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In The Loop 4-H News

Extension Programs are available to all without discrimination.

Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Garfield County cooperating.

Wholesome Meat Quality

Who: REQUIRED for all livestock members.

Must be attended in your first year of a 4-H/FFA Livestock project

Retake if you are a newly turned Intermediate (11 yrs as of 12/31/16)

Retake if you are a newly turned Senior (14 yrs as of 12/31/16)

4-H and FFA members in MARKET or BREEDING LIVESTOCK projects

must attend this class.

This is required to complete your 4-H project and it is required to ex-

hibit at the Fair. Example: If you took WMQA in 2016 but also had your

14th birthday in 2016… you must take it again - you’re now a new Sen-

ior. Likewise, if you had your 11th birthday in 2016, you must take it

again - you’re now a new Intermediate.

When: 6:00 p.m.

Where:

January 23rd– Garfield County Fairgrounds, Event Hall

(Pork Quality will start at 6, & MQA will start at 6:30)

February 15th - Carbondale, Middle School

March 14th - Parachute - BM Fire Station

May 1st - Garfield County Fairgrounds, North Hall

If you have any questions about WMQA requirements,

call the Extension Office. WMQA training must be

completed before tag-in, which for Beef exhibitors

is on Friday, February 24th and Saturday, February

25th.

Starting the 1st week of January

Every Tuesday & Saturday

Practice Schedule

Rifle practices will be held at the Garfield County Fairgrounds

1001 Railroad Ave, Rifle, North Hall (exception on 1/7/17-Event Hall)

Glenwood Springs practices will be held at the Administration Building

in the Board of County Commissioners meeting room

108 8th St., Glenwood Springs

January

Tuesday - 3rd - Rifle 5-7pm

Saturday - 7th - Rifle 4-6pm

Tuesday - 10th - G.S. 5-7pm

Saturday - 14th - Rifle 10am-12pm

Tuesday - 17th - Rifle 5-7pm

Saturday - 21st - Rifle 10am-12pm



Tuesday - 31st - Rifle 5-6:30pm

February

Saturday - 4th - No Practice

Tuesday - 7th - Rifle 5-7pm



Saturday - 18th - G.S. 10am-12pm

Tuesday - 21st - Rifle 5-7pm


Tuesday - 28th - Rifle 5:00-6:30pm

For further information, please

contact Kayla Hinkley - Extension

Agent at 970-625-3969 ext. 2

Un-Decorate Mesa Vista Assisted Living Center

Please consider having your club do their service project early this year by helping

to un-decorate Mesa Vista Assisted Living Center in Battlement Mesa on

Saturday, December 31st at 9:00 a.m. It’s a great time to build relationships with

other County 4-H members while doing a service to this community! Please call

the Extension Office and let us know if you will be bringing your club!

—-REMINDER—-

All Cloverbuds are invited to attend a special “Cloverbuds Only” event on Saturday, January 21st from 10:00 a.m. - noon. We will meet at the Houston Mountain Ranch in

Rifle. Come participate in several fun farm activities! See the ranch’s flyer in this newsletter for more information on what you will be seeing and doing!!!

For future reference: Cloverbud meetings will be held on the first Saturday of every month. Location may vary and will be announced in the monthly newsletter.

Come have fun and learn more about farming and 4-H! Please

RSVP to the Extension Office at (970) 625-3969 ext 3.

Siblings and Parents are also welcome to attend!

Cloverbud Activity

It’s that time again for some great club tips, encouragement, and support!

Leader training will be on Saturday, January 7th, 2017 Garfield County Fairgrounds, North & South Halls

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Sessions to include: -Riding for the 4-H Brand

-Clover Cop 101: Using the 4-H Name & Emblem -Organizing a 4-H meeting

-Getting to know your livestock project

Keynote Speaker: Annette Haus - Extension Specialist,

4-H Youth Development, STEM & K-12 Call the Extension Office if you still need to register!

If you wish to show and/or sell a market animal at the Garfield County Junior Live-

stock Sale at the Garfield County Fair, you must complete certain requirements throughout

the 4-H year. These requirements include: enrolling in the current 4-H year and your live-

stock project before any deadlines are missed, attending WMQA class, owning your animal

by the specified possession date for your chosen species, turning in a COOL form and spe-

cies specific paperwork by a given date, presenting your animal(s) at your species’ Spring

Weigh in/Tag in date at the Garfield County Fairgrounds, doing the online Fair Entry Form by

July 1st, and turning in a Health History form prior to/or at Fair Weigh in.

