2026 April Clover Chatter

Clover Chatter CHARLES MIX COUNTY

Important Announcment!

Important Information for anyone showing livestock, please see Page 4 May 31st - is the deadline to enroll in 4-H online if you are planning to show animals at the County Fair!

Record Books Be sure to start filling out your record book for the 2025-2026 4-H year! Start early and set your goals! Lets have a great year!

Easter!

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NO EXCEPTIONS Late Policy: Starting in 2026, South Dakota 4-H will be implementing a No Exceptions Late Policy for the following state-level deadlines and events: • State Shoot registration deadline (11:59 PM CST April 16) • Clover Classic Quiz Bowl team registration (late May) • Animal Identification in 4HOnline AND DNA nomination (11:59 PM CST June 1) • Youth Horse Literacy Event completed (June 1) • Youth Livestock Literacy Event OR YQCA completed (July 1) • State Horse Show exhibition classes registration and State Horse Quiz Bowl team registration (11:59 PM CST July 1) • State Fair registration for livestock and display exhibits (11:59 PM CST August 1) • Eastern Dog Championship show and Western Dog Championship show (tentatively late July/early August) In the event you have missed one of the deadlines listed above, you will NOT be able to participate in that state level event. There will be no exceptions or opportunities to appeal.

Any communication with 4-H professionals to plea, persuade, bribe, etc. will be grounds for membership suspension.

State Horse Show We are excited to share that the 2026 State Horse Show Guide is now available on the Extension website. Please take a moment to review the guide.

Link to State Horse Show guide: State Horse Show, Judging and Hippology Link to State Horse Show Contestant Packet: https://extension.sdstate.edu/s tate-horse-show-judging-andhippology.

RFID Tags Please reach out to the office if you are looking for a place to buy RFID tags.

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Meetings Leaders Association April 27 @ 4-H Center Starts at 6:00 pm in Lake Andes Fair Board April 27 7:00pm @ 4-H Center

Clubs Hearty Helpers Meet the second Sunday of each month in Lake Andes or Geddes Community Hardworkers Meet the second Sunday of each month in Wagner.

Birthdays This Month!

Peytyn Hollenbeck 04/01 Sophie Jensen 04/02 Callie Bergin 04/08 Ethan Blaha 04/12 Britton Nachtigal 04/21 Thomas Krcil 04/23 Eve-Anna Hollenbeck 04/27

Mark your calendar Sheep/Swine/Goat weigh in as well as Youth Livestock Literacy will be May 1st Weigh in starting at 4:00 pm Youth Livestock Literacy starting at 6:00 pm with Youth Horse Literacy starting at 7:00 pm.

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Important Dates

April 1 - Rodeo contestant entry forms deadline April 6 - State 4-H Scholarship applications due April 16th -State Shoot registration closes April 24-26th - State Shoot at Fort Pierre May 31st - Need to be enrolled in 4-H online to show animals June 1st- Animals need to be uploaded on to 4-H online June 1st - Deadline to complete Youth Horse Literacy June 2nd- Deadline for State Horse Show Stall Reservations June 21-26 - National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship Grand Island NE June 30th - County Horse Show July 1st- Deadline to Register for State Horse Show July 13th - State 4-H Horse Show - Huron July 28th, 30-31 County Fair Dates

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Important Info for Livestock Showers A. Requiring use of RFID tags for all market animals.

Why the change to RFID: 1) Use is encouraged by and in some cases required by USDA, e.g., USDA requires official RFID 840 tags for interstate movement of cattle including for all cattle of any age used for shows or exhibitions.

2) Ease of use for large numbers of animals being identified – RFID tags can be scanned quickly, 3) Many other shows and states require RFID tags, e.g., Kansas requires 4-H RFID for all market and commercial animals; 4) Most RFID tags are considered tamper-proof. Many animals already have RFID tags. By not requiring a specific brand/color/4-H RFID, exhibitors have the flexibility to use the type of RFID that works best within their management and other exhibition plans.

B. Deadlines are deadlines and there will be no late entries accepted for June 1 for 4-H Online entries of animals and August 1 for Fair Entry State Fair entries.

C. County qualification will be required to exhibit at State Fair. The same exact animals are not required and there is no “ribbon” qualifier. This goes for State Horse Show as well, youth need to exhibit in an event they place to participate in at the State Horse Show. There is no ribbon requirement for State Horse Show, if you are not able to compete in your county you will need to reach out to other counties to participate at their event.

The lack of county qualifying events affects local programs and support in terms of reduced entries, audiences, publicity, and sponsorship.

In the response to the county qualification question in the survey sent to livestock families in January, only 10% of over 300 respondents indicated a preference for no county qualification requirement.

D. A “Protest and Grievance Policy” that has been through university legal and administrative review will be published in the Fairbook. The policy includes an “in-show” procedure as well as “after-show”.

Events have rules and protocols to ensure safety and integrity for all participants. South Dakota 4-H supports the overall youth development program with policies and procedures that ensure safety and integrity statewide. Infrequently a 4-H member fails to abide by these frameworks and becomes subject to disciplinary action. If the disciplined or affected 4-H member disagrees with the disciplinary action/ non-action, the policy provides a means to appeal the actions taken by event/local decision-making entities.

Other announcment: The 4-H State Fair book is not yet published.

The State Horse Show book is published. https://extension.sdstate.edu/state-horse-show-judging-and-hippology

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CHARLES MIX COUNTY 4-H MEMBER’S ANNUAL REPORT 4-HYEAR________ to________ Name

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Date of Birth __________________________ Age (on January 1 of current club year) _______ County _______________________________ Years in 4-H (include present year) __________ Parent’s/Guardian’s Name _______________________________________________________ Check one: ______ a member of a 4-H club

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______ as an individual (4-H member at large) My special interest group is _______________________________________________________ My local club’s name is __________________________________________________________ Club or Group Leaders ___________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Club or Group Leaders President __________________________Vice President ____________________________ Secretary __________________________Treasurer ________________________________ Reporter ___________________________ Office __________________________________ Other 4-H Members ______________________

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My 4-H Goals: This year in 4-H, I would like to do the following: _______________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ My Club has the following goals for this year: ________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (Last Updated September 10, 2024)

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4-H Meetings/Activities During the year, I will make brief notes about my plans and myresponsibilities and accomplishments at 4-H club meeting, project meeting and activities. Indicate what meetings you attended by placing a check mark (√) in the month column.

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Year ________ Ididthefollowing in my club (L),county (C),or state(S) this year. (check the ones you did, and indicate the number if done more than one time). _______1. First year members: I learned the 4-H pledge. _______2. I was host or hostess for our club. _______3. I led the pledges at our meeting. _______ 4. I went to ____ 4-H Camp ____ Teen Camp ____ 4-H Conference ____ Performing Arts _______5. I was elected ____________________________________ of our club. _______6. I served on the following committees: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _______7. I helped with the following community service projects: ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _______8. I promoted 4-H in the following ways: ________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ _______9. I was involved in church, school, and community activities other than 4-H. (list) ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

Signed _____________________________ Signed________________________________ 4-H Club Member (Last Updated September 10, 2024)

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4-H Signature Parent/Guardian Date pertains to completion of these records!

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