2018 Newsletters
Dear Dairy Feeder Calf Club Members, April 2018
Our next meeting will be this Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:00pm in the ECCC Building, with registration beginning at 6:45pm. Our program for the evening will be with Dr. Kolberg, a veterinarian from Milford Animal Clinic. We will also be talking about important information regarding our May weigh-in. If you have not paid your dues yet, they are $11.00/member.
Do you have your calf yet? If you are having trouble locating a calf, you can give any of the leaders a call. They would be glad to help.
We would like to give a big THANK YOU to all the members that sold geraniums this year!! If you sold geraniums, don’t forget that they arrive at the fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 25. All geraniums must be picked up next to the big commercial building on April 25 from 3pm-6pm.
At our March meeting, we voted for our queen candidate. Erica Stutsman will be representing us in this year’s queen contest at the fair. Congratulations Erica and good luck!!
Have you completed the mandatory Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Program?!?!?! This training NEEDS to be completed by EVERYONE by MAY 15, 2018! You can either complete this online ($12) or in-person ($3). You must register for this training at http://yqca.org.
Essay Question & Community Service Project:
For you to complete your project, you must complete either an essay or a community service project. If you are unable to attend a service project or you choose not to participate in one, you must complete an essay question.
This year’s community service projects will be on June 2nd, 8:30-11:00 at the fairgrounds and the second one will be June 9th, 9:00-12:00 at Loveway. You only need to choose one to work at to get credit.
Keep a lookout for the essay topic.
**IMPORTANT**
WEIGH-IN INFORMATION
Our calf May weigh-in date is Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 7:30am-11:00am at the fairgrounds by the dairy feeder calf barn. Because there are many activities going on at the fairgrounds that day, please follow any posted directions that they may have regarding traffic flow. All DFC club members are required to bring their calves on this date to be weighed and ear tagged. There is no minimum or maximum weight for calves at weigh-in. Each member can only tag two calves for the county fair. If you calf does not already have an RFID tag, it will receive one. It is mandatory, and will cost $5.00 to receive one. We will be drawing auction numbers as well. Don’t forget to draw yours. More information about the weigh-in will be discussed at the meeting.
There will be three screeners at the weigh-in looking for crossbred calves. If they decide your calf is a crossbred animal, you will need to talk with Ken Metzler. The screeners decision is final. If this is the only calf you have, you will be allowed to bring it to the fair and show it in the crossbred class. You will still be able to sell this calf in the auction.
Once again, Milford Animal Clinic will be available at weigh-in to give your calves their vaccination shot, dehorning, and castration. Costs of these services: dehorn $10, castrate $10, vaccinate $5, deworm $5, implanting $2.50. Because dehorning, castration, vaccinations and moving calves to and from weigh-in each puts stress on calves, we suggest not doing these all at weigh-in, especially if your calf has been sick. Calves need to be castrated and dehorned early enough for them to be completely healed by fair week. It’s good to get this done before the flies get bad. If you are planning to have these services done, please come prepared to pay. If you have not paid your dues, please come prepared to pay twice!!
Anyone planning on showing at the State Fair, six calves may be tagged total. You may show the same calf at the county and state fairs. If you do this, you are not allowed to sell that calf at the county fair. You will need to declare two calves for the county fair.
**Everyone will need a Premise ID number. You can register for one online at http://www.in.gov/boah/2700.htm. If you have any questions about premise ID, go to http://www.in.gov/boah/files/4H_FAQs_3-2015.pdf.
**Remember to register your calves by May 15, 2018 on 4HOnline. For your animal to be eligible to show at the county fair and/or the state fair, your animal needs to be identified into the 4HOnline database. This is the same database that you used to sign up for 4H.
Who is ready and excited for a new DFC Club t-shirt design?!?! We are looking for new design and slogan ideas. If you have any ideas, please submit your ideas to a leader or board member by May 17th.
Remember to check out our website regularly. www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
See you on Thursday!
-Your DFC Leaders
Looking ahead….MARK your calendars:
Dear DFC Families, March 2018
Hello!! Our next meeting is this Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7:00pm, with registration at 6:45pm. We will be meeting in the ECCC Building. Along with our program, we need to vote 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, contact a leader or fellow member and let us know you would like to have your name placed on the ballot.
