2022 Important Dates

4-H Calendar

January

• Jan 4 4-H Board Meeting time 5:30pm
• Jan 11 Cloverbuddies, 6PM at Extension Auditorium
• Jan 11 Pen Pal Program Deadline
• Jan 12 Sheep Leaders meeting, 6:30 pm
• Jan 13 Superintendents/FFA Fair Planning Meeting, Extension, 6:30 pm
• Jan 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The extension office will be closed, but open at 4pm for 4-H Horse Judging.
• Jan 19 Horse Leaders Meeting, Zoom, 7pm
• Jan 20 Swine Leaders Meeting, Extension, 7PM
• Jan 26 ALL Livestock Community Meeting, 6:30 pm (Sheep, swine, beef, goat, poultry)
• Jan 31 Early Bird Membership Enrollment Deadline for 2021-22 4-H year

February

• Feb 1 Jackson County 4-H Ambassador Applications due
• Feb 1 4-H Board Meeting (time 6:30pm)
• Feb 8 Cloverbuddies, 6PM at Extension Auditorium
• Feb 10-13 Healthy Living Summit, National 4-H
• Feb 16 Applications due at Extension office for the following: 4-H Association Scholarship, Mike Dode Memorial Scholarship, state scholarships, state awards, National 4-H Congress, and State Ambassadors
• Feb 16 Beekeeping Essays due to County Office
• Feb 16 Horse Leaders Meeting, tentative
• Feb 17 Swine Leader’s Meeting, 7PM
• Feb 19 Beef Tagging Day (3rd Saturday), Barker Barn EXPO
• Feb 19-20 SOLAR: Southern Oregon Leadership & Activities Retreat
• Feb 20-21 Camp Counselor Training and Leadership continued, Ashland
• Feb 28 Presentation Contest, Extension

March

• Mar 1 Registration closes for Youth Voices in Action
• Mar 5 Sheep Tagging Day (1st Saturday), Barker Barn EXPO
• Mar 8 Cloverbuddies, 6PM at Extension Auditorium
• Mar 10-13 AgriScience Summit; National 4-H
• Mar 12, 13 Foods Contest @South Medford High School
• Mar 15 Membership Enrollment Deadline for Fair Participation
• Mar 17 Swine Leader’s Meeting, 7PM
• Mar 17-24 National Conference, Washington D.C.
• Mar 21-25 Spring Break
• Mar 21-2 4 Youth Voices in Action Conference, Salem, Ages 13+
• March 22-25 Camp Tumbleweed
• March 26 Livestock Camp, Expo, sponsored by Associated Feed

April

• April 2-3 Big Animal Event, Expo, sponsored by Grange Co-op
• April 7 New Leader Orientation 6 PM at Extension Auditorium
• April 9 Horse Field Day (Isola)
• April 12 Cloverbuddies, 6 PM at Extension Auditorium
• April 13 Horse Declaration Day (2nd Wednesday)
• April 16 Swine Tagging Day (3rd Saturday)
• April 21 Swine Leaders Meeting, 7PM
• April 22-24 Spring Classic Judging Contest @ Deschutes County Fairgrounds

May

• May 4 Spring Fair Registration Deadline
• May 10 Cloverbuddies, 6PM at Extension Auditorium
• May 21 Horse Open Show (Barker/Krause)
• May 2 6 Swine Leaders Meeting, 7PM

June

• June 2-5 Spring Fair @ the Expo (Sheep, Goats, Rabbits, and Cavies)
• June/July Citizenship Washington Focus
• June 8 Summer Fair Registration Deadline
• June 14 Cloverbuddies, 6PM at Extension Auditorium
• June 20-21 Shooting Sports State Contest
• June 23 Swine Leaders Meeting, 7PM
• June 26 Horse Pre-Fair
• June 27, 28 Fashion Revue (tentative)
• June 30 Deadline to register for Camp Myrtlewood

July

• July 9 Static Judging Day
• July 13-17 Summer Fair (open to the public)
• July 25-29 Camp Myrtlewood