Harrison County 4-H
WHAT IS Harrison County 4-H?
4-H provides kids with community, mentors, and learning opportunities to develop the skills they need to create positive change in their lives and in their communities.
Welcome to Purdue Extension-Harrison County 4-H! Our traditional 4-H program is open to ALL youth from grades 3-12. Mini 4-H is offered to ALL youth grades K-2. 4-H programming is designed to serve the varied interests of ALL youth in our community. 4-H members, guided by adult volunteers, participate in hands-on, all-inclusive programming in order to develop skills they will use for a lifetime. Purdue Extension-Harrison County provides opportunities for youth to experience 4-H through community clubs, in-school and after-school enrichment programs, 4-H camps, workshops, projects, community service, and more!
Be sure to check this page regularly for upcoming events and important announcements!
Open enrollment for the 2023-2024 4-H year began on October 1st.
Click below to view the Harrison County Extension Calendar for upcoming events:
EXPLORE OUR PROGRAM AREAS
Welcome to Harrison County 4-H!
Open Enrollment begins October 1st for the 2023-2024 year!
Mini 4-H is for youth in grades K-2nd. There are so many fun and educational opportunities for...
Click below to download the volunteer application and instructions!
4-H Council facilitates the 4-H program planning for Harrison County, including program...
There are many ways to get involved in 4-H, here are a few examples!
Harrison County 4-H Guides
Just enrolled in 4-H and not sure what to do next? Read through this New Member Guide!
Need some guidance on how to enter your projects into FairEntry? Check out this FairEntry Guide!
Mini 4-H is for youth in grades K-2nd. Read the Mini 4-H Guide to learn more!
Interested in becoming a 4-H Volunteer? Read through the 4-H Volunteer Guide for help!
What is a Career Development Event? Learn more about CDE's in this guide!
Showing animals in 4-h for the first time? Take a look through this packet for useful...
Now Available!
Now Available!
The 2023-2024 Harrison County 4-H Handbook is now available! This handbook has ALL of the guidelines and details for every project and animal. Check it out!
See HandbookPrepare for the 4-H Fair
April 9th at 6:00pm at the Harrison County Fairgrounds Riding Arena, Dr. Pepin will be coming to...
Breeding Heifer, Beef/Dairy Beef Feeder, Dairy Female, Meat/Dairy Goat, Sheep, Rabbit
Submit your Senior Biography and Photo by May 15th!
Stop by the Harrison County Extension Office to pick up your 2024 project manuals and necessary...
Livestock DNA Samples are due in 4-H Online and to the Extension Office by May 15th!
Please review these animal lease guidelines. Only certain animals are able to be leased!
This 4-H Poster Tutorial Video will guide you through the 5 general steps and guidelines of...
ALL youth in grades 3-12 showing Cattle, Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Swine, or Rabbits at the County Fair
Show your support at the Harrison County 4-H Livestock Auction on Thursday, June 27 at 6:00 PM at...
The news we have all been waiting for... 2024 Harrison County 4-H Fair Dates and Schedule
Save the Date for the Harrison County 4-H Cat Show on July 19th!
Save the Date for the Harrison County 4-H Horse and Pony Fair Show from July 19th-21st!
Save the Date for the Harrison County 4-H Dog Show on September 29th!
If your 4-H'er plans to participate in the Livestock Carcass Project this year, you MUST...
Upcoming/Current Events
The Harrison County 4-H Council is searching for a volunteer Facilities Manager to ensure 4-H...
Check out these Shooting Sports opportunities through the next several months!
Area 9 Livestock Judging Invitational will be on April 11th at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds
The 2024 Indiana Holstein Association Multi-Breed Sale will be held Saturday, April 13th at the...
The Area 10 Livestock Judging Contest will be April 16th at the Sty. Joseph County Fairgrounds
Plant and harvest your own vegetables and flowers while learning about plants, soil, ecology,...
Join the Harrison County Super Shooters 4-H Club! -Meetings and Workshops will be held at the...
Meetings will resume in January 2024. We meet on the fourth Thursday of the month, January...
Want to learn more about robotics and technology? Come join us and learn how to build your own...
What's Been Happening in 4-H
The 2024 Horse and Pony Vaccination Clinic was a success on April 9th!
