• Woodworking Project Information Night - April 25^th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, Room 236 of the Royalty Centre - for Woodworking Leaders and Senior Members:  this informal meeting is to discuss the current project and brainstorm for ways to make it even better. 

• Beef Project Information Night - April 25^th at 7:30pm, Room 236 of the Royalty Centre - for Beef Leaders and Senior Members:  this informal meeting is to discuss the current project and brainstorm for ways to make it even better.  This is a chance for beef leaders from various clubs to get together and share ideas. 

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Kennebecasis River Canoe Trip

New Brunswick 4-H has invited PEI 4-H Members to join them on their annual Canoe Trip of the Kennebecasis River. Please review the information in the NB Canoe Trip Information and Application Kit. 

A Chaperone would be needed to go from PEI. If there are interested members, PEI 4-H can help find a screened chaperone, but all other travel and requirements must be arranged by the member and family.

This looks like an exciting trip (June 23/24) and I hope you will take advantage of it!

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Attention Senior 4-H Members :

Do you love 4-H? Do you want to find out more about 4-H across Canada? Do you want to learn more about volunteer boards and committees? Do you want to ensure 4-H is still an awesome program for youth years from now?

If you have experienced the value of the 4-H program in your life, and you want to play a role in its future, then consider applying to be the PEI 4-H representative on the Youth Advisory Committee.

The Youth Advisory Committee, or YAC, is a National committee created in 2005 to ensure that 4-H members had a voice that would be heard by the powers that be at the Canadian 4-H Council. While the roles may continue to evolve as the YAC mandate is clarified with time and experience, YAC members must commit to:

• 4-5 YAC conference calls per year

• Must sit on 2 National Working Groups (i.e. National Conference, eHistory, Citizenship Seminar), each of which would consist of 2-4 conference calls per year.

• A face to face meeting at the Canadian 4-H Council AGM in late May/early June of each year (location varies, Manitoba in 2013).

• Varying levels of preparation for each meeting.

• Contribution to the Canadian 4-H Council blog

• Represent a youth voice at National meetings, and represent a national voice at local provincial programs and events.

In speaking with Matthew Tweedy, current chair of YAC, you would be looking at 6-8 hours of YAC participation per month, and would commit to it for three years. While this is a National Committee, we encourage our YAC representative to engage in Provincial programming, and invite them to join the PEI 4-H Council Board of Directors at meetings, which would lead to more hours.

REGULATIONS

1. The applicant must have been in 4-H at least two years

2. The applicant must have met all of the 4-H Year Completion Requirements in the previous year 

3. The applicant must be an active 4-H member when she/he is serving as the PEI YAC representative. If the

4-H member graduates out of the 4-H program within their three year term on YAC, then is preferred that they are screened as a 4-H leader.

4. The applicant must be 17-21 years of age.

5. The applicant must commit to a three year term.

SELECTION PROCESS

   

1. YAC Member Application 

2. Interview

3. 5-7 minutes presentation at interview, on your vision of the future of 4-H. 

If this position and opportunity is one that appeals to you, please fill out and submit the application no later than April 13.

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2012 PEI Easter Beef 4-H Show

[Charlottetown, PE, March 19, 2012] — Twenty-one 4-H members from clubs across the province competed in the 61^st Annual PEI Easter Beef Show on Thursday, March 15^th, 2012.  These 4-H members were completing two components of their Market Animal Project, which were showmanship and conformation.  The judge for the day was Jeff Scott from Drumbo, Ontario, who stated he was very impressed with the level of quality of this year’s PEI 4-H steers.

The first place winners in the following classes were:

Showmanship Classes:

Junior 4-H Showmanship:  Diego McGarry, Morell & Area 4-H Club

Intermediate 4-H Showmanship:  Alana Worth, North River 4-H Club

Senior 4-H Showmanship:  Patrick Holland, Summerville 4-H Club

Champion 4-H Showmanship:  Patrick Holland, Summerville 4-H Club

Reserve Champion  4-H Showmanship: Colby MacQuarrie, North River 4-H Club

Conformation Classes:

