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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Quay County)
Date November 1, 2007, 8:17 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report 4-H Livestock Project Visits in Quay County October In October, this agent went out to 11 farms and ranches to assist kids with selecting steer and heifer projects. Also, the agent teamed up with the Ag Agent to sort through 6 heifers for the Catch-It-Heifer project. Later in the month, the agent started to go to 4-H members houses to look at projects and help get them started on feeding and halterbreaking programs. November/December In November/December, this agent continued to travel to households to view cattle projects, but also to help kids with their sheep and pigs which were entered at Phoenix and Denver. Quay County had a total of 7 families who showed livestock at these fairs. January/February In January, the agent was rounding out the livestock visits for 4-Hers who were attending the National Western Stock Show. Also the agent, continued to assist cattle exhibitors with feeding and grooming tips. During the later part of February, the agent began to look at scheduling a tagging and hooftrimming day for the 25 cattle exhibitors. March In March, the agent partnered with the local FFA advisors to hold a retinal scanning day, and offer a hooftrimming for those who wanted it. 25 steers and 6 heifers made the trip to Tucumcari for the event. April In April, the agent began the selection of livestock projects again, this time for the many sheep, goat, and hog exhibitors. This agent traveled to farms within the area to sort and find sheep, goats, and swine for 4-H members. Every available day in April was used in some fashion to meeet the needs of these 50 members. May In May, the agent had finished helping members to select projects and started cooperating with 4-H leaders to prioritize 4-H member project visits based on need. One 4-H leader re-implemented the project leader program at her club, so they could learn from leaders within their club who shared similar projects. This, in turn, decreased the reliance that members had on the 4-H agent, and allowed the agent to have time for more less fortunate families. However, the agent stopped by members homes to check projects if they had a problem with their project and needed a second opinion. June In the month of June, the 4-H agent visited 80% of the families in the county who had livestock priojects. Later on in the month, the 4-H agent began to weigh pigs on a weekly basis to assist 4-Hers with decisions regarding feeding until the show. The agent advised youth that they needed to remember to keep clean, fresh water on hand all of the time for their projects. The agent offered a feeding program description of feeds that would be good to use for the beginning 30 days of the feeding phase. The agent also assisted youth who were involved in the horse project, as the horse show season was in full swing. July The 4-H agent visited 85% of the 4-hers with livestock projects in Quay County. Just like the year prior, the agent partnered with the Tucumcari FFA advisor to check FFA animals, as well. Also, the agent traveled with the Logan, San Jon, and House FFA advisors to different homes in their portions of the county to make project visits. The agent visited youth with steer projects to check on hair growth and degree of finish. Also, the agent visited youth with sheep and goats to discuss the exercise routines, and development of lean muscle. The agent continued to visit 4-Hers involved in the horse project to help them prepare for the upcoming 4-H Horseshow and Rodeo. August The 4-H agent visited 90% of 4-H youth who had livestock projects in Quay County. The first part of August involved the agent visiting homes to check on the progress of all species of livestock. The agent advised 4-Hers on what needed to be done for the next few weeks until the fair. The sheep and goat exhibitors were learning what final touches they could do so they would be ready for the fair. Some 4-Hers were still struggling with showing their goats, so the agent offered tips for the youth to use to teach them how to lead. The sheep exhibitors received advice on showmanship when the agent visited their homes. At the fair, the agent taught youth on how to wash and clip goats and sheep, and how to take care of pigs at the fair. Also, the agent helped 4-Hers involved with the heifer and steer projects on clipping and grooming for a "Blow and Show" type of show. At the fair the agent assisted where needed, but let the 4-Hers perform as much of the grooming as possible. The agent also assisted with the sale by helping out getting animals set up for the pictures. September The 4-H agent continued to assist those 4-Hers who had animal exhibits entered in the State Fair. The agent visited youth who had swine projects to assist them in tracking weights and adjusting feeds. The agent also assisted sheep and goat exhibitors by offering advice on how to alter feed programs to enable the animals to continue to grow and develop muscle. The agent saw progress with the steer exhibitors in terms of hair preparation for the State Fair. The youth had already gained experience at grooming for a Blow and Show at the county fair, so they had an understanding of how to groom their steers at the State Fair. During the State Fair, the 4-H agent assisted youth in transporting their animals to the fair and back. Once at the fair the agent primarily assisted swine and cattle exhibitors, and partnered with local FFA advisors in return for their help in the sheep and goat barns. The agent felt that one year's time had really set up meaningful relationship amongst himself and the ag teachers, and that 4-H and FFA members were taken care of properly. Quay County 4-H Workshops, Clinics, and Shows October The 4-H agent traveled to the Eastern New Mexico State Fair for the first time in many years. The agent was coming off of a State Fair high and didn't know what to expect. The agent assisted swine exhibitors with feeding and washing, and also washed sheep for a 4-H memmer. Once the shows were over, the agent became bored having to be there, and vowed to try to change the boredom up in the next year. The agent and Home Economist teamed up to hold a record book workshop for 4-H members and their families. Truth be known, it was also a workshop for the agent to learn how Quay County does record books and what to expect. November The agent began to prepare for the 4-H Awards Banquet by tallying up scores from the record books which were judged by Union County. Also, the agent learned that November is busier than expected because of having to learn how to hold officer elections, hold elections