In summer 2021, Rutgers 4-H programs are gradually returning to in-person programming. Read more about Rutgers Cooperative Extension returning to in-person programs here. Some county fairs are cancelled, some are delayed or postponed, and others are happening -- for reasons that best suit each county. And some animal shows are open to all New Jersey 4-Hers in good … [Read more...]
Mercer 4-H Invitational Goat Showmanship – July 31
Mercer County 4-H and the Clever Clovers 4-H Club are hosting their Goat Showmanship Showdown, Saturday, July 31 at 10:00 a.m. at Howell Farm in the beautiful historic Pleasant Valley of Hopewell Township. All currently registered 4-H members from throughout New Jersey are invited to show at our fair. Cloverbud divisions (K-3 grades) will be included (non-competitive). To … [Read more...]
Mercer 4-H Invitational Rabbit Show – July 31
Mercer County 4-H and the Clever Clovers 4-H Club are hosting their 4-H Invitational Rabbit Show, Saturday, July 31 at 3:00 p.m. at Howell Farm in the beautiful historic Pleasant Valley of Hopewell Township. All currently registered 4-H members from throughout New Jersey are invited to show at our fair. Cloverbud divisions (K-3 grades) will be included … [Read more...]
Mercer 4-H Invitational Poultry Show – July 31
Mercer County 4-H and the Clever Clovers 4-H Club are hosting their 4-H Invitational Poultry Show, Saturday, July 31 at 3:00 p.m. at Howell Farm in the beautiful historic Pleasant Valley of Hopewell Township. All currently registered 4-H members from throughout New Jersey are invited to show at our fair. Cloverbud divisions (K-3 grades) will be included … [Read more...]
Mercer 4-H Invitational Sheep Show – August 1
Mercer County 4-H and the Clever Clovers 4-H Club are hosting their 4-H Invitational Sheep Show, Sunday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. at Howell Farm in the beautiful historic Pleasant Valley of Hopewell Township. All currently registered 4-H members from throughout New Jersey are invited to show at our fair. Cloverbud divisions (K-3 grades) will be included (non-competitive). To … [Read more...]
What the COVID-19 Pandemic Reminds Us About Animal Biosecurity
COVID-19: What We Know The SARS-COV2 virus spreads between people easily, through the respiratory droplets produced (such as in breathing or coughing). As we have practiced in the past year, masks and social distancing help slow the spread of COVID-19. Vocabulary: SARS-COV2 is the virus and it causes COVID-19, the disease. COVID-19 and Animals In some … [Read more...]
Zoonosis Prevention: A Kahoot Quiz Game
Thank you to all who participated in the first all-virtual Junior Breeder Symposium on Saturday, March 27, 2021. If you missed the event, or want to try the Zoonosis Prevention game again, it is live now! The Kahoot quiz game can be played individually by clicking here. You may also go to kahoot.it and use Game PIN: 01733729. It is available through the above link until … [Read more...]
Club Support: The Exciting Egg Activities
Pennsylvania 4-H has gathered a wealth of resources for youth to participate in 4-H at home. Many of the activities can easily be integrated into a 4-H club that is meeting remotely. For poultry projects, The Exciting Egg lessons are educational and fun: Parts of an Egg for Cloverbuds Parts of an Egg for 4th Grade & Up Instructions for a Play-Doh Egg … [Read more...]
Have you ever thought about working with dogs in Africa?
Name: Paige Seitz Job Title: Livestock Guarding Dog Program Manager Organization: Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia, Africa Education/Degree: B.S. in Biology, specializing in Zoology Namibia is made up of farmland and as the human population grows, climate changes occur, and habitats change, the world not only changes for the people in it, but also for the animals that … [Read more...]
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) is a highly contagious and fatal disease that affects both wild and domestic rabbits. Until 2020, it had not been known to affect any North American native rabbits, however, cases of the disease have been reported in cottontail rabbits and hares as well as in domestic rabbits in states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New … [Read more...]