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Clay County 4-H
Upcomming Livestock Open Shows
April 30-May 1 - Gage County Livestock Showdown
May 21 - Cattle Battle, Columbus, NE
May 23 - Nuckolls/Thayer Livestock Judging, Nelson, NE
All livestock ID forms can be found on the state 4-H website. All ID forms are due by June 15, 2022 to the Clay County Extension Office.
2022 4-H Dairy Goat Show - June 25; Clay County Fairgrounds
The following forms are Due June 15
2022 Open Horse Shows
2022 District Dates and Sites:
June 6 - Chadron, NE
June 7 - Guide Rock, NE
June 8 - Albion, NE
June 9 - Raymond, NE
June 10 - Kearney, NE
All entries for the State and District Horse Show must be completed by May 6th, 2022.
2021 Fonner Park State Horse Show: July 9-13, 2022
As of January 1, 2017, the new FDA regulation for the Veterinary Feed Directive goes into effect. This regulation will effect all food producing animals no matter how large or small the operation and that includes youth livestock participants. There are a number of show feeds that contain feed grade antibiotics such as CTC or Tylosin. These type of products will require youth to work with their Veterinarian to obtain a signed VFD order before purchasing and feeding these feeds. So young producers should look at the feed labels of products they intend to feed prior to
Latest Updates from Statewide 4-H
- Twenty-two youth set to compete at 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships
- Fifteen youth selected as delegates for National 4-H Congress
- 4-H volunteers receive state-level awards
- Nebraska 4-H'ers attend 89th National 4-H Conference
- Walbrecht earns Nebraska 4-H Gives Back Award for providing a sense of belonging in the show ring
- Sump earns Nebraska 4-H Gives Back Award for lake clean-up project
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