Saturday, March 4th Junior Pork Day at Purdue will be held on Saturday, March 4th at Purdue's new Animal Sciences Meat Lab - the Land O' Lakes, Inc. Center at 720 Clinic Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Pre-registration is not required. Registration is $5 (lunch included) and will take place on-site from 8:30-9:00 a.m. EST. … Continue reading Junior Pork Day at Purdue
Category: Animal Projects
Goat Clinic Opportunity
March 18, 202310:00a-2:00p CSTJoin us for a day full of information from special guests Dr. Meggan Freeland Moore, Brent Moore, and Bailey Bergherm. Belstra Milling Administration Building424 15th Street SE #9367 Demotte, IN 46310 FREE event with lunch provided!90 person room capacity! Please RSVP by March 5th at https://forms.gle/k1aNwnnGbjP5S2JG7 Questions? Contact Vanessa Donovan, Marketing & Education … Continue reading Goat Clinic Opportunity
Poultry Project Order Forms
Please see the attached order forms and their deadlines. Turkey Order forms are due February 28, 2023 Roaster Order forms are due April 1, 2023 Broiler Order forms are due April 30, 2023 Russell Gluth, 219- 462-7748, russgluth@yahoo.com Turkey Order Form Roaster - Broiler Order Form
Access to Animal Medications
Plan Ahead for Changes Coming this Summer By Debbie Boyd, DVM; Indiana State Board of Animal Health Changes are coming to the way certain antibiotics will be available to animal owners by June 11, 2023. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been taking steps to improve the judicious use of antibiotics in humans … Continue reading Access to Animal Medications
Beef & Dairy Finished Steers Weigh-In Day- February 25
Mark your calendars for February 25th at the Porter County Fairgrounds for Weigh-In Day for the Beef project members. Dairy Finished Steers will weigh in after Beef. Check back for exact times.
Sheep Project Fundraiser
The Sheep Project will be having a Culver's Fundraiser. It will take place at Valparaiso location, 2101 Laporte Ave. Join them on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM. A portion of all sales will be donated to The Porter County Sheep Project. Sheep Project/Culver's Fundraiser
4-H Project Superintendent Enrollment
Target Leader Enrollment Date: October 31st Dear 4-H Project Superintendents: Enrollment for members and volunteers opened via 4HOnline (http://v2.4honline.com/) on October 1st. Please bookmark https://bit.ly/2023PorterCo4H. This blog page will be updated with enrollment information throughout the enrollment season. Please share this web link with members and potential members! We are asking all 4-H Project Superintendents … Continue reading 4-H Project Superintendent Enrollment
4-H Handbook / Project Proposals
Project Superintendents: Please submit any proposals for changes to the Porter County 4-H Handbook to the Extension Office by Friday, September 16th (email your proposals to Angel at amleuck@purdue.edu). The 4-H Council's Rules Committee will be convened in late September or October to review any proposals prior to forwarding them to the 4-H Council for … Continue reading 4-H Handbook / Project Proposals
4-H Trophies & Thank you’s
Were you a recipient of a trophy at the Porter County Fair? Congratulations! All our trophies are made possible through the sponsorship of local community businesses, past 4-Hers, family members of present 4-Hers, 4-H Clubs and more. On the back of your trophy there should have been a thank you card taped to it with … Continue reading 4-H Trophies & Thank you’s
Sheep Barn Set Up- July 9
Sheep members please come and help with barn set up on Saturday, July 9th at 8:00 AM. All hands on deck for a smooth set up. Ashley Rugg hamanash@gmail.com 219-405-1621
Porter County 4-H Hub 