November 2022

Planning for the 2022-23 Butte County 4-H events is currently underway. Please stay tuned for the events calendar and more information.

Sheep & Meat Goat Educational Day

Saturday December 10th from 8:00-2:00

Sign up the day of the event! 


Located at the Chico State University Farm 

311 Nicholas C Schouten Ln., Chico, CA 


This is a fantastic event led by CSUC Chico students and presenters under the guidance of Celina Phillips. Not only is this day fun and educational, but also counts as a County Event! 


Check out their Facebook page for upcoming information. 


Manzanita 4H would like to congratulate everyone on all of their awards and recognitions this year at the 2022 awards banquet. We would also like to thank everyone for attending and making it a successful night. Thank you to all of the youth and adults that made it possible.


Submitted by Taetum Warfield Manzanita 4-H Reporter

Recap of Recent Events 


Butte County 4-H Awards Night was held on October 15th.

Manzanita 4-H hosted, and it was a great event! Congratulations to everyone on their achievements. The apple crisp was a huge hit! If you did not attend but received an award, please come to the county office to pick them up. 


Thank you for everyone that helped make this event a success! 

Foods Fiesta Registration

The deadline for registration was October 21st, 2022.


We Need Volunteer Evaluators! 

Parents and Leaders that are attending this event and can help us, please sign up with the link below


UCCE 4-H Webpage – Foods Fiesta:

https://cebutte.ucanr.edu/4-H_Program/Events/Foods_Fiesta/

Evaluator Sign-up:

https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=39242

Event Evaluation Form:

https://ucanr.edu/sites/Butte/files/373640.pdf

Participant Information:

https://ucanr.edu/sites/Butte/files/373639.pdf



Changes to Foods Fiesta this year

  • The awards will be slightly different this year. Rosettes will no longer be given to youth who receive 98-100 points on their evaluations. Instead, youth who receive 98-100 will receive a pin and a 1st place ribbon. For more details on scoring, please see the Participant Information document.


UPDATE! After further discussion, we are keeping the original two forms for evaluation!

  • The past several years, youth were evaluated using two forms 1) food exhibit form, and 2) presentation rubric. We will continue using the two forms this year. Youth will be evaluated on their dish, knowledge of their recipe, and presentation skills. The evaluation rubric is available on our UCCE 4-H website.


Cohasset and West Gridley 4-H will be hosting this year's Foods Fiesta event on Saturday NOVEMBER 5th at Bidwell Jr. High. They would greatly appreciate help from other clubs who have put on this event in the past. Let's share our knowledge and help them out! 


Please contact Whitney Pike or Susana Malcolm 

wduran33d@gmail.com or susanmalcolm350@gmail.com 

Club News

National 4-H Week Display Winners

1st Durham, 2nd Nord Cana, 3rd Manzanita, 4th Lone Pine, 5th Bangor, 6th Shasta. Others who participated did a fantastic job as well! #opportunity4all


Project News

Livestock Judging 

Unique New Project! 


In this project, members will learn how to evaluate livestock and present their reasons for placement to evaluators. Several members competed recently at the Cow Palace National Livestock Show and came home victorious! Several members additionally participated in the Chico State Cattle Contest Vol. 5. Here are the results for the Cattle Contest: 

Youth Division:

1st- Joseph

2nd- Callie

3rd- Lacy

4th- Will

5th- Rhys

6th- Elizabeth

7th- Lexus

8th- Kensi

9th- Avril

10- Samantha

  This project is led by Celina Phillips. Congratulations! 

Livestock News

UPDATED: Livestock Fair Participation Agreement

At the August Council meeting, the Butte County 4-H Livestock Fair Participation Requirements and Agreement has been revised to align with California 4-H Policy.

It can be accessed online https://ucanr.edu/sites/Butte/files/372188.pdf. 

Please attend your upcoming club meeting for more information.

Silver Dollar Fair

Livestock Office Phone: (530)895-4666 or Email: livestock@silverdollarfair.org

All updates can be located on the website (www.silverdollarfair.org) along with local and state rules.


**YQCA must be completed prior to entering! Certificate must be valid thru May 28, 2023 for Silver Dollar Fair. ** This is due by November 30th if you plan on showing livestock at the Silver Dollar Fair!


If you were in 4-H this past year, you must complete and turn in your Record Book to your CCL for evaluation (all signatures required) no later than November 30th! If this is not done, you will not be qualified to show and sell an animal at the 2023 fairs. 


Livestock members must have been enrolled in 4-H no later than October 20th to be eligible to show and sell at the Silver Dollar Fair.


Butte County Fair

Avian Influenza

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in counties throughout California.


