Shawano County

A Practical Seminar for Beginning and Retiring Farmers March 23, 2012 The Gathering, 2600 E. Richmond Street, Shawano 9:15           Registration 9:30           Welcome and Overview of Resources for Beginning Farmers 9:40           Selecting Farm Business Arrangements that Work for You Phil Harris, Farm Law Specialist, UW-Madison 10:45          Importance of Communications in Farm Successions Joy [...]

February 21st, 2012 * 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Amicos—W7389 River Bend Road, Shawano The Economic Value of Improving Reproductive Efficiency:  In this session Dr. Victor Cabrera will tell you how much more money you could make by improving your herd’s reproductive efficiency. Update on Reproductive Research at UW Madison:  Poor reproductive efficiency is a significant source [...]

Our office was just checking out a publication for one leader and came across this updated site for the Holstein Foundation.  This site allows FREE downloads of the 9 booklets they provide.  Please share the link below with your dairy project members!  This link will shortly be found on our website as well.  But I [...]

Crop producers who need to re-certify or become certified for private pesticide application can register for one of two sessions to be held this winter. The next Private Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification sessions is scheduled for: Tuesday, February 7th (register by Jan. 31) Thursday, March 1st (register by Feb. 23) Training will take place [...]

Thursday, February 16, 2012 The Woodland, Gresham 10:15 Registration 10:30 Improving and Evaluating Starch Digestibility for Lactating Dairy Cows Pat Hoffman, UW-Extension, Marshfield Ag Research Station 11:15 Local Rental Rates and Rental Agreements A look at local land rental prices, expectations for the future, and how to build the rental agreement that is best for [...]

Drill Team Past, Future and Present Members, it is time to get the 2012 season started. We will hold an informational meeting on Monday, February 13th at 6:30 pm at the Courthouse. At this meeting, we will introduce any new members, discuss the expectations of being a member of Drill Team, talk about practices, talk [...]

The Horse Key Committee is gearing up for another great year of opportunitites for all members involved in either project. Only a few dates have been secured, but you can count on many more being set over the next 45 days. We would like for you to become familiar with the project by going to [...]

July 15-19, 2012 Confirmed date! The Horse Camp Committee is in full swing planning another awesome camp. The group is changing things up a bit to make it easier for families to get their horses and campers “corralled” so arrival at Circle E Equiestrian Stables will be between 3-4pm on Sunday afternoon. This will give [...]

The next 4-H Livestock Key Committee Meeting will be March 29th, 7:30pm at the Courthouse in Shawano. Meeting in lower level Room C. Older youth in the beef, sheep and swine projects are encouraged to attend and provide input! Adult leaders like to know what your project needs and interests are!

February 20 – Goat Key Committee meeting at the Courthouse in Shawano, 6 pm, Room A March 10 – Goat Project Clinic at Pizza Hut in Shawano, 2 pm (snow date, March 17) April 22 – Goat Project will operate the 4-H Food Stand at a Sunday Flea Market June 9 – Goat Show at [...]

This year there willbe two   given away. One will be supplied by Pella Valley and the other by Ted & Gina Jobe. The breeds have not been determined yet, but will probably be Saanen, Alpine or Nubian. A one to two page essay will be required. You should describe why you want this doeling and [...]

The annual Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival will be held on September 7-9 at the Jefferson County Fair Park. This is a fun family event regardless if you are a participant or spectator. Enjoy competitions and the Country Store, stock dog trials and shearing demonstrations. Visit http://www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com for complete information.

The remaining County art meetings are: February 23, March 22, April 26 and May 24th beginning at 6:00pm in the lower level meeting rooms of the Courthouse (if you can’t make it by 6 pm, please still come). Watch future Cloverlines for workshops and extra meetings during the summer. The first meeting will be January [...]

All market livestock must be weighed in to show and sell at the Shawano County Fair. If you cannot attend the weigh-in, you must make arrangements with another family to get your animals weighed in on the dates shown below: Beef Weigh-in will be on Saturday, April 14 at Equity Livestock Barn in Bonduel, 9 am [...]

Important for Poultry Members! When ordering new chicks or buying any new birds, please remember to get a NPIP Certificate or Flock Status Certificate from the seller. This paperwork is required in order to show at the fair. Reminder for Poultry & Rabbit Members You must attend at least 1 meeting and 1 fair work [...]

If you are interested in showing at the WI State Fair, read the following very carefully. Be aware that no backdating is allowed on ownership papers. You must have your animal registered in your name by the dates listed. Ownership of animals by a Junior exhibitor is established whent he animal is registered in the [...]

