Events
4-H Exploration Days
Location: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Annual MSU pre-college program that attracts approximately 2500 youth participants and chaperones representing all 83 Michigan counties.
State 4-H Goat Show
Location: MSU Pavilion, East Lansing, MI
Exhibitors have the opportunity to compete in showmanship and breed classes as well as pack, obstacle and driving. Exhibitors must be Michigan 4-H members and must own the goats they enter.
Goats
Goats—dairy type, pygmy, Angora and Boer—make great 4-H projects. They are relatively easy to handle, interesting and inexpensive to keep. In addition to learning about traditional animal care in a 4-H goat project, you can explore the use of products that come from goats such as milk, meat and fiber. You also can participate in activities such as quiz bowl, skillathon and judging, that don’t require you to own a goat.
Contact
For more information on how to get involved as a youth or volunteer, contact your county MSU Extension office or:
Katie VanderKolk, 4-H Animal Science Educator
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Phone: 517-432-5270
Jacob DeDecker, PhD, 4-H Program Leader
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Phone: 517-432-7604
News
7th annual 4-H Day at the Breslin celebrates youth development and Spartan Women’s Basketball
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) 4-H Youth Development will cheer on the MSU women’s basketball team as they take on Ohio State during their Jan. 15 home game at the MSU Breslin Center. “MSUE 4-H Day at the Breslin” is a celebration of the MSUE 4-H program in Michigan.
At last – someone’s taking responsibility!
4-H’s new program, "Join the Revolution of Responsibility," puts a spotlight on all those making a difference in their communities, watching over our natural resources and creating new businesses. It isn’t just politicians or public officials on the front lines of tackling these issues—it’s 4-H members throughout Michigan.
Michigan 4-H invites community to an evening in the garden
Michigan 4-H Youth Development will host its first 4-H Evening in the Garden event, Tuesday, Aug. 16, as a recruitment opportunity, a chance for current 4-H’ers to showcase their projects and an occasion to present activities for hands-on participation.
Resources
- 4-H Animal Project Record for Beginning Members (4H1457)
- 4-H Goat Project Snapshot Sheet (4H1611)
- 4-H Goat Quiz Bowl Resources
- 4-H Livestock Record Book for Intermediate and Advanced Members (4H1177)
- Animal Judges Lists and Permission Forms
- Feed Record Card (4H1277)
- Goat Organizations
- How do proposed changes to federal child labor laws affect you? (10/17/11)
- Member’s Personal 4-H Record Book (4H1192)
- Michigan 4-H Judging Cards (4-H1293–96)
- Pygmy Goat Basic Owner’s Manual
- Recommendations for Managing Public-Animal Contact
- Veterinary Science Organizations
- Your 4-H Angora Goat Project