University of Arkansas, United States Department of Agriculture and County Governments Cooperating

Clover Crews News

It’s Poultry Chain Time! Poultry Chain ordering is available on 4-H Online. This year the

chicks will be Hyline Browns. These brown egg producers are

large bodied, docile birds. The fee is $25 per participant. Each

order will receive up to 20 birds. The males are .50 each.

Orders are due on 4-H Online by March 5. The target delivery

date is April 4, but this date is subject to change. Call the office

if you have any questions. 870-

845-7517.

Attention- There is a required

training on poultry husbandry

and biosecurity for all Poultry

Chain participants. You must

pre-register for this training. The date for this training is

March 8, at HOPE at the UACCH Campus, Hempstead Hall,

6pm. We are partnering with Hempstead County this year. If

you are unable to attend this location, there will also be one

at the Kirby Ag Building on March 6, 6pm.

Livestock Leadership Academy

What’s Inside!

County Scholarship Applications 2

National SeaPerch Challenge 2

AR 4-H Roping Championship 2

4-H Poster Art Contest 2

Ross Photography Contest 2

Opportunity Spotlight 3

Mark Your Calendar 3

Livestock Judging Contests 3

2018 AR 4-H Camps 4

State O-Rama Photography 5

Star County Camp 5

Commodity Contests 5

Camp Leadership 5

Jean A. Ince

County Extension Agent-Staff Chair

Kaycee Davis County Extension Agent-Agriculture

Cecilia Harberson Administrative Specialist III

421 N. Main Street Nashville, AR 71852

870-845-7517

Fax: 870-845-7537

www.uaex.edu/counties/howard

The Livestock Leadership Academy will be held March 22-24

at the 4-H Center in Ferndale. It is limited to senior (ages 14-

19) 4-H’ers. We will focus on team building skills (ExCEL

program), Farm to Table (tour farms and businesses), and

more. The cost is $85. Registration is open on 4HOnline and

will close Thursday, March 1.

February 2018

Howard County Extension Office

Cloverbud Record Books and 4-H Stories Just a reminder . . . There’s still time to get in your Cloverbud

record books or write your 4-H story (for 1st year members)

in order to get an invitation to the 4-H Banquet. Deadline is

March 1.

National SeaPerch Challenge Information

SeaPerch Challenge will be March 31 at the Ferndale 4-H Center.

Registration for the event is due March 14. Registration is $40 per

team, which includes lunch and a t-shirt. Teams must purchase a kit to

build their robot. Replicas of the competition field may be purchased

and constructed for practicing. Teams must have access to a pool as

this is an underwater robot activity.

If you/your team are interested, I would suggest purchasing the kit

and beginning construction NOW. Scholarships/monetary assistance may be available. Call 870-

845-7517 for more information.

Arkansas 4-H Roping Championship

This event will be at Saline County Fairgrounds, Benton, AR, March

16, 7:00 pm.

For more information about the event, contact Jimmy Driggers,

Garland County Extension Agent: 501-282-1036. For information

regarding county eligibility, contact the Howard County office, 870-845-

7517.

4-H Poster Art Contest The Poster Art Contest is open to all 4-H members 9-19. The theme is “Go Wild” with

4-H! Dimensions should be 14” x 22” and may be either horizontal or vertical. Art may

be any medium - watercolor, ink, crayon, acrylic, charcoal, oils or collage. Art must

NOT contain any copyrighted material, no three-dimensional objects either. Deadline

to enter is Friday, May 4. Top 10 winners will receive certificates and be presented at

District O-Rama.

Ross Photography Contest Ross Photography exhibits scenes of Arkansas. Each 4-Her may submit 4

photos, one in each category: color living, color non-living, black and white

living, and black and white non-living (living category intended for people

and animals, photos that are strictly plants are considered non-living).

Four county winners are selected, one in each category. Photos must be

taken within the contest year - July 2017- June 2018. Cash prizes for

winners. All photos must be submitted digitally, entry deadline is June 1. If you are interested,

contact the office 870-845-7517.

Attention senior 4-H members: Howard County 4-H Foundation scholarship forms are due March 1. If you would like an application, please call the office. 870-845-7517.

County Scholarship Applications Available

Opportunity Spotlight Each month, we will be spotlighting 4-H State or National events and other

opportunities available to qualified members. This month’s spotlight: The

Teen Star Program/Ambassador Program.

