July 2021 4-H Newsletter
Dates to Remember:
Club Meetings:
Geyser Lucky Clovers:
TBD
Utica Sapphires:
July 19th, 2021
Project Tour at 1:00 PM
Meeting and BBQ at Ackley after
Stanford Scramblers
July 30th, 2021
Project Tour/Club Picnic
Stanford Swimming Pool
Other Dates:
4-H Council Meeting
July 7th
6:30 PM
Extension Office
2021 Multi-County 4-H Camp
June 29th - July 2nd
Camp Rotary
Montana 4-H Congress
July 13th - 16th, 2021
MSU Bozeman Campus
Last Chance for Fair Entry!!
Please get your 2021 Judith Basin County Fair entries done by July 1st!!!
Go to www.fairentry.com and search Judith Basin County Fair, and use the GREEN 4HOnline Button to sign in.
Step by step directions included!
Montana 4-H Congress
Congress will be held on the MSU Campus on July 13th - 16th, 2021
Utica Sapphire 4-H Club Summer Meeting/Project Tour
Monday July 19th
Project Tour at 1:00 PM
Meeting and BBQ at Ackley After
Stanford Scramblers Project Tour
July 30th, 2021
Project Tour/Club Picnic
Stanford Swimming Pool
Interview Day
Tips for Interview Judging
¨ Arrive at your interview early
¨ Dress nicely for the interview
¨ Great your judge warmly with a handshake and a smile
¨ Be ready to discuss positive outcomes of your project, as well as areas that didn’t turn out as well as you expected.
¨ Prepare for your interview by considering what you learned, and what you would do differently.
Some questions you may be asked:
¨ Why did you chose this project?
¨ What did you enjoy most? What was the most difficult?
¨ What did you learn from the problems you encountered? What will you do differently?
¨ Who helped you with your project?
¨ What new things did you learn?
¨ How will you apply what you’ve learned?
¨ Do you plan to continue the project next year?
4-H State Horse Show T-Shirt Design Contest
July 1st Deadline
Send design to [email protected] or [email protected]
Resolution is 300 PPI in a JPEG format
Winning design may be altered
Livestock Interview Questions:
Here’s some of the questions that you may be asked during your livestock interview:
¨ Feed records
¨ What’s your break even price?
¨ Animal health and care, medications
¨ Animal knowledge about your breed
¨ Feed knowledge? What’s your feed made of?
¨ Meat products
¨ Marketing questions
These are not exact questions that you may be asked, but gives you an idea of what to expect!
Central Montana Fair
Wednesday July 28th - Saturday July 31st, 2021
Lewistown, MT
Montana State Fair
July 30th - August 7th, 2021
Great Falls, MT
4-H Resources
The MSU Extension Judith Basin County Website is up to date and a great place to find information for 4-H, AG, and HR related subjects!
Be sure to Check it out!
https://judithbasin.msuextension.org/
Another great resource is:
http://montana4h.org/
4-H Junior Camp
Camp Rotary
June 29th - July 2nd
4-H Tween Camp
July 7th - 9th, 2021
Ruckman Cabin
Lewistown, MT
Sheep and Goat Showmanship Clinics
Thursday, July 1st, 2021
Thursday, July 29th, 2021
JBC Fairgrounds
8:00 PM both dates
Clinic put on by Abbey Stevenson
Scale will be there to weigh lambs and goats
Judith Basin Horse Clinic Dates
Ranch Horse Practice
Monday July 5th
Monday July 12
**All Practices are 6:00 PM at Erickson Arena
Monday, July 26th and August 2nd, 2021
**Horse Assessments/Fair Pattern Practice
Horse project kids must attend at least one assessment date!!! This is mandatory to show in fair.
Bring every horse you plan on showing at fair.
Judith Basin Dog Clinic Dates
Thursday July 8th
Thursday July 22nd
**4-6 PM at Erickson’s with Jessica Horan
Thursday August 5th
**4-6 PM at JBC Fairgrounds with Jessica Horan
Carcass Judging Contest
Wednesday, July 21st, 2021
Big Timber, MT
9:00 AM
Marc King is putting on clinic
Please RSVP ASAP with us in the office if you are interested in going.