Buena Vista 4-H members represent the county well at the 2009 Iowa State Fair.
(Posted on 9/1/2009)

Jane Duncan accepts Hall of Fame Award
(Posted on 8/31/2009)
Jane Duncan were inducted into the 2009 Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame during the Iowa State Fair.

4-H Consumer Judging Kit
(Posted on 8/28/2009)
Consumer Judging Guide When finished you will understand: 1) What is Consumer Judging 2) How to judge a class of four items 3) How to mark your score card District Consumer Judging at Clay County Fair will be held Saturday September 19, 2009

Citizenship Washington Focus Trip
(Posted on 8/27/2009)
10-12 grade students have the opportunity to take part in a fun filled trip to Washington DC and make tons of new friends. Interest applications are due October 23.

Record Book Information
(Posted on 8/24/2009)
Record keeping systems are an important part of the 4-H project. The link below contains all the livestock and non-livestock record keeping forms. These forms are also available at the Extension Office. http://www.extension.iastate.edu/buenavista/info/06+record+keeping+forms.htm

IT'S 2009 COUNTY FAIR SEASON
(Posted on 6/23/2009)
Welcome to the on-line version of the 2009 Buena Vista County Fair Book! The 2009 BV County fair will be held July 16th thru July 19th. Whether you have a bucket bottle calf to show, a tasty pie to bake, or a lego robot to build, click on the links below for all rules, schedules, forms and contacts.

2009 Iowa State Fair Information
(Posted on 5/5/2009)
The 2009 theme, "State Fair Time," epitomizes that time of year when Fairgoers make their annual trek to Des Moines' east side for a taste of the staples - the food, fun, free entertainment, competition, livestock and people watching - that only the Fair can offer. The fair runs from August 12 to August 23 for 2009.

New Changes - Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)
(Posted on 12/4/2008)
As many of you know, the USDA is preparing for the mandatory COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) that went into effect September 30, 2008. There is an excellent website for those wanting to know more details on the Iowa Beef Center’s webpage at http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/COOL.htm.

2009 BV County Fair Results
(Posted on 8/1/2008)
The results for livestock and static events from the Buena Vista County Fair are now available on our site!