Below is a table of dates for each of the species:

Beef: -Last day to enroll in a Beef project: Friday, Jan. 13th

-Beef Brand Inspection (with ownership showing in the exhibitor’s or family’s name);

Beef Producer Declaration forms (both market and breeding projects) (Cow/calves

must be entered separately with producer paperwork uploaded on the calf); a picture

of the animal alone; and a picture of the animal with the exhibitor are all due upload

ed to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Thursday Feb. 23rd.

-WMQA: by Saturday, Feb. 25th, 2017 (Available in Garfield County on Monday, Jan.

23rd, and Wednesday, Feb. 15th

-Possession for Market animals: by Saturday, Feb. 25th

-Spring Weigh in/Tag in: Friday, Feb. 24th or Saturday, Feb. 25th ***MUST weigh/tag in on Friday if you will be taking the animal to the STATE FAIR as this is the only day that we will be doing retinal scans (10:00 am—11:00 am, $5.00

per animal) for the State required identification cards***

To sign up for a time slot for Beef Weigh/Tag in on Friday, February 24th or Saturday,

February 25th, use the chart found at: http://www.signupgenius.com/

go/10c0c44a9ae2ea75-2017/

Beef Weigh/Tag in sign up sheet.

-COOL form by Monday, Feb. 27th

-Possession for Breeding animals: by Thursday, June 1st

-FairEntry.com online fair entry form: by 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 3rd

-Health History Form: prior to or on Tuesday, August 1st

Sheep, Goat, Swine:

-Last day to enroll in a Sheep, Goat, or Swine project is Friday, April 14th

-Sheep, Goat & Swine Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration

forms (both market and breeding projects) registration papers if animal is a pure-

breed; pictures of the animal alone (left side, right side, and face); and a picture of the

animal with the exhibitor are all due uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Thursday

May 4th.

-WMQA: by Saturday, May 6th (Available in Garfield County on Monday, Jan.

23rd, Wednesday, Feb. 15th, Tuesday, March 14th, & Monday, May 1st)

Livestock Dates to Know

-Pork Quality Assurance:: Course can be done online or on January 23rd at 6:00 pm at

the Garfield County Fairgrounds, South Hall if taking Swine to State Fair

-Possession for Market animals: by Saturday, May 6th

-Spring Weigh in/Tag in: Friday, May 5th or Saturday, May 6th (Sheep and goats that

are sexually intact are expected to have a scrapie tag at spring weigh in and are

required to have a scrapie tag at fair weigh in.)

-COOL form by Monday, May 8th

-Possession for Breeding animals: by Thursday, June 1st

-FairEntry.com online fair entry form by 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 3rd

-Health History Form: prior to or on Tuesday, August 1st

Rabbit:

-Last day to enroll in a Rabbit project is Friday, April 14th

-WMQA: by Friday, May 5th (both Roaster & Fryer) (Available in Garfield County on

Monday, Jan. 23rd, Wednesday, Feb. 15th, Tuesday, March 14th, & Monday, May 1st)

-Roaster Rabbit Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration

forms (both market and breeding projects); a picture of the animal alone; and a pic-

ture of the animal with the exhibitor are all due uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00

p.m. Wednesday, May 31th.

-Possession for Market & Breeding by Thursday, June 1st

-Spring Weigh in/Tag in (for Roasters) - Thursday, June 1st

-COOL form (for Roasters) by Thursday, June 1st

-FairEntry.com online fair entry form by 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 3rd (for Roasters)

-Fryer Rabbit Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration forms (both

market and breeding projects); a picture of the animal alone; and a picture of the ani

mal with the exhibitor are all due uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Friday, July

7th.

-COOL form (for Fryers): by Friday, July 7th

-FairEntry.com online fair entry form by 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 7th (for Fryers)

-Spring Weigh in/Tag in (for Fryers) - Monday, July 10th

-Health History Form (both Roasters & Fryers): prior to or on Monday, July 31st




Poultry:

-Last day to enroll in a Turkey or Goose project: Monday, February 13th

-WMQA: by Friday, March 13th (Turkey projects) (Available in Garfield County on

Monday, Jan. 23rd, & Wednesday, Feb. 15th)

-Turkey Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration forms (both market

and breeding projects); a picture of the animal alone; and a picture of the animal with

the exhibitor are all due uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 13th.