The Lucky Horseshoes 4-H Club Fun Show was an absolute success with almost 40 participants!
All 4-H youth are invited to participate in the Hiking Spark Club at O'Bannon Woods State...
4-H Performing Arts Event is a non-competitive event designed to allow 4-H members to exhibit...
March 14th at 6:30pm in the Extension Office, Veterinarian Dr. Pepin will be coming to the Lucky...
Join Miss Mary on Wednesday, March 13th for another Mini 4-H workshop that is sure to be filled...
10 youth participated in the 4-H Carcass Project Workshop on March 9th.
On February 19th, the Harrison County Junior Leaders enjoyed a Valentine’s Day party at the...
The Harrison County 4-H Junior Leaders served hot meals at a local church as a part of their...
The Fowl Play Poultry Club had their Egg Demonstration Night to show the different ways eggs can...
Congratulations to the Harrison County 4-H team of Asher, Fletcher, and Isabelle Abner!
Lucky Horseshoes 4-H Club meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Extension Office
The Hoosier Stockman 4-H Club learned how to sew their own garment bags at their meeting!
The Blue River All Stars 4-H Club had their annual Valentines Day Pizza Party Fundraiser on...
Dive into the fascinating world of cat anatomy on January 16th at 6pm at the Extension Office.
Harrison County 4-H Youth participated at Texas A&M Horse Judging Camp at Hamilton Southeast...
The 4-H Mini Felt Craft class held on Wednesday, March 13 was filled with Felt, Flowers, Finger...
Extension Program Assistant, Jocelyn Faith, led several youth through the process of how to make...
Harrison County 4-H Horse and Pony Color Guard had their Annual Bake Sale at Tractor Supply on...
Harrison Hoosiers 4-H Club had their Christmas Cookie Baking on December 12th. Everyone had a...
The Hoosier Stockman 4-H Club has certainly started getting into holiday spirit by creating...
Lucky Horseshoes 4-H Club made blankets for kids at Harrison County Hospital for a community...
Oh what fun it was to attend 4-H Mini’s Saturday with Santa! The morning was filled with...
Congratulations to the Harrison County 4-H Forestry Team winning 7th in the whole state!
Harrison County 4-H Horse and Pony Color Guard participated in the Light-Up Corydon Parade on...
Save the date for the Mini 4-H Bountiful Breakfast on November 8th or 15th!
Our Extension Program Assistant, Jocelyn Faith, taught another successful Painting and Pastries...
Harrison Hoosiers 4-H Club was there to celebrate the grand opening of the new all-inclusive...
3rd-5th graders learned about the exciting world of electricity on November 7th, 2023.
On October 24th, Harrison County 4-H members gathered in the Windell Ag Building to take part in...
It was a great weekend with beautiful weather for 4-H’ers at O’Bannon Woods State...
many proud parents and grandparents gathered to watch several of last year’s Mini 4-H 2nd...
On October 12th, once again, several youth learned a variety of skills and knowledge of the life...
All third graders in Harrison County are invited to participate in Ag Day.
Congratulations to all of the participants, human and canine, of the 2023 4-H Dog Show. The...
The 47th Annual Carnival for Cancer was held Friday, September 15th, 2023 at Fountain Church.
Holy cow! Our Extension Program Assistant, Jocelyn Faith, taught the Painting and Pastries class...
Our Mini 4-H’ers got excited experimented with new ways to create art! We let them get as...
Congratulations to all of the 4-H contestants who exhibited all of their hard work with their...
Mini Day Camp July 12th, 2023. This year's theme was Hawaiian Luau!
July 17-18: This educational hands-on event investigated habitats, water ecology, and include...
Heads were turning at the Harrison County Fashion Revue Contest on June 16th at 1:00pm
Woohoo! Harrison County collected over 3000lbs of food for Farm Credit's Fight the...
The Food Preparation, Demonstration, and Preservation Contest will be June 22nd at 6:00pm.
Harrison County 4-H was well represented at the Area II Dairy Judging Invitational at the Green...
Morgan Askins joined Horse and Pony members May 18th for a Gaited Horse Workshop.
On May 10th, our new Tie Dye masters learned all about tie dye and how to combine the 3 primary...
