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Jefferson County 4H February 22 2018

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Jefferson County Jr. Livestock Show will be Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3, 2018.  On Thursday, March 1, Sheep and Goats will weigh in at 10 a.m.; the Sheep Show will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the Goat Show.  Hogs will weigh in 8 a.m. Friday, March 2 with the Hog Show beginning at 3 p.m.  The Cattle will weigh in Saturday March 3 at 9 a.m. and begin showing at 10 a.m.  The Premium banquet will be 6 p.m. Saturday, March 3.

Come support 4-H and FFA Exhibitors.  Concession will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning; proceeds from the concession go to help support Jefferson County 4-H.

Culinary (Cooking Club) March meeting will be 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 28.

Watch for upcoming dates for Jefferson County Cupcake Wars  2018 Special Clovers Camp Blast Off to Better Health, Special Clovers Camp will be held March 24 and 25th. The camp is open to 4-H members (8-17 years of age) with special needs. Campers will enjoy a full 4-H camp experience, complete with team-building exercises, outdoor activities, crafts and more!   4-H members (14-18 years of age) can also serve as a Clover Buddy to mentor campers. Clover Buddies will also receive via conference call training prior to the camp.

2018 Oklahoma 4-H Foundation Essay Contest Oklahoma 4-H Foundation is excited to offer the 2nd annual Dr. Ron and Linda Sholar Essay Contest. Members ages 13 and older are invited and encouraged to enter this contest, sponsored by Dr. Ron and Linda Scholar.

Purpose – The purpose of the essay contest is to:

1. Provide participants an opportunity to express themselves in regards to the impact of 4-H on their home state of Oklahoma and the influence of 4-H on them personally.

2. Encourage the development of excellent skills of written expression.

Theme: “Because of 4-H, I can…..”

Description, Prizes & Deadline: The Oklahoma 4-H Foundation will administer the inaugural Dr. Ron and Linda Sholar Essay Contest.

Essays will be judged by a selection committee with separate cash prizes awarded to the winners. First place cash prize of $500, $300 for second place and $200 for third.

The entry deadline for this contest is April 27, 2018. Entries postmarked by April 27th will be accepted. Essay contest winners will be selected and notified in May of 2018, and the formal presentation of award checks will be made during State 4-H Roundup.

Eligibility: The contest is open to all Oklahoma 4-H Members age 13 and older.

Format and Contents: All essays should be no less than 1,000 words and no more than 1,200 words, typed and double spaced. Include your name, age, address, telephone number, school, and grade as well as a statement from a parent, guardian or 4-H Educator certifying that the essay is your original work.  The main selection criteria will be creativity and presentation of thought.

All entries are to be submitted to:

Oklahoma 4-H Foundation, Inc.

Attn: Sarah Dunn

205 4-H Youth Development Building

Stillwater, OK 74078-6063

Entries must be postmarked on or before the entry deadline of April 27, 2018. All entries become the property of the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation.

Jefferson County 4-H Facebook page JeffersonCounty Fourh

Jefferson County OSU Extension web page lists other events at www.oces.okstate.edu/jefferson

Jeffco COOP News February 22 2018

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Jefferson County OHCE (Oklahoma Home and Community Education) meet the 3rd Tuesdays in the Waurika Sr. Citizens Center unless otherwise noted.   Each month we have lessons which are open to anyone interested in attending.  Our March meeting will be Tuesday and Wednesday (March 20 and 21) 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day; Pamela Varner, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H Youth Development, CED for Cotton County will lead us making “Crazy Quilt Jacket”.  Contact Tara Brown for additional information and copy of the supply list needed for the Crazy Quilt Jacket.

During the upcoming Jr. Livestock show, Jefferson County OHCE will sell pies Thursday, March 1 from 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Co-Parenting for Resilience:  Divorce or separation is not an easy or favorable decision, especially when minor children are in the home.  A class for divorcing or separating parents with minor children living in the home, is available monthly or as scheduled.  Our next class is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Pre-registration is required. Call Jefferson County OSU Extension Office at 580-228-2332 for registration information.  This class is mandatory by law in Oklahoma and is also valuable for Grandparents and other relatives of minor children going through a divorce or separation.

