, please click on this link to access the applica-
tion. https://www.iowaagriculture.gov/animalindustry/pdf/premiseIDapp2.pdf Your premise ID will be RE-
QUIRED on the paperwork you fill out at the fair so please have your number with you at check-in.
All swine will need to have the USDA tag (as pictured on the
right) or ear notches entered into 4HOnline. If you identify your
animals with Swine DNA tags for State Fair, you also will need
their ear notches entered into the identification. IDALS isn’t rec-
ognizing the DNA tags as official.
Swine Rules & Regulations for 2018
Tag and Ear Notch requirements
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Spring is here!
Arrowheads Archery Club is BACK!
Digital Storytelling: Are you into it?!?
Do you love to tell stories using digital technology? In this project you get to tell your
story or the stories of others by learning all about the production process and technolo-
gies that make it possible. Zoom in on animation, video production, editing, sound pro-
duction, image manipulation, and secrets to a great story
Starting out
Basic/Level 1
Discover the world of digi-
tal storytelling from the
process of creating stories
to the technology that
makes it possible
Learn about cameras and
microphones and their
functions
Discover light and sound
techniques that make
quality presentations pos-
sible
Analyze various media
forms and evaluate their
use in different situations.
Here’s what you can do all year
Learning More
Intermediate/Level 2
Use digital storytelling tools to
create an image, video or audio
project
Play with audio and video editing
software
Discover how audio can enhance
the quality of video production.
Discover how design elements
and art principles impact your
message
Work with different media styles
and evaluate when each would
be the most effective at telling a
story
Expand Horizions
Advanced/Level 3
Use digital storytelling hard-
ware, software and communi-
cation principles to tell a com-
pelling story
Use your skills to create a 4-H
story for member recruitment
in your county
Use your digital storytelling
skills to bring awareness to a
need in your community
Organize a local media event
for youth to exhibit and share
their storytelling productions
Develop a presentation or a working exhibit that shows a technique in digital storytelling
Do a working exhibit on how to develop a storyboard
Make a poster on the different shots and angles for videos
What impact does sound have? Find out and share your findings in a video
Create a timeline with visuals of significant events in the devel-opment of media and media messaging
Create a survey on what other youth think and feel about to-day’s media issues. Tweet your friends and keep a tally. Report though a poster, video, etc.
Create a video on pros and cons of media messaging
Develop a workshop that shows others how to analyze media for its impact.
Create an original piece of art-work using digital software. Ex-plain how the objects are con-nected through media style
Develop a display or notebook on production of a message
Develop a display that explains how light, composition, and framing impacts the quality of a photograph.
Exhibit Ideas
Leggett’s You Gotta Believe Livestock camp will
be held in Le Mars, IA on June 19 and 20.
This camp is directed at Sheep and Meat Goat
exhibitors. Cost per camper is $250 and includes
a souvenir T-shirt and meals.
This camp is not a stay-overnight camp. Transpor-
tation will be needed both days. Click here for the
registration form.
NORTHWEST IOWA KICK-OFF EVENT
2018 Summer Camp Opportunities
Stem Camps
1st-3rd grade 1/2 day camps
Clover Cookie Factory, June 5, Orange City
The Land Before Time June 5, Orange City
Creepy Crawly Adventure, July 19 Sioux Center
Noise, Noise Everywhere July 19, Sioux Center
First Steps Vet Science, June 11, Sioux Center
4th grade and older
The Art of Tinkering, June 14, Hull
Outdoor Fun, 2 days, July 2-3, Sioux Center
Jumpstart Your Heart, July 18, Hull
Monarchs On the Move, Aug. 7 Sioux Center
Did you Hear That? Aug 7, Alton
Outdoor Skills Day, June 7 Hawarden
Shooting Sports Camp, June 21, Sioux Center
Next Step Vet Camp, June 12-13 Sioux Center
Robotics Camps
1st-3rd grade 1/2 day camps
Dash and Dot, July 18,
Alton
Disaster Blaster Lego Chal-
lenge July 18, Alton
Ecobots and Cubelets, Aug 7,
Orange City
Makey Makeys, Aug 7,
Orange City
4th grade and older
A-maze-ing Robots, June 25-
26, Orange City
Sumo, Jousting and Line Chal-
lenge, June 27-28 ISU Orange
City
Parachutes and Egg-o-nauts
July 26, Granville
Nature’s Fury, Aug. 1,
Orange City
Family & Consumer Science
1st-3rd grade 1/2 day camps
Sew Happy, June 19, Rock Valley
Design my World, June 10 Rock Valley
I’m Growing Up Smart, July 3, Maurice
Bring on the Heat, July 3, Maurice
4th grade and older
Find it...Fix it...Flip it! June 6,
Alton
Fabric & Fashion Frenzy, June
20, Sioux Center
Single Survival, July 17,
Orange City
Garden to Pantry, July 25,
Orange City
4-H Horse Project Palooza Where?
