March 2017

HARLAN COUNTY

EXTENSION NEWSLETTER http://extenson.unl.edu/statewide/harlan PO Box 258 Alma, NE 68920 Phone: 308-928-2119

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July 29 - August 3, 2017

2017 HARLAN COUNTY FAIR

2017 4-H King and Queen/Ambassador Applications The Harlan County 4-H Council is sponsoring the 4-H King and Queen/Ambassador Contest for 2017. Requirements for applying are: * Must be 16 years of age January 1st of this year (*16 thru 18 years of age) * At least 2 years of active membership in 4-H, including the current year. * Upstanding individual willing and capable of promoting 4-H in Harlan County.

Responsibilities include: Maintaining an active participation in promoting 4-H in Harlan County as approved by the 4-H Council. Assist with the 4-H Ban-quet, Fashion Show, and 4-H Fair Night and upon request.

Each King and Queen Ambassador will be awarded $200 from the 4-H Council. Runner ups will each be award-ed $50. Applications are due by June 9th, 2017 to the Harlan County Extension Office. Please contact the office for an application and more information at 308-928-2119 or by emailing Dawn at hetrick.dawn@unl.edu.

Once named a king or queen, you are ineligible to compete again.

How it works: * Sign up at the Extension Office by April 1st, 2017 - (308-928-2119) * Each 4-H’er will receive a quality Lamb during the lamb lottery in May * The 4-H’er is then responsible for their lamb (feeding, caring, groom- ing, etc.) to ensure it is ready for Fair, come July. * How much does it cost? NOTHING UPFRONT! After the Premium sale on August 3, the 4-Her will have $150.00 subtracted from the total amount earned during the livestock auction. For additional questions, feel free to call the office at 308-928-2119 or email Cammie at cammie.kroll@unl.edu.

Do you want to show a lamb at the Harlan County Fair this

year? Do you need a Lamb?

Sign up to participate in Harlan County’s Lamb Lottery, with NO upfront cost!

Introducing the

LAMB LOTTERY

This is the perfect opportunity for 4-H’ers to learn about lambs, gain experience,

take on responsibility and showcase their hard work at fair.

mailto:cammie.kroll@unl.edu

Livestock Identification Process

Paper Livestock ID Affidavits are still required by our county office. Please stop by the Extension Office to

pick up Affidavit papers for your livestock.

We will be using one size visible EID tags for all market beef, market swine, market lamb, meat goat, feeder

calves, showing at the State Fair or AKSARBEN. Families will be required to submit a Breeding Nomi-

nation Card for all breeding animals showing at State Fair.

For breeding goats and breeding sheep the scrapie tag identification number will serve as the official identifi-

cation. For breeding beef a tattoo will serve as the official identification for State Fair and AKSARBEN.

Bangs tattoos are NOT an accepted form of identification. Registration papers are required. DNA and breed-

ing card verification will be required for all livestock animals showing at State Fair or AKSARBEN. County

only animals will use county only 4-H tags. There will be no mandatory weigh-in days or group taggings.

The cost of DNA is $6 per entry. There will be a total limit of nominations by individuals including both 4-H

and FFA entries to help level the playing field for those youth who are in both organizations.

Entry Limits; Beef (10) Lambs (20) Swine (40) Goats (20). Youth will have until August 10 (State Fair pre-

entry deadline) to select whether they are showing their animal in 4-H or FFA. This could mean they show

one organization at the county level and one organization at State Fair. They cannot switch between State

Fair and AKSARBEN. Families will be able to select which animal entries they have chosen to show at State

Fair in a dropdown menu in the ShoWorks program which you will use to pre-enter your livestock at a later

date.

All nominated animals will be automatically listed as a choice option when pre-entering via ShoWorks.

ATTENTION MARKET BEEF EXHIBITORS:

Market Beef Affidavits Due to County Office - April 5

Market Beef DNA Envelopes (showing at State and AKSARBEN) Due to County Office - April 5

June 15 - Last day to enroll on line in 4-H & be State Fair eligible. To Enroll go to ne.4honline.com July 10 - Bicycle Rodeo Orleans Ag Center 6 pm July 11 - Favorite Food Review & Presentation Contest Orleans Ag Center 6:30 pm July 24 - Fashion Show and Clothing Judged Orleans Ag Center 9 am July 24 - Public Fashion Show & Talent Contest Orleans Ag Center 8 pm

July 27 - ”Just for Fun” Dog Show Fairgrounds - Orleans 6:30 pm July 29 - Harlan County Horse Show Fairgrounds Horse Arena - Orleans 8:00 am July 30 - Livestock Check-in Fairgrounds - Orleans 4pm

mailto:ne.4honline.commailto:ne.4honline.com

Livestock Quality Assurance (LQA) All 4-H and FFA youth ages 8-18, who enroll in any of the livestock projects (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Meat Goat, Dairy Goat) need to complete LQA. There will be two (2) opportunities to attend a

face-to-face class come May. One will be held in Orleans and the other in Arapahoe. Look for the release of these dates and an exciting 4-H Council Announcement in the next newsletter!

