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2024 4-H Newsletters & Calendar of Events

2024 Dakota County 4-H Calendar  

2024 4-H Newsletter

October 2024

  • National 4-H week is Ocboter 6th - 12th, Celebrate 4-H!
  • Dakota County 4-H Council, learn more
  • Ambassador applications are open
  • Apply to be a Club of Excellence
  • Apply for Diamond Clover, and Achievement Awards
  • Take volunteer training
  • Go on the road with Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Road Show (virtually)
  • and more.....

September 2024 

  • Final fair thoughts say your thank yous and send those thank you notes
  • Congratulations to our State Fair participants
  • Dakota~Thurston Ambassador Applications open
  • Apply to be a club of Excellence
  • Diamond Clover Awards
  • National 4-H Week
  • and more....

July 2024

  • Online fair entry system is open
  • Order a 4-H T-shirt
  • Get some Dakota~Thurson County Fair Swag
  • Late entry policy
  • YQCA training is due July 17th
  • Livestock Exhibitor information
  • Trophy Donors needed
  • State Fair in person entries due August 10th
  • Don't forget the 2024 Dakota County Special Project
  • And a whole lot more......

June 2024

  • DEADLINE DAY IS APPROACHING!!!
  • Fairbooks are in the office stop and get one
  • Get your YQCA training completed
  • County Project - Recycled ribbons
  • We still have incubators up for grabs
  • Ak-Sar-Ben Stock show information
  • Youth Crop Scouting Competition
  • Marathon Kids
  • Science Camp
  • 8th Annual Agronomy Youth Field Day

May 2024

  • Congratulations graduates
  • Fairbooks are available
  • Deadline Day is approaching - June 15th!!
  • YQCA training is due
  • 2024 Governor's Agricultural Excellence Award (NIFA Grant)
  • Special Garden and Special Agronomy projects
  • Grow & Preserve Class
  • Animal Science Discover Day
  • Papio NRD Electronics Recycling Collection
  • Marathon Kids Summer Family Run Club
  • Online Horticulture Id Contest
  • Tractor & Equipment Safety Training
  • Camps in Thurston County and Dixon County

April 2024

  • Contest Day results
  • Dakota County Senior Scholarship
  • YQCA training
  • Special Garden project and Special Agronomy Project seeds are in
  • Rocketry classGrow and Preserve Workshop
  • Get your Livestock ID Sheets and tags!
  • Livestock tagging and nomination guidelines
  • Papio Missouri River NRD Electronics Recycling
  • Fonner Field Day
  • Summer Job Opportunity
  • Online Horticulture contest
  • Tractor & Equipment Safety Training
  • And so much more….

March 2024

  • Complete 4-H enrollment
  • Contest day is this Saturday the 9th
  • Dakota County Senior Scholarship
  • 2024 Dakota County Special Project - Recycled Ribbons
  • Special Garden & Agronomy Projects
  • Volunteer Recognition
  • 2024 Cornhusker Livestock Judging Championships
  • Spring Rabbit Show (Lincoln)
  • Horse Judging School
  • UNL Red Letter Days
  • Nebraska Agricultural Youth Institute (NAYI)
  • Youth In Action Program
  • and so much more......

February 2024

  • February is Nebraska 4-H month - Celebrate
  • Dakota~Thurston All Contest Day March 9th
  • 4-H enrollment is open
  • Try a project - Veterinary Science
  • Special Garden & Agronomy projects
  • Certified Angus Beef's Nebraska BQA workshop
  • Changes for State Fair livestock
  • Camps, workshops, trainings
  • Siouxland Garden Symposium
  • and more, more,more........

January 2024

  • January 21st, 4-H Achievement night don't forget to RSVP
  • Check out overlooked projects or try a new project
  • Coming in March the Siouxland Garden Symposium - March 16th
  • No beef weigh-in in 2024
  • Think about summer camps and register early
  • Seniors time to start applying for Scholarships

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