May 2015
Hello 4-H members and families,
Can you believe fair is only 2 months away and school will be over soon for most of you!?!? Then next meeting of the Dairy Feeder Calf Club will be this Thursday, May 21 at 7:00pm in the Dairy Feeder Calf Barn and the show arena. Registration will begin at 6:45pm. This will be our demonstration meeting. We will have calves there and you are welcome to bring your own. The older experienced members will help the new members with proper showing, handling, and tying of their calf. We will have a tack box talk along with the usual clipping demonstration. This is a beneficial meeting for new members and we would love for our experienced 4-Hers to get involved helping.
Concession stand sign up….. This is very important!! Without everyone helping, we would have to hire help. Therefore, it is required/mandatory to sign up for one shift before you will receive your fair passes at the July meeting. Please come to the meeting prepared to take care of this!!
We had a very successful weigh in day on Saturday, May 2. A BIG THANK YOU to all the organizers and workers that made it a successful day! Everyone did a great job! Also, thank you to all the parents and friends that hauled calves to the fairgrounds. We realize everyone is busy with other activities and appreciate all the cooperation. Thank you to Milford Animal Clinic who was on hand to give vaccinations, dehorn and castrate calves. If you get a chance, send them a thank you note in the mail for all the hard work they put in to help our members too.
If your calves still need to be dehorned and castrated, now is a good time. Get it done now while there are fewer flies to worry about. They need to be completely healed by fair time!!
**Service Projects…. If you would like to opt out of writing the essay, you have two service projects you can participate in this year. Our first community service project will be at the fairgrounds on Saturday, June 6th from 9:00-11:00am. Be sure and sign in when you get there! Our second day will be Saturday, June 13th from 9:00-11:00am. This one will be at the Seed to Feed Gardens on CR 36 halfway between CR 33 and CR 35. Again, make sure to sign in! Dress accordingly!
**Essay….. For those writing the essay, all essays are due at our June meeting, June 18th. Check the website for length requirements. If you are doing the poster project they are also due at the June meeting as well. Remember, those doing the poster projects, you need to do your essay, poster and participate in one of the service projects to get credit.
**Stall Requests… All request are due at the June meeting! If your family would like to be stalled next to another family, you need to fill one out. These can be printed off the website. Remember, if you are turning a stalling request in, you either need to have sold 18 geraniums/4her or pay a stalling fee of $10/4her.
Mark your calendars:
We hope you are taking advantage of the longer evenings and warmer temps and are working with your calves often.
See you Thursday!
Ken, Trent, Tim, Dale, Lydell, Jeff, Erica, Brad & All
Hello 4-H members and families,
Can you believe fair is only 2 months away and school will be over soon for most of you!?!? Then next meeting of the Dairy Feeder Calf Club will be this Thursday, May 21 at 7:00pm in the Dairy Feeder Calf Barn and the show arena. Registration will begin at 6:45pm. This will be our demonstration meeting. We will have calves there and you are welcome to bring your own. The older experienced members will help the new members with proper showing, handling, and tying of their calf. We will have a tack box talk along with the usual clipping demonstration. This is a beneficial meeting for new members and we would love for our experienced 4-Hers to get involved helping.
Concession stand sign up….. This is very important!! Without everyone helping, we would have to hire help. Therefore, it is required/mandatory to sign up for one shift before you will receive your fair passes at the July meeting. Please come to the meeting prepared to take care of this!!
We had a very successful weigh in day on Saturday, May 2. A BIG THANK YOU to all the organizers and workers that made it a successful day! Everyone did a great job! Also, thank you to all the parents and friends that hauled calves to the fairgrounds. We realize everyone is busy with other activities and appreciate all the cooperation. Thank you to Milford Animal Clinic who was on hand to give vaccinations, dehorn and castrate calves. If you get a chance, send them a thank you note in the mail for all the hard work they put in to help our members too.
If your calves still need to be dehorned and castrated, now is a good time. Get it done now while there are fewer flies to worry about. They need to be completely healed by fair time!!
