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Every two years the Nemaha County 4-H Council prints a new fairbook.  2025 is not a year we print a new book, but we will have some changes.  You will find the updated pages with changed marked in yellow below. The pages will go live at the end of January after they are approved by the 4-H Council.  Until then, you can check out the printed in 2024 book, at the following link. Just know, some rules could change and you need to check back at the end of the January for live links.  

2024-2025 Fair Book 

Welcome 4-H members, parents, leaders and friends to participation at the Nemaha County Fair.  4-H will be presented through exhibits and/or participation by members in many programs. To youth, fairs mean exchanging friendships and new adventures, families working together, and recognition and evaluation feedback of individual and team efforts. All 4-H exhibits at the Nemaha County Fair are products of members' participation in 4-H programming. We invite you to visit the 4-H exhibits and participate in programs. For more information about 4-H and University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension contact the Nemaha County Extension Office at 402-274-4755.

OBJECTIVES - 4-H SECTION OF COUNTY FAIR
1. To provide new experiences for youth, leaders and staff who participate.
2. To provide leadership opportunities for 4-H youth and adults.
3. To provide recognition for achievement.
4. To inspire the adoption of approved practices and new ideas.
5. To provide learning awareness opportunities for the public who visit the 4-H exhibits.
6. To add to the public understanding about the scope of 4-H.
7. To help build a better Nemaha County Fair.

2024-2025 FAIRBOOK.pdf - Entire Book 

Please read and acquaint yourself with the General Rules before proceeding to the project area sections.

Please read and acquaint yourself with the General Rules (PDF, 5 pgs, 146 KB) before proceeding to the project area sections.

Contests 

Animal Science Judging Contests 

  • Livestock Judging
  • Dairy Judging
  • Horse Judging, etc.

ATV & Tractor Contests 

Communication & Expressive Arts Contests

  • Public Speaking
  • Presentations
  • Music

Food Revue 
     Food Revue Resource Information 

Environmental Ed & Earth Science Contests 

  • Wildlife Judging
  • Shooting Sports (Practice Requirements)

 Plant Science Contests  

  • Horticulture Judging
  • Grass ID, Weed ID, & Tree ID

Animal Exhibits

General Livestock Rules

Animal Requirements 

Code of Show Ring Ethics 

Showmanship & Herdsmanship Rules
   

Premium Sale 

Beef   

Cat  

Companion Animal 

Dairy Cattle 

Dog 

Goats 

Horse 

Poultry 

Rabbit 

Sheep 

Swine 

Clover Kids

Clover Kids 


 

 

Static Exhibits

Animal Science Static Exhibits 

  • Veterinary Science

Communications & Expressive Arts 

  • Floats
  • Booths
  • Posters

Consumer Management 

  • Shopping in Style
  • My Financial Future

Environmental Education & Earth Science

  • Entomology 
  • Forestry
  • Conservation
  • Wildlife & How They Live
  • Outdoor Adventures
  • Wildlife
  • Harvesting Equipment
  • Taxidermy
  • Shooting Sports
  • Other Natural Resources

Food & Nutrition 

  • General Foods
  • Cooking 101
  • Fast Foods
  • Cooking 201
  • Cooking 301
  • Cooking 401
  • Food Preservation 
    Food Preservation Card  
  • Cake Decorating

Healthy Lifestyles 

  • Cycling
  • Safety
  • Fire Safety
  • ATV

Heritage 

Home Design & Restoration 
     Home Design & Restoration Supporting Information Tag 

  • Design My Place
  • Preserving Heirlooms
  • Design Decisions 

Human Development 

Leadership & Citizenship 

  • Citizenship
  • Seeing i2i
  • Leadership
  • Self-Determined
  • Entrepreneurship

Photography 
     Unit I Data Tag (Fillable) 
     Unit II Data Tag (Fillable) 
     Unit III Data Tag (Fillable) 
     Data Tag Instruction Video
 Abstract Photography Instruction Video
     Photography Portfolio Instruction Video
     How to Prepare Photographs for 4-H Fair Exhibits 

Plant Science 

  • Field Crops
  • Special Agronomy Project
  • Weed Science
  • Range Management
  • Floriculture
  • Vegetables, Herbs, Fruit
  • Special Garden Project

Quilt Quest 

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math 

  • Rockets (Aerospace)
  • Computers
  • Electricity
  • Robotics
  • Geospacial
  • LEGO Building
    LEGO Supporting Information (Fillable) 
  • Small Engines
  • 4 Wheelin'
  • Energy
  • Woodworking
  • Welding

Textiles & Apparel (Clothing) 

 

Visual Arts 
     Visual Arts Supporting Information 
 

  • Visuals Mediums
  • Visual Arts Themes