4-H Hereford: Derek Sanderson, North River 4-H Club

4-H Charolais: Patrick Holland, Summerville 4-H Club

4-H Limousin: Corey Ford, North River 4-H Club

 4-H Maine Anjou: Emily McKenna, North River 4-H Club

4-H Shorthorn: Colby MacQuarrie, North River 4-H Club

4-H Simmental: Alana Worth, North River 4-H Club

4-H Angus: James Worth, North River 4-H Club

4-H Any Other Breed: Hannah Dixon, North River 4-H Club

4-H Heifer: Pam Johnston, North River 4-H Club

Champion 4-H Animal: James Worth, North River 4-H Club

Reserve Champion 4-H Animal: Alana Worth, North River 4-H Club

The Green Diamond 4-H Calf to Market Animal Project Class: James Worth, North River 4-H Club

Agro Co-op Association ltd. Award presented to the highest placing 4-H member, exhibiting for the first time went to Emma Murnaghan, Ft Augustus Shining Stars 4-H Club.

Junior Member Award presented to a 4-H member (9-14 years as of January 1) who has the highest mark when showmanship and conformation marks are totaled went to Alana Worth, North River 4-H Club.

Senior Member Award presented to a 4-H member (15-21 years as of January 1) who has the highest mark when showmanship and conformation marks are totaled went to Patrick Holland, Summerville 4-H Club.

Overall Member Award presented to a 4-H member who has the overall highest mark when showmanship and conformation marks are totaled went to Patrick Holland, Summerville 4-H Club.

A huge thanks to our many generous sponsors whose support for the 4-H Easter Beef Show made it possible to ensure no participants went home empty handed. Also deserving of a big thanks is Earl Cail (ring master), Shelley Ployer (show marshal), Justin Ford (announcer), and, of course, all of the volunteers for the Easter Beef Show and Sale whose passion and dedication make the whole event possible. 

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2012 EastGen 4-H SHOWCASE

For over 20 years this program has been offered to Beef & Dairy members in the Atlantic Provinces, and it is always a terrific experience.

This event is being held June 22^nd, to June 24^th, in Truro, at the Provincial Exhibition Grounds and the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The program will begin at approximately supper time on the 22^nd, and until the 24^th, it will be a very intensive and exciting program. New this year, 4-H members, aged 13 years and older, as of January 1, 2012, are invited to participate. The program concludes on the final day with a show for conformation and showmanship classes. Parents and friends are invited and encouraged to attend the Show and Awards presentation on the final day of the event, but are not to participate in the sessions prior to that.

The program places heavy emphasis on learning. 4-H members who have been selected to attend will be expected to bring the information back to their region. All delegates and their parents should carefully read the delegate conduct form. As well, I remind delegates that if accepted, a member agrees to participate fully in the program and to be present for the duration of the event.

Please complete all of the enclosed forms and return them to me by May 1^st. My address is PO PEI 4-H Council, Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7N9. Also, I would ask you to send the registration fee of $110.00 to me by May 1^st , Cheques are to be made payable to the PEI 4-H Council. I need your forms and money by this date to guarantee your spot at this Show - so don’t delay!

I would like to remind members that if they cancel from the program, half the registration fee will be reimbursed until June 1^st ; after which no money will be reimbursed, except in extreme circumstances. This event is an excellent learning experience. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 368-4834 or email jlharlow@hotmail.com

APPLICATION FORMS:    2012 EastGen EBI registration forms.pdf (83.26 kb)

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4-H Intermediate Members Adventure Day - Friday, May 4

Aventure Day Flyer

Adventure Day Registration Form

Minimum of 25 members, Maximum of 45. $40 registration fee must accompany forms to be registered. First come first served. Registration deadline is April 15, 2012. 

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2012 Atlantic Vet College 4-H Vet Project 

Vet Project Flyer

Vet Project - Application Form  

Deadline to apply is March 16, 2012

Maximum of 30 members

(Photos will be added in the coming days)

Thirty-six  leaders were given certificates for five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five, thirty and thirty-five years of volunteer service to the 4-H program. The total number of years that these people have donated to 4-H was 450. Louise Andrews of the Wheatley River 4-H Club picked up her 40 year certificate and Muriel Knox of Montague received her certificate for 30 years of leadership.    

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Outdoor Project Leaders - check out this cool event! 

