Fayette County News
New 4-H Calendar (Posted on 2/6/2012)
Take a look at our monthly calendar to see what's happening in 4-H! 
Sewing Club (Posted on 2/6/2012)
A new 4-H Sewing Club has been formed in Fayette County! Check out the photos from their meeting! 
Annual Horticulture Chautauqua (Posted on 2/2/2012)
Join us for the 9th Annual Horticulture Chautauqua! Chautauqua will be held March 3 in New Hampton. Join the Northeast Iowa Consumer Horticulture Program, hosted by ISU Extension for this informative and entertaining event. 
Annual Forest Stewardship Conference Is March 10 (Posted on 1/18/2012)
The 2012 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference is Saturday, March 10 at Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, Wis. This is the 18th year for the conference, which annually draws 550 woodland landowners from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
ServSafe® Training Coming to Decorah (Posted on 1/18/2012)
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering ServSafe® food safety training to help you meet industry standards. This training is recognized by more health jurisdictions than any other food safety training program in the United States. Created by the industry, for the industry, the ServSafe® program is one of the industry’s strongest educational programs and is administered by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. (NRAEF) 
Annie's Project Teaches Farm Women to be Better Business Partners (Posted on 1/18/2012)
ISU Extension and Outreach will offer a nationally renowned farm business course for northeast Iowa women in February. Annie’s Project empowers farm women to be better business partners through peer networks. The program includes critical decision making and information topics on production, marketing, financial, legal and human resources risk management. 
2012 Broiler Chick Project (Posted on 1/17/2012)
The Broiler Project is an opportunity for 4-H and FFA members to gain valuable experience in raising chicks through partnership with a local sponsor. ISU Extension Offers Estate Planning Workshop (Posted on 1/9/2012)
Talking about estate planning can be difficult, and implementing an estate plan can be even harder. ISU Extension and Outreach is hosting a workshop called “Evaluating Your Estate Plan” to provide an opportunity for people to learn about options in transitioning assets to the next generation. 
4-H Citizenship Presentation on Justice (Posted on 1/6/2012)
4-H’ers from Chickasaw, Clayton and Fayette Counties met on December 4 in New Hampton. Guest speaker was Chickasaw Co. Attorney, Pat Wagman.
Photo: Left to Right: Donvan Bunn, Jayson Holthaus, Nick Boehm, Renae Gibney, Sara Schwickerath and Hayley Bushman. 
Iowa Crop Scouting Competition (Posted on 12/15/2011)
A Crop Scouting Contest sponsored by the Iowa Soybean Association, Pioneer and 4-H is being offered to high school students 13-18 years of age. 
4-H Awards Day - Click for award winners & photos (Posted on 11/9/2011)
Thank you to everyone who attend the annual 4-H Awards Day on Sunday, November 6. Purple, blue and red record book awards, overal senior achievement and special awards were to youth and adults. 
County Sponsored Horse Workout (Posted on 6/27/2011)
Accredited judges Kathy Krukow and Jerry Bishop led the county-wide horse workout which youth learned how to properly halter their horse and how to show their horse during halter classes. 
Microloans Available for Small Businesses (Posted on 2/11/2010)
Entrepreneurs in northeast Iowa now have another financing option to launch their ideas. The Northeast Iowa Food & Farm Coalition, or NIFF Coalition, was recently approved as an affiliate of Iowa Microloan. 
What is 4-H? (Posted on 9/23/2008)
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.
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