• 4-H Livestock Day Camp highlights the science in animal science

    Published on October 13, 2009
    Llama, sheep, beef, swine, goat, rabbit and horse enthusiasts explored several aspects of animal science, including breed identification, meat cuts, herding, ear notching, milking, hoof trimming and patterns.

  • Cookies teach campers about energy

    Published on October 13, 2009
    It's nothing new for a 4-H member to learn to bake a cookie, but making cookies without any electrical appliances? Now, that's a new skill!

  • Oakland County gets SET for 2010

    Published on October 13, 2009
    The National 4-H Headquarters has identified three focus areas called mission mandates. They are science, engineering and technology (SET); healthy living; and citizenship. Oakland County 4-H is working hard to make SET a big part of future programming.

  • Slime and gunk and snot, oh my!

    Published on October 13, 2009
    4-H science, engineering and technology (SET) programs were on the hands-on learning menu in northern Michigan this summer, as Crawford County 4-H offered several programs that encouraged young minds and improved science proficiency in the county's youth.

  • Toyota 4-H20 Project educates youth in water quality

    Published on October 13, 2009
    Youth from six Michigan counties are learning water quality education with the Toyota 4-H2O Community Project.

  • Mind design session explores big ideas

    Published on October 13, 2009
    More than 150 4-H youth and adult volunteers from across the state took that question to heart at the second annual Michigan 4-H Business and Entrepreneurship Expo (4-H B&EE).

  • Outdoor education program's success is no "big fish" story

    Published on October 13, 2009
    Macomb County's yearly 4-H Take Me Fishing program for youth was a "reel" success in June 2009.

  • From the lake to the pan and everything in between

    Published on October 13, 2009
    "From the Lake to the Pan and Everything in Between" is a three-day course offered each year as part of 4-H Exploration Days, which offers hundreds of youth the chance to participate in a wide variety of outdoor learning opportunities.

  • Youth get a taste of dairy at Exploration Days

    Published on October 13, 2009
    The first annual Michigan 4-H Exploration Days session, "Life on the Dairy Farm," brought together 27 youth, ages 11 to 19, to learn what it is like to own and operate a dairy farm.

  • Grand Equestrian riders honor four-legged friends

    Published on October 13, 2009
    The Livingston County 4-H Grand Equestrian Program, a therapeutic horseback riding program for children with physical and mental disabilities, honored two Standardbred horses this year for their devoted years of hard work.