"Loblaws Foods Grant"

Thanks to the generous support of Loblaws, in conjunction with the Canadian 4-H Council, the PEI 4-H Council has $1000 worth of grants for clubs and food project groups to have a ‘Foods Experience’.

A food experience isn’t just any old pizza party, it’s when a group of members and leaders get together to make the pizza. It’s about  experiencing the food, not just eating it.

Some possible food activities 

• Grocery store scavenger hunt to get healthy, unique, and delicious snack for $5 to $7.
• Have someone prepare foods for an ethnic food night with lots of tasting
• Visit a maple syrup farm, and enjoy a meal in the woods after tapping some trees
• Have an outdoor outing and do some wilderness  cooking
• Host a tasting party for exotic foods fruits, cheeses, breads,etc.
• New look at familiar foods-visit to the honey drop manufacturer, or Cows Creamery
• Prepare healthy snacks or a meal for seniors club or local firemen’s meeting

 The potential activities for foods project groups and clubs are endless; it’s just about experiencing food by either learning better as to where it comes from, how it get’s  process, or how to prepare it for your table.

We know foods projects can be pricey, and this is meant to help!

Foods Grant Infomation and Application Form

First come first served  

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"Embracing the Future"

Atlantic Leaders Conference

Debert, Nova Scotia - March 2-4, 2012

Leaders are the lifeblood of 4-H in Atlantic Canada. Join the Atlantic 4-H Committee and learn, discuss, and recharge . . . and prepare to Embrace the Future.

Transportation to and from conference will be arranged. Registration cost of $100.

Workshops will include: 4-H Project Skill-a-thon, The Art of Delegation and Neotiation, Senior Members as Junior Leaders, Recruitment and Retention, Communciations Workshop, Different Learning Styles, Board Governance, Risk Management, Fifty Fast Fun Filled Fillers, and more. Key notes from Chet McPhail and Canadian 4-H Council President, Rob Black.

See the information package for more details. 

Leaders' Conference Program

Registration Form 

Deadline to apply - January 27, 2012 

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"The Great Outdoors"

Outdoor Projects Weekend

Centre Goeland, Evangeline Region

March 30-April 1, 2012 

Unplug and join us at the biggest amusement park there is - the Great Outdoors!

This will be a hands-on opportunity to learn about environmental and outdoor education. Workshops will feature wildlife, natural resources, plant science, outdoor adventure challenges, recreation and leadership.

Cost of program is $50 and bus transportation will be supplied from the East. Deadline to apply is February 24, 2012

 4-H Outdoor Conference

Outdoor Conference Registration Form

Participant Health Form

Participant Conduct Form

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4-H  Scholarship Packages

Scholarship application packages will be mailed out in January and are available now online.

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4-H Agriventure Scholarship

Not sure what you want to do after graduation? What about traveling? The world is at your feet with Agriventure's International Rural Placements. Work on a sheep farm in New Zealand or a dairy farm in Norway plus many more exciting options in Australia, USA, Europe and Japan. AgriVenture is an awesome introduction to a new culture and a different working world. A farm work placement will allow you to experience real life in another country, rather than just as a tourist This unique opportunity is for young people aged between 18 and 30 to travel and work on a farm, in horticulture or home management. This scholarship is open to 4-H members and is worth $3000.00 towards travel costs.

Agriventure Scholarship Information Package

4-H AgriVenture Scholarship Application

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Success at Canadian Western Agribition for PEI 4-H Member

 PEI 4-H member Patrick Holland of Montague has just returned home from a very successful trip to Regina, Saskatchewan, where he participated in the Canadian National 4-H & Youth Judging Competition, November 20 – 21, as a member of the Maritime 4-H Team.

Patrick was selected to represent PEI after he won the PEI 4-H Judging Competition at Old Home Week this past August. At the National Competition he won a very impressive third place out of 59 participants from across Canada, the US and the UK. For his third place finish he was awarded with a $750 John Deer Scholarship and a belt buckle. 

The first place competitor was Gail Verleysen (Alberta 4-H) and the second placing went to Megan Kemp (Manitoba Youth Beef Round-Up Team). The overall team award was won by Alberta 4-H. The other members of the Maritime 4-H Team were Ashley Black of New Brunswick and David Siddall of Nova Scotia.

