s we start a new school year, we are finishing the 2017-2018 4-H year. Record books are turned in, State Fair is finished, and we look forward to a new year.
September seems to be a slower month for 4-H activities. With school getting back in session many after school programs have not started or are getting the wheels turning. I delivered state fair exhibits and brought them home again. The district had a combined 238 exhibits at the fair. This number includes judging teams for crops, photography, poultry and rabbits. It also includes the dog show, fashion review, poultry and rabbits. With that being said these 4-H members and their families put in a lot of time and effort to represent this district. For that I salute you!
We also had numerous livestock projects exhibited and the kids did well there too! The kids in the district never cease to amaze me with their abilities.
I have spent some time this month preparing for Old Iron Days that takes place this coming weekend. 4-H members will talk have the opportunity to visit with around 2000 school kids about many things and I look forward to sharing the time with them as well.
I helped the conservation district with the third-grade water festival. This year I got to work in the soil tunnel trailer. What a fantastic tool to teach kid about soil and how important it is for us to take care of it.
Wrapping up summer I also helped out with a couple of National Corn Growers yield plots. James and I went out for a dryland plot that made 232 bushels and I followed up with an irrigated plot that ended up being 242 bushels. Spent some time finishing up all the year-end paper work. It was an eventful year and I look forward to what the new year has in store.
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