4-H Leaders will provide camp fee assistance
The SD 4-H Leaders will once again provide a financial assistance scholarship to 4-H members attending a 4-H camp, Performing Arts or TLC.  The scholarship  amount for 4-H Camp (Poinsett, Bob Marshall, North Central) is $25.  The requirement for receiving the scholarship is that the camper needs to tell one group about camp.  The application is due by December 31st. 

The scholarship amount for Performing Arts or TLC Assistance is $50.  The requirement for receiving the scholarship is that the 4-H'er needs to tell two groups about camp. The application is due by December 31st.

Click on the Forms link on the left for the camp fee assistance form.

Nominate Adults for 2012 South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame

The South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame was established in 2002 as part of the 100th birthday celebration of 4-H. Its purpose is to recognize and celebrate adult volunteers in South Dakota who have dedicated themselves to making significant contributions to the development of 4-H in our state.

For the 11^th year, South Dakota 4-H wishes to honor its outstanding volunteers who are role models in the areas of:

        * Character

        * Citizenship

        * Leadership

        * Career accomplishment

Please consider nominating any 4-H adult volunteers who fit this description. South Dakota 4-H will recognize and celebrate the 2012 recipients on Sunday, September 2, at the 2012 South Dakota State Fair. To start the process, please complete the South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Nomination Form. The State 4-H Office must receive completed forms on or before July 16, 2012.
     2012 SD Hall of Fame Nomination Form in Word
     2012 SD Hall of Fame Nomination Form in PDF 

If you have questions about the 2012 South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame, please contact the State 4-H Office at 605-688-4167.

SD 4-H Leaders Conference Report
The 4-H Leaders Conference in Yankton was a great success! 

Below find the link to Walmart where we have uploaded all of the pictures we took at the SD 4-H Leaders Conference in Yankton.

      SD 4-H Leaders Conference Photos 

Here is contact information for a couple of the sessions for those who may have follow up questions or want more information:

     Social Media – Lauren Fosheim, Yankton County PA, yankton.pa@sdstate.edu or 605-665-3387

     Science sessions – Will Kennedy, 4-H YD Program Advisor Yankton/Bon Homme/Clay, todd.kennedy@sdstate.edu or 605-677-7111

4-H International Exchange Programs Information
We have added a new page on our website for the States' 4-H International Exchange Programs.  Information is added for the 2012 Summer Inbound program for students from Japan (also known as LABO) and for the 2012-2013 FLEX High School Exchange program.  Click here or on the 4-H Int'l Exchange link on the left side.

New T-shirts!!
We have some new t-shirt designs as well as all those we've had in the past.  T-shirts are available in sizes Youth S-M-L and Adult S-M-L-XL-2XL-3XL.  They are $10 each for sizes Youth through Adult L and $12 for adult size XL, 2XL or 3XL.  Below is a preview of the new designs!  

This design available on t-shirt colors:  4-H green, bright blue, light pink, lime green or white. 

This design available on t-shirt colors:  lime green, hot pink, hot orange and white.  

This design available on t-shirt colors:  red, royal blue, 4-H green, hot pink or dark purple with white logo, or gray with a green logo.

2012 State 4-H Fair Book Is Online
We are excited to let you know that the 2012 Fairbook is posted on the SDSU Extension website here http://www.sdstate.edu/sdces/4h/index.cfm.  There should not be any MAJOR changes from this point on, but there will be typo improvements and lot number changes to be expected until the print date for the beginning of April.  Please pass this link on to your families, noting that they should be able to find all project information here as they work on 4-H projects and that the printed version will be ready in April.  You will find that the online version has links to various reference material.  If the link doesn't seem to work for you, try double-clicking on the link.  We are aware that there may be a few links that need updating.  If you find a link that doesn't work, please let us know.

SDSU Extension iGrow Website
If you haven’t checked out the new iGrow site, now is the time!!  Look for the 4-H information!  http://igrow.org/4H

iGrow is the teaching platform used by SDSU Extension to assure state of the art program delivery. It allows individual users to access Extension information and resources. To assure the quality and accuracy of the information, SDSU Extension invests 20 percent of its staff time in the ongoing development of iGrow information. 

The iGrow model assures that SDSU Extension will be the indispensable outreach link of South Dakota's land grant university. 

This free service gives producers all the information they need to monitor current developments in agriculture, research and trade; farm-specific agricultural weather; profitability calculators; and libraries of agricultural production and management information, podcasts and forums, all in a highly secure on-line environment that works on all computers, smart phones and mobile internet devices.

The iGrow effort is a continuation of SDSU Extension’s long-standing mission to help citizens convert data to knowledge. We live in an era of massive information overload. iGrow brings together in one-easy-to use portal all of the agricultural production information that producers need to make profit-oriented decisions.