If you have yet to pay your dues, you can still take care of this on Thursday. Since our February meeting was canceled, we are keeping the dues at $10 instead of increasing to $11. Please come prepared to take care of this. You will not be able to draw your auction number at the May Weigh In until your dues are paid! From this point on, dues will increase by $1.00 until they are paid for. You can pay by check, please 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 some 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 weight at our May weigh in should be between 135-150lbs. Minimum weight at fair is 250 lbs. If you have any questions on this, please don’t be afraid to call one of the leaders or advisory boards members.
Have you completed the mandatory Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Program?!?!?! This training NEEDS to be completed by EVERYONE by MAY 15, 2018! You can either complete this online ($12) or in-person ($3). You must register for this training at http://yqca.org.
Hopefully everyone received the mailing regarding flower sales this year. We are now selling 6-packs of Confetti Garden Collections. This is a great fundraiser for our club. For every geranium our club sells, we will receive $0.25 back. For each 6-pack Confetti Garden we sell, we will receive $1.50 back. Remember, orders and money are due NO LATER than April 6th. Send orders and money to Jodi Evans, PO Box 416, Bristol, IN 46507. Make checks out to the Dairy Feeder Calf Club. Jodi will write one big check out to the Extension Office. Please have these turned in on time, it saves Jodi a lot of headaches. There are order forms posted on the DFC website. EVERY 4-Her listed on a stall request form must sell one flat (18 flowers) or two 6-packs of the “Confetti Garden” or donate $10.00 to the club. Do you need an incentive to sell flowers? The top three sellers will be rewarded with choice of auction order, 1st choice of stalling or 2nd choice of stalling. Flowers can be picked up on Wednesday, April 25 from 3:00pm-6:00pm at the fairgrounds. Go out and sell!!! **Just a quick reminder, stall request forms will not be accepted until the June meeting. At that time, all money or proof of flower sales and all signatures must accompany your request form. No exceptions!**
Who is ready and excited for a new DFC Club t-shirt design?!?! We are looking for new design and slogan ideas. If you have any ideas, please bring them!
Essay question & Community Service Projects:
**ESSAY** If you are unable to attend a service project or you choose not to participate in one, you must complete the essay question to complete your project. Check out the website for length requirements. Essay question will be announced soon. Remember, you only need to complete either the essay or one service project to receive credit.
**SERVICE PROJECTS** Dates listed below. More information to come.
If you have not signed up to receive important updates and information for the dairy feeder calf club via text messages, you still can!! Here is the link to get signed up: www.remind.com/join/dfcc17. Or you can text @dfcc17 to the number 81010.
Remember to check out our website regularly. www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
Looking ahead….MARK your calendars:
-Your DFC Leaders
Dear DFC Families, February 2018
Hello! Our second meeting is Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 7:00pm in the Home and Family Arts Building at the fairgrounds. We will start registration at 6:45pm. Program for the evening will be on calf care and will be presented by Dr. Kohlberg from Milford. If you have not paid your club dues yet, please come prepared to take care of this. Dues are $10/member. It goes up $1.00 at the March meeting. If you wish to pay by check, please make it payable to: Dairy Feeder Calf Club.
Have you heard about the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Program? Everyone should have received an email from the Purdue Extension Office explaining this. All 4-H members who are enrolled in Dairy Feeder have to complete the program in order to show at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair and or the Indiana State Fair. There are several dates to choose from. This training needs to be completed by May 15, 2018!!!! You can either complete this online ($12) or In-person training ($3). Registrations for both online and In-person training will need to be competed at http://yqca.org. You must preregister to participate in the IN-Person training. If you have any questions on this, please contact Robert Kelly in the extension office.
Are you selling geraniums?!?!?! This is an excellent fundraiser for the club and the 4-H program. For each plant, we sell, our club will receive $0.25 back as a sales reward. Geraniums will be selling for $1.25 per plant again this year. They will be available in red, white and pink colors. Orders and money are due NO LATER than March 31st to Jodi Evans. Pickup of geraniums is on April 25th at the fairgrounds. Mail all orders and money to: Jodi Evans, PO Box 416, Bristol, IN 46507.
Club Officers were elected at our January meeting. Your 2018 Club officers are: Erica Stutsman, Emerson Mast, Keaton Kitson and Zach Klotz. Congratulations guys and gal!!
Important Dates:
See you on Thursday!!
Your Leaders
January 2018
Dear 4-Her’s and DFC Families,
Welcome to another fun and exciting year of 4-H!! Our first meeting is this Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 7:00pm. We will be meeting in the ECCC Building at the fairgrounds. Registration starts at 6:45pm. Watch your local television stations for cancellation if the weather is bad. Also, check your email, text messages or the website.