Competition was tight as 4-H delegates judged 12 classes of livestock including: light horse, swine, milking cows, dairy calves, and various beef classes.  Delegates had to give oral reasons on eight of the twelve classes. 

This is the second year in a row that a PEI 4-H member has won the third place spot at this event, with Morgan Ings or China Point also receiving this honor last year.

Patrick had the following to say about his experience at Agribition: “I had a lot of fun and it was a great learning experience. The quality of competitors and livestock was remarkable. I'm thankful for the opportunity that 4H has given me and I would encourage anyone in 4H to try their hand at judging.” 

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PEI ADL 4-H Dairy Team Royal 

[Charlottetown PE, November 2011] –The PEI ADL 4-H Dairy Team has returned home from a successful trip to the 32^st Annual Canadian 4-H Classic Junior Dairy Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. 

Being able to attend national competitions is largely possible because of the support from organizations such as team sponsor, Amalgamated Dairies Limited, and other Island businesses.  2011 marks the 24^th year of 4-H involvement in the Classic.

Team member Matthew Tweedy had this to say about his experience at the Royal, “It provides a priceless opportunity to meet youth from across the country that are involved in the dairy industry and have similar interests.  Meeting these people enables us to learn new things about showing and offers insight into how dairy farms are operated across the country.”

The ‘All Holstein’ Dairy Team did very well in the ring for conformation with four top-ten finishes. 

The Intermediate Heifer Class saw a seventh place finish for Connor Man (Pleasant Valley 4-H Club) with his calf, Crasdale Atwood Susie.

In the Senior Heifer Class Alex Bernard of the Evangeline 4-H Club placed third with his calf, Brackleyfarm Chelios Cheerio, and  in the same class Kyle Bouma of the Pleasant Valley 4-H Club placed 15^th with his calf, Weeksdale Gold Real Deal.

Other members of the Dairy Team who participated at the Royal are Kelsey Haslam (Pleasant Valley 4-H Club), and Matthew and Christiana Tweedy (Cherrycliffe 4-H Club). Chaperones for the trip were Marlene Mann and Jason Bouma.

• ADL 
• Kensington Agri Services
• Western PEI Holstein Club
• Central PEI Holstein Club
• Eastern PEI Holstein Club
• John Deere
• Island Dairy Services/Phillips Feed
• TriCounty Dairy
• Red Isle Dairy Services
• Kensington Co-op
• Clarence Feed 

PEI’s Cavendish Agri Services 4-H Beef Team has good showing at the Royal 

[Charlottetown PE, November 2011] – PEI’s Cavendish Agri Services 4-H Beef Team has returned home from a successful trip to the 2011 Canadian Junior Beef Heifer Show at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Team member Ellen Dixon reported, “Being a senior, attending 'The Royal' doesn't get old.  Having attended the Royal Winter Fair 4 times, with this year being my last, it was a good feeling to be able to pass along my knowledge to the 1st time members.”  Being able to attend national competitions is largely possible because of gracious contributions from local businesses such as Cavendish Agri Services.  

Emily McKenna-Ayles made it to the semifinals of the Junior Showmanship Class and Patrick Holland advanced to the finals in the Intermediate Showmanship Division. Kyle Younker advanced to the finals in the Senior Showmanship Division and earned Honorable Mention (3^rd place overall).  The results for the conformation classes for each breed are as follows:

·         Emily McKenna-Ayles with her Shorthorn heifer calf, Evergreen Lady's Princess 1Y earned 4th place.

·         Courtney Hogan with her Shorthorn yearling, Evergreen Ruby's Ava 8X, earned 5th place

·         Emily Johnston with her commercial yearling, Lily, earned 5th place

·         Bennett Crane with his Hereford yearling, Crane's BCL Penny 11X, earned 4th place

·         Ellen Crane with her Hereford yearling,  Thunderbrook STYXX 8X, earned 7th place

·         Hannah Dixon with her Hereford yearling, Burnside Xpress 45X, earned 6th place

·         Patrick Holland with his Angus yearling, Locust Grove Marion 9X,  earned 4th place

·         Ellen Dixon with her Angus yearling, Bannockburn Valley Dolly 15X, earned 4th place

·         Kyle Younker with his Angus yearling, Northern View Colleen 11K, earned 10th place

