State Leadership Camp: Scholarship available!

 Possible full or partial scholarships available depending on how many Ashland County 4-H member applicants.
Contact the Extension Office for details. Application will open early in 2026.

 

 

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Baby Beef & Market Beef Deadline

If you are competing at the Ohio State Fair with your market steer, we have the required DNA kits at the Extension Office.  Please make sure you have submitted your enrollment in 4Honline with a market beef project so Jackie can sign your DNA kit. These DNA kits must be RECEIVED at the Columbus address by January 15 to be eligible to show your market beef at the State Fair.  For STATE FAIR participation, market beef need to be identified in 4Honline by January 1 to meet their requirements.

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American Youth Southdown Association Grant

This program will award grant money to be used to purchase a new breeding ewe from a list of participating breeders. The breeder will also serve as a mentor to the participating family. More information at the website below.

If you know of someone who is thinking of getting into the Southdown breed- encourage them to apply! You can find the application at: https://southdownsheep.org/juniors/ewes-for-youth/

Firelands Electric 2026 Youth Tour Opportunity

Firelands is now accepting applications for our 2026 Youth Tour, which is open to high school sophomores and juniors who live in a home receiving its electricity from the co-op. Information is attached, and additional details and links to the online application are available at www.firelandsec.com/youth-tour-experience. (To see a map of our territory, visit www.firelandsec.com/service-territory.)

YOUTH TOUR EXPERIENCE

Firelands will sponsor up to two high school sophomores or juniors on an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., as part of the June 14-20, 2026 Youth Tour. Firelands Electric, in cooperation with Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives and the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA), offers this exciting opportunity to students who live in a home served by the cooperative. Selected delegates will travel to Washington, D.C., with students and chaperones from co-ops throughout the state of Ohio. Once in the nation’s capital, they will be joined by roughly 1,800 additional students from electric cooperatives across the country. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet congressional leaders, visit historical sites, and make lifelong friendships. Additional information and links to photos and video of previous Youth Tours are available on our website at www.firelandsec.com/youth-tour-experience.

Please note that applications will be completed via the online form on the Firelands website this year and must be completed by 4 p.m. on January 23, 2026.