**Service Projects…. If you would like to opt out of writing the essay, you have two service projects you can participate in this year. Our first community service project will be at the fairgrounds on Saturday, June 6th from 9:00-11:00am. Be sure and sign in when you get there! Our second day will be Saturday, June 13th from 9:00-11:00am. This one will be at the Seed to Feed Gardens on CR 36 halfway between CR 33 and CR 35. Again, make sure to sign in! Dress accordingly!
**Essay….. For those writing the essay, all essays are due at our June meeting, June 18th. Check the website for length requirements. If you are doing the poster project they are also due at the June meeting as well. Remember, those doing the poster projects, you need to do your essay, poster and participate in one of the service projects to get credit.
**Stall Requests… All request are due at the June meeting! If your family would like to be stalled next to another family, you need to fill one out. These can be printed off the website. Remember, if you are turning a stalling request in, you either need to have sold 18 geraniums/4her or pay a stalling fee of $10/4her.
Mark your calendars:
- June 18th: Worknight at barn & Concession Stand
- Essays & stall requests are DUE!
- Essays & stall requests are DUE!
- July 21st: Worknight & receive your fair packets
- July 24-Aug 1: Elkhart County 4H Fair
We hope you are taking advantage of the longer evenings and warmer temps and are working with your calves often.
See you Thursday!
Ken, Trent, Tim, Dale, Lydell, Jeff, Erica, Brad & All
Dear
Dairy Feeder Calf Club members and families,
March
2015
Hello! Our next meeting will be this Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the ECCC Building at the fairgrounds, with registration beginning at 6:45 pm. We will meet in the Showalter Room. Our program for this meeting will be with a local butcher, Bob Yoder.
We will be voting on our fair queen representative at this meeting. LADIES…if you are interested and are 16 years old or older, please come to the meeting. If you are unable to attend, simply email us and let us know you would like to have your name placed on the ballot.
For those of you who have yet to pay the club dues, it can be done at this meeting. Since our February meeting was canceled, we are leaving the dues at $10 per 4Her. The dues from each member are used to help cover club expenses and auction costs. So, please come prepared to take care of this. You will not be able to draw an auction number at the May Weigh-In until your dues are paid! Dues will start increasing by $1 at the April meeting. If you wish to pay by check, make it payable to: Dairy Feeder Calf Club.
Now is a good time to get your calves if you don’t already have them. If you are having difficulty locating calves, you can give any of the leaders a call. They will be glad to help you if they can. We want to stress that a good minimum weight at our May weigh-in should be between 135-150 lbs. We encourage you to get your calves early so you can reach this weight range by weigh in. We are not going to have a minimum weight at weigh in, but we would like to see bigger and healthier calves at fair time. If you have any questions on this, please don’t be afraid to call one of the leaders or advisory board members.
Geranium order forms are posted on the DFC website. EVERY 4-Her listed on a stall request form must sell one flat (18 flowers) or donate $10.00 to the club. This year pink, red and white geranium plants can be ordered at a cost of $1.25 each. Our club receives $.25 for every plant sold so sell, sell, sell! Please collect the money when orders are taken. Checks should be made payable to the Dairy Feeder Calf Club. Orders and money need to be turned in to Jodi Evans by APRIL 3. You can send your stuff to Jodi at: Jodi Evans, PO Box 416, Bristol, IN 46507. We need to write one big check when we turn our order into the extension office. So please have your money and orders turned in on time! This saves us from a lot of headaches! Geranium pickup is on Wednesday April 22 at the fairgrounds. If you are able and willing to help unload and pass out geraniums on April 22, please talk with Jodi. Many hands make light work! Top three sellers will be rewarded with choice of auction order, 1st choice of stalling or 2nd choice of stalling. Go out and sell!!
Our calf weigh-in date is Saturday, May 2, 7:30am to 11:00 am at the fairgrounds in the Feeder Calf barn. Every calf must be brought in to be pictured, weighed, and ear tagged. Calves are required to have an RFID tag. (Information on why you need to have an RFID tag before your animal leaves the farm where it was born can be found at www.in.gov/boah/2645.htm. (The extension office also has handouts available.) If your calf does not have an RFID tag before weigh in, it will receive one for a fee. As in past years, if needed, a veterinarian will be on hand to dehorn, castrate, vaccinate, deworm and implant. Also, we will be drawing auction numbers at the weigh in. Don’t forget to draw yours!