On August 16, the Butte County Ag Commissioner was notified of an avian influenza case in Butte County. As the days unfolded, by August 19,  1,100 birds were depopulated.


Statewide cases: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-home/hpai


Please see the following links for more information.


Protect Your Poultry From Avian Influenza

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022/2022-hpai-commercial-backyard-flocks

 

How to Report a Sick Bird

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/pos-hpai-report-sick-birds.508.pdf

 

CDFA HPAI – Main Webpage

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-home/hpai

 

2022-2023 Enrollment

Why is Your Youth's Enrollment

Being Returned ?


Your youth's enrollment is being returned to you because the emergency contact is incorrect. The emergency contact is for emergencies only, when the two parents/guardians are un-reachable. So, it needs to be someone other than the 2 Parents/ Guardians. If there is not a second parent/guardian, leave the second parent blank. Remember the parents or guardian should not be listed as an emergency contact. To correct, sign into your enrollment account, click re-submit beside the youth’s name (not view), click next till you get to the emergency contact and correct the error. Then, keep clicking next until the end and then submit their enrollment again.


You will receive an email with the reason, but it is at the very end of the email under Comments.


4-H Onlinehttps://v2.4honline.com/




Adult Volunteers

NEW FOR 2022-23: ALL 4-H adult volunteers who complete their enrollment and all requirements by October 20, 2022 will have their enrollment fees covered and new volunteer's Live Scan fingerprinting reimbursed by the Butte County 4-H Council.  Enrollments completed after October 20, 2022 may be eligible for enrollment fee coverage and fingerprinting reimbursement. Please contact the 4-H Office for details. Check your email spam folder for emails from ldarby@buttecounty.net  for information from the Butte County 4-H Office Secretary.


Volunteer Requirements


  • All returning volunteers should do their enrollment and 2022-2023 California Returning Volunteer Course.


  • New Volunteers will need to complete their enroll, take the Adult Volunteer Interest Survey, do the 2022-2023 California New  Volunteer Course, and do the Live Scan fingerprinting. The fingerprinting will  be reimbursed upon completion of requirements. Please send Linda a completed copy of the Live Scan form and receipt.  




Enrollment Resources








4-H CAMP 2023

4-H Camp Counselor Information

Camp Counselors are needed for the 2023 Butte County 4-H Camp.


Serving as a 4-H Camp Counselor is an excellent opportunity for 4-H teens to enhance and share leadership skills while providing an enjoyable experience for campers. The responsibility of a Camp Counselor is to plan the 2023 Butte County 4-H Camp program and to serve and help the campers while at camp.


Eligibility

• Enroll in Butte County 4-H (or surrounding county 4-H program)

• Be a freshman in high school as of December 31st of the current program year

• Leadership or other camp experience is encouraged

• Attend a minimum of six of the scheduled camp meetings set forth below

• Ability to attend all 6 days of 4-H camp: June 25-30, 2023.


Applications will be coming out soon.


Counselor Meeting Dates

  • Tuesday, November 1 @ Durham Library
  • Tuesday, December 6 @ J.B.A.C. Durham Rec. & Park District
  • Tuesday, January 10 @ Durham Library
  • Tuesday, February 7 @ Durham Library
  • Tuesday, March 7 @ Durham Library
  • Tuesday, April 4 @ Durham Library
  • Tuesday, May 2 @ Durham Library
  • Tuesday, June 20 Durham Park


All meetings will start at 7:00pm and will last from 1-1.5 hours depending on what needs to be done. Meetings will be held in Durham.


 Please reach out to Bill Anderson for further information! billbow4h@aol.com

Calendar & Local Information

Butte County 4-H 2022-2023 Calendar of Events


If you are hosting an event, please let us know the finalized dates! We need to share the calendar with our community, so please reach out with finalized dates for The Butte County Rabbit Show and Small Animal Field Day. If you have any questions or would like help, please reach out to your 4-H CES, Maisie Cousins mjcousins@ucdavis.edu. 


Please turn in your blank Facility Use Agreements to Linda in the County Office at 5 County Center Drive in Oroville. We are open Monday-Friday from 8:30-5:00. 

Butte County 4-H Scholarship Guardian

 

The Butte County 4-H Council is looking for an adult volunteer to act as Scholarship Guardian. The Scholarship Guardian shall administer the Butte County 4-H Scholarship program, including convening a committee to determine qualifications, selection criteria, and procedures. The term length is one-year. To avoid a conflict of interest, it is highly recommended that those interested in the Scholarship Guardian position does not have children in high school. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Maisie Cousins, 4-H CES at mjcousins@ucanr.edu by December 1st.


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