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2026 Monthly 4-H Newsletter

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July 2026 County Fair Newsletter

August 2026 State Fair Newsletter

PLEASE READ: This is a very IMPORTANT issue of the newsletter as it contains the information you need for the State Fair

Click each month to find 4-H related deadlines.

August

10 - All 4-H & FFA Animal and Contest entries due online for the 2026 Nebraska State Fair- 8PM CST/ 7PM MT

28 - Nebraska State Fair

September

7 - Office Closed - Labor Day

7- Nebraska State Fair Last Day

21-24 - Earth Festival (School Enrichment)

24-27 - Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show

October

1 - ALL 4-H record books (including Clover Kid), scholarships, and award applications due

- National 4-H Week

12 - Office Closed for Holiday

November

11 - Office Closed - Veteran's Day

26-27 - Office Closed - Thanksgiving

December

24 - Office Open 8:00 - Noon - Christmas Eve

25 - Office Closed - Christmas Day

January

1 - Officed Closed for Holiday

19 - Office Closed for Holiday

31 - Deadline to sign up for Lottery Pigs - 11:59 PM cut-off time

31 - Deadline to sign up for Beef Rate of Gain contest NEW (weigh-in date TBD)

February

TBD - Deadline to apply for 2025 Summer Camp Scholarship - 4:30 PM cut-off time

16 - Office Closed for Holiday

March

4 - Special Garden Project orders due to the office

6 - 4-H Council Senior Scholarship Application Due by 4:30 PM

14 - 2026 Nebraska State 4-H BB Gun Championships; 8:00AM-6:00PM (The state 4-H match is open to any 4-H youth (8 to 15 years old, 4-H age) enrolled in the BB Gun project.)

13 - Special Agronomy Project orders due to the office

22 - Lottery Pig Delivery Day at 1PM - Livestock Barns, Tuxedo Park Crete

23 - County Communication Contest Registration Due

April

1 - 2026 Diamond Clover Goal Sheets Due to Ext. Office by 4:30 PM

2- Office Closed for Professional Development

6- County Communication Contest at 6pm- Extension Office Meeting Room, 306 W 3rd Wilber

7 - County Fair Broiler Chick Orders Due by 4:30 pm

24 - Office Closed for Holiday

May

1- 4-H Enrollment Priority Deadline (General Enrollment open until June 15th)

1 - Camp Counselor Applications Due for Camp Renegade

1- Camp Renegade Scholarship Applications Due

21- Dog Showmanship Clinic, Ag Hall at Tuxedo Park, Crete

25 - Office Closed for Holiday

27-29 - Premier Animal Science Event, UNL East Campus

31- Camp Renegade Camper Registration Due

31- Camp Renegade Camp Counselor Mandatory Online Training Due— No in-person training this year

June

9-10 - 4-H Camp Renegade, Fairbury

15 - Beef, Goat, Horse, Rabbit, Sheep, and Swine ID forms due for county fair

15 - County fair static and animal entries due online (midnight deadline)

15 - Horse Advancement Level Testing complete for county fair participation - 4:30 PM deadline

15 - Premise ID Forms Due

15 - DNA envelopes due for all breeding and market animals & feeder calves for state fair. (PLEASE NOTE DNA CHANGES FOR 2026)

15 - www.showstockmgr.com nominations due for state fair animals.

15 - YQCA Completion certificates must be at the Extension Office by 4:30 PM

16-17 - Premier Communications Event, UNL East Campus Union

19- Babysitting Training, 444 Cherrycreek Road, Suite A Lincoln NE

19 - BLAST Camp (tentative)

19 - Office Closed for Holiday

July

1 - Ak-Sar-Ben Stock Show nominations due - see Ak-Sar-Ben website

3 - Office Closed for Holiday

7 - Pre-fair Clean Up at 6 PM

11-15 - Fonner Park State 4-H Horse Expo

13-17- Wilber Extension Office Closed- Office Moving to Crete Tuxedo Park Fairgrounds for County Fair

14-19 - Saline County Fair

20 - Post-fair Clean Up 9 AM