4-H Lawrence County Illinois

06/12/2026

Registration for the Cloverbud Day Camp closes Monday!

Youth ages 5-7 are invited to join the Cloverbud Day Camp with Lawrence County 4-H, and this year's theme is butterflies! Youth will explore the life cycle of butterflies, create their own butterfly craft, and paint a take-home flower planter. Participants do not need to be 4-H members to attend, and lunch will be provided.

June 16
10 am. to 2 p.m.
Lawrenceville Armory
1522 Porter Ave., Lawrenceville, IL 62439

Register online at go.illinois.edu/CloverbudDayCamp or call the Lawrence County Extension Office at 618-943-5018.

06/09/2026

Don't forget to get your child signed up for the Cloverbud Day Camp!

Youth ages 5-7 are invited to join and do not need to be 4-H members to participate. Youth will explore the life cycle of butterflies, create their own butterfly craft, and paint a take-home flower planter.

June 16
10 am. to 2 p.m.
Lawrenceville Armory
1522 Porter Ave., Lawrenceville, IL 62439

Register online at go.illinois.edu/CloverbudDayCamp or call the Lawrence County Extension Office at 618-943-5018.

06/09/2026

❗️Poultry Testing Information❗️

Date: Friday, July 10th
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Lawrence County Fairgrounds Poultry Barn

Who needs to test?
All entries (except poultry under 6 months of age and or waterfowl, i.e., domesticated fowl that normally swim, such as ducks and geese) in a show or exhibition shall have originated from a U.S. Pullorum-Typhoid Clean or equivalent hatchery or flock OR have a negative pullorum-typhoid test within 90 days prior to exhibition.

If you have questions, please call the Extension Office at 618-943-5018.

06/09/2026

‼️Please call your superintendents‼️

Beef - Emma Lytle
Goat/Sheep - Sam Palmer
Horses - Saylor Price
Poultry - Heather Hill
Rabbits - Angle Meek
Swine - Rita Palmer

06/08/2026

Reminder that Premium Checks are in and need to picked up if you haven't already!

Send a message to learn more

06/04/2026

Join Lawrence County 4-H for a fun day, learning all about butterflies at the Cloverbud Day Camp!

Youth ages 5-7 are invited to attend and do not need to be 4-H members to participate.

To learn more and register online, visit go.illinois.edu/CloverbudDayCamp or call the Lawrence County Extension Office at 618-943-5018.

06/01/2026

Youth ages 5-7 are invited to join the Cloverbud Day Camp with Lawrence County 4-H! This year's theme is butterflies!

Youth will explore the life cycle of butterflies, create their own butterfly craft, and paint a take-home flower planter. Participants do not need to be 4-H members to attend, and lunch will be provided.

Register online at go.illinois.edu/CloverbudDayCamp or call the Lawrence County Extension Office at 618-943-5018.

06/01/2026

Today is the DEADLINE for getting all horse and dog papers in, YQCA and QAEC paperwork in and Fair Entry!!

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05/29/2026

📣REMINDER📣

Fair entries, YQCA, QAEC, horse and dog papers, and master showmanship sign-ups are due Monday, June 1!

05/28/2026

Don’t forget, YQCA and QAEC are due June 1!

YQCA:
Website: https://yqcaprogram.org/
Registration Help Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC5n5YWx1rI
🍀Required Species Yearly: Dairy Cattle, Beef Cattle, Swine, Sheep, and Goats
🍀If you choose to take the online version, it is the responsibility of the youth to provide a copy of the YQCA certificate of completion to the extension office by June 1.
🍀Important Note: Please register for the participant's age as of January 1st of this year.

QAEC:
Website: 4h.zsuite.org/
QAEC Registration Help Document: https://4h.extension.illinois.edu/media/3634/download...

The Quality Assurance and Ethics Certification has been developed to review what is expected of youth when preparing for and exhibiting animals in competition.
🍀Who is required to complete this certification?
All 4-H Youth enrolled in a livestock project area or an animal science project will be required to complete this online course once to remain enrolled in a livestock project area. Youth only need to complete QAEC once during their 4-H career.
🍀Species: Cat, Dog, Horse/Pony, Poultry, Rabbits, and Llamas/Alpacas.
🍀Certification: It will be required for the 2026 County 4-H Shows and the Illinois State Fair Junior Show that any new youth enrolled in one of the livestock project areas (listed above) complete the Quality Assurance and Ethics Certification.