-COOL form for Turkey projects: by Monday, March 13th

-Last day to enroll in Chicken, Quail, Pheasant, & Duck projects: Friday, April 14th

-WMQA: by Monday, April 17th (Goose projects) (Available in Garfield County on

Monday, Jan. 23rd, Wednesday, Feb. 15th, & Tuesday, March 14th)

-Geese Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration forms (both market

and breeding projects); a picture of the animal alone; and a picture of the animal with

the exhibitor are all due uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 17th.

-COOL form for Goose projects: by Monday, April 17th

-WMQA: by Friday, May 5th (Chicken, Duck, Pheasant, and Quail projects) (Available

in Garfield County on Monday, Jan. 23rd, Wednesday, Feb. 15th, Tuesday, March

14th, & Monday, May 1st)

-Duck and Pheasant Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration forms

(both market and breeding projects); a picture of the animal alone; and a picture of

the animal with the exhibitor are all due uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Mon

day, May 22nd.

-COOL form for Duck & Pheasant projects: by Monday, May 22nd.

-Breeding Chicken & Breeding Quail Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer

Declaration forms; a picture of the animal alone; and a picture of the animal with the

exhibitor are all due uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 1st.

-Market Chicken Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration forms; a

picture of the animal alone; and a picture of the animal with the exhibitor are all due

uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Mon day, June 12th.

-COOL form Chicken projects: by Monday, June 12th.

-Market Quail Bill of sale or receipt from purchase; Producer Declaration forms; a pic

ture of the animal alone; and a picture of the animal with the exhibitor are all due

uploaded to 4honline.com by 5:00 p.m. Mon day, June 19th.

-COOL form Quail projects: by Monday, June 19th

-FairEntry.com online fair entry form by 5:00 p.m. Monday, July 3rd (all Poultry)

-Health History Form: prior to or on Sunday, July 30th (all Poultry)


4-H Leadership Class Have you enrolled in the Leadership project????

If so, your 1st meeting with Carla Farrand, CSU/Garfield

County Director, 4-H Youth Development agent, will be held on

Tuesday, January 17th at 7:00 p.m. We will meet in the Event

Hall at the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle. If you haven’t

signed up—it’s not too late. Call the Extension Office and speak

with Carla.

Meetings and More!

Horse Advisory Meeting All Horse leaders are encouraged to attend the Horse

Advisory meetings. January’s meeting will be held at the

Extension Office on Monday, January 9th at

6:30 p.m.

Shooting Sports Council All Shooting Sports leaders are encouraged to attend the

Shooting Sports Council meetings. January’s meeting will

be held at the Extension Office on Wednesday, January 25th

at 7:00 p.m.

Hunter’s Safety Classes If you are shooting in the 4-H program this year, and you don’t yet have your Hunter’s Safety card, consider one of these two classes:

Internet Course (register at: http://hunteredcourse.com/state/online-hunter-safety-course-colorado/) w/Conclusion class (register at: https://register-ed.com/programs/colorado/99-colorado-hunter-education-internet-conclusion-course/page:2) on Saturday, January 21st - Colorado Parks & Wildlife Hunter Ed Bldg, Grand Junction 7:00am—4:00pm

Traditional class (register at: https://register-ed.com/programs/colorado/98-colorado-hunter-education-course/page:1) - Saturday, Jan 14th & Sunday, Jan 15th - Colorado parks and Wildlife Hunter Ed Bldg, Grand Junction, CO 8:00am-5:00pm (Recommended for 10 yrs & older)

4-H Happenings!

Scholarships for Graduating Seniors Garfield County 4-H County Council and Colorado 4-H Foundation have many scholarship opportunities for graduating 4-H members.

For more information, please visit the following websites:

Garfield County Extension website at www.garfieldcounty.colostate.edu.

Applications will be accepted January 15 thru March 1, 2016.

Colorado 4-H Foundation: http://www.co4hfoundation.colostate.edu/scholarships.shtml Applications will be accepted January 15 thru April 1, 2016.

4-HYouth Fest Camp 4-H members who are ages 9-13 as of 12/31/16– are invited to YOUTH

FEST which will be taking place at Ponderosa Retreat Center in Larkspur, CO February 10-12, 2017. The cost is $130.00.

