4-H Youth Development

The University of Idaho Extension 4‐H Youth Development program empowers youth to reach their full potential through working and learning in partnership with caring adults. For additional information about 4-H in Owyhee County, please contact our 4-H Program Coordinator Madi Anderson at madisona@uidaho.edu.

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

Owyhee County 4-H Calendar

• 2022-2023 Calendar (PDF)

Getting Started in Owyhee County 4-H

• Youth Interest Survey (Link)
• Adult Volunteer Interest Survey (Link)

Enrollment

4-H youth must enroll via ZSuite, and pay dues, on or before March 1st, to be eligible to participate in Fair. If you are new to Owyhee County 4-H, please complete the Youth Interest Survey before creating a ZSuite account.

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). Please pay dues to your club leader.

Owyhee County Fair

• 4-H Requirements to Exhibit (PDF)

Fair 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 (Link)
• Owyhee County Fair 4-H & FFA Exhibitor Rules (PDF)
• Owyhee County Fair 4-H FCS & Misc. Exhibitor Rules (PDF)

Fair Entries

• Submit Fair Entry (Link)

Junior Livestock Sale

• 2023 Weigh-In Schedule (PDF)
• Buyer Certificate — Personalized (PDF)
• Buyer Certificate — Generic (PDF)
• 2023 Buyer Flyer (PDF)
• Owyhee County Junior Livestock Sale Rules (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 Financials & Audit (Excel)
• 4-H Annual Club Financials & Audit (PDF)

4-H Family & Member Forms

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

Record Books

• Record Book (ZSuite) (Link)
• Record Book Outline (PDF)
• Complete Record Book Guide (PDF)
• 4-H Animal Record Book Rubric (PDF)
• 4-H Non-Animal Record Book Rubric (PDF)
• 4-H Horse Record Book Rubric (PDF)

ZSuite Tip Sheets & Tutorials

• ZSuite Record Book Tutorial (Video)
• ZSuite Tip Sheet (PDF)
• ZSuite Volunteer Tip Sheet (PDF)
• ZSuite Volunteer Clover Academy Tip Sheet (PDF)

Oral Presentations

• Presentation Types (PDF)
• Speak Up with Confidence - Oral Presentation Tips (PDF)
• Horse — Demonstration/Illustrated Talk Scoresheet (PDF)
• Horse — Speech Scoresheet (PDF)
• Demonstration/Illustrated Talk Scoresheet (PDF)
• Speech Scoresheet (PDF)
• TV Commercial Scoresheet (PDF)
• Dramatic Reading Scoresheet (PDF)
• Cloverbud Comment Card (PDF)