Mini 4-H’ers met on May 10th to get down and a bit dirty making garden decorations just in...
This month, the South Central 4-H After School Enrichment Program learned about recycling and...
The Area Two 4-H Youth Performing Arts Contest was held April 28 at the 4-H Community Building at...
Great Job and Congratulations to Emily Stansbury and Paige Schmelz who competed in State Horse...
Congratulations to Harrison County 4-H members Ryder Kamer, Lilly Kintner, and Regan Kamer!
Congratulations to the Poultry Judging teams from Harrison County that participated in the Area...
16 riders from Mini to Standard 4-H had a blast brushing the dust off at the Lucky Horseshoes Fun...
Latest Cloverprint Newsletter
Latest Cloverprint Newsletter
The Cloverprint is Purdue Extension Harrison County's 4-H Newsletter. These newsletters are sent out bi-monthly. If you would like to receive a mailed or emailed newsletter, please contact our office manager, Mary Eve at 812-738-4236 or...
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What is Harrison County 4-H?
4-H Enrollment will be open on October 1st.
The deadline to enroll in 4-H is May 15. The traditional 4-H program is for youth in grades 3 through 12. The Mini 4-H Program is for youth in grades K-2.
Members will go to v2.4HOnline.com to enroll in the Harrison County 4-H program each year. Here, they will designate a 4-H Club, and add their projects. If you're unsure what club your child would like to join, please feel free to call the Purdue Extension Office at 812-738-4236 and we will help you find a club that fits your needs!
WHAT IS MINI 4-H?
Mini 4-H is designed to introduce you and your child to the 4-Hprogram. Mini 4-H Members are not required to attend club meetings or keep records, though being involved with a club is encourage and will be beneficial to the child as older 4-H members can help them learn about 4-H. Most projects can be completed with items found in your home. This is an excellent way for children to learn by doing and exhibit a project at the fair. Mini 4-H members also have the opportunity to attend workshops and a day camp just for Mini 4-H'ers during the summer. Mini 4-H is open to ALL youth grades K-2.
MINI 4-H PROJECT CHOICES
- Bicycle
- Collections
- Crafts
- Creative Writing
- Cupcakes
- Dinosaurs
- Entomology
- Farm Animals
- Foods Forestry
- Garden
- Genealogy
- Horse and Pony
- Horseless Horse & Pony
- Models
- My Pet and Me
- Photography
- Plants & Flowers
- Sewing
- Small Animals
- Space
- Trees
- Whales & Dolphins
- Wildlife Adventure
- Woodcraft
- Any other areas of interest
Read your Mini 4-H project manuals for poster instructions, fun activities, and great ideas for what to make for the fair. Be creative, make new friends, and above all, have FUN!
Call 812-738-4236 or email Miss Mary at feve@purdue.edu
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WHAT ARE 4-H PROJECTS?
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 different levels that 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.
As you complete your projects use 4-H-620-W "My Record of 4-H Achievement" to keep detailed records of your exhibits. Click here for a Microsoft Word version of the "My Record of 4-H Achievement."
There is no limit to the number of projects youth can sign up for, however, we suggest starting out with one or two your first year. If you know what project(s) you are looking for, check out the 4-H project homepage and search for a category.
State Eligible 4-H Project List
What is a 4-H Club?
A 4-H Club is an organized group of at least five youth from three different families who meet regularly with adult volunteers or staff for a long-term, progressive series of educational experiences. The purpose of a 4-H club is to provide positive youth development opportunities to meet the needs of young people to experience belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity- the Essential Elements- and to foster educational opportunities tied to Land Grand University knowledge base.
4-H Online/Enrollment
4-H Online is the online enrollment and registration system for Indiana 4-H. This is where you enter family and individual information that is used by both the county and the state 4-H offices to manage and record your participation in th 4-H Youth Development program. The deadline to drop or add projects is May 15th. The system will open back up on October 1st when the new 4-H program year begins.
Click the button below to visit 4-H Online:
4-H Volunteers
The success of 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 Harrison County 4-H Volunteer! Here are the steps you will need to take in order to become an approved volunteer for our organization.
- Download or come to the office for a paper application form. This form gives us permission to contact your reference and complete background checks.