Registration is available through 4honline.com or by contacting the Extension Office For more information please visit http://colorado4h.org/events_opportunities/youthfest/index.php

Bookcliff, Mt. Sopris, & South Side Conservation Districts Ag Expo Scholarship - $2,500 - Due January 20th - Contact the Extension OFfice for an application.

http://www.garfieldcounty.colostate.edu/

4-H Horse Members Fundraiser Garfield County 4-H is looking for Horse members to help with a Bake Sale Fundraiser for the Horse Advisory

Committee to provide funds for awards and Horse Fair expenses.

You can sign up to work at the Bake Sale or to provide a baked item at:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c44a9ae2ea75-4hhorse/

The Bake Sale will be held at the Bull Riding events at the Garfield County

Fairgrounds - 1001 Railroad Ave., Rifle

You may choose from any of the following dates:

Saturday, January 7th

Saturday, February 11th

Saturday, March 11th

Saturday, April 15th

If you have any questions, please contact Kayla Hinkley at 970-625-3969 ext. 2 at the Extension Office

Leadership Development Conference Leadership Development Conference is for all 4-H members aged 14-19. It is held at the Renaissance

Denver Hotel from January 28-January 30th, 2017. We have a great group of youth already enrolled to

attend from Garfield County, but it’s not too late to add your name to the list if you are interested in

building your leadership skills and connecting with 4-H youth from around the state. The cost is $160.00

plus a rooming fee of approx. $50.00. You will also be providing for 3 of your own meals. The trip will also

include 4-H Day at the Capitol! If you are interested, please contact the Extension Office as soon as

possible - 970-625-3969 ext 3.

Shooting Sports Safety Classes - Future Sportsman’s 4-H Club

If you are a 1st year shooter in Garfield County 4-H, you MUST attend a safety class before you will be allowed

to shoot at practices. There are 2 classes being offered in the Rifle area:

Saturday, March 11th

Saturday, April 8th.

Classes will be 9:00 am - 4:00 pm and will be held at the Sheriff’s Annex in

Rifle.

Please RSVP to the Extension Office to let us know which class you will be

attending - 970-625-3969 ext 3.

Practices for Air Rifle & Air Pistol will begin in February at 6:30 pm at the

Garfield County Fairgrounds, South Hall, 1001 Railroad Ave, Rifle. (Returning

members only until new members complete the safety class.)

Practices for Shotgun, .22 Rifle, .22 Pistol, Muzzleloading, Western Heritage, and Archery will begin Monday,

April 10th at 6:00 pm at the Rifle Sportsman’s Club, North of Hwy 13 & Fravert Rd., Rifle.

Have you ever wanted to: Know more about gardening? Help others be more successful with gardening? Help answer community questions? Train youth in proper gardening techniques? Know more about home food production?

Sign up today to be in the next Colorado Master Gardener/Colorado Gardener

Certificate Class in Eagle County.

Classes are on Thursdays (January 26th—April 6th) Classes will be held in the Garden Level Classroom at the Eagle County Building, 550 Broadway, Eagle, CO Call 970-328-8630 to sign up or Send the application found at http://www.eaglecounty.us/CSU/Horticulture_and Small_Acreage/Master_Gardener_Program/ The Science of Gardening by David Whiting is required and is not included Cost for Colorado Gardener Certificate is $550.00

Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Garfield County cooperating. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination

Registration deadline is January 3, 2017

NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW

NWSSAG ADVENTUREWHEN

January 7th-22nd

WHERE

National Western Complex 4655 Humboldt Street, Denver, CO 80216

Come work closely with CSU students and show your

leadership skills for future opportunities with CSU.

It’s never too early to start making connections and networking.

CONTACT INFORMATION: Riley Faris

[email protected]

Shelby Fisher

[email protected]

WE NEEDYOU

BENEFITS Free Admission

Free Food

Share your voice

COMMUNITY SERVICE Great opportunity to

fulfill hours for degrees

RESUME Great resume builder

NETWORKING Working closely with

different commodity

groups along with CSU

students and facility.

mailto:[email protected]


Meeting Dates & Locations

January 11th — Montrose Pioneer Room/Friendship Hall

1001 N 2nd Street Montrose, CO

February 7th — Sterling Tenant Art Gallery

Hays Student Ctr./NJC Campus Sterling, CO

February 8th — Burlington Recreation Room/Community Ctr.

