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Page 2 Market Beef Weigh-In

Page 2 4-H Enrollment Reminder

Page 3 4-H/FFA Livestock News

Page 4 4-H Carnival & Awards

Page 5 4-H Carnival & Awards Photos

Page 6 4-H Opportunities

Page 7 Upcoming Events/Deadlines

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Starting out in a New 4-H Year Winter is slowly approaching and the 2015-2016 4-H year has begun! We have celebrated National 4-H Week and new members have begun to enroll. It is a great time to be thankful for our 4H leaders and volunteers for all of their hard work. It’s also a good time for 4-H members to share with others all they have learned through 4-H! Remember that 4-H is a “family affair”- the more you and your parents become involved, the more you will get out of the program and the more it will benefit your life! I can’t wait to see the impact that 4-H will have on all of your lives!

We would like to welcome all the new 4-H members and their families to the Emmet County 4-H Program. We are starting another exciting year of 4-H in Emmet County! I encourage 4-H members to get involved in the county and multi-county 4-H activities and events being offered.

As we approach the Holiday Season remember community service and giving to others in need is a BIG part of 4-H and I encourage you and your clubs to look for ways to give back to those in need in your communities.

We wish you all a happy and healthy Holiday Season!

EMMET EXPRESSIONS

JoAnna Jensen EMMET COUNTY EXTENSION Office Administrator jojensen@iastate.edu

712-362-3434

EMMET COUNTY EXTENSION

November 2015—

January 2016

Happy Birthday in November!

Hallie Ayers, Taylor Bates, Alex Chicoine, Jason Enerson, Kiari Halsrud, Ava Huntley, Kody Irmiter

Reed Jensen, Elizabeth Lausen, Brock Mace, Abigail Madden, Ethan Marth, Ruth Marth, Landra McClellan, Kelsey Moran,

Lauren Newgard, Halle Rezac, Abby Sander, Isabella Ulrich

Happy Birthday in December!

Ben Borchers, Kaylyn Domek, Kylie Fox, Taetym Fredericksen, Jace Griffith, Shaylee Hanning, Rylan Hersom,

Britney Jensen, Brandy Kinnander, Hannah Morphew, Emily Paulson, Kylie Quastad, Kolin Richardson,

Emma Ross, Quimby Ross, Matthew Valen

Happy Birthday in January!

Andrew Anderson, Anna Enerson, Jake Knudson, Madilynn McIntire,

Adelee Reinhardt, Kendyl Ruschy, Koby Schubert, Alexa Springer

Britney Rosburg EMMET COUNTY EXTENSION Program Educator britneyr@iastate.edu

712-362-3434

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.

EMMET COUNTY NEWS

Market Beef Weigh-In

4-H Re-Enrollment and New Enrollment ONLINE

Pens of three and individual market

beef animals need to be weighed-in

and DNA verified on Saturday,

December 12th from (snow date is

January 3rd

) from 8:00 – 11:00 am

at Gary Madden Farm 5150 240th

Street, Ringsted, IA. Ear tags must

be in before weigh-in and are for

sale at the Emmet County

Extension office for $1.50 per tag

(FFA animals must have FFA tags

in prior to weigh-in). You will need to

have the Emmet County 4-H &

FFA Market Beef Weigh Record

filled out before weigh-in your

animals. Remember you can weigh

-in a market heifer and switch it to

breeding animal prior to fair entry.

If you are planning to show beef at

the Iowa State Fair you must have

your market calves verified through

retinal imaging. This cost is $15 per

head and we would like payment

prior to weigh-in on December 11th.

Please call/stop by Emmet

County Extension office 712-362-

3434 to sign up by DECEMBER

4TH

. Ear tags must be in before

weigh-in and are for sale at the

Emmet County Extension office for

$1.50 per tag (FFA animals must

have FFA tags in prior to weigh-in

You will need to have the Emmet

County 4-H & FFA Market Beef

Weigh Record and IA 4-H Market

Beef Verification Form for State

Fair filled out before weigh-in

your animals.

