4-H Youth Development

The 4‐H Youth Development program provides opportunities for young people to develop responsibility and leadership skills, improve their public speaking ability and gain self‐confidence. 4‐H members learn through individual projects, working with other club members and community service.

Check out the projects we offer on the Animal, Non-Animal and Cloverbud pages.

Owyhee County Schedule

• 2022-2023 Calendar (PDF)
• 2023 Weigh-In Schedule (PDF)

Getting Started in 4-H

• Youth Interest Survey
• Adult Volunteer Survey

Enrolling in 4-H

Youth, Leaders and Advisors

Enroll using the ZSuite portal on or before March 1

Dues

• $16 for Cloverbuds ages 5-7
• $25 for youth ages 8-18 in all projects except Horse.
• $28 for youth ages 8-18 in the Horse project area.

If a member is in more than one club, they only need to pay dues to their primary club. There is a family cap of $50 (for families with three or more children participating) in an effort to keep the program affordable.

ZSuite Guides

• ZSuite Tips Sheet (PDF)
• ZSuite Volunteer Tip Sheet (PDF)
• ZSuite Clover Academy Tip Sheet (PDF)

Owyhee County Fair

• 4-H Requirements to Exhibit (PDF)

Fair Board Information

Information and forms required by the Fair Board can be found on the Owyhee County Fair & Rodeo website.

• OC Fair & Rodeo Website (Link)
• Fair Book (PDF)

Fair Entries

• Submit Fair Entry (Link)

Junior Livestock Sale Forms

• 2022 Buyer Certificate - Personalized (PDF)
• 2022 Buyer Certificate - Generic (PDF)
• 2022 Buyer Flyer (PDF)

4-H Club Forms

• 4-H Club Annual Plan of Meetings and Activities (PDF)
• 4-H Fundraising Approval Form (PDF)
• 4-H Annual Club Financial & Audit Certification (Excel)
• 4-H Club Financial Paperwork (PDF)

Member Forms

• 4-H Family Handbook (PDF)
• 4-H Policies and Procedures (PDF)
• Project-Requirements-Handbook (PDF)

Record Books

• ZSuite Record Book Tutorial (Video)
• 2022 Record Book Outline (PDF)
• 2022 Complete Record Book Guide (PDF)
• 4-H Animal Record Book Rubric (PDF)
• 4-H Non-Animal Record Book Rubric (PDF)
• Record Book (ZSuite)

 Oral Presentations

• Presentation Types (PDF)
• Demonstration/Illustrated Talk Scoresheet (PDF)
• Speech Scoresheet (PDF)
• Cloverbud Comment Card (PDF)
• TV Commercial Scoresheet (PDF)
• Dramatic Reading Scoresheet (PDF)
• Presentation Tip Sheet