340 S 14th Street Burlington, CO

February 15th — Limon Hub City Senior Ctr.

220 E Avenue Limon, CO

Time for all meetings: 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch will be served!

For more information contact: Brent Young (970) 522-7207 E-mail: [email protected]

Topics to be addressed:

Market Outlook Common commodities in the area

Breakeven Analysis

Common commodities in the area

FSA Loan Programs Commodity

Facilities Construction

Management Stratiges

Crop Insurance

Enterprise Selection

This forum should provide a great time for discussion. Let’s learn from one another.

Pre-registration is REQUIRED

Online Registration $30

https://2017agoutlook.eventbrite.com

Call-in Registration $35

970-522-7207 Ask for Rebecca

2017 Ag Outlook & Strategy Forums

Colorado State University, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Colorado Counties cooperating. Cooperative Extension programs are available to all without discrimination.

Hosted by the CSU Agricultural & Business Management Economists: Brent Young, Steve Koontz, Jeff Tranel, Jenny Beiermann, and Norm Dalsted. A cooperative venture with the USDA Farm Service Agency.

MASTER

FOOD SAFETY

ADVISOR

PROGRAM

Prevention of Foodborne Illness

Food Storage and Safety

Basis of Spoilage and Preservation

Canning Basics

Canning Acid Foods

Canning Low-Acid Foods

Pickled and Fermented Foods

Preserving Fruit Spreads

Freezing Foods

Drying Food Products

Nutritional Considerations

Preparing for and Coping with

Emergencies and Disasters

Answering Consumer Questions

Topics Colorado State University

Extension in Eagle & Garfield Counties

brings the resources of the university to

you. We call upon the latest research to

help residents learn more about gardening

and commercial horticulture, healthy

eating, personal finances, community

resources, agricultural technology, food

safety, family relationships and managing

small acreages and natural resources. Our

4-H Youth Development program reaches

youth throughout the state providing

opportunities to develop practical skills that

can be used the rest of their lives.

For more information contact the following CSU Extension offices:

Eagle County (970) 328-8630

Garfield County (970) 625-3969

Colorado State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Eagle & Garfield Counties

cooperating. Extension programs are available to all without discrimination.

For more information or if you are in need of special

accommodations or a scholarship, please contact

the Garfield County Extension office

(970) 625–3969

Colorado State University Extension in

Eagle and Garfield Counties offers

intensive training on methods of canning,

pickling, freezing, dehydrating, food

safety and prevention of foodborne

illness.

During the lectures, discussion and food

preservation labs in the kitchen, you will

learn:

The latest information on food safety

and food preservation from Colorado

State University and USDA.

Altitude adjustments for food

preparation and safety.

Techniques for preserving food to

retain the most nutritive value.

Signs, causes, and prevention of

food spoilage.

Cost of the training includes a Master

Food Safety Advisor Volunteer Manual,

Colorado State University and National

Center for Home Food Preservation

publications. The cost is $145 (with a

commitment of 30 hours of volunteer

service) - $195 if you choose not to

volunteer—payable with your application.

Contact the Eagle or Garfield County Extension Offices for more information. Completed applications should be sent

to the address below. The $145 fee assists in the cost of materials and

supplies used in training as a Master Food Safety Advisor. Fee is due with

application.

Applications due February 1, 2017

Program Dates Wednesdays

Feb. 8 - Mar 8, 20179:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Location of Program Garfield County Extension Office

(Fairgrounds) Event Hall 1001 Railroad Avenue

Rifle, Colorado

For an application or further information contact:

Glenda Wentworth Eagle County Extension

P.O. Box 239, Eagle, CO 81631 Phone: (970) 328-8630

[email protected]

Carla Farrand Garfield County Extension

P.O. Box 1112, Rifle, CO 81650 Phone: (970) 625-3969

[email protected]

Colorado State University conducts background checks on all volunteers.

After completing your training, you

will have an opportunity to choose

your volunteer experiences. The 20-

hour commitment can be fulfilled by:

Helping others to learn, and

provide research-based infor-

mation from Colorado State

University Extension about food

safety and food preservation.

Answering consumer phone calls.

Providing information at local

Farmer’s Markets, fairs, or super-

markets.