March 27 at 7 pm

in the Courthouse

meeting room.

The 2017 4-H Speech Contest

Through the 4-H Public Speaking Contest, youth have an opportunity to write a Speech or a Public Service Announcement (PSA) that incorporates the topic of 4-H and deliver it to real audiences.

* To sign up for the 4-H Speech Contest call the Extension Office at 308-928-2119 by March 24th with your speech title.

* All speeches must be original and include 4-H as the major component of the speech. With the exception of the, Novice Divi-sion which should recite a favorite poem or story written by someone else. * Acknowledge the source of information used in the speech. For ex-ample, an article from a magazine may be used for reference, but should not be quoted directly unless you tell the audience your source. * Use of visual aids and props are NOT allowed. * Dress appropriately. Do not wear costumes or special effect cloth-ing.

Public Service Announcement (PSA) Category Rules, All Ages

* The state theme for the 2017 Public Service Announcement is "4-H Grown”. * All radio PSA's must promote 4-H and be general enough to be used anywhere in Nebraska at any time of the year. * All 4-H PSA's must include the following tag line within the last ten seconds of the PSA: "Learn more about the Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development Pro-gram at 4h.unl.edu." The tag line is included in the 60 second time limit. * Sound effects and public domain music may be used. Copyrighted material may not be use. * All PSA's must be the original work of the presenter. * Radio PSA's will be submitted electronically (Please use .wav or .mp3 audio formats when recording your PSA)

Four (4) age divisions are used for the 4-H Public Speaking Contest in Harlan

County that are based on the 4-H member’s age before January 1, 2017.

Divisions Ages Description Length

Novice 5-7 Recitation of favorite poem or

story written by someone else

Under 3

minutes

Junior 8-10 Original speech written by 4-H’er

that incorporates the topic of 4-H

1-3

minutes

Intermedi-

ate

11-13 Original speech written by 4-H’er

that incorporates the topic of 4-H

3-5

minutes

Senior 14-18 Original speech written by 4-H’er

that incorporates the topic of 4-H

5-8

minutes

PSA All ages Use the theme “4-H Grown”. 60

seconds

For additional questions or concerns please call the Harlan County Extension Office 308-928-2119.

Livestock Judging Team Are you interested in joining the

Livestock Judging Team? Contact the Harlan County Extension office at (308) 928-2119 to sign up and plan to join us for

our first meeting on Monday, March 13th at 7:00 p.m.

in the Arapahoe Library. Participants MUST RSVP to our office.

The AKSARBEN Stock Show is Moving to Grand Island, Nebraska. The Nebraska State Fair facilities will help to ensure the sus-tainability and growth of AKSARBENS’s 90 year old 4-H livestock exhibition. This year’s show is September 28 - October 1. For more information visit aksarbenstockshow.com

Archery, BB Gun & Air Rifle

March 5th, March 19th, April 2nd, & April 16th

Time: 3:00pm—5:00pm

Location: Harlan County Fair Sheep Barn

April 30th - Archery, Air Rifle and BB Gun

Competition Shoot (TBA)

22 PRACTICE

Dates: May 14

Time: TBA

Location: Dunlay Range, Orleans

State Competition Date: TBA

Shotgun/Clay Target

Starts: May 21

Time: TBA

Location: Dunlay Range, Orleans

State Competition Date: April 23, 2017

Find them on Facebook! Harlan-County-4-H-Shooting-Sports

HARL AN C OUNTY

C ATTL EMEN’ S BANQUE T MARCH 18, AT 6:30 PM

THE HARLAN COUNTY AG CENTER - ORLEANS To secure your tickets contact a

Harlan Cattlemen’s Association Member.

Tickets will be available at the door.

REQUIRED PREMISE ID NUMBERS FOR 2017

All State Fair and/or AKSARBEN Livestock (Beef, Swine, Sheep & Goats)

exhibitors will be required to obtain a Premise ID.

Premises ID numbers are simple to obtain and easy to use. To set up an account with the Nebraska

Department of Agriculture call 402-471-2351 and ask for Premises ID Information or visit:

www.nda.nebraska.gov/adt/index.html

ALL 4-HERS will

receive a 4-H t-shirt

again this year for fair

time. We need your

4-Her’s t-shirt sizes.

Please email those shirt

sizes to Susan Bose at

brs.blj@gmail.com

“Makin’ Bacon...and a Whole lot More!!

Learn the ins and outs of Brooks Duester’s operation as we tour his 1,000 ewes lambing and 5,000 head feedlot. Cody Chambliss will teach you how to gain $.20 per pound on your wool clip through a few simple procedures before, dur-ing and after shearing. Kiley Ham-mond & Neal Amsberry will walk you through how to properly feed

your market lambs and goats. Enjoy demos on lambing/kidding care and man-agement, proper foot care, vaccination protocols and much more.

