Delaware Junior Dairy Futurity 2nd Entry Deadline
The second entry deadline for the 2023 Delaware Junior Dairy futurity is February 1, 2023. The detailed information and entry form can be found here: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/personal-economic-development/4H-youth-development/events/ under the Youth Dairy Futurity tab.
To participate in the 2023 Futurity for Summer Calves, a calf must be nominated by May 1, 2023. All calves, born June 1, 2022 to August 31, 2022 inclusive, of any dairy breed are eligible to enter the Delaware Youth Dairy Futurity. Calves MUST be exhibited by a Delaware State Fair Junior Dairy Exhibitor. Leased animals are eligible and an exhibitor must be named on the last entry on May 1, 2023.
1st payment of $5.00 due on or before November 30, 2022
2nd payment of $10.00 due on or before February 3, 2023
3rd payment of $15.00 due on or before May 1, 2023
Late entries are permitted but if you do not enter the animal on the first due date, the payment will be doubled. If your first entry is made on February 1, your entry fee will be $30.00. If you do not enter until May 1, your entry fee is $70.00 on May 1. Entry questions can be directed to volunteer Dairy Futurity co-chairs John Hickey or Charmayne Busker cpbusker@gmail.com
Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl
The Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl will be held on March 18, 2023 at Lake Forest North Elementary. Divisions are available for Ages 8-10, 11-13, and 14-19 as of January 1 of the 2023 4-H year.
Questions may come from:
- 4-H Horse Manuals(blue cover 2015 version):
“Giddy Up and Go”, “Head, Heart and Hooves”, “Stable Relationships”,
“Riding the Range,” “Jumping to New Heights,” “Horse Project Helper’s Guide.,”
and 4-H Horse curriculum corrections found on-line at www.n4hccs.org.
- In addition to the 4-H Horse Project manuals:
Age 8-10: Horse Care for Kids, by Cherry Hill
Age 11-13: Your Horse, a step-by-step guide to horse ownership, by Judy Chapple (and age 8-10 material).
Horses and Horsemanship – by Ray Antoniewicz, National 4-H Council-
Age 14 and older: Storey’s Horse-Lover’s Encyclopedia, edited by Deborah Burns (and age 8-10 and 11-13 material).
Horse Science- by Ray Antoniewicz, National 4-H Council
Complete contest rules and guidelines are posted on the State 4-H Events and Activities page. Entries, including entry fee, must be made online by 11:59 pm on February 20, 2023. An entry fee of $15 per team must accompany the online entry. Registration link: https://www.pcsreg.com/2023-delaware-4-h-horse-bowl-contest If you have special needs that need to be accommodated, please contact the office two weeks prior to the event.
Delaware Pork Producers Annual Dinner and Scholarship Fundraiser
The Delaware Pork Producers Association will be holding their annual dinner and banquet on Saturday, March 18th at the Felton Fire Hall. Dinner will be served family style beginning at 6:30pm. The menu will consist of Felton’s famous fried oysters, delicious pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, dumplings, green beans, dessert and beverages. Tickets are $30 for adults, $15.00 for children ages 6-12 and free for children 5 and under. If you worked a shift at the Pork Booth during the 2022 State Fair, Karen Tigner will be reaching out to you. Your ticket is free. Family and additional meal tickets will have to pay separate.
Guest speakers will present very informative topics about recent events going on within the industry. There will be a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle to raise money for the first DE Pork Producer/Lawrence McClement’s Memorial Scholarship that will be awarded at the 2023 Delaware State Fair before the Junior Market Show. Please come out to support a good cause. Deadline to RSVP is March 10th. Please Contact Karen Tigner at (302) 632-4250 or Amanda Fabi (302) 382-5443 with your RSVP. Cash or Check will be accepted at the door the day of the event. The Delaware Pork Producers Association has graciously provided support to Delaware 4-H Livestock programs for many years.
2023 State 4-H Avian Bowl
The Avian Bowl is a knowledge-based quiz bowl style competition that focuses on poultry and eggs and poultry industry topics. The 2023 Delaware 4-H Avian Bowl will be Saturday, July 29th at 1:00 pm in the Centre. Questions will be from: National 4-H Avian Bowl Manual 2016 version and the 2023 revisions available online (see 2023 study section). Both versions are now available free of charge on the National 4-H Avian Bowl website. https://national4hpoultry.ca.uky.edu/content/avian-bowl
2023 Study Sections:
- Prologue … pdf available online in new 2023 online version
- Avian systems (Circulatory, nervous, excretory, muscle, skeletal only) … pages 39-40~ 2016 Manual
- Breeds, varieties, and strains (through New Hampshires, Characteristics) … pages 67-71~ 2016 Manual
- Eggcyclopedia … pages 102-124 ~ 2016 Manual
- Small turkey flock (All)… pages 45-54 ~ 2016 Manual
- A revised version of ‘Changing World of Poultry and Eggs Market‘ … pdf available online
- Embryology (Daily development through entire glossary) … pages 191-195 ~2016 Manual
- New section: Non-food uses of eggs … pdf available online
For more information on the Avian Bowl please consult the contest rules and guidelines which can be found on the State 4-H Activities and Events webpage: