Organization to develop programs such as Agriculture Safety and Mental Health Workshop and Spring Senior Symposium
Alberta 4-H is receiving new money to develop more programs. The organization will receive $731,000 over the next five years from the federal and provincial governments under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to support three new 4-H programs. Christine Suominen, Alberta 4-H board chair and an alumnus of the group, lauded the “long-standing relationship” with […] Read moreTag Archives 4-H
4-H fundraising campaign benefits present and future
Two worrying trends haunt modern agriculture. First, farmers’ average age is rising and they are fewer in number. At the same time, the industry is competing with a wide variety of career options available to today’s young people, and it doesn’t always win the race. Many groups try to ensure agriculture remains in good hands, […] Read more
VIDEO: Young B.C. speaker has positive ag message
Janel van Dongen impresses audiences with a speech that won a national competition at the Royal Winter Fair last year
OTTAWA — Janel van Dongen captivated her audience from the moment she took the stage at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting. The 16-year-old from Nanoose Bay, B.C., delivered the speech that in November won her the top prize at the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition at the Royal Winter Fair. She focused […] Read more
Sask. judge takes top spot at youth competition
The national youth show judge championships were held at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina last week
After an extensive two-day competition, 4-H crowned its national youth show judge champion at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 21. Justin Harcourt from Quill Lake, Sask., took home first place after beating out 74 other competitors from across the country, including Carmen White and Rhianna Gallagher from Ontario, who placed second and third, Hillary Schneider, also […] Read more
Bath time – photo essay
Young cattle producers participated in the Moose Jaw Inter 4-H Show and Sale in Moose Jaw, Sask., June 24-25, including spending time at the wash rack. | Mickey Watkins photos
Veterinarians forge relationships with 4-H members
For young adult 4-H livestock division participants, strengthening relationships throughout the agricultural field is important to their current and future endeavours. Dennis Kotowich, assistant 4-H leader of the Elk Point beef club in Elk Point, Alta., believes members must become acquainted with as many aspects of the industry as possible to increase their chances of […] Read more
4-H celebrates 110 years in Canada
The country’s largest out-of-school educational program makes its classroom wherever young people gather to learn
On Jan. 11, 4-H clubs in Canada celebrate the organization’s 110th anniversary. The first 4-H club in Canada was formed in 1913 at Roland, Man., and quickly spread across the country. Only 11 years earlier, the idea began in the United States, filling a need for a way to pass agricultural knowledge on to young […] Read more
4-H club takes eclectic approach
Members wanted to tackle a variety of different projects, prompting leaders to find a theme that would cover them all
BOTHA, Alta. — For his 4-H project, Nikolis Nims wants to learn how to fix a lawnmower and how to raise goats. “If a lawn mower stops working, I would like to know how to fix it so I can fix things,” he says. Landon Hoffman wants to learn how to cook steak. Stella Muhlbach […] Read more
Achievements went on, recognition returns
4-H members’ activities continued despite COVID-19, and achievement days went virtual, but normal is back
BASHAW, Alta. — After two years of 4-H achievement days modified by COVID-19, the Camrose District’s Interclub Show and Sale is “back to normal,” said beef committee member Christy Van De Voorde. “It feels great,” said Van De Voorde, leader of the Bashaw 4-H Beef Club and mother of members at the show. “The kids […] Read more
Excitement in the air as 4-H returns to normal
Many of the events that weren’t possible during the COVID-19 pandemic are being planned this year as restrictions lift
With COVID-19 restrictions lifting across the Prairies, 4-H groups in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are looking forward to a return to pre-COVID times. “Everybody is excited to get back to normal as much as we can, of course, ensuring that safety measures continue to be in place for everybody,” said Shelby Corey, Saskatchewan 4-H executive […] Read more
