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WARREN COUNTY NEWSLETTER

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Private Pesticide Continuing Ed

Cortney Garrington

Executive Director

cortneyg@iastate.edu

FREE Money for College– FAFSA 101

Online Crop Marketing Course Offered

Are you interested in learning more about

Crop Marketing but would prefer to do it at

your convenience? Check out our new

Online Crop Marketing Course starting

November 10th, 2018—January 2019.

Improve your crop price risk management

skills with this new course. Explore the use

of futures, options, forward contracts, HTAs

and other crop contracts. Learn about basis

and seasonal future price trends. Calculate

your own cost of grain ownership and devel-

op old and new crop written marketing plans

that sets both price and time objectives.

To register or learn more about this program

please visit: www.agonline.iastate.edu/

noncredit/crop-marketing or call the Warren

County Extension Office at 515-961-6237.

The cost for this program is $200.00.

The Winter 2018 Commercial Pesticide Applicator Training Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) is scheduled for Monday, December 10, 2018 at 9:00 pm, at the Annelise Winery, 15110 IA –92, Indianola, Iowa.

Mike Witt- Extension Field Agronomist will present. For more information or to RSVP please call Kristine at the Warren County Extension Office at 515-961-6237.

It is that time of year again when we are offering the

Continuing Instruction Courses for Commercial Pesticide

Applicators. These programs begin promptly at 9 am with

registration beginning at 8:30 am. The registration fee is

$35 prior to the early deadline and $45 if you register after.

To register please call 515-961-6237. The upcoming classes

and dates are:

November 7th: Ornamental and Turf Applicators

November 13th: Fumigation

November 14th: Commercial Ag, Weed, Insect, and Plant Disease Management

WHAT’S INSIDE:

Beef Weigh-in– pg. 2

YQCA– pg. 2

Livestock Checks– pg. 2

Int. Leadership Team– pg. 3

Awards– pg. 3

4-H Enrollment– pg. 3

Youth Committee– pg. 3

Entrepreneurship– pg. 4

Babysitting Clinic– pg. 4

CWF – pg. 4

Leader Info– pg. 4

4-H Foundation– pg. 5

– pg. 5

Events Calendar– pg. 5

November 2018

Attention parents of high school seniors! Do you have

questions about your child’s college financial aid (FAFSA)

application? What is the benefit of applying? How do you start

the application process? What kinds of documents are

required? We can help! Please join Kalyn Cody, Warren

County’s Family Financial Specialist, for an informal education

session covering all things FAFSA– when to apply to be eligible

for the best award, how to apply for student and guardian ID’s,

and a question and answer session. The session will be held on

November 26th at the Warren County Extension office starting

at 6:00 pm. Come at 5:30 for assistance filling out ID forms!

Pizza and refreshments will be provided! Please RSVP by

November 23rd at 515-961-6237 or lkinyon@iastate.edu. This

will ensure we have adequate refreshments and information

packets available.

Commercial Pesticide Safety

Education Courses

Kristine Labertew

Office Assistant

labertew@iastate.edu

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.

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WARREN COUNTY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH

The Premium checks for exhibits in the 4-H Building will be MAILED to the exhibitor’s 2017-2018 primary 4-H Club on October 1, 2018. Please contact your 4-H leader with any questions. The checks must be deposited or cashed within 90 days of September 30th, 2018. There will be no reissue of checks.

The Premium checks for livestock and open class exhibits will be MAILED to each exhibited on October 1, 2018. The checks must be deposited or cashed within 90 days of September 30, 2018. There will be no reissue of checks.

The Grand Champion $100 checks sponsored by Peoples Bank have been mailed to the Grand Champion Exhibitors.

Beef Weigh– In December 15th

4-H HORIZON– November 2018 Logan Kinyon , County Youth Coordinator lkinyon@iastate.edu; 515-961-6237

YQCA Update– Testing Available Soon New this year– all 4-H’ers who wish to exhibit cattle, sheep,

goats, swine, and rabbits at the Warren County or Iowa State

Fair must be YQCA certified. The YQCA program is replacing

the previously used FSQA program. YQCA is an online test that

is designed to fit the understanding for each youth’s current

grade level. We anticipate testing to be open in

mid-November at which point the Extension office will

communicate how and where the test can be taken.

