SDSU Extension- Beadle County 4-H

10/14/2026

10/09/2026

Broadland Buddies has a scarecrow display in the Huron Public Library Scarecrow contest! It's facing Dakota Ave. so you can see it as you drive past Campbell Park!

What a great way to promote and celebrate 4-H! If you look closely, the 4-H pledge is written on their sign!

Please vote for them as your vote goes toward the People’s Choice Award!

📲 Cast your vote here:
https://forms.gle/PHrVd42PRVdHwV99A

🗓️ Voting is open October 8–12. Paper ballots are also available at the Huron Public Library.

10/08/2026

Our showcase of Beadle County 4-H youth continues! 🌟

This 4-H Week, we’re celebrating the incredible young people who make our 4-H program so special.

We’re proud of the dedication, creativity, confidence, and leadership our Beadle County 4-H youth demonstrate every day! 👏💚

Help us celebrate our amazing 4-H members by giving them a 💚 in the comments and following along as we continue to showcase Beadle County 4-H youth!

It’s a new 4-H year, and there’s no better time to cheer on our amazing members as they learn, lead, and grow! Do you know someone who is interested in joining 4-H? Invite them to a club meeting to show them what 4-H is all about!

📸Kahlie Smith
📸Jennifer Moeding
📸Carrie Derksen
📸 Teri Joe
📸Peyton Bischoff
📸Chris Stahly

10/07/2026

Growing skills. Building confidence. Creating memories. Making a difference. 💚

What is your club doing to promote 4-H this week and welcome new club members?

Happy National 4-H Week!

📸Angela Schutt
📸Lindsey Hins Brewer
📸Cassy Hunter

10/06/2026

It’s 4‑H Week, and these amazing youth are showing exactly what 4‑H is all about! These exhibitors bring passion, dedication, and big smiles to every moment. Their hard work shines in every picture!

All week long, we celebrate the members who pledge their head to clearer thinking, heart to greater loyalty, hands to larger service, and health to better living—and these young people live that promise!

Here’s to every 4‑H member, leader, and family who makes this program so powerful. Keep growing, keep learning, and keep showing that incredible 4‑H spirit! 🌟💚

There's still time to share your favorite 4-H picture below and you could be featured this week!

📸Amy Schoenfelder
📸Amber Eichstadt
📸Janelle Bischoff
📸Mandi Forman

10/05/2026

🍀 Celebrate National 4-H Week, Oct. 4-10! 🍀

This week we celebrate and recognize National 4-H Week!

🍀Monday, October 5 is Go GREEN Day! Wear your 4-H green to school, work, or around town.🍀

🍀Share your favorite 4-H picture below and you could be featured this week!

09/24/2026

Reminiscing about state fair and looking for photos? 📸

Check out the link below for free backdrop photos, youth-in-action photos, and other candids from the week. This link can also be used to access other state event photos from 2026 and previous years!

State 4-H SmugMug Link: https://sdsuextension.smugmug.com/4-H

08/20/2026

🐑 Market Wether Lamb & Market Wether Meat Goat Ultrasound Contest 🔍

South Dakota 4-H will host a Market Wether Lamb & Market Wether Meat Goat Ultrasound Contest at the 2026 South Dakota State Fair!

Sunday, September 6
📍Tent north of the Dairy Goat Barn & northeast of the Livestock Complex

1:30 pm - Educational Presentation
2 pm - Free Ultrasound Scanning

Dr. Rachel Gibbs, certified ultrasound technician and NDSU Extension Specialist, will explain how ultrasound is used to evaluate carcass characteristics, yield and quality, and how feed and care can impact carcass results.

Following the presentation, 4-H’ers can bring their market wether lambs (after they have been shown) and market wether meat goats to be scanned for free.

Results will be recorded, with Champion and Reserve Champion market lamb and meat goat carcass animals selected. Winners will receive banners.

No pre-registration required! All are welcome to attend and learn more about carcass quality.

08/17/2026

State Fair is around the corner!🎡

We are so excited to see our 4-H'ers on the grounds, and we want our families to be best prepared before arriving. Please join us for the State Fair Exhibitor Q&A Webinar that will take place Monday, August 24th starting at 6:00 pm CT.

Agenda and rolling order is as follows:
🍀6pm to 6:10pm State 4-H State Fair General Updates
🐓Poultry
🐰Rabbits
🐮Dairy
🐐Meat Goats
🐑Sheep
🐷Swine
🐂Beef

There will be a chance to ask our species co-chairs questions about State Fair. Make sure to register using the link below.
🔗https://extension.sdstate.edu/event/state-fair-exhibitor-qa-webinar

08/15/2026

Good luck to all of our state rodeo contestants this weekend!