Reading Time: < 1 minute The Equine Leaders’ Forum will be held at the Alberta 4-H Centre and Lakedell Arena in Westerose on Feb. 5-7. The forum features sessions and speakers to assist equine project leaders working with 4-H project members. This year’s schedule will include an equine project roundtable discussion, where you’ll meet new counterparts and swap ideas. Sessions […] Read more
4-H forum for equine project leaders
Equine Leaders’ Forum will be held in Westerose on Feb. 5-7
News flash: Farming is fun
Reading Time: 2 minutes Being an ag reporter is, by all accounts, a pretty interesting job — until you’re talking to a group of six-year-old farm kids who just want to visit the dairy barn already. Last month, I was invited to give a little presentation about my job to a central Alberta 4-H Cleaver Kids club, a precursor […] Read more
Lacombe 4-H’er wins young speakers award
Reading Time: < 1 minute David MacTaggart from Lacombe took top honours in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto earlier this month. MacTaggart is a seven-year member and secretary of the Central Lacombe 4-H Beef Club. This year’s competition featured 26 competitors aged 11 to 24 from across the country. […] Read more
Two 4-H leaders named to Hall of Fame
Reading Time: < 1 minute Two outstanding Albertans are being recognized for their longtime service to 4-H and their communities. Dorothy Carlson from Cherhill and Sherry Howey from Valleyview are the 82nd and 83rd inductees into Alberta’s 4-H Hall of Fame. Carlson has been a 4-H leader and volunteer for nearly 20 years at the club, district, and provincial levels. […] Read more
Railway funds to deliver safety, leadership programs
4-H Canada is set to launch a new youth leadership program, along with a farm safety fund, thanks to a $600,000 contribution from Canadian National Railway (CN). Executives at 4-H and CN unveiled the 4-H Canada Leadership Excellence Awards of Distinction (LEAD) at Canadian Western Agribition on Wednesday morning. Each year LEAD will award four […] Read more
Farm Credit Corporation renews support for 4-H Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm Credit Corporation has renewed its 25-year-old partnership with 4-H Canada until 2018. FCC’s annual 4-H Canada funding commitment of $250,000 supports national, provincial, and club level programs and initiatives, including the popular FCC 4-H Club Fund. The announcement was made at 4-H Canada’s annual general meeting last month. “From supporting program development at 4-H […] Read more
Outstanding Young Farmers creates cross-country connections
Reading Time: 2 minutes It can be tough to find your fit as an up-and-coming farmer — that’s where Outstanding Young Farmers comes in. “I always looked at Outstanding Young Farmers as a graduate program for people past 4-H,” said regional chairperson Steven Snider. “This is a great place for that generation to connect across all sectors.” The 35-year-old […] Read more
Alberta Beef Producers Young Guns Contest open
Submission deadline is midnight, May 30
Reading Time: < 1 minute If you are between the ages of eight and 21, and are involved in Beef 4-H, junior cattle shows or beef production – you could win $1,000 in the Young Guns Contest. The contest is put on Alberta Beef Producers and this year’s theme is: What sustainability means to you and what it looks like […] Read more
Applications open for $20,000 4-H scholarship
Four categories are available for members to enter
Reading Time: < 1 minute Senior 4-H youth members could earn a $20,000 scholarship from Leadership Excellence Awards of Distinction (L.E.A.D.). The L.E.A.D. awards recognize outstanding 4-H’ers who epitomize 4-H youth empowerment, have gained critical life skills through their 4-H experience, and who have positively impacted their community. There are four categories: community engagement & communications; environment & healthy living; […] Read more
Nearly 60 Alberta 4-H clubs receive FCC funding
Clubs can get up to $500 for activities and events, and the next application deadline is in the fall
Reading Time: < 1 minute Fifty-seven 4-H clubs in Alberta have been given a combined total of $27,750 by Farm Credit Canada to support various local events and activities. In all, FCC gave out $130,000 to 263 4-H clubs across Canada, part of its $1-million, four-year commitment to 4-H Canada. In addition to supporting local 4-H activities, it supports national […] Read more
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