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Scoresheets, Forms, and Contest Study Materials
Foods and Preservation
- UNL Food: Canning Basics
- USDA Guide to Home Canning
- Ball: Home Canning 101
- 4-H FOOD PRESERVATION CARD fillable version *Required with entry
- UNL Food: Jams, Jellies, and Preserves
- UNL Food: Fruit and Fruit Products
- UNL Food: Vegetables
- UNL Food: Fermented and Pickled Foods
- UNL Food: Tomatoes and Tomato Products
Clothing, and Quilt Quest
- CLOTHING DESIGN DATA CARD *Required with entry
- FIBER ARTS CROCHET DATA TAG *Required with entry
- FIBER ARTS KNITTING DATA TAG *Required with entry
- STEAM Beyond the Needle Skills
- STEAM Sewing Skills
- "Standards for Judging Quilts and Quilted Items" (SF209)
Home Design and Restoration
- Home Design & Restoration Supporting Information (2024) - fill in form
- HOME ENVIRONMENT TAG *Required with entry
- Preserving Heirlooms Manual - 88 pages
- Conservation of Textile Items
Visual Arts
- VISUAL ARTS SUPPORTING INFORMATION TAG *Required with entry
Photography
- How to Prepare Photos for Fair
- How to Complete the Photography Tag
- PHOTOGRAPHY 1 Data Tag *Required with entry
- PHOTOGRAPHY 2 Data Tag *Required with entry
- PHOTOGRAPHY 3 Data Tag *Required with entry
Horticulture / Floriculture / Agronomy
- Plant Science Program
- Online Horticulture Judging Contest
- Special Garden Project
- Special Agronomy Project
- Crop Production Project Worksheet *Required with entry
- Innovative Youth Corn Challenge
- Youth Crop Scouting Competition
- 4H226 Selecting and Preparing Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits for Exhibits
- 4H227 Preparing Cut Flowers for Fair
- Guide to Growing Houseplants
- Guide to Selecting Houseplants
Forestry / Conservation & Wildlife
- 2026 Nebraska 4-H Tree List
- 4H332 Tree Identification Manual
- Overall Tree Information: Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
- Nebraska Forest Service - Planting Guide
- Nebraska Forest Service - Tree Care Guide
- UNL-School of Natural Resources - Regional & Community Forestry
- Leafing Out
- Trees of Nebraska
- Using Nebraska Range
- Shooting Sports