Those who plan to verify for Ak-Sar-

Ben will do this on Saturday,

December 12th cost is $15 per head

and we would like payment prior to

weigh-in on December 12th. Please

call/stop by Emmet County

Extension office 712-362-3434 to

sign up by DECEMBER 4TH

. This

will allow us to know the amount

of supplies we need to have on

hand. Ear tags must be in before

weigh-in and are for sale at the

Emmet County Extension office for

$1.50 per. All paperwork should be

filled out before you weigh-in

your animals. You will need to

have the Emmet County 4-H &

FFA Market Beef Weigh Record

and Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Stock Show

Market Animal member waiver

and guardian waiver and Ak-Sar-

Ben DNA Envelope filled out

before weigh-in your animals.

Please let us know if you have

any questions about the Market

Beef Weigh-In.

You will need to verify the market

beef weigh-in information in https://

iowa.4honline.com. You will be able

to do this from December 16, 2015 -

January 31,2016. It must be done

before January 31, 2016. We will

have directions available for you to

pick up at the weigh-in.

As has been done the past few

years, all 4-H Re-Enrollments and

New Enrollments for the 2015-

2016 4-H year are being done

through:

http://ia.4honline.com

*There are still a few families who

have not completed this process

yet. We hope that you will do so

soon! Medical/release forms are

not required, because these

questions are included online as

well.

Once you have enrolled, you can

use 4hOnline to change or add to

your project enrollment, ID

animals, view the 4-H newsletter,

and just like in 2015—enter for the

Emmet County Fair! The program

is very easy to use and we think

that you will all enjoy using it!

*To complete your registration

process, you will need to pay

your $20.00 enrollment fee (make

checks to Emmet County

Extension). This fee goes directly

down to the State 4-H office for

support of our program.

Thanks to Max Yield Coop for

paying the other $10 per member!

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

4-H/FFA LIVESTOCK & ANIMAL NEWS

C.O.O.L.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING REQUIRED IN 2014/2015—The USDA is again requiring COOL for all livestock. What 4-H’ers Need to Do: *The Iowa COOL Coalition has a simple affidavit that can work for all species of livestock (beef, sheep, swine, poultry, goat). This affidavit is located at, http://www.extension.iastate.edu/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/4h/Example4HAffidavit.pdf Page 1 explains the steps needed to be taken as well as example documents that can be used for an audit trail. Page 2 is the actual affidavit. *4-H’ers who raise their own livestock for projects need to fill this affidavit out and keep it on file for a minimum of two years. *4-H’ers who purchase their livestock from others MUST have the producer fill out the affidavit and the 4-H’er should keep the affidavit on file for a minimum of two years.

BUCKET BOTTLE CALVES

BEEF BONANZA

HORSE JUDGING TEAM

The 2016 Northwest Iowa Beef Bonanza will

be held on February 13th at ILCC in

Emmetsburg. All 4-H and FFA members are

invited to participate in this day of learning

all about the Beef project area. Be watching

for more details soon!

If you have a bucket-bottle calf that you

plan to bring back as a breeding heifer in

2016, you should have the calf

vaccinated for brucellosis before 10

months of age.

Who: Any 4-H member 4th-12th grade interested in horses

What: Participate in the State 4-H Horse Judging Contest, March 6, 2016 at the Ellsworth Community College Equestrian Center in Iowa Falls

Youth will place 6-8 classes of four horses each. Classes include halter, western pleasure, hunter under saddle, pattern classes, etc. They will also learn to explain their reasons for their decisions on two of the classes. Members learn tons of life skills through this judging process: decision making, speaking, organization, notetaking, etc. For those who also show horses, participants learn what judges are looking for in each class, which tends to make them more competitive.

Cost: Most counties help pay the registration fees for the contest. Travel to and from Iowa Falls for the contest and travel to practices would be the responsibility of each family. Some choose to come the night before, as the contest will begin early on Sunday morning.