The program for the evening will consist of basic club information, changes made from 2017, and what to look for when you are buying your calf. Also, planned for the evening is electing club officers. We will be electing our president, vice president, secretary, and treasure. If you are interested or know someone that is interested in being an officer, please come to the meeting and get your name on the ballot. Please contact a leader if for some reason, you are unable to make it to the meeting, but would like to be added to the ballot.
Club dues are $10 per 4-Her if paid at the January or February meetings. Dues go up by $1 each month after February. $11 if paid in March. $12 if paid in April. $13 if paid in May. $14 if paid in June. $15 if paid in July. You will not be able to draw your auction order number at the May weigh in until your dues are paid. If you do not draw a number at the May weigh in, you are automatically put at the end of the auction order.
Adult 4-H Leaders:
Organizational Leader: Ken Metzler
Assistant Leaders: Lydell Troyer, Tim Stutsman, Dale Miller, Jodi Evans, Brandi Kitson, Brad Morehouse,
Erica Brenneman, Bridget Christner
Advisory Board Members:
President: Matt Hilty
Vice President: Jason Dunlap
Recording Secretary: John Rassie
Treasurer: Jodi Evans
Members: Joe Caffee, Stacey Hostetler, Steve Miller, Galen Mast, Dave Hahn, Ashley Lambright
We will be using the club website to post important information throughout the year. It will serve as a good tool to look up club information.
Website: www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com Email Address: [email protected]
If you receive this newsletter and you are not going to participate in the DFC club this year, PLEASE let us know. Thank You and we hope to see everyone on the 18th!
Thanks,
Your Leaders
Our next meeting will be this Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:00pm in the ECCC Building, with registration beginning at 6:45pm. Our program for the evening will be with Dr. Kolberg, a veterinarian from Milford Animal Clinic. We will also be talking about important information regarding our May weigh-in. If you have not paid your dues yet, they are $11.00/member.
Do you have your calf yet? If you are having trouble locating a calf, you can give any of the leaders a call. They would be glad to help.
We would like to give a big THANK YOU to all the members that sold geraniums this year!! If you sold geraniums, don’t forget that they arrive at the fairgrounds on Wednesday, April 25. All geraniums must be picked up next to the big commercial building on April 25 from 3pm-6pm.
At our March meeting, we voted for our queen candidate. Erica Stutsman will be representing us in this year’s queen contest at the fair. Congratulations Erica and good luck!!
Have you completed the mandatory Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Program?!?!?! This training NEEDS to be completed by EVERYONE by MAY 15, 2018! You can either complete this online ($12) or in-person ($3). You must register for this training at http://yqca.org.
Essay Question & Community Service Project:
For you to complete your project, you must complete either an essay or a community service project. If you are unable to attend a service project or you choose not to participate in one, you must complete an essay question.
This year’s community service projects will be on June 2nd, 8:30-11:00 at the fairgrounds and the second one will be June 9th, 9:00-12:00 at Loveway. You only need to choose one to work at to get credit.
Keep a lookout for the essay topic.
**IMPORTANT**
WEIGH-IN INFORMATION
Our calf May weigh-in date is Saturday, May 5, 2018 from 7:30am-11:00am at the fairgrounds by the dairy feeder calf barn. Because there are many activities going on at the fairgrounds that day, please follow any posted directions that they may have regarding traffic flow. All DFC club members are required to bring their calves on this date to be weighed and ear tagged. There is no minimum or maximum weight for calves at weigh-in. Each member can only tag two calves for the county fair. If you calf does not already have an RFID tag, it will receive one. It is mandatory, and will cost $5.00 to receive one. We will be drawing auction numbers as well. Don’t forget to draw yours. More information about the weigh-in will be discussed at the meeting.
There will be three screeners at the weigh-in looking for crossbred calves. If they decide your calf is a crossbred animal, you will need to talk with Ken Metzler. The screeners decision is final. If this is the only calf you have, you will be allowed to bring it to the fair and show it in the crossbred class. You will still be able to sell this calf in the auction.
