4-H Newsletter for Sussex County, Delaware
Cow Camp- It Takes A Big Team! 61 campers from all three counties participated in Cow Camp at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in early July. Campers learned about fitting and showmanship, herdsmanship, what do cow’s eat?, milking 101, calf care, and the healthy benefits of eating real dairy in addition to participating in team building […]
Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl The Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl will be held on March 10, 2018 at Lake Forest North Elementary. Divisions are available for Ages 8-10, 11-13, and 14-19 as of January 1 of the 2018 4-H year. Questions may come from: 4-H Horse Manuals(blue cover 2015 version): “Giddy Up and Go”, “Head, Heart […]
2017 DSF Market Project Livestock Tagging Dates: May 6- 9:00 am-11:00 am- Sussex County- REC (no cattle) May 6- 9:00 am- 11:00 am- NCC- Cook Farm May 13- 9:00 am-11:00 am- Kent County- DSF May 19- 6:00 pm-9:00 pm- Kent County- DSF- Livestock Show May 23- 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm- Kent County- DSF- FINAL TAGGING […]
New FDA VFD (Veterinary Feed Directive) Rules to Impact Youth Livestock Producers Starting Jan 1, 2017! What is a VFD? A VFD is a written (nonverbal) statement issued by a licensed veterinarian that authorizes the use of an approved VFD drug or combination VFD drug in or on an animal feed. This written statement authorizes the […]
Final Pork Quality Assurance Classroom Training June 6 The final opportunity for PQA classroom training to obtain a certification to show a market hog during the 2016 Delaware State Fair is June 6th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Kent County Extension Office. To register or for more information, please contact Susan Garey at (302)730-4000 or […]