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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Dairy Show Rules and Eligibility UPCOMING EVENTS
June 23
June 23-26
June 24-28
June 29-July 2
June 29-July 2
July 1
July 6-8
July 13-16
July 20-24
July 24-25
July 28-August 2
August 12
August 24-29
August 27
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09/09-index.htm 4-H DAIRY SHOW RULES AND ELIGIBILITY Show season is coming upon us and we want to get started to avoid any potential miscommunication. There are several important items to consider.
All entries must be made online by the Extension office through the animal science Web site at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/Dairy/4-HDairyProject.html. Jeff Mitchell DID YOU GET YOUR ELECTRIC CAMP BUS SCHEDULE? The 4-H Electric Camp bus schedules were emailed June 12. If you have delegates attending this event and failed to receive a schedule, please let us know. Daniel Sarver MID-SOUTH FAIR SPEAKING/CAREER PURSUIT CANCELLED FOR 2009 The Mid-South Fair Agribusiness/4-H Public Speaking Contest and the Mid-South Fair 4-H Career Pursuit activity will not take place at the 2009 Mid-South Fair in Southhaven, Mississippi. The new venue does not offer facilities for conducting many of the events normally held during 4-H Day at the Mid-South Fair. Hopefully, once the permanent facilities are established at the Tunica location, those opportunities will be back in place. Steve Sutton The following individuals have been selected as camp assistants for 4-H Target Smart Camp, June 29-July 2 at Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia.
These 4-H'ers will assist with the event in teen leadership roles. Thanks to everyone for encouraging your 4-H'ers to take advantage of this opportunity. Daniel Sarver USDA AND NASA TO SEND 4-H FLAG INTO SPACE ON SHUTTLE LAUNCH USDA's National 4-H Headquarters and NASA will send the 4-H flag, depicting the familiar 4-H clover, into space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour as part of the STS-127 mission. This mission has now been rescheduled for July 11. "The inclusion of the 4-H flag on this mission is reflective of the commitment 4-H has to building young leaders in science, engineering and technology," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack." As the global economy expands, these leaders will strengthen the United States' global competitiveness and leadership in these fields." The STS-127 mission will deliver the final components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory to the International Space Station. The 16-day mission will include five spacewalks and the installation of two platforms outside of the Japanese module. Azeem Ahmed, 17, who is an avid space enthusiast and 4-H member from Alabama and President of the Alabama 4-H Council, made the original request to NASA to have the flag flown with a future space shuttle mission. "4-H is more than green and white - it is a collage," Ahmed said. "It is agriculture and it's also healthy living, leadership and citizenship and science, engineering and technology. Science, engineering and technology is one of the missions of 4-H, and by flying a 4-H flag into space, I hope we shine a new light on 4-H." Ahmed has been a 4-H member for seven years. He has participated in a variety of leadership and science, engineer and technology programs on the state and national level and wants people to see 4-H as he and thousands of other youth do. Daniel Sarver WOOL AND WOOLLIES REVUE COMPETITION SCHEDULED FOR AREA FAIRS This fall boys and girls will have the opportunity to participate in the Wool and Woollies Revue at several area fairs across the state. This is an excellent opportunity for your 4-H members enrolled in clothing, fashion revue and livestock projects; but would certainly not be limited to these individuals only. Contestants need not be 4-H members, but must be under 21 years of age as of January 1, 2009. During the competition, entrants must lead a registered ewe which has been fitted and trained to show at halter. The ewe does not have to be owned by the entrant, and the show management will be more than glad to help make arrangements for your 4-H members to find a ewe to lead. The entrant must wear a garment made of wool or a wool blend. The garment does not have to be constructed by the entrant. Contestants are divided into classes according to their age. Classes vary from contest to contest. You should check the fair catalogues for specific details. The following standards are used when judging the classes: entrant’s garment (40%); poise and appearance (30%); and control and presentation of the animal (30%). A special class is offered in the Wool and Woollies Revue at the Tennessee Valley Fair. Contestants under six years of age as of January 1, 2009, will compete in a pairs competition with an older partner. A class for adults will be held at the Appalachian Fair giving parents, leaders and even agents an opportunity to participate. The Wool and Woollies Revue has been a very popular activity across the state. We hope you will encourage your 4-H members to participate. For additional information and/or entry forms, please contact the following:
Entry forms for the Appalachian and Tennessee Valley fairs are also available on the Tennessee 4-H Forms page at 4h.tennessee.edu/forms&materials/. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.
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