MyPlate, MyWins Tips: Making Family Meals

Family meals around the table provide an opportunity to spend time together. Try these tips to help your family enjoy mealtimes together.

Plan your meals

Avoid stress at mealtime by planning a weekly menu and posting it in a location for everyone to see, like a chalkboard in the kitchen.

Prep ahead

Have ingredients for the week ready. After you shop, cut vegetables and measure ingredients in advance for easier meals.

Make mealtime a priority

Make time for family meals when planning your household’s schedule each week. Try to cook, eat up, and clean up together!

Think beyond dinner

If evenings are too hectic at your house, consider other meals for family time such as a weekend brunch or even afternoon snack time.

Keep meals fun and focused

Keep the family table a media- and stress-free zone. Use your valuable family time to “unplug,” interact, and focus on each other.

Jefferson County OSU Extension Staff is available for educational trainings. Call 580-228-2332 for more information.

Jeffco COOP News and Information February 15 2018

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Jefferson County OHCE (Oklahoma Home and Community Education) meet the 3rd Tuesdays in the Waurika Sr. Citizens Center unless otherwise noted.   Each month we have lessons which are open to anyone interested in attending.  Our February meeting will be Tuesday, February 20 at 12 noon at the Waurika Sr. Citizens Center.  Brenda Gandy-Jones, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H Youth Development, CED for Stephens County will present the lesson on “Caregiving 101”.  Our March meeting will be Tuesday and Wednesday (March 20 and 21) 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day; Pamela Varner, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H Youth Development, CED for Cotton County will lead us making “Crazy Quilt Jacket”.  Contact Tara Brown for additional information.

During the upcoming Jr. Livestock show, Jefferson County OHCE will sell pies Thursday, March 1 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Co-Parenting for Resilience:  Divorce or separation is not an easy or favorable decision, especially when minor children are in the home.  A class for divorcing or separating parents with minor children living in the home, is available monthly or as scheduled.  Our next class is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Pre-registration is required. Call Jefferson County OSU Extension Office at 580-228-2332 for registration information.  This class is mandatory by law in Oklahoma and is also valuable for Grandparents and other relatives of minor children going through a divorce or separation.

Early trailblazers helped ensure Extension serves all Oklahomans

STILLWATER, Okla. – For more than 100 years, the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service has been fulfilling its mission of enhancing the lives of all Oklahomans.    Annie Peters Hunter, Extension’s first federally appointed black female home demonstration agent, operated in Okfuskee and Seminole counties. Beginning in 1912, she served Oklahomans as an agent for more than 12 years.    Along the way, the organization has made history in some important ways with Annie Peters Hunter, the nation’s first federally appointed black female home demonstration agent, and John Russell Council, the first black Extension agent hired in Oklahoma.    As the nation pauses to celebrate Black History Month, it is worthwhile to recognize the contributions of both Hunter and Council.  “Extension is called to help Oklahomans of all ages and backgrounds. That’s a mission we take seriously and we remain fully committed to it,” said James Trapp, associate director of Extension. “We’re proud of our strong and ongoing tradition of service to our state and all its residents.”

Not much is known about Hunter and Council, but the few known details are significant.

Hunter, a native of Alabama, settled in Boley, Oklahoma, with her husband in the early 1900s. More than two years before the Smith-Lever Act formally created the national Cooperative Extension Service in 1914, she was putting the organization’s mission into action in Oklahoma.

Tanya Finchum, professor and oral history librarian at Oklahoma State University, partnered with Jan Scholl, associate professor at Pennsylvania State University, to write and publish an article in 2012 about Hunter in the e-journal “Forum for Family and Consumer Issues.”

According to Finchum and Scholl, Hunter was appointed as a home demonstration agent Jan. 23, 1912, as part of an effort to bolster the prosperity of black farm families. Not too unlike today’s Extension educators, early home demonstration agents were charged with helping families to conserve resources, create a little income, and safely raise and preserve food for survival from growing season to growing season.

Primarily operating in Seminole and Okfuskee counties, she served as the only black home demonstration agent within a 50-mile radius.