Practices: We will begin practices on December 5. Practices will be held most Saturdays until the contest.

Juniors (grades 4-8) – 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Seniors (grades 9 – 12) – 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Location: Lisa Berkland’s home, 3059 360th Avenue, Ruthven, IA 51358

Questions or to sign up: Contact Lisa Berkland 712-380-5595

REMINDER ABOUT HEFERS

If you originally weigh your heifer in as a

market heifer, the animal does NOT

need to be ID’d again in 4hOnline as a

breeding heifer. It just needs to be

entered correctly for the fair.

SWINE DERBY WEIGH-IN

MARKET SHEEP WEIGH-IN

Derby Swine Weigh-In will be Saturday, April 9th at the Emmet County Fair-grounds. Sign up to participate in the weigh-in by April 1st. Ear tags must be in place prior to being weighed ($1.25 each at Extension Office). Each exhibitor may weigh up to 20 pigs. If you plan to show your swine at the State Fair or AK-SAR-BEN, please let the Extension Office know by March 1st. State Fair pigs need special DNA ear punch tags. Ak-Sar-Ben pigs need to have DNA samples taken. All information for swine weighed-in at the weigh-in will need to be verified in each 4-H’ers ia.4honline.com account by May 15th. All swine not weighed-in, but that a 4-H’er wants to identify for the county fair need to entered in ia.4honline.com by May 15th

Weigh-In—Pens of three and individual

market sheep & meat goats need to be

weighed in at the Emmet County Fair-

grounds on Saturday, May 7th. Expect to

weigh in between 9:00 and 10:00am.

Ear tags must be in place before the

weigh-in! These can be purchased at

the Extension Office for $1.25 each.

FFA projects will need to be tagged sep-

arately with FFA tags. Exhibitors may

weigh a max of 20 sheep.

If you are planning to show at AK-SAR-BEN

or the Iowa State Fair, please let the Exten-

sion Office know by March 1st.

All information for sheep or meat goats

weighed-in at the weigh-in will need to veri-

fied in each 4-H’ers ia.4honline.com account

by May 15th.

All breeding sheep and meat goats

and dairy goats not weighed-in, but

that a 4-H’er wants to identify for the

county fair need to be tagged with any

herd tag and entered in ia.4honline.com

by May 15th. Breeding sheep for State Fair

and Clay County Fair also need to be ID’d by

this date with a 4-H tag.

Scrapie Eradication Program—same

requirements as in the past—call us or

check the website for more info: http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4hfiles/

agriculture/LHSheepScrapie.pdf

4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH

4-H Carnival & Awards

The Emmet County Awards Night was held on Sunday, November 15 at Forest Ridge School in Gruver, IA, to honor 4-H members, 4-H Clubs and 4-H Volunteers. The night included the recognition of 4-H Alumni Award winner: Terry Feger and Honorary 4-H Members, Robin Lary and Tim Danielson.

Our Emmet County 4-H Alumni Award Winner for 2015 is Terry Feger. As a youth, Terry was a member of the Rural EE 4-H Club. He showed pens of 5 beef cattle, breeding heifers and cow/calf pairs. He preferred not showing lead steers but spent plenty of time helping his sis-ters prepare theirs for the fair. Terry has also helped his nephew, niece and her friend by allowing them to keep their 4-H calves at his place. Terry has volunteered by serving on the 4-H Beef Committee for several years.

Our first 2015 honorary 4-H Club Member Award recipient is Robin Lary. Robin has been an important part of the Emmet County 4-H program since her kids joined the organization. She was a very active 4-H parent supporting both of her kids for many years by attending meet-ings and workshops with them. She has loved the many experiences and lessons that 4-H's gain through the program. Robin also volunteered annually at the fair helping the photography exhibits and whatever else needs to be done. She has been very instrumental in the Ellsworth Go-Getters club, helping with club projects and activities. She also does volunteering within to community and schools corresponding to the values of 4-H. Robin has always supported 4-H events and willing to help out.