Conducting presentations and

workshops as part of a team or

on your own for community

groups and schools

Preparing educational displays,

writing articles for newsletters,

newspapers, etc.

Be a Master

Food Safety Advisor

How to Become a

Master Food Safety Advisor

Master Food Safety Advisors are Colorado State University

Volunteers

Contact Information:

Phone: 970.440-7154

[email protected]

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Ranch Tours available

Meet our cows, calves, chickens,

and pigs. Watch us milk cows.

Also learn about our greenhouse,

gardens, and worm farm!

Call 440-7154

for an appointment.

Grass Fed Dairy Products:

Raw Milk

Raw Cream

Raw Butter

Raw Kefir

Raw Sour Cream

Raw Buttermilk

Raw Yogurt

Heritage Meats:

Grass Fed Pork & Beef by the half,

whole or USDA packaged piece.

Organically Fed Free Range Meat

Chickens.

Free Range Farm Fresh Eggs.

Ranch Market and Milking Parlor

Viewing Area:

Visit our Ranch Market to purchase

fresh fruits and vegetables grown on

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Grass Fed Dairy

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DAIRY HERD SHARES

Our family operates a Grass Fed Raw Milk

Herd Share Program. This is the only way to

obtain nutritious raw milk in Colorado unless

you own and milk your own cow. Our

A2/A2 Jersey and Guernsey cows are all grass

fed on our rotating pasture in summer. In

winter, they are fed grass and alfalfa hay

grown by local ranchers who do not use

pesticides or herbicides on their fields for our

cuttings. We have fresh spring water running

year round through the herd’s pasture that

has been tested clean and free of dangerous

bacteria or other contamination. Also

available to Herd Share Owners are

customized raw dairy products such as our

Sea Salted Raw Butter, Kefir, Yogurt,

Cheese, and Sour Cream. We are proud to

be members of WAPF, FTCLDF, registered

with Colorado’s Dept. of Public Health &

Environment, and we test our milk for

mastitis daily and at CSU’s Lab regularly.

A2A2 DAIRY COWS

We sell A2A2 Jersey and Guernsey Cows

and calf pairs. Your purchase includes

consulting service support to get you started

with your own family milk cow.

RANCH MARKET

From our greenhouse and gardens we

produce flower baskets, vegetables, fruit,

local coffee, honey and much more. Follow

us on facebook or visit our website to see

what’s new each week!

ORGANIC & GRASS FED

MEATS

We sell Grass Fed Angus Beef, and

Yorkshire Pork, Eggs and Chicken all fed

non-GMO organic feed without corn or soy.

2017 Leadership Development Conference January 27-30, 2017

Tentative Schedule

Friday, January 27, 2017 Noon - 3:00pm State Officers arrive at Renaissance Hotel 3:30pm - 5:00pm State 4-H Officer Session Planning

Saturday, January 28, 2017 11:00am - 1:00pm LDC registration - Boulder Creek Foyer 1:00pm - 2:00pm Get-To-Know You/Ice Breakers 2:00pm - 2:30pm Introductions/Rules/Schedule/Community Service 2:45pm - 3:15pm District Meetings 3:30pm - 4:30pm Senate Meeting 4:00pm - 5:00pm Agent/Leader Training – TBA 4:45pm - 5:30pm Opening Session - Speaker 6:30pm - 8:30pm Banquet - (IFYE Presentation and Hall of Fame) 9:00pm -11:15pm Dance and Movie 11:30pm Curfew

Sunday, January 29, 2017 8:00am - 9:00am Breakfast 9:15am -10:00am Break Out Session 1 10:00am -11:00am Agent/Leader Training – TBA 10:15am -11:45am Break Out Session 2 12:00pm - 2:00pm Lunch On Your Own (Special Option at Hotel available) 2:00pm - 3:30 pm Break Out Session 3 2:00pm - 4:30 pm Agent/Leader Training – TBA 3:45pm - 5:00 pm Break Out Session 4 5:00pm - 8:00pm County Night Out 8:00pm -10:30pm Dance 10:45 pm Curfew

Monday, January 30, 2017 7:00am - 8:00 am Breakfast 8:30am - 10:00am Mock Session at the Capitol – Old Supreme Court Chambers 10:00am 4-H Proclamation in the Senate and House

NOTE: We are currently working on activities for a community service project and information will be posted soon.

