Clay County 4-H
Welcome to the Clay County 4-H Information page!
This page contains links to the web pages containing 4-H club, project, leader / volunteer, and fair information. Let us know if we need to add or update any information by sending an email to Ashley at aevinger@purdue.edu.
2025 Clay County Fair dates: July 12-18, 2025
Contact Us
Contact Us:
Natalie Korniak, Extension Educator - 4-H Youth Development
Ashley Evinger, 4-H Program Assistant
4-H Enrollment Information
Enrollment in Indiana 4-H opens every year on October 1. Please try to be enrolled and have your clubs picked by January 15 so you can get the most out of all the opportunities 4-h has to offer!
Mini 4-H is available to youth grades K-2 is FREE!
***NEW FOR 2025***
Clay County 4-H is FREE for all 4-H members.
Members have the opportunity to learn more about a subject matter that they choose to study through completing hands on activities. We refer to these as projects. In order to enroll in a project, members must sign up for them at the time of enrolling in 4-H. Each project has a manual that guides the youth through the learning process as well as a set of guidelines that helps them meet the project requirements. We provide adult volunteers and staff who are knowledgeable on that particular subject who will often times provide workshops to allow the youth to learn about that topic in a social environment. Each project has a beginner, intermediate, and advanced level-this allows youth to build on their knowledge each year and continue to challenge their skills. Projects are meant to be worked on over time, providing an educational opportunity for youth outside of the classroom setting. Often times, youth will exhibit and display their project at a local county fair in order to show the community what they have learned.
The Clay County 4-H program offers more than 60 projects for area youth. Check out our 4-H Handbook and our rules & requirements below to learn about all the opportunities to dive into topics you enjoy.
Your 4-H club in Clay County serves as your home base and there are lots of clubs to pick from. Your club leader will pass out your manuals and other relevant paperwork to you throughout the year, and they're a great resource to ask any questions you may have throughout the year. You can attend any club meeting that you'd like, so you can choose a club outside of your township or only join a livestock club if their meeting schedule is more convenient for you.
Purdue Extension-Clay County is located at 6656 N. State Rd. 59, Brazil, IN 47834. We are open Monday- Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. We are closed during County Government Holidays and voicemail is available during non-business hours. Our phone number is 812-448-9041
The Clay County 4-H program uses the FairEntry system for registering all projects to be exhibited at the fair, checking in projects, recording results, and communicating that information to the Indiana State Fair. All projects (animal, building and mini 4-H projects) must be registered by July 1st in order to show at the Clay County 4-H Fair through this online program.
Clay County 4-H Resources
This is a very helpful place to start for new members!
4-H Camp will take place from June 8-11, 2025 at Shakamak State Park. We will be camping with 4-H’ers from Sullivan, Daviess, Owen, and Vigo Counties. Daily activities will include boating, recreation, crafts, swimming, outdoor cooking, nature activities, and lots of silly songs and chants! 4-H Camp is open to all 4-H’ers currently in grades 3 through 6.
The cost per 4-H'er will be (price still to be determined for 2025) with a free camp t-shirt. Online registration will be offered this year with an option to pay by credit card or cash/check (turned into the Extension Office).
4-H Camp Registration will be open April 1 - May 10, 2024!
4-H Camp Online Registration ***2025 INFORMATION COMING SOON!***
4-h Camp counselor application (for grades 8-12) ***2025 INFORMATION COMING SOON!***
WHAT IS THIS?
Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care training was developed with Indiana 4-Hers in mind. This program is a grassroots initiative formulated and facilitated by Purdue Extension, the Purdue Animal Science Department, and industry affiliates.
The Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care program is a comprehensive training REQUIREMENT for all 4-H youth participating in beef, dairy, goats (all types), poultry, rabbits, sheep, and swine. This is both a county and state requirement. Failure to complete this training will result in youth unable to exhibit their animals at the county and/or state fair.