Our second 2015 honorary 4-H Club Member Award recipient is Tim Danielson. Tim was basically a “town kid”. He was born and raised in Estherville and primarily learned community service through the Boy Scout program, even going on to reach the highest distinction in scouting, his Eagle Scout Award. After marrying a “country girl”, he learned the life of a hobby farmer when he and Nancy purchased an acreage in 1989 when their girls were young. Soon after that, the oldest daughter joined 4-H and their life became consumed with his three daughters, Amber, Amy and Abby showing beef, swine and sheep projects. Tim even helped his niece with a poultry exhibit at the fair one year. Static exhibits were also a big part of their 4-H years and Tim enjoyed applying his Boy Scout experience to outdoor projects and helping the girls build bird houses, light boxes, and other woodworking exhibits. He even helped them experiment with bread making exhibits. In 2003, Tim served on the Swine Committee for two years and once his youngest daughter, Abby, graduated in 2005 and finished with 4-H, he began serving on the Sheep Committee. He has continued to serve as a member of the sheep committee for the past 10 years. The First Presbyterian Church and their staff was recognized “Friend of 4-H Award Recipients” for all that they do for the Emmet County 4-H program. They have been supportive in allowing their facilities to be used for various 4-H events including workshops, leader trainings, coun-ty and intermediate council meetings. The 2015-2016 County 4-H Youth Council was inducted on Sunday. Members are: Suzy Anderson, Brianna Birkland, Caressa Frank-lin, Claire Herum, Tiegan Huntley, Zoey Huntley, Claudia Kinnander, Faith Lutat, Brock Mace, Ethan Marth, Landra McClellan, Lauren Newgard and Scarlett Rose. The following 4-H Club Leaders and Project Leaders from the 2014-2015 4-H year were recognized for volunteering their time: Center Champions: Caryle Hansen, Doug Hansen, Gary Myers

Ellsworth Go-Getters: Barb Reardon, Erica Richard, Dessa Rose

Emmet County HighFlyers: Anna Enerson

High Lakers: Cheryl Harris, Derek Young, Janette Young

Horsin’ Around Cathy Ackroyd, Teresa Olson

Iowa Lake 4-Her’s: Coleen Buum, Amy Hoyer, Janine Kinnander

Jack Creek Feeders: Cami Paulson, Ryan Paulson

Lincoln Handy Helpers: Clara Valen

Twelve Mile Lakers: Dan Burton, Tina Burton

Dog Project Leader: Chelsey Smith, Derek Smith

Shooting Sports Group Leaders: Deb Hoffmeyer, Monte Hoffmeyer, Mike Martens, David Solberg, Ole Enderson,

Arvin Enerson, Brian Rosburg

4-H Cooking Group Leaders: Carol Solberg

4-H Horse Project Leaders: Teresa Olson, Cathy Ackroyd, Jessica Haukoos

The 4-H Foundation Committee Service Awards went to Madison Irmiter and Jenna McCoy.

The senior 4-H Member Awards include the following: Citizenship Awards: Brock Mace; Emmet County 4-H Danforth “I Dare You” award and

$250 4-H Foundation Scholarships: Jaycie Eaton and Ashley Skrepak; Emmet County 4-H Foundation $150 Scholarships: Brock Mace, Lauren

Newgard, Avery Skrepak; Holle Smith $300 Scholarship: Brock Mace.Club Awards: Center Champions received the award for most new 4-H

members enrolled; Ellsworth Go-Getters received 1st place Historian Book, 2nd place Secretary Book, 3rd place Treasurer Book and Certificate for

to Iowa 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign for 2014. Emmet County HighFlyers received an awards for 2nd place Historian Book and Certificate for to Iowa

4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign for 2014. Horsin’ Around received award for 3rd place Historian Book. Iowa Lake 4-H’ers received awards for 1st place

Treasurer Book, 3rd place Secretary Book, 2nd Place Window Decorating Contest, and Certificate for to Iowa 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign for 2014.

