• 4-H

    Michigan 4-H is growing current and future leaders. The largest youth development organization in Michigan, 4-H provides thousands of young people with experiential learning opportunities to explore new interests and discover their passion

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Seven

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The seventh principle is that youth grow and contribute as active citizens through service and leadership.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Six

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The sixth principle is that youth recognize, understand and appreciate multiculturalism.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Five

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The fifth principle is that youth develop skills that help them succeed.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Two

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The second principle is that youth are physically and emotionally safe.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Four

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The fourth principle is that youth are considered participants rather than recipients in the learning process.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Three

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The third principle is that youth are actively engaged in their own development.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle One

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The first principle is that youth develop positive relationships with adults and peers.

  • Writing a Thank You Letter

    In this video you will learn about how and why you should send a thank you letter to the buyer of your 4-H market animal. Thank you letters are simple to write, yet extremely necessary to your successful marketing plan.

  • Protecting Animals and People: A Joint Project to Improve Zoonotic Disease Awareness and Prevention Among Michigan Youth Involved in Agriculture

    Published on December 9, 2021

    MSU Extension and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services webinar highlighting resources for events and facilities that have animal and people interaction, supporting good biosecurity and hygiene practices.

  • 4 H Livestock Virtual Show

    Published on November 24, 2020

    Many county fairs were not able to meet in person in 2020, so the St. Joseph County (Michigan) 4-H program hosted a virtual livestock show where kids could upload a short video of themselves showing their animals. This video includes a selection of those videos including several different livestock species.

  • Joshua Dixon: Oakland County 4-H

    Meet Michigan 4-H’er Joshua Dixon, of Oakland County. Learn more about the programs he’s taken part in through 4-H, including 4-H Capitol Experience, 4-H Exploration Days and civic engagement. He also shares how 4-H has taught him political and leadership skills.

  • Setting Up A Virtual Club Meeting

    Published on April 29, 2021

    Best practices around setting up a club meeting for virtual settings.

  • Ethan Harbaugh: Monroe County 4-H

    Published on October 24, 2019

    Meet Michigan 4-H’er Ethan Harbaugh, of Monroe County. Learn more about the programs he’s taken part in through 4-H, how 4-H has impacted his life and how he is using 4-H to impact others in return.

  • 4-H Ocean Explorers: What's in a Tide Pool?

    Published on May 7, 2020

    Join us as we learn about the diversity of life found in tide pools! In this engaging presentation, a marine science educator will discuss tide pool communities!

  • Safety in Virtual Learning Environments

    Published on February 24, 2021

    In this short video, you will learn about best practices and policies around youth safety in virtual settings including social media, explore strategies to maintain youth safety when programming virtually, and resources that are helpful.

  • Homes at Home Session 12: Turtles

    Published on April 30, 2020

    Michigan Sea Grant educators Mary Bohling and Elliot Nelson help us learn all about the turtles of the Great Lakes. -- And Elliot even sings a special song!

  • Clover Cents: Needs and Wants

    Published on February 5, 2021

    Learn about financial wants and needs in this Clover Cents video for youth audiences.

  • Wild Spartans: Invasive Species with Taylor Haas

    Published on December 8, 2020

    In this 4-H Wild Spartans episode, we go upstream to learn about sea lamprey, an oceanic species invading the Great Lakes. Meet MSU graduate researcher, Taylor Haas, learn about his field work, and the education and career path he followed to get there in his presentation, “Invasive Species and I: A Scientist’s Tale of Working with Wildlife from Elsewhere”.

  • 4-H Online 2.0 Existing Family Profiles

    Published on September 14, 2020

    In this video you will see how to login to an existing 4-H Online account in 2.0, how to edit family information, how to view family member, and how to add new 4-h members to your family.