Upcoming Dates
Jan. 18 - Office closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Feb. 1 - CIA Registration Deadline
Feb. 8 - Junior Swine Producer Week Registration Deadline
Feb 14-15 - Citizenship In Action (CIA) Online
Feb 15-20 - Junior Swine Producer Week
Mar. 1 - 4-H Council Meeting via Zoom Video Conference, 7 P.M.
Mar. 1 - Market Beef Tagging Deadline
Mar. 8 - Junior Meat Goat Producer Week Registration Deadline
Mar. 15-20 - Junior Meat Goat Producer
April - 4-H Club Day
May 1 - Breeding Beef Tagging Deadline
May 1 - Bucket Calf Tagging Deadline
May 1 - Meat Goats Tagging Deadline
May 1 - Sheep Tagging Deadline
May 1 - Swine Tagging Deadline
May 1 - Horse Papers Deadline
May 1 - Drop and Project Deadline
June 21-24 - Heart of Kansas Camp
July 22-25 - Barber County Fair
Barber County 4-H Crops Team Wins State Contest
The team of Carson Cargill, Keaton Wiske, and Bryce Duvall participated in the virtual State Crops Contest in November. Normally this contest is held during the Kansas State Fair, but due to COVID-19, the contest was moved to November and changed to a virtual format.
Citizenship in Action
Citizenship in Action will be a virtual event in 2021. Plans are being made for programming on February 14 and 15.
Club Day
Moved to April.
On December 4th, K-State Research and Extension began requiring any programs that could be conducted as virtual to be done without face to face interaction. This direction extends through March 31. To have a face to face meeting for any Extension Program (including 4-H), we must recieve approval from the Extension Director.
Junior Producer Days
This year the junior producer days will be hosted virtually as week-long educational series. A few sessions will be presented on week-night evenings, with the program wrapping up on Saturday morning. Junior Swine Producer Week is scheduled for February 15-20, 2021. The Junior Meat Goat Producer Week is slated for March 15-20, 2021.
Scholarships
Barber County 4-H Foundation Scholarship is due March 1, 2021.
State Horse Quiz Bowl & Hippology
Due to Rock Spring’s current closure, the Horse Panorama will not be held in January. Instead, the Horse Action Team will host Hippology, Public Speaking, Demonstrations/Talks, Photography, Logo, Poster, PowerPoint, Ad Layout, and Model Horse Show virtually in 2021. The exact dates are yet to be determined.
Tagging Deadlines
Tagging Deadlines are the time the animal must be tagged by. Watch upcoming newsletters for details on making these arrangements with Justin for 2021.
Barber County 4-H Council November Minutes
Barber County 4-H Council Minutes were also mailed to 4-H Council Representatives and Leaders.
Club News
Starting in February, all Club Reporter's Notes can be published in this section of the Online News. To be published in February, the notes should be sent to jsrucker@ksu.edu by January 20th.