Each youth will be required to test every year to obtain

certification. However, if you have obtained FSQA certification

by testing out, your certification will be honored until it

expires. You will then need to become YQCA certified every

year following that expiration date. Each certification test will

be $12 per youth. Youth will have until May 15th to complete

their YQCA certification. More information will be released

very soon, so please be watching for informative emails in the

weeks to come.

County Fair Livestock and Premium Checks

Beef weigh-in is scheduled for Saturday, December 15th starting with county ONLY animals from 7:00—7:30 a.m. Animals that will be nominated for the Iowa State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben will be weighed from 7:30—10:00 a.m. A snow date of December 29th has been set. Communication will be made via email if the snow date will be utilized. Tags and retinal images must be paid for in full at weigh-in. If you plan to show in a market breed class, a registration number is required. All market beef showing as a breed steer must also have a tattoo.

Please be prepared to include both the registration number and the tattoo on your identification form at weigh-in. The animal’s registration paper must be under the youth’s name that will be exhibiting the animal. Crossbred animals will be eligible to show utilizing their tag as identification for the Warren County Fair. Breeding Beef are self-identified in 4HOnline by May 15th. Breeding beef showing in a breed class will also be required to provide a registration number and tattoo in 4HOnline.

MISSION STATEMENT 4-H EMPOWERS YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL, WORKING AND

LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARING ADULTS.

4-H Enrollment Continues

If you are interested in learning more or would like to sign up, please contact the Extension office at 515-961-6237 or e-mail Logan at lkinyon@iastate.edu

Next meeting: Sunday, November 4th at 7:00 pm at the Extension office.

of fleece scarves and help kids around Warren County!

Intermediate Leadership Team is open to 4-H’ers in 7th, 8th and 9th grade. This team meets the 1st Sunday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Warren County Extension office. Meetings are hosted from October through April.

The Intermediate Leadership Team will be conducting a Fleece Scarves Service Project on January 9th from 3-6:00 pm. They need your help collecting fleece material for this service project. Please drop off donations of fleece material to the Extension office anytime! If you wish to volunteer– drop in to make a couple

The Intermediate Leadership Team Needs Your Help!

4-H Recognition and Awards Ceremony

Want your voice to be heard? Come join

the Warren Co. 4-H Youth Committee!

This committee creates a partnership

between Warren County youth and

adults. Together, they make decisions

that directly impact every 4-H family.

4-H Clubs may wish to appoint both a

youth and an adult representative to

attend meetings throughout the year.

Attending multiple meetings will gain

your club voting rights in the major

Warren County 4-H decisions!

Please join us in making Warren County

4-H the best that it can be!

Next Meeting: Thursday, November

15th at 6:30 p.m. at the Warren County

Extension office. There will not be a

meeting held in December.

Youth Committee

Remember to re-enroll before November 15th to avoid the $25 late fee. The late fee will go into place beginning November 16th. For returning members, please be sure to review all your information- this includes contact and medical information, emergency contact, primary club and projects of interest. This is the extension office’s primary source of information and we depend on families to keep it updated.

pay online, payment will need to be in full and payment for each child will be made separately. If your club charges additional fees or provides reimbursement, this will be handled directly through your club.

If you prefer, you may stop by the Extension office and pay with cash, check or credit card. If your family has a special circumstance, such as a member requesting financial assistance, contact Logan at lkinyon@iastate.edu or 515-961-6237.

Enrollment is still open for new and returning members for the 2018-19 4-H year. Returning families, please ensure you do NOT create a new profile for your Clover Kid or 4-H’er. If you are unable to log in successfully, contact the Extension office.

