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Washington County 4-H Information

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2019 Washington County 4-H and FFA Fair Book

Washington County Fair 4-H Forms

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County News

Prairie Burning
October 25, 2019
Crawfordsville Field Day to Feature Conservation and Prairie STRIPS Project November 19

Farmers and those who advise them on conservation practices should consider attending a field day Nov. 19, from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Iowa State University Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm, near Crawfordsville.   Click here for flyer.

Christina Hixson Award
November 13, 2019
Christina Hixson Award Available - Apply by Dec 15

The Christina Hixson Opportunity Award provides awards to high school seniors from each of Iowa’s counties. These awards are designed to demonstrate Iowa State University’s commitment to the student potential that exists in various ways beyond the measures of class rank or standardized test scores. The Christina Hixson program provides each recipient with a half-tuition grants (estimated value of $17,000 over eight semesters) to be used at Iowa State University.    Click here to apply.

4-H Clover
November 13, 2019
4-H to Hold Club Officer Training with Parliamentary Procedure Training Dec 7

The Washington 4-H County Council will be hosting a 4-H Club Officer Training with Parliamentary Procedure training on Saturday, December 7 from 1pm-2pm at the Washington County Extension Office.    

Farm Bill
November 12, 2019
Farmers offered guidance on Farm Bill decisions on Dec 10

Upcoming Iowa State University Extension and Outreach meetings will provide guidance for Iowa farmland owners and operators reviewing their options under the 2018 Farm Bill. Farmland owners and operators have the opportunity to make a new decision on their enrollment and election between the commodity programs, Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC).

livestock judging
November 12, 2019
4-H Livestock Judging Winter Workouts Set

Washington County 4-H has had both state and national level success in the livestock judging project area and they are ready to take on a new competitive edge by offering winter workouts December – May. All 4-H’ers are invited to be a part of these practice learning sessions for one or all.  Click here for flyer.

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