Jack Creek Feeders received awards for 3rd place Window Decoration Contest and Certificate for to Iowa 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign for 2014.

Lincoln Handy Helpers received awards for 1st place National 4-H Week Enrollment Contest, 1st place Window Decoration Contest, Certificate for

to Iowa 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign for 2014. Twelve Mile Lakers received an award for Certificate for to Iowa 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign for 2014.

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.

The Carnival and Awards was a fun night. The

clubs made the following with the Carnival

Games: 12 Mile Lakers $29.00, Center Cham-

pions $24.75, Ellsworth Go Getters $83.00,

Emmet County HighFlyers $14.25, Horsin’

Around $16.50, Iowa Lake 4-H’ers $57.00,

Jack Creek Feeders $62.50, Lincoln Handy

Helpers $61.25, Intermediate Council $35.25,

County Council $50.00. Thanks for all your

participation!

The Quarter Challenge for the Emmet County

4-H Foundation raised $108.92, the 4-H club

with the most collected coins was 12 Mile

Lakers with $60.66 they will receive a $25

Gift Card for pizza from the foundation.

Robin Lary, Honorary 4-H Award, Tim Danielson, Honorary

Award, Terry Feger, Alumni Award Winners

First Presbyterian

Church, Friends of 4-H

Winner

Brock Mace, Lauren Newgard,

Ashley Skrepak and Avery

Skrepak Scholarship Winners

not picture Jaycie Eaton

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H/EMMET

4-H Opportunities

CWF—WASHINGTON DC!

FINGER KNITTING WORKSHOP

If you are a high school student there are

many 4-H recognition opportunities

available to you!

State 4-H Council (10th-11th graders)

State 4-H Project Awards

(8th-12th graders)

National 4-H Congress-Atlanta trip

(10th-11th graders)

National 4-H Conference—Washington

D.C. trip (10th-11th graders)

Check out the website!

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/

recognition-opportunities

Recognition Application deadline re-

ceived or postmarked by February 1,

2016.These go directly to the State 4-H

Office.

Interviews will be April 2, 2016 at

ISU, Ames.

RABBIT PROJECT WORKSHOP

Join us, Saturday, January 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the beauti-ful Ellsworth Community College Agriculture and Renewable Energy Center, Iowa Falls. “S.T.E.M. in BEEF” is the theme this year! Youth will learn how Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math are involved with beef production. Cost is $5.00 per person, includes lunch. Quali-fies as FSQA certification!

You don’t have to be a beef project member to come join the fun while learning more about raising and producing beef. Registration form can be found at Franklin County Exten-sion www.extension.iastate.edu/franklin/4h For more information contact Jackie Dohlman, CYC at jackied@iastate.edu or call 641-456-4811.

Are you in grades 9-12 and look-

ing for an experience of a life-

time? The CWF trip to Washing-

ton, D.C. and the National4-H

Center is that trip! The date for

summer 2016 is June 10-18. Trip

highlights include the Flight 93

Memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield,

Capitol Hill, Smithsonian Muse-

ums, Mount Vernon, and Holo-

caust Museum. Cost is

$1,570. This includes lodging,

transportation, tour site admis-

sions, and most meals. Registra-

tion and a $510 deposit will be

required to secure a spot. Regis-

tration deadline is Jan. 4th. Visit

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf

to learn more and register. Emmet

County 4-H Foundation will re-

imburse $300 to any Emmet

County 4-H member in “good

standings” upon returning from

the trip.

INTERMEDIATE COUNCIL

The Intermediate Council’s next

meeting will be on December 13th

from 5-6:30 p.m. at First Presby-

terian Church. We will be having a

“Potluck Supper” at 6:00 p.m. with

the County Council members.

Please bring your $5 gift ex-

change.

