June 2021 Marshall County Update - Marshall County, MN

June 2021
Marshall County Update
Greetings, Marshall County 4-H families!

We are incredibly excited that we will be back in person at the Marshall County
Fair in July! It is getting closer!! The news that we received was inspiring and
uplifting, and I am ever so thankful that you hung in there with us, and now you
will reap the rewards.

The 2021 Marshall County Fair is going to be GRAND! When I sit and type this
newsletter, a smile comes across my face as I think about our fair. My mind is
flooded with all the sounds, smells, tastes, sights, laughter, and memories created
at the Marshall County Fair; these stick with you for a lifetime.

We want to challenge all of you to fill our barns, fill our exhibit hall, showcase in
new project areas, enter into food revue, performing arts, or display your learning
through a demonstration. Let's celebrate 4-H at the Marshall County Fair by
showcasing our learning, skills, and talent.

   Office Update: Alysa is back in the office five days a week starting June 1st!

RE-ENROLLMENT &
enrollment for the new year
is open
October 1st was the beginning of the new
4-H year, and enrollment is officially open.
Encourage your returning 4-H Youth to
enroll as soon as possible, especially for
club chartering purposes. New members and families can go to 4HOnline z.umn.edu/join4h
Contact the Extension Office to request the paper enrollment form. Direct questions about
enrollment to club leaders or the Extension staff.

The deadline for enrollment to participate in the Marshall County Fair was May 1st.
Enrollment is still open to Youth in grades K – 13. Watch for some summer 4-H
opportunities to get involved and engage in learning!

I also want to encourage you to share 4-H with new families and friends. With
many youth activities and organizations pausing due to COVID, now is the time for
you to share the many opportunities that await them in 4-H. 4-H Opportunity 4
All!

4-H Stock Talks are back for 2021!
https://extension.umn.edu/4-h-events/4-h-stock-talks-2021#
A stock talk is a short video presentation about an animal science topic of choice
(beef, dairy, dog, goat, horse, lama, poultry, rabbit, sheep, or swine). Giving a
stock talk is an excellent opportunity for Youth to share their learning and
practice their demonstration skills!

Potential topics for the stock talks are endless! Youth are encouraged to "be
creative, be funny, be serious, just be you"! Please encourage them to think about
something they've learned in their livestock project or something they enjoy
doing and prepare to share it with their peers.

Topic examples:
       •     How to clip a rabbit’s toenails

•      Designing a llama costume
      •      How to shear a sheep
      •      Ingredients found in chicken feed
      •      Training your dog with agility obstacles
      •      Building playground equipment for a goat
      •      How to catch your heifer for the first time
      •      Checking your horse’s hooves for soundness

Submissions are due by June 30.

To help Youth create and film their 4-H Stock Talk submission, check out this
resource.

The submissions received by June 30 will be reviewed in July. The first 100
submissions will receive a 2021 4-H Stock Talk t-shirt sponsored by Ag Country for
participating. The top 10% of entries in each division will receive a special award
and a feature on Minnesota 4-H social media.

Food Stand Committee Meeting
We will be holding our 4-H Food Stand Committee Meeting on Monday, June 7th at
6 pm at the 4-H Food Stand. ALL are welcome and encouraged to attend so that
we can plan for the upcoming food stand during the fair. We want to hear from all
of our 4-H members, leaders and families so please join us.

Marshall County 4-H Federation Meeting
Our next 4-H Federation Meeting will on Monday, June 14th, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.
We will meet outside at the Marshall County Fairgrounds. If you require
assistance with fair entry registration, please bring it with you, and we can
complete it on site.

Protocol for 4-H in-person events
As you know, to protect our 4-H Youth and families, we have practices and
protocols in place. If you are planning to host an in-person 4-H event for June, you
must contact Alysa, and she will file the exemption status and assist you with
ensuring the safety of Youth, volunteers, and families.

We recommend wearing masks for those that are not fully vaccinated.

You can reach Alysa via email, phone, or text message.
Email: hauge450@umn.edu
Cell phone: 701-215-4300

Marshall County Extension Summer Assistants
We are excited to announce that we have hired two summer assistants for the
2021 summer season.

                                        Hey there! My name is Britton Fuglseth,
                                        and I am from Fertile-Beltrami! I am
                                        attending the University of Minnesota,
                                        Crookston, and am majoring in Agricultural
                                        Education, emphasizing Agricultural
                                        Sciences and Natural Resources. Although I
                                        did not grow up in 4-H, I was very active in
                                        the National FFA Organization and served
                                        in many leadership positions, including the
                                        2019-2020 MN State FFA Reporter. I have
                                        used my past few years to actively advocate
                                        for agriculture by meeting and working
                                        with people such as former Minnesota
                                        Farm Bureau President Kevin Paap, current
                                        American Farm Bureau President Zippy
                                        Duval, former Secretary of Agriculture
Sonny Perdue, former Vice President Mike Pence, and have toured numerous
agricultural companies to build relationships with youth organizations such as FFA

and 4-H. I now serve as a Minnesota Teach Ag Ambassador and cannot wait to
continue informing people of agriculture in my future classroom. Working as a
Marshall County 4-H summer assistant is right up my alley, and I look forward to
the summer plans to come. Not to mention meeting and working with Marshall
county 4-H'ers! I hope to see you around!

When asked what she is most excited about for this upcoming summer, she said,
"working with all of the Marshall County 4-H'ers with all the fun stuff we have
planned for the summer!"