Youth between the ages of 12 and 18 can apply after March 1 to attend this exciting three-day program held at UW-Madison where you can: Improve your judging, fitting and showmanship skills Participate in hands-on Dairy Science workshops Test you skills in camp showmanship and judging contests Take home life lessons, self-confidence, teamwork and sportsmanship [...]

Two Spring 4-H Shooting Sports Certification workshops are announced for volunteers who want to be shooting sports instructors in your county: Eastern Area Certification Workshop April 13&14 – Green Bay and DePere Registration deadline: March 30, 2012 Western Area Certification Workshop April 20&21 – Eau Claire Registration deadline: April 6, 2012 Both 12-Hour Workshops will [...]

4-H and FFA Swine Project members who wish to show hogs at the Wisconsin State Fairare requred to attend Meat Animal Quality Assurance (MAQA) training. Currently, there are NO MAQA training sessions scheduled in Shawano County. MAQA training will be offered on March 10th, 11:30am to 1:30 pm and April 12th from 7-9 pm at [...]

The February Visual Arts meeting will be held on the 23rd at 6 pm in the Courthouse (come as soon as you are able). Members will be acrylic painting on stretched canvas. Please bring $3.00 to cover the costs as well as a water container for paint brushes. You may also bring acrylic paints if [...]

Jeanette Pitt will be hosting a project meeting for anyone interested in learning or perfecting their cake decorating skills. Meet at her house at 1:30 pm on Saturday, February 18th. Members who have supplies should bring them along: couplers, spatula, writing tubes, etc. If you do not have these items, please attend this meeting before [...]

Start planning now for the Favorite Foods Revnue on Saturday, March 31st at the Courthouse from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Registration and set-up will be from 9-9:30 am with judging beginning at 9:30am. Those in Cake Decorating need to be set-up by 11 am. Registration and complete guidelines will be in the March Cloverline or [...]

The 2012 National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Video Game Challenge is underway. The goal is to motivate interest in STEM learning among America’s youth by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games. Entrants have until March 12 to submit their ideas and games. The contest is open to students [...]

Aerospace Adult and Older Youth Project Leaders will conduct several countywide project training meetings and field trips during February through August. Aerospace project members can participate in as many as they wish! Aerospace Fun Night will be held on February 13th. On March 12th, get help with Model Rocket building from experienced older 4-H members. [...]

If your family is currently experiencing financial difficulties, sponsorships are available to help with the cost of trips. Those who would like assistance with 4-H camp will receive a $50 sponsorship. In regards to other trips, the sponsorship fund can be used to cover half of the member’s portion of the total cost of the [...]

Participants will be partnered and will learn how to build, program and navigate a robot. This is a perfect parent/child (3rd grade and up) activity! Seven sessions will be held on Thursday, from February 2nd to March 15th in the computer lab at St. James School. Class runs from 5:30-6:55pm with a cost of $10 per student and [...]

We have brochures from fun parks and other possible club trip sites. Contact the UW-Extension office for more information 715-526-6136.

4-H Older Youth Group has elected officers for the year. All officers are also Executive Board Delegates Leadership for the group will be provided by: President – Jenna Schauer Vice-President – Tyler Netzel Secretary – Aubrey Netzel Treasurer – Rachel Utke Eastern Delegate – Casey Clark Western Delegate – Trisha Conto ———————————————————————- All Shawano County [...]

We’d like to have ALL prospective umpires attend our annual softball planning meeting along with coaches! This will enable both coaches and umpires to be “on the same page” regarding interpretation and enforcement of rules. This coaches/umpires meeting will be on February 16th at the courthouse in Shawano, at 7:30 pm. All teams planning to [...]

Shawano County 4-H Leaders, Inc. Executive Board is an organization of adults and older youth who set 4-H program policy, develop the 4-H program budget each year, and assist the County UW-Extension Office in planning, implementing and evaluating the Shawano County 4-H Program. Let’s give a show of support to the Executive Board of this [...]

When you received your re-enrollment form, you also received an “Enrollment Guide 2012″ which you should have turned in to your club leader. They will then compile all ‘family guides’ into one ‘club guide’ and submit it to the 4-H office. The 4-H office will typically begin filling literature orders in February as time allows. [...]

March 13th, 6:30pm at the Courthouse Participants are allowed to enter 2 categories of Speaking – Demonstration/Talk – or Story Telling. Divisions are: Cloverbud (Gr. 1&2) Beginner (gr. 3&4) Junior (Gr. 5&6) Internediate (Gr. 7&8) Senior (Gr. 9-12) See the entry form is in the February Cloverline. Entries are due by March 1st. Please call [...]