The goal of the Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care program is to help youth understand their responsibility in increasing consumer confidence, animal stewardship, and overall gaining and applying pertinent information and credibility, relating to food systems.
Clay county training dates
Please call the Extension Office (812-448-9093) to RSVP for an Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care training session or follow the link next to your select date to register. Members must be registered BEFORE attending a training.
All training's will be held at 6:30 pm in the Exhibit Hall on the following dates:
*Members must have this training complete by July 1, 2025 in order to show their livestock.
The success of Clay County 4-H depends on volunteers. Our volunteers are hardworking, dedicated, giving individuals who have been through legal screening process as prescribed by Purdue University.
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Clay County 4-H Volunteer! Here are the steps you will need to take in order to become an approved volunteer for our organization.
NEW VOLUNTEER ENROLLMENT
- Go to v2.4honline.com and enroll as an Adult volunteer.
- Once all of your information is entered, you will need to complete the Youth Safety Training that should pull up before submitting your application. If you have trouble with the training pulling up on your computer, please call the Extension Office & we can provide you with a paper form of it. This training is required for every adult volunteer each year.
- Once your references and background checks come back to us, you will then be an approved volunteer for Indiana 4-H.
RE-ENROLLMENT
Please be sure that you re-enroll each year on v2.4HOnline.com. Our program year starts October 1st. Please see instructions on how to Enroll in 4-H Online as a Returning Adult Volunteer.
Minor Safety Training is mandatory for all Clay County 4-H Volunteers each year.
Please contact the Clay County Extension Office with any questions. Become an Indiana 4-H Volunteer!
***2025 INFORMATION COMING SOON!***
2024 Senior 4-H'er Letter & questionnaire
The Indiana 4-H Youth Development Program annually awards more than $125,000.00 in scholarships to 4-H members to pursue post-secondary education. Scholarships are awarded to recognize youth participating in Indiana’s 4-H Youth Development Program on their achievements and life skill development resulting from their participation in a variety of 4-H experiences. You can view the information and applications for these scholarships by clicking here.
We also have Clay County 4-H Scholarships available- please check below for those being offered.
2024 Clay County 4-H Jr. Leader Scholarship
2024 Clay County Extension Homemakers Scholarship
Clay County 4-H Council Scholarship
Van Buren Township Scholarship
The 2024-2025 Clay County 4-H Council was elected in October, 2024. Please see below for position assignments.
2024-2025 Exhibit Hall & Livestock Projects - Rules & Requirements
If you have a question about a project, please call the Extension Office at 812-448-9041.
Can't find what you're looking for? Try the Indiana 4-H Website!
Livestock Record Sheet - For beef, diary, goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep and swine
2024 Livestock Auction
2024 4HOnline Animal ID Instructions
2024 Indiana 4-H Approved Animal Grooming Assistance Program
Beef
Beef Terms & Conditions 2024
2024 Beef enrollment packet (Mailed 1/25/24)
Cat
Dairy
2024 Dairy Enrollment Packet (Mailed 1/25/24)
Dog
Goat
Horse & Pony
Horse & Pony Terms & Conditions 2024
2024 Horse & pony enrollment letter
Clay County Horse & Pony Handbook
Poultry
2024 Poultry Terms & Conditions
Rabbit
Sheep
Swine
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Mini 4-H is a program designed to encourage positive development of children, Kindergarten through second grade. The goal of Mini 4-H is to help young children explore friendships outside the family; explore the way in which things work; practice both small and large muscle control; and think about the ways people work together on projects.
The NON-COMPETITIVE learning environment for Mini 4-H includes:
- Planned learning activities in which children are invited to be active and explore materials and ideas without the pressure of completing a specific product or exhibit.
- Low adult/leader to child ratio that allows time for adults/leaders to provide individual, positive encouragement and assistance.
- Simple, interesting activities that are fun.
- Encouragement of children to participate in a group activity by sharing and or displaying their activity projects.
- Rewards that are identical and/or ribbons of the same color for everyone.
