The 2023 4-H Dairy Judging Contest will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 10:00am at the Layman Dairy Farm. All 4-H youth who will be enrolled in a Licking County 4-H Dairy Project in 2023 are invited to participate. No pre-registration is required. Please read flyer for all details.
Month: February 2023
Youth Rabbit and Poultry Clinic and Fun Show
Save the Date! The Licking County 4-H Rabbit and Poultry Committee will host their annual Youth Rabbit and Poultry Clinic and Fun Show on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at the Hartford Fairgrounds. This is a great opportunity for youth taking rabbit and poultry projects to get hands-on experience showing their animals. Check out all of the details HERE.
Take the Leap: Career Readiness Day
“Take the Leap: Career Readiness Day”, hosted by the Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council, is on Saturday, April 1, 2023 (9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center! This event is open to any 4-H member – ages 13 to 18! Event cost is $10. Several Teen Leadership Council members have been planning this event and are excited to facilitate this opportunity for their peers.
This day is jam-packed full of opportunities for participants with some highlights listed here:
- Learn about 4-H opportunities at the state level
- Rotate through career preparation workshops covering topics such as resume writing, interview skills, goal setting, and more
- Network with peers who are also interested in preparing for their future
Participants can register at go.osu.edu/taketheleap. Registration is due by March 15.
2023 4-H Enrollment Information
4-H Enrollment is in full swing for 2023! Enrollments are due April 1, 2023. Please review the information below before starting your enrollment.
Your login credentials are the same as last year. If you have forgotten your password, please use the Reset Password option to reset your password. If you no longer have access to the email account you used last year, please email me so I can update your family profile.
Instructions on how to log in and enroll can be found on the How to Join 4-H page here: https://licking.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/how-join-4-h. Scroll down to the instructions for RETURNING Families. There are step-by-step instructions that you can view and print, a tip sheet, and a video.
Once you have reviewed the instructions, visit oh.4honline.com to login and enroll. Please note that the site works best in Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Please ensure that you are at the 4-HOnline 2.0 site and have not traversed to the old site. Please note: If you search for 4-HOnline through a search engine, often the first option that populates is the old site. Please make sure that the login screen looks like this:
A few things to note:
- There is an advertisement at the bottom of the 4-HOnline page for “Auction Frogs”. We have no control over this showing up in your profile. You should be able to click the X in the upper, right-hand corner of the green box to dismiss it.
- There are several new and revised projects. One change that will likely be important for many of our members has to do with the rabbit projects. The three rabbit projects (225 Breeding Rabbit, 226 Market Rabbit, and 227 Pet Rabbit) have all been combined into one project book (new book coming soon). When looking to enroll in a rabbit project, you will want to look for project 228BR Breeding Rabbit, 228MA Market Rabbit, and/or 228PE Pet Rabbit.
- If anyone in your family has been enrolled in 4-H anywhere in Ohio since 2014, you will have a family profile. If you have trouble accessing your family profile, please DO NOT create a new one. Contact Adrienne (anderson.1410@osu.edu) and she will help you get access to your existing profile.
- If you have a family member who has “skipped” a year or two of 4-H, their profile may have been archived. Please contact Adrienne and let her know to reactivate the profile. Please DO NOT create a new profile. We want to utilize the existing profile for each member as all of their 4-H history is attached to the original profile.
- Please take the time to review each member’s profile as you enroll them to ensure ALL the information is there and correct. Please update any contact information that may have changed since last year.
- Please be sure that all projects are included and correct BEFORE you submit an enrollment. You will NOT be able to make changes to club/project enrollment once you click the Submit button. If you are not able to complete the enrollment in one sitting or are trying to decide on projects, the system will save each page of progress. You can leave that enrollment and come back to it later. Once you have submitted your enrollment, any changes regarding club and project enrollment will need to be made through Adrienne.
- Once you submit an enrollment, it will be listed as “awaiting review” until it is reviewed at the county level. It will either be approved or will be sent back to you if there is something that needs fixed.
- If you select a livestock, horse, dog, or shooting sports project the system will ask you to electronically sign the consent for those projects.
- Cloverbud members should select the project My 4-H Cloverbud year for their enrollment.
- Those joining the Licking County 4-H Band should select COP-Arts 1900 Performing Arts – 4-H Band for their project. It will be listed towards the end of the project list with the other County Only Projects (COP).
REMINDER: Turkey Pool Orders Due!
The order form for the 2023 Hartford Fair Junior Market Turkey Pool is available HERE. Forms with payment must be mailed or delivered to the Licking County Extension Office by 4:00pm on Friday, March 3, 2023. ALL meat turkey projects will come from the Hartford Fair meat turkey pool. If you intend to show meat turkeys at the fair in 2023, you must submit an order by the deadline to be eligible. Please read through all the details on the order form.
2023 Horse Royalty Application
The 2023 Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council Queen/King & Princess/Prince Royalty Rules & Application is now available. The Application is due April 10, 2023. Please mail applications to: Licking County 4-H Horse & Pony Council, P.O. Box 87, Kirkersville, Ohio 43033 or hand directly to Heather McClain.
2023 Dairy Feeder Princess Application
The 2023 Dairy Feeder Princess Application is now available. Completed applications are due by May 1, 2023. Mail application to: Leanne Rex, 959 Newark Granville Road, Granville, OH 43023
2023 Dairy Princes Application Available
The 2023 Dairy Princess Application is now available. Completed applications are due by May 1, 2023. Mail application to: Leanne Rex, 959 Newark Granville Road, Granville, OH 43023
REMINDER: 2023 Hartford Fair Scholarship Due!
The 2023 Hartford Fair Scholarship is available and due to the Hartford Fair Office by March 3, 2023. Applicant must be a graduating senior, live within the Hartford Fair District and be a member of one of the following: 4-H, FFA, FCCLA or Steer Pool. Applicant must be pursuing an education in a 2 or 4-year program at an accredited and degree granting institution.
REMINDER: Beef Royalty and Scholarship Applications Due
The 2023 Licking County Cattlemen’s Association Queen & Princess of Beef and Licking County Cattlemen’s Association College Scholarship are due March 1, 2023 to the Licking County Extension Office.