Camp Foster YMCA Spirit Lake, IA
When? Sunday, April 22, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Volunteers available to check helmets
Activities will include: Horse First Aid
Make your own Equine First Aid Kit and get hands on ex-
perience
Equine Anatomy Get an up-close look at a horse anatomy. See a horse skull
and discover the control you have with a bit and bridle.
Stall Design Make a stall to enter as a static exhibit at your county fair
and/or to decorate your horse’s stall Also test your equine
Registration deadline: April 19
Cost: $5.00
Click here for registration form
Register for all of these camps at:
https://form.jotform.com/4Hregion1/2018-summer-camps
Jackrabbit Dairy Camp SDSU Campus Brookings, SD June 7-9, 2018
South Dakota State University Dairy Club Proudly Presents...
The SDSU Dairy Club would like to invite you to join us for the 15th annual Jackrabbit Dairy Camp at the South Dakota State University Campus. This two day camp provides opportunities for the following work-shops:
Showmanship
Fitting
Dairy Cattle Judging
Advocating
$60 registration fee includes 2 nights lodging, meals, entertainment, and
workshop equipment.
Registration deadline:
Monday, May 21, 2018
Click here for more information and
registration form
Open to
Youth 8-18
2018 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference
June 26-28, 2018
Who is invited? Any 4-H’er who has completed 8th grade and above
What’s involved? 3 full days of learning by doing workshops, speakers mixers, dancing the nights away, a banquet, a community service activity, and meeting 100s
of 4-H’ers from across the state!!!
Where is this shindig? Iowa State University Campus (experience the campus life!!!)
Extras? There are opportunities for you to share your talents with the rest of the delegation through small group discussions, the Conference Chorus and a Talent
Show.
Regular registration fee is $180 and closes on June 1, with late registration fee of $200 available until June 11. Visit the website here for more information about “Your Passport to Adventure!”
Sioux County Office Hours: M-Th: 8:00:a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Afternoon by chance or appointment
Your Passport to Adventure
2018 Sioux Empire Farm Show Exhibitor Scholarship
Are you a senior in high school?
Did you participate in a show at the Sioux Empire Farm Show in one of the following areas: Cattle, Mar-ket Lamb, Market Goat or Market Swine?
Are you accepted into a two-four year program with plans to study agriculture?
Do you have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or greater?
If so, you qualify for the 2018 Sioux Empire Farm Show Exhibitor Scholarship! The deadline for this scholar-ship, sponsored by the Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce ends at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 6. Click here for the application and instructions for applying for this opportunity.
State Summer Camp Opportunities 4-H State Summer Camp Registrations are OPEN June 8-11: Shooting Sports Youth Camp at Pictured Rocks Camp, Monticello, for youth completing 4th through 8th grade by summer 2018. Try new SESS skills! June 17-20: STEM Survival Camp, Clover Woods, Madrid, for youth completing grades 4-7 by summer 2018. A rustic camping challenge! June 29-July 1: Global Citizenship Camp at Clover Woods, Madrid, for youth completing 5-8 grade by summer 2018. Learn about cultures from around the world, gain leadership skills! July 8-13: Design Dimensions Camp at Clover Woods, Madrid, for youth entering 9-12 grades fall 2018 and 2018 high school graduates. Hands-on experiences with the latest design technology exploring 2D, 3D, and 4D! See also: 4-H Foundation Camp Assistance for Summer Camps Program