Families have the option to pay their enrollment fee online. 4-H is open to youth in grades 4-12 and holds an enrollment fee of $40 per child. Clover Kids is open to youth in grades K– 3rd and holds an enrollment fee of $15 per child. Please note, if you choose to

provided, however no RSVP is needed.

We hope you will join us for an after-

noon of recognizing the hard work and

dedication of our Warren County 4-

H’ers!

Senior 4-H’ers and leaders will recognize

members who have completed record

books, 4-H’ers with perfect club attend-

ance, Clover Kids, Outstanding Awards,

and much more! This event is open to all

Warren County Clover Kids, 4-H’ers, and

their families. Light refreshments will be

The annual Warren County 4-H Recogni-

tion and Awards Ceremony hosted by

Warren County Senior 4-H will be held

on Sunday, November 4th at 4:30 PM.

The event will be held at the Milo Com-

munity Center located at 113 Main St.,

Milo, IA 50166. During this ceremony,

4-H PLEDGE

I PLEDGE MY HEAD TO CLEARER THINKING, MY HEART TO GREATER LOYALTY, MY HANDS TO LARGER SERVICE,

AND MY HEALTH TO BETTER LIVING, FOR MY CLUB, MY COMMUNITY, MY COUNTRY, AND MY WORLD.

CWF: Citizenship Washington Focus

VIBRANT 4-H CLUBS

Leader Information

Carlisle Babysitting Clinic tion cost is $21 for residents and $24 for non-residents. Space is limited to the first 20 participants registered with com-pleted payment. Each participant is asked to bring a baby doll and a chil-dren’s toy for use in class. Find the regis-tration form at this link: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/warren/news/carlisle-babysitting-clinic-0

through 8th grade. The clinic will be held at the Carlisle Community Building from 2:00– 4:00 pm on three consecutive Wednesday’s: November 28th, Decem-ber 5th, and December 12th. Partici-pants who attend all three sessions will receive a certificate of completion. Pre– registration is required to Carlisle City Hall by November 21st. Registra-

Do you have what it takes to be a first class babysitter? This clinic will help you learn your responsibilities as a babysitter, what parents expect of you, how to handle emergencies, age appropriate activities and much more. There will be multiple guest speakers and many interactive lessons. This clinic is open to boys and girls in 5th

Building Blocks of Entrepreneurship

FREE to 4-H’ers, $5 for all other youth. Open to grades 5th-8th! Parents are invited to come for a project presentation at the end of the workshop! Register with Warren County Extension at 515-961-6237 or lkinyon@iastate.edu

Using hands-on materials, teams will work together to build a model, create a presentation poster, and market their idea. This all will be held at the Carlisle Middle School on November 13th from 3:45– 6:45 and 14th from 1:45 to 4:45. We will be meeting in the library directly after school releases each day.

Dive into the world of entrepreneurship and start your own business! Learn what it takes to create a new idea, develop a plan, and share your results through creativity, innovation, and communication. Participants will work in teams to develop an idea for making their community a better place to live.

due on March 1 and April 15, 2019. Fi-nancial assistance may be available through an application process. Please contact Logan at lkinyon@iastate.edu for more information or visit the CWF website: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/cwf

is scheduled to be held on June 14th– 22nd, 2019. The deadline to register is January 15th, 2019. Space is limited to the first 48 delegate registrants. Trip cost is $1850. This includes all lodging, travel, tours, and a majority of meals. A $650 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration. The remaining balance is two payments of $600 each

Celebrating the 60th year of Citizenship Washington Focus in 2019! CWF is a 4-H leadership and civic engagement pro-gram for high school youth (completed grades 9-12 at the time of the trip). Each summer teens gather at the National 4-H Conference Center to learn what it means to be a strong leader in their community, country, and world. The trip

Education 20-30 minutes

* Invite a guest speaker from the

community or use this time for

presentations from your club members

Recreation– 20-30 minutes

* Again, this could be led by a club

member and could also include a snack

“The best way to transform the lives of

youth in 4-H clubs is by meeting their

needs and giving them the power to

make decisions.” What does a vibrant

club meeting look like? Each of the

following pieces plays a vital role in the

experience and learning of the 4-H

member. Use this to help guide and

structure your monthly club meetings.