The researchers discovered part of her efforts included working with girls through canning clubs. There also is strong evidence her canning instructions remained popular through the 1940s and were used in homes, churches and schools.

Finchum called Hunter a visionary, dedicated leader.

“With being the first to hold any newly created position comes many responsibilities, including demonstrating that the work is necessary and beneficial,” Finchum said. “Annie served as an agent for more than 12 years, and when she vacated the position, it was immediately filled allowing the work she had begun to continue. That’s part of Annie’s legacy as an Extension worker.”

As for Council, his tenure with Extension actually predates Hunter’s by about three years. According to Donald E. Green’s “Centennial Histories Series: A History of the Oklahoma State University Division of Agriculture,” after arriving in Boley in 1908, Council petitioned and was granted an appointment with Extension in December of the following year.

As part of one of the agent’s successes highlighted by Green’s book, over the course of about three years, one of the producers with which Council worked closely rapidly advanced from a tenant farmer living in a log cabin to owning a 120-acre farm, two mules, a horse and a two-story house.

Council was originally from Tennessee and attended Tuskegee Institute in 1906-07.

Jefferson County 4H News and Upcoming Jeffco Jr. Livestock Show

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Jefferson County Jr. Livestock Show will be Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3, 2018.  On Thursday, March 1, Sheep and Goats will weigh in at 10 a.m.; the Sheep Show will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the Goat Show.  Hogs will weigh in 8 a.m. Friday, March 2 with the Hog Show beginning at 3 p.m.  The Cattle will weigh in Saturday March 3 at 9 a.m. and begin showing at 10 a.m.  The Premium banquet will be 6 p.m. Saturday, March 3.

Come support 4-H and FFA Exhibitors.  Concession will be open Thursday and Friday; proceeds from the concession go to help support Jefferson County 4-H.

Culinary (Cooking Club)

We will meet Wednesday, February 21 at 4:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County OSU Extension office.  Our lesson will be on Cupcakes and we will discuss upcoming events including Cupcake Wars and Share-the Fun.

Registration for the 2018 Oklahoma 4-H Zoo Snooze is open!

This year the theme is Ready, Set, VET! Participants will explore different ways that the Oklahoma City Zoo’s veterinary team keeps their animals happy and healthy. A night hike, guided morning tour, and full day zoo admission are also part of the package.

Date of Event: March 2nd-3rd, 2018    Registration Due: February 16th, 2018

Cost: $35/4-H member  $20/adult

Each county/club/family group is responsible for the youth that attend with them. No chaperones are provided. Registration is limited and will be first come/first serve.

For more information, and for registration forms, please visit: http://4h.okstate.edu/zoo-snooze

2018 Special Clovers Camp

Blast Off to Better Health, Special Clovers Camp will be held March 24 and 25th. The camp is open to 4-H members (8-17 years of age) with special needs. Campers will enjoy a full 4-H camp experience, complete with team-building exercises, outdoor activities, crafts and more!   4-H members (14-18 years of age) can also serve as a Clover Buddy to mentor campers. Clover Buddies will also receive via conference call training prior to the camp.

Jefferson County 4-H Facebook page JeffersonCounty Fourh

Jefferson County OSU Extension web page lists other events at www.oces.okstate.edu/jefferson

Limited Wheat Pasture: Do I Sell Calves or Feed Them? . . .

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    To most Oklahomans, late summer may be considered the driest time of the year. In actuality, December, January, and February are the driest reported months of the year in since the Mesonet began in 1994. This year, the research proves true as large areas of Oklahoma are rolling over 100 days of less than 0.25 inches of rainfall. With below normal precipitation in the outlook for the coming month or more, producers with cattle on wheat pasture are at a cross-roads; haul the feed or hitch up the trailer and turn them into cash?

Before hitting default and hauling feed, producers should take a moment to consider several things to ensure success. Producers should first inventory available feedstuffs. Hay samples should be collected and sent off for analysis. An analysis is essential to determining the nutrient deficiencies in the hay and identifying which energy or protein feed source will work best for the feeding situation. Calculate cost of gain with estimated feed costs.

