Month: May 2021

2021 Food & Clothing Project Virtual Q&A

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The Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board will be hosting a series of virtual Q&A sessions to answer questions members may have about their 4-H projects. Any member taking a still project (food, clothing and/or special interest) is encouraged to join us during one of these sessions to have their project questions answered. Sessions will start at 7:00p.m. and we will stay on for as long as there is someone asking questions.

Sessions will be held:

  • Monday, May 10
  • Tuesday, May 25
  • Monday, June 14
  • Wednesday, June 30

You can join us on Zoom at 7:00p.m. on those dates by clicking here.

2021 4-H Camp Update

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We are excited to announce that Ohio 4-H has approved overnight camping opportunities for 2021! We have been diligently working through what we will be able to do at camp and what camp will look like this year. There is still a lot of planning and many details to work out but we are so very much looking forward to being back at 4-H Camp Ohio this year!

4-H Summer Camp (overnight residential camp) will be held during the updated dates of June 18-20th and Cloverbud Day Camp will still be held on Saturday, June 19th. Registration materials are not quite ready yet. We hope to have that information out to you early next week. Registration information will come to you by email and will be completed online. NEW this year, you will have the option to pay by credit/debit card through an online payment portal! The registration deadline will be Friday, May 28th for both Summer Camp and Cloverbud Day Camp or until the camps fill. PLEASE NOTE: Camp will be held at a reduced capacity for 2021. Depending on the interest in these camps, registrations may fill before the deadline. Should camp fill before you register, you have the option to be added to a wait list in case of cancellations.

Thanks to the continued support of several sponsors, camp scholarships will still be available for Licking County 4-H members who have a financial need.

 

2021 Hartford Fair Premium Book Now Available

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The 2021 Hartford Fair Premium Book is now available, along with entry forms and other important information on the Hartford Fair website. The premium book will not be available in print this year, however, each department is available as its own link so you only need to download the departments that you need. All entry forms and other forms related to the fair can be found on the Forms page. Additional information can be found on the Livestock Information and Resources page. If you haven’t done so already, we would encourage you to take some time to look around the new, updated website so you can become familiar with where the resources you will need are housed.

Please be sure to check the Photo ID flyer to see if it is your year to have your photo taken! Dates and times on when/where photos will be taken are included in the instructions.

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REMINDER: Please Sign Up for a Quality Assurance Training

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IF YOU ARE AN EXHIBITOR OF ONE OF THE PROJECTS BELOW AND YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR A QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAINING, PLEASE DO SO RIGHT AWAY!

Licking County 4-H / FFA Livestock Project Members…

(beef | dairy | dairy feeder | goat | poultry | rabbit | sheep | swine)

BACKGROUND: All members in the above-listed projects are required to complete a Livestock Quality Assurance (QA) training on an annual basis in order to exhibit in Junior Fair programs such as the Hartford Fair and Ohio State Fair. You will find details below allowing you to complete the QA requirement for 2021. As a reminder, this requirement pertains to all livestock project members, as well as at least one Club Advisor from each club containing a member enrolled in livestock projects.

As you plan to complete your QA requirement in 2021, you’ve got TWO primary options!

  • Attend an online QA training offered by Licking County Extension Office
  • Participate in the YQCA national training program online
  • …or you may have tested out last year (ages 15-18, passed test), which covers your requirement for this year.
  • …or you may have obtained your training through an OCA BEST Show, Ohio Beef Expo, or other training external to Licking County, offered since October 2020, that meets your requirement for this year.

LICKING COUNTY ONLINE TRAINING REGISTRATION…

To sign-up for one of the online trainings offered in Licking County, simply go to https://go.osu.edu/QASignUp2021, and complete the registration form, at which time you’ll choose your preferred session. Please notice that all sessions are species-specific, and all but two sessions are offered in the evening. Make your selection carefully… Sessions will fill to a capacity of 50 families on a first-come, first-served basis. You’ll receive an email confirmation right away (within 1-2 minutes), then the zoom link and handouts will come approximately 24 hours in advance of your training. If you DON’T RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, reach out to Lisa (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu) right away – either your email address is blocking our emails OR you typed your email address incorrectly. You can view complete information pertaining to Quality Assurance requirements for 2021, as well as the complete list of dates, online at https://licking.osu.edu/sites/licking/files/imce/Program_Pages/4H/QualityAssurance/2021%20Hartford%20Fair%20QA%20Guidelines.pdf.

YQCA ONLINE TRAINING….

Online training is available through the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) web-based program. The program is typically offered at a cost of $12 per youth member. You can find additional details online at https://yqca.org. You must first purchase a Coupon Code (registration fee) to complete the training. You’ll find those instructions behind the “Buy Coupon” tab, at the bottom of the page, in a downloadable form. You can submit the order form by email or mail – but don’t wait until the last minute to choose this option, as the payment process takes a little time. Once you have the Coupon Code, you can log in to the YQCA system, and complete the appropriate training modules. All 4-H members will use their 4honline username and password to login, while those who are FFA members will login through s separate link on  the same login page.  Upon completion of certification, you need to email mccutcheon.46@osu.edu to notify Lisa that you have completed the training (We would also suggest notifying your 4-H / FFA Advisor). We will them remove you from the list of those who still need to complete QA training for the 2021 project / fair year. This online certification is a great option for many of you who wish to go ahead and get your training out of the way early. (Note: YQCA is not intended for use by adult 4-H / FFA advisors).

TEST OUT…

If you tested out in 2021 as a age 15-18 member, we have record of your test and you will automatically receive credit for this year.

EXTERNAL TRAINING…

If you attended a training outside of Licking County, we’d encourage you to pass along proof of attendance to mccutcheon.46@osu.edu, to ensure that you receive credit. Most training hosts will share attendance records, but there’s always a chance that they do not. By you sharing your proof of attendance, it ensures that you receive the appropriate credit.

Ohio Birds for 4-H Virtual Presentation

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The Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge will be presenting Ohio Birds for 4-H Virtually Saturday May 22 from 10-11 a.m. This program will help those 4-H members who are completing project 621 Ohio Birds or be a beginning for any youth wanting to learn about the birds they may see in their back yard. They will cover attracting and feeding birds, ways to view birds and record sightings along spots to see new birds along the Lake Erie Birding Trail. This presentation will assist with a plan your own learning activity or the Leadership/Citizenship activity of inviting a speaker to a 4-H club. For more information and to register, please visit the Friends of Ottawa NWR website.