·         Matthias Drake with his Angus yearling, Bannockburn Valley Bridge 18X, earned 3rd place  

The ten PEI 4-H members who were part of this year’s team were very grateful for the support of their sponsors; they wish to extend a huge thanks to Cavendish Agri Services, Green Diamond Equipment Ltd., Phillip’s Feed, Easter Beef Assoc., Atlantic Beef Products, Kensington Metal, Kensington Co-op, and Kensington Agricultural Services, as well as the PEI 4-H Council for making this opportunity possible. A special thank you goes out to young 4-H beef member Jake Matheson who raised $700 for the team by auctioning his hair at the Maritime Fall Fair! Jake was not old enough to compete at the Royal himself this year, but that didn’t stop him from supporting his local beef team. They would also like to thank their chaperones Andrew and Phyllis Dixon.

Left to right: Matthias Drake, Emily Johnston, Bennett Crane, Maryella Maynard from Cavendish Agri Services, Ellen Crane, Courtney Hogan, Ellen Dixon, Emily McKenna, Patrick Holland and Kyle Younker (missing from the photo is Hannah Dixon) 

AVC Community Workshop Series

Exotic Pets 101: Mommy, I want a hamster!

Exotic Pets 101 will take place on Tuesday, November 29, from 7-8:30 p.m. in AVC Lecture Theatre A. Admission is free and everyone is welcome! For information, contact (902) 566-0589 or visit upei.ca/avc

This event is part of AVC's Community Workshop Series, which won a silver medal from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education in 2011 for Best Community Outreach Initiative.

Next in the AVC Community Workshop Series - Pet First Aid in January 2012.       

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• ADL Cheese
  • 1.5lb blocks 
  • Available in mild, medium, old, and mild light cheddar, mozzarella and marble. 
  • $12.00 Each
• Island Gold Honey
  • Order includes 2 - 500g jars
  • $10.00 Each
    
• P.E.I. Preserve Company Gift Sets
  • Order includes 2 jars: Strawberry Rhubarb and Black Current
  • $10.00 Each
    
• Anne of Green Gables Fudge** New!
  
  • Order includes 2 - 240g packages: one brown sugar and one chocolate
  • $10.00 each

 

 

 

 

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Lots of new 4-H opportunities are available through the "Applications" tab, including:

 2011 PEI Mutual Insurance Company Provincial 4-H Judging Competition

First place in the Junior Division was Nellie Wood, North River 4-H Club; second place w as Robert Larsen, Albany 4-H Club; and third place was Ben MacQuarrie, North River 4-H Club.

Check out the 2010/11 Canadian 4-H Council Report

4-H Canada Annual Report- 2010-2011

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If you're looking for tips on showmanship this summer, check Nova Scotia's Livestock Showman Guide, now available on the PEI 4-H website!

Nova Scotia Livestock Showman Guide

It can be found under Resources

Happy Showing!

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Brantford, Ontario –ı The Semex Alliance and Holstein Canada are proud to once again sponsor a young adult exchange program along with their Australian counterparts, Semex Pty. Ltd and the Victorian Branch of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Australia. This program offers a young Canadian the opportunity to experience the Australian dairy industry firsthand, and an Australian or New Zealand youth to travel to Canada and gain insight into our Canadian dairy industry.
The 2012 exchange program to Australia will involve exciting travel and educational opportunities for a young Canadian dairy enthusiast between the ages of 18 and 25. The Canadian trip recipient will spend approximately three months working on leading Holstein farms and artificial breeding centers in Australia beginning in January 2012 at Australia's International Dairy Week, and continuing through March.

Applications are available at www.semex.com and www.holstein.ca for a Canadian youth with a firm application deadline of July 15, 2011. The successful candidate will be contacted in August and publicly announced at the 2011 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

For additional information please contact Brenda Lee-Turner at Semex Alliance or Alain Lajeunesse at Holstein Canada.

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STEP UP-WHERE ENTHUSIASM MEETS EXPERIENCE.

The All New STEP UP Mentorship Program! 

STEP UP is an on-farm learning placement that matches those planning or considering a farming career with an experienced farm manager so that they can learn critical aspects of farm business management in a hands-on setting.

We are accepting applications for Mentors and Mentees now!

Are you ready to STEP UP? Click here to learn more.

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