Register online: www.nebraskasheepandgoat.org/2017-spring-tour or call: Kiley (308) 390-3001 or Liz (402) 984-0581

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Pre-register: $10 members/$20 nonmembers/

$5 Youth

NE 4-H Roping Clinic

Just 1 mile North of I-80 (Locust St. Exit) Lilienthal Indoor Arena - Grand Island

Saturday, April 1, 2017 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. o Breakaway and Tie Down Roping o Ground Work and Tying then live cattle

Sunday, April 2, 2017 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. o Team Roping o Roping on the ground followed by live cattle

Other Important Information • Registration fees: $60/Day without a horse • $80/Day with a horse

Registrations and payment are due March 26. Registration is limited, participants will be accepted on a first come,

first serve basis. Spectators are free!

Stalls or pens are available to keep horses overnight for $15 a night. For more information, contact Monte at 402-444-4092.

Parents are encouraged to attend sessions that their youth are participating in. Registration form can be found at the Harlan County Extension Office or our

4-Hwebsite: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/harlan/4h/

Main Instructors: Justin and Garrett Nokes PRCA Ropers, National Finals Rodeo Qualifier

& Roping Horse Trainers

Visit http://4h.unl.edu/summer-camp

or stop by the Harlan County Extension Office to pick a copy of the 2017 camp cata-log to explore camp possibilities,

schedules and find out everything you need to know about

this years 4-H Summer Camps.

2017 Nebraska Pork Youth Conference

Free Conference Date: May 31—June 2

Apply online: http://www.nepork.org

Applications Due: April 1

Limited to 32 youth

Early Bird

DISCOUNT save 10% when you register

by April 15!

http://4h.unl.edu/summer-camp

1. Make sure you have appliance thermometers in your refrigerator and freezer. * Check to ensure that the freezer temperature is at or below 0° F and the refrigerator I at or below 40° F. In case of a power outage, the appliance thermometers will indicate the temperatures in the refrigerator and freezer to help you determine if the food is safe.

2. Freeze containers of water. 3. Freeze refrigerated items such as leftovers, milk and

fresh meat and poultry that you may not need im-mediately.

4. Group food together in the freezer. This helps the food stay cold longer.

5. Have coolers on hand. 6. Purchase or make ice cubes in advance and freeze gel

packs ahead of time. 7. Find local sources to buy Dry and/or Block Ice. 8. Store food on shelve that will be safely out of contami-

nated water in case of flooding. 9. Have a supply of bottle water stored where it will be as

safe as possible from flooding 10. Do not drink your bottled water if it has an odor.

FACT

Emergencies can happen, especially with extreme weather conditions. When they do, the best strategy is to already have a plan in place. This includes knowing the proper food safety precautions to take before, during and after a power outage – and being prepared to safely han-dle food and water in the event of flooding occurs.

From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

1. Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible. * The refrigerator will keep food cold for about 4 hours if unopened. * A full freezer will keep the temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours if half full) if door is closed. 2. Buy Dry or Block Ice to keep refrigerator as cold as

possible if power is going to be out for prolonged period of time. 50lbs of dry ice should keep 18 cu-bic foot fully stocked freezer for 2 days.

1. Check appliance thermometer temperature. If freezer thermometer reads 40 of below, the

food is safe and may be refrozen. 2. Refrigerated food should be safe as long as the power was not out for more than 4 hours and door was kept shut.

A gentleman had been traveling during a time when the electricity was off for several days in many homes in his community. However, when he returned home, his electricity was working and everything in his freezer was frozen solid. He proceeded to eat some food from the freezer and got sick. What happened? In this case, his electricity actually had been off for about a week, and then came back on. Everything in his freezer had thawed and been at unsafe temperatures for several days. As the food froze again when the electricity returned, he was unaware there were any food safety problems. A simple way to help detect this problem is store an ice cube or two in a sealed plastic bag or small container in the freezer; a sealed bag/container is important so the ice cube doesn't evaporate and disappear. If the ice cube has melted down from its original shape, you'll know the power was off for an extended period of time.

How to Tell if Your Freezer Power Was Off When You Were Away

** Perishable food such as meat, poultry, seafood, milk and eggs not kept ade-quately refrigerated or frozen may cause illness if consumed,

even when they are thoroughly cooked.

From Alice Henneman, MS, RDN, UNL Extension in Lancaster County

Harlan County Extension

PO Box 258

706 Second Street

Alma, NE 68920 Calendar of Events MARCH 6 - Homemakers Scholarship Luncheon @12:30pm - Orleans

MARCH 18 - Harlan Cattlemen’s Banquet @ 6:30pm - Orleans

MARCH 27 - 4-H Speech Contest @ 7pm - Alma Courthouse

MARCH 31 - SPRING “GLOW” DANCE - 7pm - 9pm - Orleans

APRIL 1 - Lamb Lottery Entry Deadline - Extension Office

APRIL 1 - 2 - 4-H Roping Clinic - Grand Island

APRIL 1 - Spring Tour - Ravenna

MAY 31—June 2 - Youth Pork Conference

JUNE 9 - King & Queen Applications DUE to

Extension Office

In This Issue

Livestock Judging Team

Harlan County Cattlemen’s Banquet

LQA Announcement

Speech Contest

Lamb Lottery

Spring Dance

King & Queen Applications Announce-ment

MORE!

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