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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H’ers Attend Tennessee 4-H Sheep Conference UPCOMING EVENTS June 7-14
June 10-13
June 12
June 13-14
June 15
June 23-26
June 24-27
June 24-28
June 25
June 30-July 3
June 30-July 3
July 1
July 7-10
July 14-17
July 17
July 18-19
July 21-25
July 29-August 3
August 7
August 13
August 15
August 15
August 15-16
August 18-23
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/08-index.htm 4-H’ERS ATTEND TENNESSEE 4-H SHEEP CONFERENCE 68 4-H’ers, parents, leaders and Extension personnel attended the annual Tennessee 4-H Sheep Conference, May 31, at the Hyder-Burks Arena on the Tennessee Tech campus in Cookeville. The conference enhanced the 4-H’ers’ leadership and hands-on learning experiences. During the conference, sheep project members participated in skillathon, as well as grooming and showmanship training. Participants had the opportunity to bring their own project lamb to work with during the conference. Teen leaders were assigned to assist less experienced 4-H’ers with their training. Those serving in a teen leadership role included:
4-H’ers participated in learning stations for quality assurance, equipment identification, meat identification, sheep breeds and feeds and nutrition. Members of the Tennessee Sheep Producers Association developed the skillathon activities, and the teen leaders taught the information to their group. Several sheep project members brought very informative sheep project exhibit boards. Winners were:
Hanna and Rachael Wolters of Maury County won the Senior Lamb Quiz Bowl over five other county teams. Junior Lamb Bowl winners (scoring 90% or better) were Mary Morgan, Union County; Martin Dicky, Knox County and Aaron Wolters, Maury County. COFFEE COUNTY IS STATE DAIRY BOWL WINNER The State 4-H Dairy Bowl was held on May 30 in conjunction with the “June Is Dairy Month” Kick Off luncheon in Nashville. A team from Coffee County composed of Tifffany LaLonde, Deborah Anderson, Kate Shrader and Ariel McDonald took top honors in the senior division. Bedford County was second in the senior division with Lincoln, Marshall and Rutherford counties rounding out the field of five teams. The Coffee County team will represent Tennessee in the 2008 Invitational Dairy Quiz Bowl in Louisville, Kentucky this November. The team was coached by Extension agent Steve Harris. Bedford County was the winner in the junior high division of the contest. Team members were Ashleigh Nash, Travis Richardson, Josh Rollins and Jessica Ervin. Their coach was Gay Ervin, Bedford County Extension program assistant. Rutherford County was second place with Marshall County completing the field of three junior high teams. Donor for this event is the Dairy Farmers of America. Special thanks to Jeff Mitchell, Extension Assistant, Animal Science, for his leadership in conducting this educational program. Steve Sutton For a news release recognizing your delegates attending State 4-H Electric Camp, June 24-27, go to the Web Packet provided by UTIA Marketing and Communications at www.agriculture.utk.edu/webPacket/. This is a fill-in-the blank article suitable for use in your local newspaper. You might personalize it with a photo of your delegate(s). Steve Sutton LIVESTOCK AND MEATS JUDGING WINNERS ANNOUNCED Judging competition was held Tuesday, June 3 at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro. Tennessee’s representatives in livestock and meats judging were selected to participate in the 2008 national events. Contestants were honored with an awards banquet at the Tennessee Livestock Center. Results for the contests are as follows:
The Cumberland County livestock team will compete at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, November 10-12, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Warren County meats team will participate in the National 4-H Meats Judging Contest, October 11-12, 2008 in Manhattan, Kansas. Steve Sutton PAYROLL DEDUCTION: HOW IT WORKS Most Extension employees realize the importance of making a financial contribution to the programs in which we work. This lends great credibility to us when we ask others to donate to 4-H. However, many of us can't just write a donation check without blowing our monthly budget. The solution? I have found giving through UT payroll deduction is a relatively painless way to donate to 4-H. By completing a simple pledge form, you instruct the University to deduct a certain amount of your paycheck each pay period. You choose the amount. You also tell the University to which account you wish the check to be deposited. Each county has a gift account to which the donation can go, or you can direct your monthly contribution to the Tennessee 4-H Foundation account of your choosing. Should your personal financial situation change, you can stop a pledge payment at any time, by completing an additional form. How does the money get into the account you designated? UT transfers the monies monthly into the account, so usually within a month to six weeks, you donation money is available to be used. If you are donating to your own county or department account, make sure the money is spent on the program and not on you personally. Payroll deduction is not for everyone, but it works really well for those of us who want to give a little all along rather than write a big check. Try it! For more information, contact Mark Gateley at mgateley@utk.edu. Mark Gateley All 4-H portfolios have been returned. Some were delivered directly to counties participating in the state livestock and meats judging contests. The rest were sent to the regional offices. They will be making arrangements to get them back to those counties. Thanks! Steve Sutton STATE YOUTH SHEEP ORATORICAL CONTEST TO BE HELD AT EXPO The 2008 State Youth Sheep Oratorical Contest will be held Tuesday, July 15 in Cookeville. The event will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. CDT at the Hyder-Burks Pavilion. The contest is open to 4-H and FFA members in the 7th through 12th grade on January 1 of the current year. The subject matter of the contestant’s speech must pertain to sheep; visual aids are NOT allowed. Speakers may use notes, however excessive use of notes will count against the final score. Suggested time limit for 7th and 8th grade speeches is 4-6 minutes. 9th to 12th grade speeches should be 5-7 minutes in length. Speakers not within this range may lose points at the discretion of the judges. Speakers should dress appropriately for the event (showmanship-type clothing is recommended). Participants will be divided into grade divisions and the five top-scoring speakers in each grade will receive medallions. Contest and entry information for the oratorical contest maybe be found at the links below.
Pre-registration is required by June 16 via the online entry form available from animalscience.ag.utk.edu/sheep/SheepSpeechContest.htm. Steve Sutton SUMMER 2008 SCIENCE TEACHER WORKSHOPS Through a grant provided by USDA, Tennessee State University and Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering are sponsoring two workshops for 6-12 grade teachers during the summer of 2008 focused on exposing teachers to new jobs and careers involving industrial biotechnology and clean technology. County 4-H programs may be interested to know this program is being offered to teachers. The dates are July 10-11, 2008, at Tennessee State University in Nashville; and July 14-15, 2008 at the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering in Memphis. These workshops are part of a larger project that aims to develop an awareness of the changing nature, role and importance of modern agriculture in the 21st century among students (middle and high school), teachers, parents and the community. In addition, the program aspires to integrate and incorporate modern agricultural concepts, scientific and technical developments in agriculture with emphasis on bioscience, bioproducts and biotechnology into the curriculum already being taught and provide necessary information and training to teachers and counselors. Moreover, the project uses its collaborators' resources/ knowledge to develop synergy for enhancing experiential learning and recruitment efforts. More information can be found at www.21stcenturyageducation.com. Daniel Sarver All counties have the opportunity to nominate outstanding 4-H members to receive Tennessee’s highest level of recognition, the Vol State Award. Vol State recipients must be:
Each county may nominate two members plus one member for each 100, or major fraction thereof, senior members in the county. Members do no have to be a state finalist. However, if they are not finalists, the $140 registration must be paid for them. Please do not tell your members they have been nominated for Vol State. The recognition ceremony at Roundup is much more effective if the member does not know they will be tapped. Vol State nominees should be indicated during the online Roundup registration process through SUPER. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
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