Once again, Milford Animal Clinic will be available at weigh-in to give your calves their vaccination shot, dehorning, and castration. Costs of these services: dehorn $10, castrate $10, vaccinate $5, deworm $5, implanting $2.50. Because dehorning, castration, vaccinations and moving calves to and from weigh-in each puts stress on calves, we suggest not doing these all at weigh-in, especially if your calf has been sick. Calves need to be castrated and dehorned early enough for them to be completely healed by fair week. It’s good to get this done before the flies get bad. If you are planning to have these services done, please come prepared to pay. If you have not paid your dues, please come prepared to pay twice!!
Anyone planning on showing at the State Fair, six calves may be tagged total. You may show the same calf at the county and state fairs. If you do this, you are not allowed to sell that calf at the county fair. You will need to declare two calves for the county fair.
**Everyone will need a Premise ID number. You can register for one online at http://www.in.gov/boah/2700.htm. If you have any questions about premise ID, go to http://www.in.gov/boah/files/4H_FAQs_3-2015.pdf.
**Remember to register your calves by May 15, 2018 on 4HOnline. For your animal to be eligible to show at the county fair and/or the state fair, your animal needs to be identified into the 4HOnline database. This is the same database that you used to sign up for 4H.
Who is ready and excited for a new DFC Club t-shirt design?!?! We are looking for new design and slogan ideas. If you have any ideas, please submit your ideas to a leader or board member by May 17th.
Remember to check out our website regularly. www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
See you on Thursday!
-Your DFC Leaders
Looking ahead….MARK your calendars:
- April 25th: Pick up Geraniums at the fairgrounds 3-6pm
- May 5th: May Weigh In
- May 15th: YQCA Training must be completed
- May 15th: Calves must be registered on 4HOnline
- May 17th: May Meeting (Demonstrations) & T-Shirt Ideas Due
Dear DFC Families, March 2018
Hello!! Our next meeting is this Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 7:00pm, with registration at 6:45pm. We will be meeting in the ECCC Building. Along with our program, we need to vote 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, contact a leader or fellow member and let us know you would like to have your name placed on the ballot.
If you have yet to pay your dues, you can still take care of this on Thursday. Since our February meeting was canceled, we are keeping the dues at $10 instead of increasing to $11. Please come prepared to take care of this. You will not be able to draw your auction number at the May Weigh In until your dues are paid! From this point on, dues will increase by $1.00 until they are paid for. You can pay by check, please 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 some 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 weight at our May weigh in should be between 135-150lbs. Minimum weight at fair is 250 lbs. If you have any questions on this, please don’t be afraid to call one of the leaders or advisory boards members.
Have you completed the mandatory Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Program?!?!?! This training NEEDS to be completed by EVERYONE by MAY 15, 2018! You can either complete this online ($12) or in-person ($3). You must register for this training at http://yqca.org.
Hopefully everyone received the mailing regarding flower sales this year. We are now selling 6-packs of Confetti Garden Collections. This is a great fundraiser for our club. For every geranium our club sells, we will receive $0.25 back. For each 6-pack Confetti Garden we sell, we will receive $1.50 back. Remember, orders and money are due NO LATER than April 6th. Send orders and money to Jodi Evans, PO Box 416, Bristol, IN 46507. Make checks out to the Dairy Feeder Calf Club. Jodi will write one big check out to the Extension Office. Please have these turned in on time, it saves Jodi a lot of headaches. There are order forms posted on the DFC website. EVERY 4-Her listed on a stall request form must sell one flat (18 flowers) or two 6-packs of the “Confetti Garden” or donate $10.00 to the club. Do you need an incentive to sell flowers? The top three sellers will be rewarded with choice of auction order, 1st choice of stalling or 2nd choice of stalling. Flowers can be picked up on Wednesday, April 25 from 3:00pm-6:00pm at the fairgrounds. Go out and sell!!! **Just a quick reminder, stall request forms will not be accepted until the June meeting. At that time, all money or proof of flower sales and all signatures must accompany your request form. No exceptions!**
Who is ready and excited for a new DFC Club t-shirt design?!?! We are looking for new design and slogan ideas. If you have any ideas, please bring them!
Essay question & Community Service Projects:
**ESSAY** If you are unable to attend a service project or you choose not to participate in one, you must complete the essay question to complete your project. Check out the website for length requirements. Essay question will be announced soon. Remember, you only need to complete either the essay or one service project to receive credit.
**SERVICE PROJECTS** Dates listed below. More information to come.
- June 2nd, from 8:30-11:00am at the fairgrounds
- June 9th, at LoveWay in Bristol. Details still being finalized.