Pre-Meeting Activity– 15-20 minutes

*Ask for club members to sign up for a

monthly activity– resources from the

Extension office could be used here.

Business Meeting– 15-20 minutes

*Notice, this should not be the longest

part of the 4-H meeting.

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/WARREN/4H

DECEMBER Calendar of Events JANUARY

NOVEMBER

1ST– Senior 4-H Meeting

4TH– 4-H Awards Night

4TH—4-H Intermediate Leadership Team

5TH—ServSafe Food Safety Manager

7TH—Turf Applicators Course

13TH—Fumigation Course

13TH—Carlisle Entrepreneurship Clinic

14TH—Carlisle Entrepreneurship Clinic

14TH—Commercial Disease Mgt. Course

15TH– 4-H Youth Committee

15TH—4-H Re-enrollment Deadline

19TH– Master Gardener Meeting

20TH– Extension Council Meeting

22ND– Office Closed

23RD– Office Closed

26TH—FAFSA 101

27TH—Centi$ible: Retirement Next Steps

28TH—Carlisle Babysitting Clinic

The next quarterly deadline for 4-H Foundation grant

applications is quickly approaching! Please send completed

applications to warrencounty4hfoundation@gmail.com by

November 30th. Money is then disbursed eight weeks

following approval. Each club or individual 4-H’er could apply

for grant funding to support community service projects or

special opportunities such as educational travel and

learning experiences.

We encourage clubs to consider utilizing the 4-H Foundation’s

resources for your next community service project! The

mission of the Warren County 4-H Foundation is to support,

promote and enhance a strong and vital 4-H program in

Warren County. Find the application and more information at

this link: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/warren/

content/4-h-foundation-information

4-H Foundation Grant Application

FEBRUARY

3RD– 4-H Intermediate Leadership Team

5TH—Pest Control Operators Course

5TH—Carlisle Babysitting Clinic

6TH– Senior 4-H Meeting

10TH—Private Pesticide Training

12TH—Carlisle Babysitting Clinic

15TH—Beef Weigh-In

18TH– Extension Council Meeting

19TH—Aquatic/Forest Pest Course

24TH– Office Closed

25TH—Office Closed

1ST—Office Closed

2ND—Extension Council Meeting

3RD– Commercial Manure App. Course

3RD—Senior 4-H Meeting

6TH—Intermediate Leadership Team

9TH—Fleece Scarf Making

14TH– MSM STEM Club Meeting

17TH—4-H Youth Committee Meeting

21ST—Office Closed

28TH—MSM STEM Club Meeting

3RD—Intermediate Leadership Team

7TH—Senior 4-H Meeting

11TH—MSM STEM Club Meeting

11TH—SafeServ Food Safety Manager

19TH—Extension Council Meeting

21ST—4-H Youth Committee Meeting

23RD—Think Spring! Garden Seminar

25TH—MSM STEM Club Meeting

Warren County Fair 2019

July 24th– 29th

Theme: “Our FAIRvorite Things”

Beef Blast is an annual event held by ISU College of Agriculture

and Life Sciences. Youth from across the state visit the Hansen

Agriculture Learning Center for this interactive learning

experience. This year’s Beef Blast is to be held on December 1

and the theme is “General Beef Cattle Management.” The

following topics will be covered: herd health, selection and

breeds, meat quality, and advocating for the industry.

This event is open to youth in grades 7-12 and holds a $40

registration fee, which includes all materials and lunch.

Parents are also welcome to attend for $12, covering meal

costs. The deadline to register is November 20th and space is

limited! The day will begin with registration at 9, with the pro-

gram running from 9:30– 3:30 pm. Please visit this link for

more information and registration: https://

www.ans.iastate.edu/4-h-beef-blast-0

2018 Beef Blast