A strategy to stretch wheat pasture in low forage situations is to provide a feed supplement at 1% of body weight on a daily basis. Oklahoma State University has done a number of different studies that examine the effects of different supplement in low forage situations. In one situation, calves grazing wheat pastures with less than 300 pounds of forage per acre were supplemented with one of three supplements; whole corn, dry rolled corn, or a 50/50 blend of wheat middlings and soybean hulls. These supplements were fed six days per week to steers stocked initially at 3.5 acres per head or 1,050 pounds forage. By the end of the study, pounds of forage increased to 1,500 pounds per steer. Overall gain was 2.2 pounds per day after the 84 day trial and performance did not differ between treatments.

Other “forage-stretching” feed options include Dried Distiller’s Grains (DDGS) plus free-choice hay (5% CP, 56%TDN) fed at 0.75 to 1.65% of body weight, or whole cottonseed fed at 0.5 to 0.75% body weight. Whole cottonseed can be problematic to handle mechanically, so increased manual labor is a consideration; however, there is a feeder manufacturer (Herd Boss) that makes a mechanical feeder, mounted on the bed of a truck, that effectively handles feedstuffs that are noted for lodging and bridging. If you have interest, I can direct you toward sources for the feeder and whole cottonseed.

Feed costs are not the only components in the cost of gain calculation. Also consider labor, feed delivery, fuel and death loss. Cost of gain assessments can then be paired with the value of gain to estimate if feeding will be a profitable venture. The value of gain is the difference in the value of the cattle at time of purchase and the value at sale time divided by the difference in weight. For a better picture of the situation, let’s look at an example.

First, assuming an average rent for wheat pasture of $0.40 per pound of gain, if producers are considering pulling completely off wheat into a dry lot of some sort, $0.40 could be utilized to account for yardage costs.

By utilizing the value of calves sold in the current market and estimating future cost using beefbasis.com, an estimated value of gain can be calculated. For instance, on January 26th, the price for 670 pound calves was $158.78/cwt. March futures were priced at $145.60/cwt. March basis values for 750 pound calves were $5.24 which bring the total value of the March contracts to $150.84. The difference in the total value of those calves ($1,131.30-$1063.83) divided by the difference in weight (750 lbs. – 670 lbs.) brings the value of gain to $0.84. Subtracting pasture rent ($0.40) to the total value of gain ($0.84) leaves $0.44 to cover costs for feed, delivery, labor, and fuel. In this situation, stretching wheat pasture by feeding will be profitable only if costs per pound of gain are maintained below $0.44. Keep in mind, this example does not include costs of labor or equipment which are essential parts of the calculation. Also realize that value of gain will change on a daily basis as the market changes and calculations should be redone periodically to ensure accuracy. The challenge for producers is to do these calculations with their own numbers to ensure profitability in any feeding situation.

Do not hesitate to call the local County OSU Cooperative Extension office if you have any questions regarding short wheat pasture, supplements, or value of gain.

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Jeffco COOP News and Information

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Jefferson County Jr. Livestock Show will be Wednesday, February 28 – Saturday, March 3, 2018.  On Thursday, March 1, Sheep and Goats will weigh in at 10 a.m.; the Sheep Show will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the Goat Show.  Hogs will weigh in 8 a.m. Friday, March 2 with the Hog Show beginning at 3 p.m.  The Cattle will weigh in Saturday March 3 at 9 a.m. and begin showing at 10 a.m.  The Premium banquet will be 6 p.m. Saturday, March 3.

Come support 4-H and FFA Exhibitors.  Concession will be open Thursday and Friday.

Jefferson County OSU Extension office for additional information

Bright Nights at the Science Museum, February 16-17, 2018

Registration Due: February 1, 2018

Price: $45 per participant

$25 per Chaperone

Theme: Star Wars

State 4-H Ambassador Applications

2018 State 4-H Ambassador applications are available and can be found on the 4-H Ambassador website. Applications must be postmarked by March 15th.

2018 Special Clovers Camp

Blast Off to Better Health, Special Clovers Camp will be held March 24 and 25th. The camp is open to 4-H members (8-17 years of age) with special needs. Campers will enjoy a full 4-H camp experience, complete with team-building exercises, outdoor activities, crafts and more!