Colorado 4-H is excited to announce our Community Service Project for

LDC and Youth Fest! We have teamed up with Funds2Orgs to not only raise a little money to support our state

events, but with your donation of gently worn shoes, you will be helping to develop and sustain micro-businesses in more than 25 under-developed nations around the world.

Families in these nations that receive the shoes that you collect have little to no income or

livelihood. These shoes, and their ability to be sold or repurposed, represent a micro-enterprise opportunity for individual families and their communities. It represents true sustainability.

GOAL: 300 bags of 25 pairs of shoes in each bag by mid-February 2017.

We are challenging each county to bring a minimum of 2 bags of 25 pairs of shoes to LDC

and 1 bag of 25 pairs of shoes to Youth Fest. Western National Roundup is also contributing to this service project so between the three events, we should reach our goal. Shoes need to be rubber banded together and placed in clear plastic bags. PLEASE, shoes

are to be new, or gently worn and clean. If you would not lend the shoes to your best friend, then they are not good enough for this donation.

You can collect shoes from your family, friends, neighbors, and anyone you know. It is

estimated that around 600 million pairs of shoes go into America’s landfills and a majority of these shoes can still be worn. I know I have four pair of shoes that are for sure getting donated. They can be heels, flats, tennis shoes, dress shoes, boots, work boots, any shoes.

Just as long as they are clean and in good shape.

We are excited to work with you on this fun campaign.

Email or call Melissa Barton at [email protected] or 970-213-0899 with any questions.


Creating a Quality CollectionThe shoes you collect are not just shoes, they give a chance at a livelihood that some-one may not have had before. The shoes you collect should be in good condition meaning that the soles are intact, they have laces (if necessary), there are no holes, they are dry and clean, and that they still have life left in them. If you wouldn’t give them to your best friend, then they are not worthy to submit with your collection.

This document includes Do’s and Dont’s of a proper shoe collection. Please study and apply to your group’s shoe drive fundraiser.

Community Service Project 2017Colorado 4-H

Shoe Drive Fundraisers

DO DON’T

• Shoes are clean, good condition and bound eitherby tying the laces together or rubber bands.

•Shoes still in usable condition and bound together.

• Prior to bagging, all shoes in wearable,clean condition.

• Soles are melted, distorted and not wearable

• Soles are too worn and not wearable

• Heel is broken and overall too worn to be usable

• Wet, moldy


DO DON’T

• Sole is falling o�. Not in wearable condition.

• Upper is worn through. Not in wearablecondition.

•Clean, good condition

•Still wearable, clean, good condition

• Laces intact, lots of life left

• Rubber band or tie together

• Clean, gently worn, used or new shoes

• Not rubber banded or tied• Black unapproved bags


DO DON’T

• CLEAR Bag• CLEAN Shoes• ALL SHOES in wearable condition• 25 pairs in bag• EVERY PAIR bound by tying thelaces or rubber bands

• Wet and not bound together

SATURAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2017

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Bookcliff, Mount Sopris, and South

Side Conservation Districts

Colorado State University Extension In

Garfield County

Garfield County Fairgrounds 1001 Railroad Ave.

Rifle, CO

Register to attend or to have a

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Garfield County Ag Expo Day Attendee, Exhibitor & Sponsor

Registration Form

Please email a company description and logo by January 6, 2017 to [email protected].

Return registration and payment (payable to Gar Pit CD) to: CSU Extension - Garfield County PO Box 1112, Rifle CO 81650 FAX 970-625-3917

Company Name or Individual’s Name:

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Address _______________________________

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Daytime Phone _________________________

Email__________________________________

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Name of Representative attending:

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____$10 for each Lunch Total Lunches Needed: _______ ____Vegetarian preferred Lunch

____Need a vendor space ____$100 Sponsorship (includes advertising in program guide, web-site and etc.) ____$50 Sponsorship (includes ad-vertising in the program guide)

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Kids’ Corner

11:00-11:45 a.m. Choose from:

Pollinators

Bob Hammond

Penny-Wise with Feed Expenses & Winter Nutrition

Bill Ekstrom

Snotel/Co Ag Met

Derrick Wyle, Wendy Ryan

Back Pack Sprayer Calibration

Steve Anthony

Permaculture as an Ethic for Dryland Gardening

Timothy Prow/Laura Prow

Llamas as Guard Animals

Linda Hayes

Kids’ Corner

11:45 a.m. -1:00 p.m. LUNCH (Provided w/registration)