for honorary members, and plan the awards banquet. November was a very trying time on the agent, because it seemed as if nothing he could do was right for anyone here. November really stressed out and bothered the agent, and he vowed that if he were to stay around he would need to try to learn and make a few changes to what had been done in the past. The other stressful period was when he assumed the duties of the Ag agent who had left in the first part of November. The agent began where the last one had left and found himself relying on past experiences to perform those duties. However, the stress lessened as the agent had no time at all to think about learning, just think about doing. December The agent's 4-H duties were lighter, so he focused on programs on the agricultural side. The agent attended Quay County FSA, Emergency Planning Board, and NRCS meetings. The agent teamed up with a Soil Conservationist from the NRCS to perform NAP Rangeland Assessments of 11 ranches in the county. Although this was totally new to the agent, he throuroughly enjoyed getting out of the office, and learning yet something else. The agent also attended weigh days at the bull test, and was elected Secretary of the NMBCPA. The agent also attended the monthly fair board meeting. January The agent teamed up with the Home Economist to put on the 39th Annual Ag and Home Ec Seminar. I was responsible for the Ag portion, of the program. It was a great opportunity to get know clientale outside of 4-H, and to listen and try to help address their concerns. Performance evaluations were also conducted in January and the meeting with the District Director eased my mind about my new job. February The agent teamed up with the Home Economist to put on a "This is 4-H" workshop for first year 4-H members. Also, the agent began to plan project workshops for shooting sports, rodeo, and livestock in March and April. March The agent planned a steer riding workshop with the rodeo coach at Mesalands College, Shawn Patrick. The workshops began on the second Tuesday in March and continued every Tuesday through the end of March. Eight members learned safety, and technique and learned to ride a Mighty Bucky, as well as, learn to ride live steers. A Cloverbuds workshop was also held, in which 10 members participated. A Horsebowl workshop was put on for those 6 members participating in horsebowl at county and district. Two leaders volunteered to facilitate this workshop. The agent also held a hooftrimming in conjunction with the DNA day for the NMSF cattle exhibitors. April The agent began holding shooting sports workshops, and a livestock judging workshop in the second week of April. Also, a Parli Pro workshop hosted by local Extension clubs was held, and a grasshopper workshop was held for local clientale. The Tucumcari Pig and Lamb Sale was held in which consignors brought a total of 45 sheep, 40 pigs, and 16 goats to the sale. May In May, the agents main focus was on county and district contests. At the first of May, the agent held a land judging workshop and a livestock judging workshop. The agent has learned that May is the month to prepare novice and junior members for the upcoming county and district contests. Being that Quay County hosted the District contest, it made it that much tougher to train teams and plan for the contest. The agent held practices for shooting sports, livestock judging, horse judging, meats, crops, and wildlife. At the end of May, Quay County had its county contests for the shooting sports and home economics projects. June The rest of the county contests were held the first weekend of June. The agent also tagged pigs with local ag teachers for all Quay County members. The agent held a first aid workshop for rodeo members, to enable them to meet the requirements to rodeo. The agent held a district shooting contest, and meats workshop and liveestock judging practice. The weekend before District contest, was the Tucumcari Pig Jackpot, which was a two day, double point show which attracted 110 entries each day. District Contest was held for two days and the ag agent, along with myself, and the home economist split duties to host the event. The agent also split duties with the Home Economist and parents in preparing youth for their contests . The agent was pleased with the results from the contest becasue the youth had fun and learned at the same time. At the end of June, the agent started holding practices for senior 4-Hers for the upcoming State Conference. July The agent conducted practices for livestock judging,horse, and wildlife habitat evaluation. A total of 11 senior 4-Hers came to practices to prepare for State conference. Also, the agent worked at the rodeo arena to get ready for the State 4-h Horse Show and Rodeo. The agent assisted the fairgrounds sepervisor and rodeo board members by gathering all resources from the Extesnion office to use at the rodeo. The agent traveled with the home economist to the State 4-H Conference and 11 Quay County youth, an increase of 7 from last year. The agent served as a chaperone and also used the experience to learn what his duties were to be at the conference. The overall outcome of the conference was outstanding, and the agent hoped he could try to get a greater amount of senior 4-Hers to participate next year. The agent worked at the rodeo and horse show by grooming the arena for the horse show, gathering equipment for the horsehow and rodeo, and presenting awards to the participants. At the rodeo, the agent assisted board members in setting up for the rodeo, preparing the arena grounds, and recruiting help for the various events. August The 4-H agent assisted fair board members to prepare for the county fair. The agent helped with the set up and assignment of pens for the fair, and with the receiving of animals. Also, the agent assisted the sale committee in preparing for the sale. September The 4-H agent partnered with local FFA advisors to coordinate the transportation of animals to and from the State Fair. The agent assisted youth in finding show supplies and announcing rule clarifications for the fair. The agent helped youth wash and groom their animals, and was involved in daily routines consisting of weighing and feeding of the animals. The agent sponsored a record book workshop for 4-Hers to learn how to fill out a recordbook. The agent worked with the home economist to put on this program. The program consisted of one participants and one parent leader. The agent also attended the State 4-H Rodeo Finals as a board member and assisted in the collection of funds from raffle tickets. The agent also traveled to Santa Rosa as a cooperating agent to assist other agents in holding the Farm Safety Day Camp which had 220 participants from 5 regional schools.