Congratulations to the 10 year members: Lucas Adam, Clay Bontrager, Brogan Cover, Tristan Geissinger, Blakely Lengacher, Demi Lockwood, Dustin Mast, Eric Mast, Madeline Miller, Kortney Potter, Ben Rohrer, Tori Schwartz and Dylan Swank. If we have missed anyone, please let us know.
Remember to check out our website regularly! It has lots of good information! www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
Looking ahead/mark your calendars:
April 3: Geranium money & orders due to Jodi Evans
April 16: DFC April Meeting
April 22: Geranium pick up at the fairgrounds
May 2: Weigh In
We hope to see you on the 19th!!
-Trent, Ken, Erica, Brad, Tim, Dale, Lydell and Jeff
Hello! Our next meeting will be this Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the ECCC Building at the fairgrounds, with registration beginning at 6:45 pm. We will meet in the Showalter Room. Our program for this meeting will be with a local butcher, Bob Yoder.
We will be voting on our fair queen representative at this meeting. LADIES…if you are interested and are 16 years old or older, please come to the meeting. If you are unable to attend, simply email us and let us know you would like to have your name placed on the ballot.
For those of you who have yet to pay the club dues, it can be done at this meeting. Since our February meeting was canceled, we are leaving the dues at $10 per 4Her. The dues from each member are used to help cover club expenses and auction costs. So, please come prepared to take care of this. You will not be able to draw an auction number at the May Weigh-In until your dues are paid! Dues will start increasing by $1 at the April meeting. If you wish to pay by check, make it payable to: Dairy Feeder Calf Club.
Now is a good time to get your calves if you don’t already have them. If you are having difficulty locating calves, you can give any of the leaders a call. They will be glad to help you if they can. We want to stress that a good minimum weight at our May weigh-in should be between 135-150 lbs. We encourage you to get your calves early so you can reach this weight range by weigh in. We are not going to have a minimum weight at weigh in, but we would like to see bigger and healthier calves at fair time. If you have any questions on this, please don’t be afraid to call one of the leaders or advisory board members.
Geranium order forms are posted on the DFC website. EVERY 4-Her listed on a stall request form must sell one flat (18 flowers) or donate $10.00 to the club. This year pink, red and white geranium plants can be ordered at a cost of $1.25 each. Our club receives $.25 for every plant sold so sell, sell, sell! Please collect the money when orders are taken. Checks should be made payable to the Dairy Feeder Calf Club. Orders and money need to be turned in to Jodi Evans by APRIL 3. You can send your stuff to Jodi at: Jodi Evans, PO Box 416, Bristol, IN 46507. We need to write one big check when we turn our order into the extension office. So please have your money and orders turned in on time! This saves us from a lot of headaches! Geranium pickup is on Wednesday April 22 at the fairgrounds. If you are able and willing to help unload and pass out geraniums on April 22, please talk with Jodi. Many hands make light work! Top three sellers will be rewarded with choice of auction order, 1st choice of stalling or 2nd choice of stalling. Go out and sell!!
Our calf weigh-in date is Saturday, May 2, 7:30am to 11:00 am at the fairgrounds in the Feeder Calf barn. Every calf must be brought in to be pictured, weighed, and ear tagged. Calves are required to have an RFID tag. (Information on why you need to have an RFID tag before your animal leaves the farm where it was born can be found at www.in.gov/boah/2645.htm. (The extension office also has handouts available.) If your calf does not have an RFID tag before weigh in, it will receive one for a fee. As in past years, if needed, a veterinarian will be on hand to dehorn, castrate, vaccinate, deworm and implant. Also, we will be drawing auction numbers at the weigh in. Don’t forget to draw yours!
Congratulations to the 10 year members: Lucas Adam, Clay Bontrager, Brogan Cover, Tristan Geissinger, Blakely Lengacher, Demi Lockwood, Dustin Mast, Eric Mast, Madeline Miller, Kortney Potter, Ben Rohrer, Tori Schwartz and Dylan Swank. If we have missed anyone, please let us know.
Remember to check out our website regularly! It has lots of good information! www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
Looking ahead/mark your calendars:
April 3: Geranium money & orders due to Jodi Evans
April 16: DFC April Meeting
April 22: Geranium pick up at the fairgrounds
May 2: Weigh In
We hope to see you on the 19th!!