4-H members (14-18 years of age) can also serve as a Clover Buddy to mentor campers. Clover Buddies will also receive via conference call training prior to the camp.

Registration materials will be available February 1. Cost of the camp will be $15. The camp is supported through the Walmart Healthy Living grant.

Jefferson County OHCE met Tuesday, January 16 in the Waurika Sr. Citizens Center.  The business meeting including planning of the Pie Sale which will be Thursday, March 1 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Jr. Livestock Show.  After the business meeting, Tara Brown, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H Youth Development presented a short lesson on Finance 101- Budgeting.  Tara is available to teach the Check and Balance curriculum which includes other financial topics.  Call 580-228-2332.

Our February meeting will be Tuesday, February 20 at 12 noon at the Waurika Sr. Citizens Center.  Brenda Gandy-Jones, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H Youth Development, CED for Stephens County will present the lesson on “Caregiving 101”.  Our March meeting will be Tuesday and Wednesday (March 20 and 21) 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day; Pamela Varner, Extension Educator, FCS/4-H Youth Development, CED for Cotton County will lead us making “Crazy Quilt Jacket”.  Contact Tara Brown for additional information.

Co-Parenting for Resilience:  Divorce or separation is not an easy or favorable decision, especially when minor children are in the home.  A class for divorcing or separating parents with minor children living in the home, is available monthly or as scheduled.  Our next class is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018. Pre-registration is required. Call Jefferson County OSU Extension Office at 580-228-2332 for registration information.  This class is mandatory by law in Oklahoma and is also valuable for Grandparents and other relatives of minor children going through a divorce or separation.

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OSU Extension Presents Early Spring Roundup Program . .

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The annual Early Spring Roundup program, presented by the Carter, Jefferson, Love, and Marshall County OSU Extension offices, and hosted by the Red River Livestock Auction, is just around the corner. For those who are unfamiliar, the program consists of three sessions, held on successive Monday evenings, with nightly door prizes and a Grand Prize drawing for a Lincoln 225 Welder/Generator. To be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing, you must attend all three sessions.

The program agenda is as follows:

 

6 pm Monday, Jan. 29

  • Meal sponsored by Stillwater Milling Co.
  • Supplementing/Substituting Limited Wheat Pasture Availability; David Lalman, OSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist
  • Techniques for the Judicious Use of Antibiotics; Dr. Elizabeth Geidt, OSU Center for Veterinary Health Sciences

 

6 pm Monday, Feb. 5

  • Meal sponsored by Oklahoma Ag Credit
  • Oklahoma Fencing Laws; Shannon Ferrell, Assoc. Prof. for Agricultural Law, OSU Ag. Econ. Dept.
  • Clostridial Diseases: ID, Prevention, and Treatment; Barry Whitworth, DVM, OSU Extension Area Food/Animal Quality & Health Specialist
  • Farm Service Agency Updates; Ila Anderson, Carter/Love FSA Executive Directo

 

6 pm Monday, Feb. 12

  • Meal sponsored by Martindale Feed Mill
  • NAFTA Developments & Cattle Market Outlook; Derrell Peel, OSU Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist
  • Coral and Facility Design; Chris Stansberry, Station Superintendent, OSU Beef Cattle Research Range
  • NRCS Updates; Warren Sanders, Love/Carter NRCS District Conservationist
  • Grand Prize Drawing

 

Registration is $25/person, which covers all three sessions. If you register prior to the first session, we have a special “Early Bird” drawing for a Stihl MS170 chainsaw, donated by Petit Machinery, 3-100 dose packs of Synovex C implants donated by Zoetis Animal Health, and a Brute ice chest donated by Multi-Min 90!

We appreciate our gracious Sponsors and their support, which includes MultiMin USA,

McKay Ag Services, Oklahoma Ag Credit, American Nation Bank, First United Bank of Madill, First Bank & Trust Company, Carter County Cattlemen’s Association, Red River Valley Rural Electric Association, Love/Marshall County Cattlemen’s Association, Love County Farm Bureau – Sam Barrick, Agent, and the First National Bank & Trust Company of Ardmore

Come join us, and bring a friend!

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