The Tilleda Timberwolves 4-H Club will hold its annual Rabies Clinic for Cats and Dogs on Saturday, February 4th, 11 am to 12:30 pm at the Tilleda Community Hall. Vets from the Birnamwood Clinic will give shots at a reduced rate. They will offer rabies, distemper, feline leukemia, Lyme Disease and Bordetella (for boarding). Contact [...]

Sunday, February 19th Beginning at 1 pm at the Caroline American Legion Hall. Tickets are $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00. There will be a lunch and chances to win prizes.

Safe Haven is in great need of gas cards for the people they serve. If your club is able to help (in $5 and $10 increments), please drop them off at Safe Haven, Lakeland Road in Shawano.

     / February 11 & 25: Archery @ Northwoods, Shawano (2145 E. Richmond St., Shawano in the Industrial Park) 9-10 am = ages 8-9 10-11 am = ages 10-12 11am-noon = age 13 and over Air Rifle @ Angie’s Main Cafe (132 S. Main, Shawano, in the basement – please use the back entrance) [...]

Recipient will attend a meeting of the sponsor, Shawano Optimists, and make a brief presentation of their 4-H experiences and plans. Note: All meetings of the Optimists take place at 6:45 am at the Dairy Grind. Guidelines include: * Nominations can be made by any youth or adult leader. Parents should not nominate their own [...]

The purpose of the Fairest of the Fair Program is to select a representative that will represent Shawano County and promote all aspects of the fair – social, business, agricultural, commercial and educational. They will appear in parades and conduct interviews through the summer, speak with 4-H and FFA groups and participate in other events [...]

McCalls and Butterick companies have a selection of patterns for spring and summeravailable at a price of 95¢ each. 4-H members interested in seeing the selection of patterns need to view them at www.sewcoolinschool.com. Enter code #200624. If you order 5 or more patterns, you can do it yourself from your home. If you find [...]

A Cat Project meeting will be held on February 20th at the Courthouse, Room B, started at 6 pm. We will be discussing the various activities that cat project members will be doing during the upcoming year and what expectations are expected of members in order to show at the fair. Members will also be [...]

Wisconsin 4-H is looking for chaperones for National trips. There are opportunities available for : Citizenship Washington Focus bus trips to Washington D.C. = June & July National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia = November National 4-H Dairy Conference in Madison = September U.S. Space Camp, Huntsville, Alabama = April Applicants must be at least [...]

United Cooperative, based in Beaver Dam with locations throughout Wisconsin, is pleased to offer 20, $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing agricultural or nonagricultural majors. At least five of the scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in an agricultural field, and at least three will be awarded to students attending a technical [...]

Pour It On! Create Homemade Berry Syrup Think of syrup that you would use to make fresh fruit sodas or stir into a milkshake, yogurt, and ice cream or pour on pancakes. Canned items and recipes will be sent home with each participant. If you can hold off eating your creations, this could be a [...]

Several flea market food stand dates are still available. Call the UWEX office to lock your date in! The remaining open dates are: May 6, June 30, July 1 & 8, August 26, September 16, 23 & 30. If your club or key committee is interested in any of these dates, contact Charlotte at the [...]

It is intended that Senior exhibitors would teach 1st & 2nd year members “the ropes” of fitting, showing and caring for their dairy animals. Please contact Jeff Styczynski at 715-853-5554 if interested. The program will be put into place according to the amount of interest shown.

Beef – April 14, 9-11 am, Bonduel Equity Sheep & Market Goats – May 11, 6-7 pm, fairgrounds Swine – May 12, 9am to noon, fairgrounds

There will be completely NEW market and performance steer identification and weigh-in requirements starting in 2012. They are too lengthy to describe in this newsletter, so anyone interested in showing a market or performance steer at the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair should contact Joe at the UW-Extension Office for an inforamtion packed as soon as [...]

The State 4-H Meats Judging Contest is scheduled for Feb. 18th at the UW in Madison. all pertinent information is located at http://fyi.uwex.edu/youthlivestock/programs/4hmeatscontest. Registration deadline is Feb. 10.

Tentative date is June 17-21 (back-up date is July 15-19). Watch the website for updates! We will be camping at Circle E, Seymour, WI. Stay tuned for more details as the planning committee gets details hammered out with our host facility. The next planning meeting is Thursday, January 19, 7 pm at the Courthouse. It [...]

The fee will remain at $90 per person for members ($100 for non-4Hers). Keep in mind that due to the formation of the Shawano County 4-H Scholarship Fund, we can help those who may need assistance. Stay tuned to the Cloverline for further details. And if you want to be a part of the planning [...]