-Trent, Ken, Erica, Brad, Tim, Dale, Lydell and Jeff
February
2015
Dear 4-H’ers and families,
Hello & greetings to everyone! Our second meeting is on February 19, 2015 at 7:00 in the Home & Family Arts building at the fairgrounds, with registration beginning at 6:45. With the upcoming winter weather this week, remember to watch your local TV station, check your email or check the Dairy Feeder Calf Club facebook page if we would happen to cancel. We will be discussing an important rule change and will have a speaker join us.
The $10.00 dues from each member to help cover club expenses and auction costs can still be paid at this meeting. It goes up $1.00 at the March meeting. So please come prepared to take care of this. If you wish to pay by check, make it payable to: Dairy Feeder Calf Club.
Do you have your calf yet? This is not a rule, but a good minimum weight at our May weigh in should be between 135-150 lbs. We encourage you to get your calves early so you can reach this weight range by weigh in.
Essay Question & Community Service Projects
**We liked having the option of doing an essay question or service project last year that we are doing it again this year. We will have two separate service projects located at the fairgrounds this year. Dates and time will be announced later once we know specifics. If you decide to write an essay question instead, here is your question. “Discuss both pros and cons of crossbreeding in the dairy industry.” Length requirements are listed on the website.
Our website has been “under construction” lately and is being updated. However, it’s up and running. If you have not yet looked at our website, please take time to do so. We will be using the website to post important information throughout the year including such things as newsletters, the essay question, meeting dates and contact information. It will also serve as a good tool to look up club information. If you have not given us your updated email address, please do so!!
The website address: www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
Geranium Sales: Order forms are available on the website. Geraniums will be selling for $1.25 again this year and will be available in three colors, red, white or pink. Orders and money will be due to Jodi Evans by April 15, with pickup on April 22 at the fairgrounds.
Important dates:
March 19 - March meeting in ECCC building
April 15 – Geranium orders & money due to Jodi Evans
April 16 – April meeting in ECCC building
April 22 - Geranium pick up
May 2 – Weigh In & Auction number draw
We hope to see all of you on the 19th!
The Leaders
Dear 4-H’ers and families,
Hello & greetings to everyone! Our second meeting is on February 19, 2015 at 7:00 in the Home & Family Arts building at the fairgrounds, with registration beginning at 6:45. With the upcoming winter weather this week, remember to watch your local TV station, check your email or check the Dairy Feeder Calf Club facebook page if we would happen to cancel. We will be discussing an important rule change and will have a speaker join us.
The $10.00 dues from each member to help cover club expenses and auction costs can still be paid at this meeting. It goes up $1.00 at the March meeting. So please come prepared to take care of this. If you wish to pay by check, make it payable to: Dairy Feeder Calf Club.
Do you have your calf yet? This is not a rule, but a good minimum weight at our May weigh in should be between 135-150 lbs. We encourage you to get your calves early so you can reach this weight range by weigh in.
Essay Question & Community Service Projects
**We liked having the option of doing an essay question or service project last year that we are doing it again this year. We will have two separate service projects located at the fairgrounds this year. Dates and time will be announced later once we know specifics. If you decide to write an essay question instead, here is your question. “Discuss both pros and cons of crossbreeding in the dairy industry.” Length requirements are listed on the website.
Our website has been “under construction” lately and is being updated. However, it’s up and running. If you have not yet looked at our website, please take time to do so. We will be using the website to post important information throughout the year including such things as newsletters, the essay question, meeting dates and contact information. It will also serve as a good tool to look up club information. If you have not given us your updated email address, please do so!!
The website address: www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
Geranium Sales: Order forms are available on the website. Geraniums will be selling for $1.25 again this year and will be available in three colors, red, white or pink. Orders and money will be due to Jodi Evans by April 15, with pickup on April 22 at the fairgrounds.
Important dates:
March 19 - March meeting in ECCC building
April 15 – Geranium orders & money due to Jodi Evans
April 16 – April meeting in ECCC building
April 22 - Geranium pick up
May 2 – Weigh In & Auction number draw
We hope to see all of you on the 19th!
The Leaders
