Robeson County 4-H

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Below is a message from the Animal Health and Inspection service.  If you have received unsolicited seeds in the mail or really any seeds from China or else where outside our country and were marked as something else DO NOT PLANT THEM.  I know we are often curious and want to see what will happen.  We are asking that you receive a package please follow the instructions below.  Do not let curiosity get the best of you. July 28, 2020 United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Unsolicited Seeds from China USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is aware that people across the country have received unsolicited packages of seed from China in recent days. APHIS is working closely with the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection and State departments of agriculture to prevent the unlawful entry of prohibited seeds and protect U.S. agriculture from invasive pests and noxious weeds. Anyone who r...

This article was written by Shea Ann DeJarnette, 4-H Extension Agent, for the Robesonian and Robeson Journal.  It can also be found on the NC Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center Website. A delegation of five Robeson County 4-H members and staff attended NC 4-H Congress, which was held virtually this year. Brooke Canady, Kennedi Lyons, and Maggie Underwood represented Robeson County. This year’s 4-H Congress, held July 20-23, 2020, attracted more than 300 youth and adults representing 4-H programs across the state. Conference delegates participated in general sessions, learned together in workshops, recognized award winners, and elected State 4-H Officers for the upcoming year. As part of this year’s event, 4-H members were tapped into the 4-H Honor Club, which is a service organization and highest honor for a 4-H member. Youth also attended a dance and received awards. Maggie Underwood, a member of the Dirty Rascals Jr. Master Gardener 4-H Club and the Dirty Dozen Shooting...

Yes Folks we still had 4-H Congress.  Yes, it was virtual.  YES IT WAS FUN!  We can not express the way this was put together to give our youth a much better experience than they expected.  For first time Congress participants this was pretty cool compared to many virtual opportunities.  For our repeat offenders, I mean participants, the virtual experience wasn't lacking. That reminds me let me announce our 4-H delegation.  Since we really don't have photos this year as part of 4-H Congress I do want to recognize Brooke Canady, Kennedi Lyons, and Maggie Underwood for taking part in this year's event.  I would also like to congratulate Wendy Maynor, 4-H Program Associate for attending her first ever 4-H Congress, and of course Shea Ann DeJarnette, 4-H Extension Agent who wouldn't have missed this for the world. The theme for this year was Defining Your Vision.  As you will see everything revolved around that theme from workshops, to leade...

Good morning everyone.  Hope you have had a great weekend.  Let's head straight to the top 4. -We are encouraging everyone to download the 4-H App from their app store.  This seems like our most reliable way to communicate and for folks to sign up for events.  We are ecstatic about some of the new program offerings we have been able to make available and register for programs with the click of a button.  So far everyone who has downloaded it and tried it, is pleased with how user friendly it is and how much time it saves you from having to come to the office.  To download our app, just go to the app store on your phone and download 4-H Now!  When you open that app search for Robeson County 4-H tap on it and you will be linked to us.  The download and app are free. -We are excited to announce a brand new program.  This is a virtual 4-H Jr. County Retreat.  The event will be held virtually over Zoom and be led by our amazing teen 4-H Count...

Have to say, we are most impressed with our 4-H Arts and Crafts Day Camp participants.  We have had a great time over the last four days doing a variety of crafts.    On Monday Christy Strickland taught our youth to  cross stitch.  To do this there were a lot of things we needed to learn.  We had to learn to thread a needle, read a pattern, follow directions, just to learn to cross stitch.  Once we had that down and figured out how to use the squares on the gingham it was easy to make our christmas trees.  Then we had to learn to sew on a button to put our star on the top of the tree.  What happened next was pretty cool.  We turned it into an ornament.  By using a lid ring from a jar, rope, a felt backing, and some tacky glue we finished it off and made a really neat gift.  The one thing we didn't get to start or finish on Monday was our plastic canvas needlepoint project.  However Ms. Shea Ann posted a video to wal...

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There will be a Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) training on Friday, July 31 at 10:30 a.m. via Zoom for youth ages 8-21. There is a $5 fee to cover the cost of your certification and to cover the processing fees. This training is required annually in order to show swine at the NC State Fair. The training covers  food safety, animal well-being, and character development.     Registration is held via Eventbrite. Learn more and register at:  https://forsyth.ces.ncsu. edu/2020/07/youth-quality- care-of-animals-training/ Registration will close on July 24 and space is limited.  Contact April Bowman, at 336-703-2855 or  awbowman@ncsu.edu  with questions.