The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation provides scholarships to outstanding Wisconsin 4-H youth in the areas of Community Service, Agriculture, Leadership, Family & Health, Natural Resources, Horse and Animal Science. For more information visit the website at www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/foundation or contact the UW-Extension office. Deadline is February 24th.

Check out www.finaid.org – it’s not too early to start looking, even if you are a high school freshman. Get ideas of what it takes to make your application stronger!

It’s the time of year when you may be thinking aobut updating rental agreements for your farm. The North Central Farm Management Extension Committee has recently updated many of the cropland rental forms, as well as publications to help you decide what type of rental agreement is best for your farm. The site contains information [...]

For two years in a row, Wisconsin has the National Champion 4-H Skillathon Team at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY! Wisconsin surpassed 17 teams to earn Championship honors. The skillathon team participated in individual and team stations of breed, equipment and meat identification, hay and wool evaluation, quality assurance, nutrition and [...]

Eligibility guidelines for horse handling awards: 1. Belong to Shawano County 4-H and be enrolled in the horse project. 2. Log your hours on a calendar (only calendars will be accepted this year, you can start now or you could have been logging since start of our last county fair). Hours must be totaled, signed [...]

Dates for Grandparents University® 2012: Session I: July 12-13, 2012 Session II: July 19-20, 2012 Session III: July 26-27, 2012 More information for Grandparents University® 2012 will be posted on their website when it becomes available.

Come to College Days UW-Cooperative Extension, 432 N. Lake St., Rm 301B, Madison, WI 53706 on June 5 – 7, 2012 College Days is an annual event held on the UW-Madison Campus that brings participants from across the state for three days of lectures, tours and activities. Participants have the opportunity to experience college life [...]

Dairy Quiz Bowl is a fun way to learn about the dairy industry and test your knowledge! Dairy Quiz Bowl is like the “Jeopardy” TV game show, where contestants are asked questions about any and all aspects of the dairy industry! Teams are awarded points for answering questions correctly. There is a State 4-H Dairy [...]

The Farm and Industry Short Course is a 17-week educational program designed to prepare men and women for careers in agriculture.  Students can choose from over 40 courses in the areas of soils, crops, poultry, dairy, meat animals, agricultural engineering, ag economics, human relations and communications.  Classes begin about mid-November and end in late March…..timed [...]

June 25-28, 2012 Over 500 4-H’ers attend this event in Madison each June. As a participant, you take part in educational seminars and assemblies with many people from all over the state. Just a few of the topics are: Medical Careers, Meet Elected Officials, Insectaganza, Creative Stamping, Genetics of Small Animals, Windsurfing, Beginning PowerPoint, Start [...]

Would you like to receive information on upcoming events, workshops, results from events, resource information as it relates to youth livestock (beef, sheep, swine and meat goats)? If yes, please subscribe to the Youth Livestock Website.  Go to http://fyi.uwex.edu/youthlivestock/, where it has a box with the subscribe, unsubscribe buttons, type in your email address and [...]

Wisconsin Farm Technology Days is the largest agriculture exposition in Wisconsin: a 3-day outdoor event that showcases the latest improvements in production agriculture. Each year, it is held in a different Wisconsin county on a different host family farm. July 17-19, 2012 – Outagamie County July 9-11, 2013 – Barron County TBA, 2014 – Portage [...]

FREE workshops held weekly at the Shawano County JOB Center to help particpants reduce and manage expenses during difficult times. Workshop I – Money Management Learning how to track what you spend, choosing between wants and needs and organizing your bill paying to help you get where you want to go with your money. Workshop [...]

The American Farm Bureau Foundation has launched its new and enhanced version of “My American Farm.org,” a free 12 game interactive site that focuses on 3rd-5th grade students. The new version offers more agriculture-related games and activities for kids with additional educator resources. Also new to the website is the feature “Passport to Sustainability,” for [...]

WI Department of Workforce Development presents the Labor Law Training Service “FRIDAY FUNDAMENTALS” (co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Extension Local Government Center) These interactive sessions in 2011-2012 provide basic information about these laws: Fair Employment, Worker’s Compensation, Labor Standards & Unemployment Insurance. For more information on the sessions, dates, time, price and registration form click [...]

Garbage, Yard Waste, Building Supplies and Recycling Shawano Public Works The Department of Public Works provides the physical facilities that make our community possible.  In the years that the City of Shawano has been incorporated, many streets, sidewalks and storms sewers have been constructed and reconstructed.  Local public works efforts have expanded from streets and storms [...]