Make sure to get up to date on YQCA certification. Check out the article on this blog for all the information. Saturday, May 7, 2022: Feeder steer weigh-in day, 9 am-11am at the Cattle Barn at the Fairgrounds. We ask that you try to arrive at least 15 minutes before the 11:00 time if you … Continue reading Dairy Project Information
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2022 YQCA – Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
RSVPs Required – Sign-up Now: Following are the dates that have been set for local in-person certification classes. Reserve your seat on our RSVP site at https://bit.ly/YQCA2022RSVP. All sessions will be held at the Porter County Expo East building from 6:00-7:15 p.m. (Enter on the north side of Expo Center near Fair Office.) (An additional date may … Continue reading 2022 YQCA – Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
Goat Project & Mini Goat Project Workshop
We will be having another Goat/Mini Goat Workshop on April 24th at the Morgan Township Fire Department at 1:00 pm with Dr. Clint Shireman! He will be teaching us about Goat Health and demonstrating proper hoof trimming. (DO NOT bring goats!) We will have 1 goat there for the demonstration purpose only. You won't want to … Continue reading Goat Project & Mini Goat Project Workshop
Photography Project
Welcome to the colorful (or black and white) world of 4-H Photography! To prepare for the Photo Shoots scheduled for June, a PowerPoint slide show is attached (in pdf format). It contains information about the project and also some of the basic skills of Photography. Also attached is the schedule for the June Photo Shoots. … Continue reading Photography Project
Draft Horse Project
Draft horse project members, our second workshop is Monday, April 11th at 6:00PM at the Fairgrounds in the 4H building. Please enter through Gate 2. Thank you, Beth Wilcox, 708-212-7003, dbjwvet@aol.com
Sheep Workshop
Sheep WorkshopMay 1, 20221:00pmTom Stoner's Farm, 148 North 450 East, Valparaiso, IN 46383 Feed Reps, Vet Services, Breed Information, and moreALL Porter County Sheep Members AND Sheep Explorers please plan on attending the workshop! For more details or information: Ashley Rugg, hamanash@gmail.com, 219-405-1621
4-H STEM Engineering Opportunity (5th grade and up)
Consider taking the Model Bridge Project to have fun MAKING and then BREAKING a bridge and learning about ENGINEERING while you do it. At the workshop we build the bridge so you are then “ready for fair.” REQUIRED FOR WORKSHOP: Get a “bridge kit” at the 4-H Office and BRING IT to the workshop. ALSO … Continue reading 4-H STEM Engineering Opportunity (5th grade and up)
Poultry Project News
There will be a poultry workshop on April 13th at 6 pm at the office of Martz & Lucas at 105 Lincolnway in Valparaiso. This workshop will be primarily for newer project members and will focus primarily on an introduction to the project, chick and bird care, how to select exhibits for fair, and what … Continue reading Poultry Project News
Sheep Royale Class
Participate in the Sheep Project’s Royale Class! In this class, lambs are purchased from the same producer at nearly the same weight and age, giving all exhibitors the same starting point. The Haman family will be supplying the lambs this year in honor of Troy Haman. The grown lamb exhibited at the fair is then … Continue reading Sheep Royale Class
Draft Horse Project
Draft Horse project members, Please be sure to attend our first workshop on Monday, March 28, in the 4-H Building at the Porter County Fairgrounds at 6:00PM. We will be going over all our activities for the coming spring and summer. We also will be going over a few additions to our fair classes this … Continue reading Draft Horse Project
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