Congratulations to our Local 4-H Societies!

For the first year on record, the East-West Woking 4-H Club ran a poultry project, headed by leader Susie Jack with seven members. 

As part of the project, the members took part in educational sessions where they learned subjects such as egg anatomy, incubation, preparation and care of new chicks, and showing techniques. 

In March, eggs were sourced from locals Tazara McClanaghan and Heidi Magill to run two incubations. After 21 days, hatching was a success and the resulting chicks were dispersed amongst the members. May saw the members take part in a show cage assembly and review basic showmanship and grooming ahead of the big day.

After all of their hard work and care, show day was a big success. Members were nervous although you would never have been able to tell by their calm performances, expertly working their chickens through different poses for the judges. 

The 2024 Small Engine group was led by Chad Klassen, who guided members throughout the year. As a group they toured the Northwestern Polytechnic campus in Fairview, visiting the different mechanic shops and learning about the trades courses on offer to students. 

During the 4-H year, each member was able to build their own Drift Hero Go Karts, testing them out prior to show day. Unfortunately, one member was unable to present at the show, due to medical issues. 

Achievement Day itself was a huge success, with members presenting their Go Karts and demonstrating their knowledge of the machines for the judges. 

The arguably most well-known 4-H activity, the Beef Project, was led by Chanley Jassman, with 12 members participating. Project animals consisted of a total of 11 Market Steers, 4 Heifers, and 1 Cow-Calf pair. 

Throughout the year, members learned about selection and feeding for their project animals alongside growing their skills and confidence by participating in open beef shows, such as the Peace Country Beef Congress, Peace Country Classic Ag Show, and Peace Country Jr. Cattleman's Invitational.

The year's activities included participating in a tour of Emerson Trail Veterinary Services new facility, with Dr. Evan Lowe, as well as the organization of a Mini Achievement Day at the Rycroft Ag Society grounds, where members helped each other with grooming, showmanship, and judging in preparation for Acheivement Day. The two-day show was held at the MacLean Arena in Spirit River on June 7 and 8, 2024, and was yet again a great success for the team. 

The first day of the show included Team and Individual competitions, such as Judging, Team Grooming, Team Show Judging, and the new Herdsman Beef Bowl. On day two, members hit the show ring with their steer and female projects, and were judged in Confirmation, Grooming, and Showmanship classes. The show was wrapped up with a live auction by VJV, from Dawson Creek. 

The Beef Project Members and Leader would like to send out a heart felt thank you to all of our beef show sponsors, bidders and buyers, your contributions are most appreciated and great events such as this would not be possible without your continued support.

The Savanna 4-H Achievement Day saw a wildly successful sale, run by Auctioneer Mac Leask Jr., with an average sale price of $5.98 per lb and an average weight on 22 steers of 1,365 lbs.