The Arkansas 4-H Teen Star Program is a recognition program for outstanding

achievement in the areas of 4-H projects and activities, leadership, and

community service. You must be 15 years old to apply for Teen Star recognition. If you would like

an application, please come by the office. We’ll be happy to assist you! Applications are due

March 1.

The Arkansas 4-H Ambassador program is for individuals who enjoy promoting 4-H across the

state. Ambassadors may be used in the following ways: assist with statewide 4-H programs such as

Teen Leader Conference, assist with county 4-H programs, promote 4-H during

every opportunity, represent 4-H at various activities such as fairs, donor events,

and awards programs. Does this sound like something you would like to do? 4-

Hers interested in applying must be Teen Stars and must not turn 19 before or

during the calendar year in which they application is submitted. Applications are

due March 1.

Mark Your Calendar! Breads and Cookie Contest- February 26, 6pm

Poultry Bio Security Training- March 8, 6pm at

UACCH Hempstead Hall, Hope

Dairy and Egg Contest- March 12, 6pm

County O-Rama- Monday, April 9 at the

GREENROOM at Nashville City Park, B-Day

at 4:30, Talks, Talent and Fashion at 6pm

4-H Achievement Banquet- April 13, 6:00 pm

Arkansas State SPRING Show, May 3-5, Little

Rock

Ouachita District O’Rama- June 19, Malvern High

School

Star (Quad) County Camp- July 17-19, Amity

State O’Rama- July 23-27, Fayetteville

Livestock Judging Contests There are several upcoming livestock judging contests. If you are training a team for the state 4-H

livestock judging contest, these are great contests to attend to help teach and prepare your team.

See below for dates and check the calendar on www.judgingcard.com. There are currently no

flyers for the below listed contests at this time.

Contests/Leadership Activities March 22-24 – Livestock Leadership Academy, 4-H Center

May 3 – Arkansas 4-H State Livestock Judging Contest, Little Rock

June 4-7 – UA Livestock Judging Camp, Fayetteville

Clinics May 19 - Drive On Show Pig Camp, El Dorado (hosted by White House

Genetics https://www.whitehousegenetics.com/camp)

4-H State O-Rama Photography Contest

“Go Wild!” is also the theme for this year’s 4-H State O-Rama Photography

competition. Be creative, unconventional, experimental . . . use your own

interpretation of WILD! Friday, July 6 is the entry deadline. Photographs should be

taken specifically for this activity. Post-processing with image editing software like

Adobe Photoshop is permitted; however, photos that exhibit noticeable

manipulation rarely score well. Judges typically appreciate photos with solid

composition, correct exposure, accurate colors, and a unique perspective.

If you are interested, contact the office 870-845-7517 and ask for the “4-H Photography

Guidelines.”

Star (Quad) County Camp

Plans are currently underway for the 2087 Star County

Camp. The camp will be held at the Timber Ridge Lodge in

Amity on July 17-19. Please note this date change! Camp

registration fee should be about the same; however, it will

be finalized in the next newsletter. More information to

come! Mark your calendar!

Commodity Contests Mark your calendar for the upcoming 4-H Food Commodity Contests. The 4-H Bread

and Cookie contest will be held on Monday, February 26 at 6:00 p.m. at the EH

Center in Nashville. Participants will bring their entries and recipe (already baked) and

drop off for judging.

The Egg Preparation/Dairy Foods contest will be held Monday, March 12 at 6:00

p.m. Again, you will bring your main dish or party idea and recipe (already prepared)

for the judging.

Be on the lookout for detailed instructions regarding all these contests. It will come as one mail out!

Call the office if you need assistance in finding recipes or for questions regarding any of these contests.

Camp Leadership Camp Leadership applications are due March 12. This is a fantastic

leadership opportunity for 4-H members ages 13-19. The camp will be held

April 6 & 7 at the Arkansas 4-H Center in Ferndale, just outside of Little

Rock. The Howard County 4-H Foundation will help with registration fees for

this camp. If you are interested, please let the office know.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research

programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,

national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other

legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate or need materials in another format,

please contact your County Extension office as soon as possible. Dial 711 for Arkansas Relay.

Sincerely,

Kaycee Davis Jean A. Ince County Extension Agent-Agriculture County Extension Agent-Staff Chair

*All dates and/or times for events may be changed.