- Once your references and background checks come back to us, you will need to interview with a Purdue educator.
- After your interview, please go to v2.4HOnline.com and enroll as an adult 4-H Volunteer.
- During your online enrollment process, please complete the Youth Safety Training per Purdue University Policy. This training is required for every adult volunteer each year.
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 Harrison County 4-H Volunteers EACH YEAR.
4-H Trips & State Programs
- Consumer Decision Making CDE
- Crops CDE
- Milk Quality and Products CDE
- For more information about the Dairy Foods Judging CDE, come to our workshops on Tuesday Nights at 7:00 PM at the Purdue Extension Office at 812-738-4236.
- Dairy Cattle Judging CDE
- Entomology CDE
- Forestry CDE
- For more information about the Forestry CDE in Harrison County, please contact Amanda Uhl at 812-736-9652.
- Hippology CDE
- For more information about the Horse Bowl and Hippology CDE in Harrison County, please contact Lora Tucker Schmelz at 812-736-9530 or ltuckerdvm@yahoo.com.
- Horse Judging CDE
- For more information about the Horse Judging CDE in Harrison County, please contact Lora Tucker Schmelz at 812-736-9530 or ltuckerdvm@yahoo.com.
- Horticulture CDE
- Livestock Judging CDE
- Livestock Skillathon CDE
- Meat Judging CDE
- Poultry Judging CDE
- Soil Judging CDE
- Wildlife Habitat CDE
Harrison County 4-H Fair
What is Fair Entry? FairEntry.com is our fair management system. This is where you let us know which projects you intend to bring to the fair. It allows us to print project tags, lets the superintendents know how many animals you are bringing, and much more. It does connect with 4Honline and it will only let you enter classes for projects you are signed up for. It will also have your enrolled project animals available to place into the proper class, so be sure all of your animals are enrolled BEFORE you try to place them in classes. If they aren’t in 4HOnline, they will not be available in FairEntry. (Dogs and cats use paper forms. This does not apply to individual poultry.)
Fair Entry Deadline: May 22
4-H Online Deadline: May 15
Mini 4-H Members: You may use FairEntry, but it's not required. It's good practice to become familiar with the system when your 4-H member goes into the 3rd grade.
Here are some steps you will need to take before going to Fair Entry:
- Make sure your enrollment is in active status.
- Make sure you're enrolled in the project on 4-H Online.
- Make sure that you've entered your animal ID information on 4-H Online. This includes beef, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, horses and ponies, rabbits, cats, dogs, and swine.
NOTE: Try not to enter your animal ID information on 4-H Online and register the same animals on Fair Entry at the same time of the day, especially after office hours. Purdue Extension Office Staff must do imports throughout the day so that Fair Entry recognizes the data from 4-H Online. We only do imports Monday through Friday, between 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. If you plan on doing both of these tasks at once during office hours, email or call the office to let us know so that we can do an import. Imports may take a few minutes to process, so if you don't see your animal that you've entered on 4-H Online pop up as an animal option on Fair Entry, wait a few minutes and try again.
Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care and YQCA:
Youth in grades 3-12 showing Cattle, Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Swine, or Rabbits at the County Fair or the Indiana State Fair are required to complete this training for exhibition. Call the Extension Office to sign up for a training date.
Alternatively, IN 4-H will accept online YQCA certification for 2023. If you choose to complete the YQCA option, you will register for the online course at https://yqcaprogram.org/. The cost of the online YQCA course is $12. After completing the course, you must email your certification to the 4-H Educator to receive credit.
4-H Animals & Livestock
What is Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care?
Youth in grades 3-12 showing Cattle, Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Swine, or Rabbits at the County Fair or the Indiana State Fair are required to complete this training for exhibition.
Alternatively, IN 4-H will accept online YQCA certification for 2023. If you choose to complete the YQCA option, you will register for the online course at https://yqcaprogram.org/. The cost of the online YQCA course is $12. After completing the course, you must email your certification to the 4-H Educator to receive credit.
All Animal ID information will be posted shortly. In order for your animal to be eligible to show at the Harrison County 4-H fair and/or the Indiana State Fair, your animal needs to be identified on the 4HOnline database.