Join a 4-H Judging Team NOW!!!

Would you like to be a member of the 4-H Poultry Judging Team? You don't have to know a thing about chickens! It is time to begin our practices. This year, we are excited to have two adult volunteers that will be serving as assistant coaches for our team. They are Dawn Reshonsky and Suzanne Caum. Thanks goes out to them for donating their time to working with our team!

Here is the practice schedule for this year:

September 7- introduction/refresher of poultry judging (meeting room B)
September 9- How to judge live birds (livestock barn)
September 13- Meat parts identification and carcass evaluation (meeting room A)
September 16- All about eggs (meeting room A)
September 20- Review Day (Livestock Barn)
September 21- Mock Judging Competition (livestock Barn)
September 23- Poultry Judging Contest (Lebanon, TN)

Please let me know if you would like to be a member of the team this year. Feel free to invite anyone you know to join us; they do not have to know a thing about chickens!

Contact Mr. Michael at 615.898.7710

Video Camp Underway

Rutherford County 4-H members are attending a video camp at the local Extension Office. Throughout the week, campers will be completing educational videos to enter in a national 4-H film contest! Check back throughout the week to check on our progress.

Still space available for Junior 4-H Camp

As you think about what you are going to do this summer, you should add "Attend Rutherford County 4-H Camp" to your list.

We will be camping June 14-18, 2010. The 4-H Camping Center that we attend is the Clyde M York center in Crossville, TN. Check out their web site for all the fun activities that you can do at camp.

The picture to the left is of 4-H Agent Michael Shirley and one of Rutherford County's 4-H members showing off two largemouth bass that they caught at the same time at the 4-H lake!

Call the Rutherford County Extension Office at 615-898-7710 for more information.

Sign up for Rutherford County's 4-H Gardening Group

Call 615-898-7710 for more information about the 4-H Gardening Group

New Zip-line Installed at 4-H Camp York

Below is a video of several 4-H agents testing out the new zip-line that was installed at the 4-H camp in Crossville, TN. Rutherford County will be attending 4-H camp June 14-18, 2010. Call the office for more details. 615-898-7710

Rutherford County 4-H Horse Member Wins National Award

Rutherford County 4-H Horse Club member Shelby Finch was recently awarded the 2009 High Point Award in equitation (ages 11 and under) by the National Walking Horse Owners Association. Shelby is a 5th grader at Saint Rose of Lima Catholic School in Murfreesboro and has been active in the 4-H horse club for two years. We are very proud of her accomplishment.

Rebecca Henry
Extension Agent
Rutherford County

The Rutherford County 4-h Horse project would like to thank Ms. Anne Brzezicki and The M.T.S.U. Equestrian team for their continued support and generosity. Our January meeting was held at the Horse Science Center, where they held the annual barn scavenger hunt. They gave away prizes for the winners with the most points in each division. Once again we would like to say thanks to The M.T.S.U. Equestrian team and any other volunteers involved in the Rutherford County 4-H.

Rutherford County 4-H Horse Project
Faith Duke
-Horse project Reporter