Market Beef Weigh In will be December 17 from 8-Noon at the DeWitt Vet Clinic. If

you’d like to help, please contact Sam. Who should attend? 4-H and FFA members planning to exhibit performance/carcass beef, market steers, market heifers for the Clinton County Fair or Market Beef exhibiting at the Iowa State Fair for 4-H or FFA. FFA members, please connect with your advisors!

All 4-H members who are signed up for the beef project will receive extra email updates AND have their forms pre-filled out. (Want to make sure you are signed up? Log into 4hOnline and check the 4-H member’s projects. “Market Beef” or “Beef” apply.)

Pending the Iowa 4-H Livestock update on November 22....Fees will be: $2/ 4-H tag,

$5/state fair retinal image. If you cannot attend, please contact the office for accommodations!

Awesome work to the 55 youth who submitted a 4-H Record Book this year! It is great to see how much you have learned. Awards will be given on November 3rd at the 4-H recognition night. See you there!

Iowa 4-H release a new annual report indicating the top five project areas across the state. You may be surprised to see them! Check out resources for project learning online.

New (or existing!) club officers will be receiving the new, short, revised officer workbooks just released in October. Check out short (less than 5 minutes long) videos and the new workbooks on the Iowa 4-H Club Officer Resources website.

Premium checks for exhibitors from the 2022 Clinton County Club Show are now available at the Extension Office for pick up. Please make plans to stop by! Remember, our office is open 8:30-5:00 pm Monday-Friday. The premium check box will be at Recognition Night. Find an Extension staff member to sign out your check!

Your $45 Member Enrollment Fee:

*Members enrolling before December 1st will receive a $5 credit from the Clinton County

4-H Foundation. Members will owe $40 per member.

Enroll TODAY at http://v2.4honline.com

OVER 280 YOUTH AND ADULTS ARE ALREADY ENROLLED! GREAT WORK!

Fees are $25 per Clover Kid.

(The Foundation pays $5 for those enrolled before Dec 1.)

Enroll TODAY at http://v2.4honline.com

OVER 280 YOUTH AND ADULTS ARE ALREADY ENROLLED! GREAT WORK!

This is a program designed for elementary-aged youth (grades 2-5) to highlight the connection between STEM and the arts. Take part in the costume design challenge OR watch the free performance at Stephens Auditorium on December 9 at 12:30 PM. Learn more online.

Pumpkin Apple Cake is a recipe that combines the best ingredients of fall! Try it today by visiting Spend Smart. Eat Smart. in the App store or online. You'll need: white cake mix, pumpkin, cinnamon, apple juice, eggs, vanilla, bundt pan or cupcake pan.

Bird Watching! Make a birdseed feeder to watch birds in your own backyard! You'll learn about which birds you can locate in your backyard too. You'll need the following supplies:

Access the activity for free on the Extension Store. Ready to take it up a notch? Check out this

video on how to make a bird box on YouTube.

If you're looking for research-based advice on parenting, check out The Science of Parenting

podcast and blog!

About: Youth learn how to evaluate and identify retail cuts as well as wholesale cuts and carcasses. The 4-H meat judging program allows youth to learn about the different cuts of meat along with the trimness and quality factors that affect the safety and taste of the meat products we consume.

NEW! Youth will be able to participate in a judging clinic from 9-11 am. SO even youth with an interest in judging can attend and learn!

Beef Blast is a program for 7th-12th grade students interested in beef cattle production. The program focuses on real world topics that impact the beef industry and youth producers.

Students do not have to be enrolled in 4-H or own beef cattle.

Register today as space is limited. Deadline is November 21.

There will be a 4-H Dog Judge’s Training & Seminar on Saturday, Nov. 12 at the Cyclone Kennel Club in Ames from 9 AM – 5 PM. This is designed for potential 4-H dog show judges to learn about judging the various 4-H dog classes. It is not required to attend, but attendees that complete the training will be added to the Iowa 4-H dog judge’s list. Registration is free and is due Nov. 7 via JotForm. Learn more and register on the 4-H Judge's Website.

The Iowa State University chapter of the Society of Women Engineers is inviting anyone interested in STEM to their event Engineers of Tomorrow on Saturday, December 3 from 12 to 4 PM. The event introduces engineering to high school students through hands-on activities based on majors at ISU. The event is FREE, to register, please check out their website to learn more.

This is a program designed for elementary-aged youth (grades 2-5) to highlight the connection between STEM and the arts. Take part in the costume design challenge OR watch the free performance at Stephens Auditorium on December 9 at 12:30 PM. Learn more online.

This quick two-page publication by Human Science Specalists is written each month with current information. This month's edition features:

There are five members of the Extension Council up for election on the 2022 election ballot. Learn more about the Extension Council on this website. Members serve four-year terms.

The next Council meeting is November 16 at 7 pm.