1:00-5:00 p.m. Choose from:

Cottage Foods Certification (requires an additional

$25 registration fee)

Carla Farrand

Vet talk

Dr. Amy Krick/Dr. Morgan McCarty

Master Gardeners Panel Discussion

Deb & Dieter Martin

Garfield County Ag Expo 2017

Please join us Saturday, February 4th at

the Garfield County Fairgrounds at 1001

Railroad Ave, Rifle for an ag expo offering

exhibitors, speakers, demonstrations, kids’

corner, lunch and much more! A new schol-

arship will be announced and there will be

Tentative Agenda:

8:00 Vendor Showcase Set Up Indoor Arena


Fire Mitigation for Agriculture

Robin Young

Small Acreage Community Grazing; Coop-

erative EquipmentGina & Kevin Long

Irrigation Design Concepts

Scot Knutson & Mike Kishimoto

Llamas as Guard Animals

Linda Hayes

Kids’ Corner


Grafting Heritage Fruit Trees_________________

Pasture Paradise System

John Rizza

Water Panel

Sara Dunn, Moderator Kyle Whitaker

Drone Technology & Ag Production

Ken Perry/Hixon Mfg

Permaculture as an Ethic for Dryland Water

Harvesting—Timothy & Laura Prow

door prizes! Join us for the day, have lunch, and

support the local 4-H program!

Preregistration is can be done at http://

www.bookcliffcd.org/Ag-Expo– for attending the

event, being an exhibitor, or applying for the

scholarship! Cost is $10 which includes lunch!

Organizer contact info:

Sharie Prow with the Conservation District

at 970-404-3439 or

Kayla Hinkley with the CSU Extension

Office/Garfield County at 970-625-3969

Payment In formation: Checks can be made out to and dropped or mai led to : Gar-Pi t CD 258 Center Dr ive Glenwood Springs , CO 81601

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Credi t card payments may be made at: h t tps://www.eventbri te . com/e/ag -expo-t icke ts-28558390916?aff=eac2

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Event Coordinated by: Colorado State University Extension in Garfield County

Bookcliff, South Side, and Mount Sopris Conservation Districts

Colorado State University, U.S. Department of

Agriculture and Garfield County cooperating.

Extension programs are available to all without

discrimination.

Sponsors and Demonstrations by: GJ Pipe, Pyrolysis Unit, Oilseed Press, Master Gardeners, Llama Linda Ranch, New Castle Greenhouse, Western Implement, Aspen Valley Land Trust, How to Build a Caterpillar Tunnel with Jeff Pieper, NO Till Drill

All programs and services of the Bookcliff, Mount Sopris

& South Side Conservation Districts are offered on a

nondiscriminatory basis, without regard to race, color,

national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or

handicap.

Youthfest will be held on February 10-12, 2017 at the Ponderosa

Retreat Center, Larkspur, CO.

The cost is $130 for campers and chaperons

Counselors will be $80.

State Officers are free.

This year's theme is Oh! The Places You'll Grow!

Community Service will be stuff animals for shelters and then gather

gently worn shoes. More information on the community services will

be coming soon.

Workshop:

Head: On Target Challenge --modify a cup to zip down a line and drop a

marble on a target.

Hands: Life Size Games: Team building exercises

Heart: Notes --write a note to a 4-H leader, parent, other 4-H

member. Go back to your roots and thank those who helped form you.

Health: Dance --proper etiquette in how to ask a person to

dance. Swing, two-step and line dances.

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CSU Extension

1001Railroad Ave, Fairgrounds

P.O. Box 1112

Rifle, CO 81650

970.625.3969

Carla Farrand - County Director, 4-H/Youth Develop-ment, Family & Consumer Science

Kayla Hinkley - Extension Agent, Agriculture/4-H Youth Livestock

Veronica Capraro, Michael Capraro - AmeriCorps/4-H STEM representatives

Alice Smith– Administrative Assistant

The Extension Office is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (closed daily 1-2). Because we are often in the field and involved in program-ming, we encourage you to call first for an appoint-ment, 970-625-3969. Thank you!

CSU Extension

Garfield County

P.O. Box 1112

Rifle, CO 81650

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