Hi, my name is Carolyn Pavlish, and I will be
working with Marshall County Extension
through the busy summer months! This
coming fall, I will be a senior at the University
of Minnesota Crookston, majoring in
Agriculture Education, emphasizing Natural
and Managed Environmental Education. I am
originally from Mahnomen, Minnesota. I had
a traditional agriculture background growing
up, as my parents farmed wheat, corn,
soybeans, alfalfa, and beef cattle. When I was
younger, I was involved in 4-H, where I
entered fine arts projects and showed
Holstein heifer yearlings at the county fair. As
I got older, I became more heavily involved
with my FFA chapter. My upbringing and
experiences instilled in me a passion for both agriculture and education. I am
ecstatic to be working with the Marshall County Extension this summer. I hope to
gain valuable experiences that will accompany me in my future career aspirations.
When asked what Carolyn is most excited about for this upcoming summer, she
said, "excited about the Marshall County Fair and to facilitate 4-H program with
youth”.
We are very excited to have both Britton and Carolyn as a part of our program this
summer! Their experience, skills, and knowledge will bring tremendous value to
our program.

Performing Arts, Fashion Revue, Food Revue,
Demonstrations, & Share the Fun will be live at the
Marshall County Fair!
Based upon your feedback, we have moved the following 4-H events to the
Marshall County Fair:
      -Performing Arts: Thursday, July 22nd, 9 a.m. Vonasek Free Stage
      -Fashion Revue: Thursday, July 22nd, 9 a.m. Vonasek Free Stage
      -Share the Fun: Thursday, July 22nd, 9 a.m. Vonasek Free Stage
      - Demonstrations: Thursday, July 22nd, 2 p.m. Extension Education Center
      -Food Revue: Thursday, July 22nd, 2 p.m. Extension Education Center

We are excited to showcase for the public our 4-H Youth's learning and talent at
the Marshall County Fair.

Here's what you need to know about Livestock Quality
Assurance in 2021
Extension for Livestock Quality Assurance and Ethics (LQA&E)
certification
When a 4-H member certifies with the LQA&E program to be eligible to
participate in Minnesota 4-H state fair shows, they participate in and complete a
3-hour in-person training. This certification enables them to be eligible to
participate in state fair 4-H shows for three fair seasons.

In 2020, due to Covid, we could not hold in-person state-level 4-H livestock shows
for Youth to attend. Thus we will be extending the LQA&E certification of any
youth certified in 2018 and 2019, so they will be able to use their full three fair
season eligibility.
      •       Youth who certified in 2018 were eligible for 2018, 2019, and 2020 Minnesota 4-H state
      fair shows. We will extend their eligibility through the 2021 fair season.
      •       Youth who certified in 2019 were eligible for 2019, 2020, and 2021 Minnesota 4-H state
      fair shows. We will extend their eligibility through the 2022 fair season.

•        If an LQA&E training was offered in 2020 and Youth participated and completed it, we
      will extend their certification through the 2023 fair season.
      •        Youth who certified in 2017 or earlier will be required to re-certify this year.

Extension for Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification
When a 4-H member certifies with the YQCA program to be eligible to participate
in Minnesota 4-H state fair shows, they participate in and complete a 1-hour
online training. This certification enables them to be eligible to participate in state
fair 4-H shows for one fair season.

In 2020, due to Covid, we were unable to hold in-person state-level 4-H livestock
shows for Youth to attend; thus, we will be extending by one year the YQCA
certification of any youth that had certified in 2020. Use the statement below to
determine which Youth need livestock quality assurance certification this year.
      •     Youth who certified in 2020 to be eligible for the 2020 Minnesota 4-H state fair
      shows will have their certification extended through the 2021 fair season.

Marshall County Horse PDC to host Clinics:
Performance Classes: (Justin Pyle)
Monday, June 14th at 6 p.m. for Western Pleasure and Western Horsemanship
Clinic.
You are showing the horse's ability to be a pleasure to ride: being broke and
quiet. Soft and smooth. Responsive to the rider's cues while being on a loose rein
or with light contact. Working your horse on the rail and correctness of gaits
requested. The best seat for riding pleasure classes; centered in the saddle,
minimal movements, relaxed, allow hips to move with the horse. The rider's
appearance and position in the saddle, ability to control your horse to the
prescribed pattern of the class are essential. You are moving your horse in a
straight line without the rail as a guide, stopping at the cone for transitions of
gates as indicated in the pattern.

Gaming Events: (Amie Neisius (Bruggeman))
Tuesday, June 29th at 6 p.m. for gaming Clinic.

They are working with the Youth from pattern basics to complete pattern
execution per their comfort level. Strengthen each Youth's horsemanship skills to
leave each Youth with a personal plan for faster times, cleaner-up runs, and
enhanced technique. They were riding through the pattern with each Youth first
at a walk to talk through the correct way to work through each pattern. Accurate
body control for both rider and the horse. They work through horse/rider trouble
areas to become a more successful rider in your event patterns.

These horse clinics will be hosted at the Marshall County Fair Grounds in Warren,
MN, in the 4-H Horse Arena. There is limited space for the gaming events, so to
reserve your spot, please contact the Extension Office at 218-745-5232. There is
no cost to attend these clinics, but being an enrolled Marshall County 4-H
member is required.

Congratulations to Emmaleah Lund

Emmaleah was one of seven chosen as a 2021 recipient of the Minnesota 4-H Ada and
Helmuth Schroeder Scholarship. Congratulations Emmaleah on your outstanding
leadership in 4-H and in your community!

Minnesota 4-H @ Home
Don't let being at home stop you from exploring, discovering, and making a
difference. In 4-H, you can learn about gardening, build your photography
skills or deepen your commitment to high-quality animal care.

We'll have new events each week on a variety of topics. Connect with us to be sure
you can learn and lead right where you live!

A full calendar of programs can be found at: https://extension.umn.edu/4-h/4-h-home

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