Platte County 4-H Resources

Project Information

• 2025 Platte County Project List (206KB, 2 pages, Revised 10/29/24)
• 2024 Clover Kids Curriculum Guide (386KB, 4 pages, Revised 1/2/24)
  • Clover Kid Activity: Cup Gardening(1 .pdf page)
  • Veggie Art Print (1 .pdf page)
• Pick Your Project (Will assist 4-H members, volunteers, and parents with locating curriculum to support 4-H projects.)

Club Info and Resources

• 2024 4-H Calendar
• 2024 4-H Clubs (162KB, 2 pages)
• 2024 Platte County 4-H Contests (5 pages, .pdf format)
• Communication Event - Sunday, April 7, 2024 (4 page .pdf)
• Diamond Clover Program
• Favorite Foods Manual (235KB, 6 pages)
• 4-H Fashion Show Manual< (139KB, 6 pages)
• Club Officer Resources: 
  • Officer's Guide (6 page .pdf)
  • Secretary's Record (28 page .pdf)
  • Reporter's Handbook (7 page .pdf)
  • Treasurer's Handbook (5 page .pdf)
  • Year End 4-H Club Treasurer's Report Revised 2023 (193KB, 2 pages)
  • Community Service Project Report (24KB, 1 page)
  • 4-H Name and Emblem Guidelines
  • 4-H Achievement Application
• Platte County 4-H Council Scholarship Application - Deadline January 3, 2025 (188KB, 3 pages)
• Shooting Sports - Archery
  • Nebraska 4-H Archery Rules (NFAA Tournament and Scoring Rules - 6 pages, pdf format)

Contest Resources

• Entomology Identification
  • Insect ID Participant Blank Answer Sheet
  • Insect ID -Key to Answer Sheets
  • Insect ID Specimen Study List
  • Insect ID Specimen Study List with Images
• Horticulture Identification
  • NJHA Horticulture ID and Judging Study Materials website
  • Intermediate ID Answer Sheet - Fruit & Vegetables
  • Senior ID Answer Sheet - Fruit, Nuts, Berries, Vegetables, Landscaping & House Plants
• Livestock Judging
  • Beef Cattle Judging and Oral Reasons 101
  • Meat Goat Judging and Oral Reasons 101
  • Sheep Judging and Oral Reasons 101
  • Swine Judging and Oral Reasons 101
  • Livestock Judging Taking Notes and Oral Reasons
• Presentation
  • The Four P's of Planning a Presentation
  • The Versatile 4-H Presentation
  • Getting Ready to Give a 4-H Presentation
  • Presentation Visuals
  • Using PowerPoint in 4-H Presentation
  • Incorporating Nebraska 4-H Educational Priorities in 4-H Presentations
  • Evaluating a 4-H Presentation
  • Illustrated Presentation Judging Criteria
• Speech
  • A Guide to Making Great 4-H Speeches
  • How to Prepare a 4-H Radio Public Service Announcement (PSA)
• Impromptu Speech
• Impromptu Speech Judging Criteria
• Video Communication
• Video Communication Judging Criteria
• Examples: Video Communication Entries (2023)
• Grass and Weed Identification
  • Grass and Weed Plant List

Curriculum (on-line purchasing and shipped to you directly)

• UNL Marketplace
• National 4-H Supply Service (Shop 4-H) 

Animal Ownership Affidavits (County Fair Only 4-H and FFA ID Sheets)

• Breeding Beef
• Market Beef
• Feeder Calf
• Bucket Calf
• Dairy Cattle
• Breeding Swine
• Market Swine
• Breeding Sheep
• Market Lamb
• Dairy Goat
• Breeding Doe
• Meat (Market) Goat
• Bottle Goat
• Horse
• Rabbit

Certificates of Vaccination

• Dog
• Cat