If you have not signed up to receive important updates and information for the dairy feeder calf club via text messages, you still can!! Here is the link to get signed up: www.remind.com/join/dfcc17. Or you can text @dfcc17 to the number 81010.
Remember to check out our website regularly. www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com
Looking ahead….MARK your calendars:
- April 6th: Geranium orders & money due to Jodi Evans
- April 19th: April DFC meeting
- April 25th: Pick up Geraniums at the fairgrounds 3-6pm
- May 5th: May Weigh In
-Your DFC Leaders
Dear DFC Families, February 2018
Hello! Our second meeting is Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 7:00pm in the Home and Family Arts Building at the fairgrounds. We will start registration at 6:45pm. Program for the evening will be on calf care and will be presented by Dr. Kohlberg from Milford. If you have not paid your club dues yet, please come prepared to take care of this. Dues are $10/member. It goes up $1.00 at the March meeting. If you wish to pay by check, please make it payable to: Dairy Feeder Calf Club.
Have you heard about the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Program? Everyone should have received an email from the Purdue Extension Office explaining this. All 4-H members who are enrolled in Dairy Feeder have to complete the program in order to show at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair and or the Indiana State Fair. There are several dates to choose from. This training needs to be completed by May 15, 2018!!!! You can either complete this online ($12) or In-person training ($3). Registrations for both online and In-person training will need to be competed at http://yqca.org. You must preregister to participate in the IN-Person training. If you have any questions on this, please contact Robert Kelly in the extension office.
Are you selling geraniums?!?!?! This is an excellent fundraiser for the club and the 4-H program. For each plant, we sell, our club will receive $0.25 back as a sales reward. Geraniums will be selling for $1.25 per plant again this year. They will be available in red, white and pink colors. Orders and money are due NO LATER than March 31st to Jodi Evans. Pickup of geraniums is on April 25th at the fairgrounds. Mail all orders and money to: Jodi Evans, PO Box 416, Bristol, IN 46507.
Club Officers were elected at our January meeting. Your 2018 Club officers are: Erica Stutsman, Emerson Mast, Keaton Kitson and Zach Klotz. Congratulations guys and gal!!
Important Dates:
- March 15: March meeting in the ECCC Building
- March 31: Geranium orders & money DUE to Jodi Evans
- April 19: April meeting in the ECCC Building
- April 25: Geranium pick up at the fair
- May 5: Weigh In & auction number draw (all calves are required to be brought to the fairgrounds)
See you on Thursday!!
Your Leaders
January 2018
Dear 4-Her’s and DFC Families,
Welcome to another fun and exciting year of 4-H!! Our first meeting is this Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 7:00pm. We will be meeting in the ECCC Building at the fairgrounds. Registration starts at 6:45pm. Watch your local television stations for cancellation if the weather is bad. Also, check your email, text messages or the website.
The program for the evening will consist of basic club information, changes made from 2017, and what to look for when you are buying your calf. Also, planned for the evening is electing club officers. We will be electing our president, vice president, secretary, and treasure. If you are interested or know someone that is interested in being an officer, please come to the meeting and get your name on the ballot. Please contact a leader if for some reason, you are unable to make it to the meeting, but would like to be added to the ballot.
Club dues are $10 per 4-Her if paid at the January or February meetings. Dues go up by $1 each month after February. $11 if paid in March. $12 if paid in April. $13 if paid in May. $14 if paid in June. $15 if paid in July. You will not be able to draw your auction order number at the May weigh in until your dues are paid. If you do not draw a number at the May weigh in, you are automatically put at the end of the auction order.
Adult 4-H Leaders:
Organizational Leader: Ken Metzler
Assistant Leaders: Lydell Troyer, Tim Stutsman, Dale Miller, Jodi Evans, Brandi Kitson, Brad Morehouse,
Erica Brenneman, Bridget Christner
Advisory Board Members:
President: Matt Hilty
Vice President: Jason Dunlap
Recording Secretary: John Rassie
Treasurer: Jodi Evans
Members: Joe Caffee, Stacey Hostetler, Steve Miller, Galen Mast, Dave Hahn, Ashley Lambright
We will be using the club website to post important information throughout the year. It will serve as a good tool to look up club information.
Website: www.dairyfeedercalfclub.com Email Address: [email protected]
If you receive this newsletter and you are not going to participate in the DFC club this year, PLEASE let us know. Thank You and we hope to see everyone on the 18th!
Thanks,
Your Leaders
