Russell County 4H Association

08/16/2026

Happy Fair Weekend! We were so happy and proud to see all the 4-H Exhibition Hall entries this weekend 😍 Congratulations to all prize winners!

08/13/2026

🐄 Press Release: Dairy Club Judging Night and Achievement Day

🏅 We had our judging night at the Russell Fairgrounds on July 29th. We judged muffins, beets, extension cords, water bottles, cut flowers in vases, antiques, fudge, meat goats, and dairy cattle. After, we did a quiz. We also had volunteers and leaders say the final reasons to each class.

🎉 Our Achievement day was held in Navan on August 7th. We had breakfast sandwiches and hashbrowns for breakfast. The show started around 10am. The show went well; everybody did great. I hope everyone had a great time. Everybody worked hard on their project and they should be proud of themselves.

08/12/2026

🌾 Come Experience the Russell/Clarence-Rockland Plowing Match! 🚜

The Russell/Clarence-Rockland Plowing Match takes place on August 22nd in St-Albert, with activities beginning at 9:00 a.m.

📍 1776 Route 700 W, St-Albert
(Between Lafleche Sideroad and Guerin Sideroad)

08/10/2026

🎨🎟️🎡 The Russell Fair is this weekend! Are you entering any of the 4-H Handcraft categories? Don’t forget to register on Assist Expo by tomorrow night:

Welcome to AssistExpo for your online entries. The AssistExpo software is used by Russell Agricultural Society to manage their entries. Use this site to make your entries; it's simple, secure and quick.

08/04/2026

Scholarship deadline approaching! Just two more weeks to apply to this scholarship offered by our neighbours at Carleton County Junior Farmers 💚 See details below to apply!

Hey 4-H’ers ‼️Heading to college or university next year? Your 4-H story could be worth $1,000! 🍀🎓

Our friends, Carleton County Junior Farmers is offering a scholarship (and don’t worry, it’s open to all 4-H’ers across Ontario)!

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭: “Reflect on your time within the 4-H organization and identify one specific community member, 4-H leader or peer you met through your involvement who has profoundly influenced you.”

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲:
• Be a current 4-H participant
• Attend a Canadian college or university in the 2026–2027 school year
• Students entering any year or program are eligible
• Submit a 1–2 page essay

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: August 19, 2026
Send to: [email protected]

07/29/2026

4-H Cloverbuds July Meeting Press Report

The Cloverbuds topic for our July meeting was “Tie Dye”! We didn’t let the rain ruin our fun and the kids were good sports moving our plans indoors.

🌈 We started off the meeting learning about natural ways to dye fabrics with plants and foods. Then we started our own natural dye experiment with onions, blueberries, and beets.

🌈 Next we had a break in the rain so the kids grabbed their shirts and headed out to learn how to prepare fabric and dye it. Along with a special Cloverbuds banner!

🌈 We ended the meeting with some colour theory discussions before checking on our natural dye experiment. The kids all considered the sock dyeing a success but suspect the onion dye will cause stinky feet 😂

07/24/2026

Russell Dairy Club July Meeting Press Report

🐄 We had a meeting at Riverdown on July 16th. Over there, we had a guest speaker, Ina Henry, to talk about judging veggies and baked goods. After she spoke, we all headed outside to talk about weeds, then went to the heifer barn to talk about showmanship and practice it. To end the meeting, we talked about Avonmore and had snacks.

07/22/2026

Join us in congratulating OAAS Youth of the Month Breanna Beaudette who lends us her talents as a Junior Leader to our Russell 4-H Cloverbuds Club 💚

07/21/2026

🥇🥈🥉 The Russell Fair is just around the corner, time to start planning your exhibitor entries! Remember that some of the items listed you have already made during your 4-H club meetings throughout the year (we’re looking at you Cloverbuds with your tie dye and handmade kites!).

Head over to this link to check out the 4-H Categories and the Junior Handcrafts Categories: https://russellagriculturalsociety.com/russell-fair/exhibitors/

07/20/2026

🎨🖼️ Don’t forget to enter the virtual youth art show with 4-H Ontario this summer!