4-H COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Contact the Clay County Exten-

sion Office 712-262-2264 or go to

the Facebook page for the “Clay

County 4-H Bunny Boot Camp to

find out more information.

Rabbit Hopping Demo: Will be

held at the Spencer Southpark

Mall on Saturday, December 5th at

11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Bunny Bootcamp: Will be held in Bomgaars in Spencer on De-

cember 12th at 2 pm.

Rabbit Hopping Demo: Will be

held at the Spencer Southpark

Mall on Saturday, January 9th at

11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

STEM IN BEEF

Scarlett Rose will be leading a

Finger Knitting Workshop on De-

cember 28th from 1-3 p.m. at Em-

met County Extension Office.

This workshop is only available

to the first 10 Emmet County 4-H

Members that register by calling

712-362-3434 Emmet County

Extension Office. Please bring

your own yarn and cost will be

$2 to attend the workshop. COUNTY COUNCIL

The County Council’s next meeting

will be on December 13th from 6-

7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian

Church. We will be having a

“Potluck Supper” at 6:00 p.m. with

the Intermediate Council mem-

bers. Please bring your $5 Ele-

phant gift exchange.

DUPONT PIONEER SEED GRANTS

We are happy to report that the DuPont Pioneer Seed Grants are back for 2015/2016. We are accepting grants now through Jan. 5, 2016. Applications should be turned into County Extension Offices by Dec. 15 and then forwarded with their support by the Jan. 5 deadline.

4-H IS A COMMUNITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA WHO

ARE LEARNING LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP, AND LIFE SKILLS.

UPCOMING EVENTS & IMPORTANT DATES

December 2015 4 Deadline to sign up for verifying beef for Iowa State Fair or Ak-Sar-Ben

5 Rabbit Hopping Demo at Southpark in Spencer, IA 11:00AM-1:00PM

6 Cooking Group Meeting at United Methodist Church in Estherville 1:30PM-4:00 PM

11 Beef Retinal Imaging, Gary Madden Farm—5150 240th St, Ringsted, time to be announce

12 Beef Weigh-In & Verification, Gary Madden Farm—5150 240th St, Ringsted, 8:00-11:00AM

12 Bunny Bootcamp at Bomgaars in Spencer, IA at 2:00PM

13 Intermediate Council Meeting, 5:00PM, First Presbyterian Church

13 County Council Meeting, 6:00PM, First Presbyterian Church

15 4-H Re-enrollment Deadline (also $20 enrollment fees)

24-25 Office closed for Holiday

28 Finger Knitting Workshop, 1:00PM-3:00PM, Emmet County Extension, Estherville (registration deadline 12/18)

January 2016 ? New Member Meeting-TBA

4 Deadline to register for the CWF Trip

5 Deadline for the Dupont Pioneer Grants

9 Rabbit Hopping Demo at Southpark Mall in Spencer, IA 11:00AM-1:00PM

23 Stem in Beef at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, IA

31 Market Beef weigh-in information must be verified in 4honline by this date

November 2015 15 Intermediate Council Meeting, 5:00PM, Forest Ridge School Gym, Gruver

15 County Council Meeting, 5:00PM, Forest Ridge School Gym, Gruver

15 4-H Carnival, 6:00-6:45PM, Forest Ridge School Gym, Gruver

15 4-H Awards Program, 7:00-8:00PM, Forest Ridge School Gym, Gruver

26-27 Office closed for Holiday

2016 Emmet County Fair Dates: July 28-31 2016 Iowa State Fair Dates: August 11-21

2016 Clay County Fair Dates: September 10-18

Don’t forget that you need to attend at least 4 meetings between Sept 1 and June 1, in order to participate in county, area, or state 4-H events, including the Emmet County Fair.

(New members are exempt)

EMMET COUNTY EXTENSION

EMMET EXPRESSIONS

ISU Extension—Emmet County

26 S. 17 St.

Estherville, IA 51334