August 28, 2023
Pennsylvania 4-H has announced this year's recipients of the Allen L. and Richard H. Baker Memorial 4-H Scholarship. Receiving awards are Nina Coolidge, of Tioga County, Caleb Antram, of Somerset County, Elizabeth Bruner, of Indiana County, and Taylor Rafferty, of Jefferson County.
August 28, 2023
Penn State Extension sent two 4-H members — Carley Locke, of Erie County, and Grace Ziegmont, of York County — as delegates to the National Wildlife Habitat Education Program Invitational, held recently in Milford, Iowa.
August 23, 2023
Pennsylvania placed first in forest evaluation and second overall at the 43rd annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational held recently at West Virginia University Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp and Conference Center near Weston, West Virginia. Teams from 11 states competed.
August 17, 2023
A team of four Pennsylvania 4-H members recently competed in dairy judging contests in Scotland and Ireland, placing first at the Clonmel Agricultural Show in Ireland. Team members included Sara Haag, of Berks County; Madelynn Hoffman, of Lancaster County; Morgan Smoker, of Mifflin County; and Ellie Curtis, of Warren County.
August 15, 2023
On July 22nd, State Council members Kera Bentz, Colby Carreon and Garrett Franck joined former members of State Council in attending a State Council Alumni Reunion on Penn State's Campus.
July 28, 2023
Pennsylvania 4-H'ers recently competed in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Championship in Grand Island, Nebraska. The competition included 719 participants from 42 states — a new record. Notably, Sadie Palfrey, of Indiana County, placed first in the individual air rifle category.
July 24, 2023
The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees recently named Pennsylvania 4-H member Zephan Samuel, of Butler County, the second-place winner of this year's National 4-H Beekeeping Essay competition. He earned a $500 prize as well as publication in ABF Quarterly, the magazine of the American Beekeeping Federation.
July 12, 2023
Through a competitive application process, Toni Stuetz, 4-H youth development educator with Penn State Extension in Chester County, was selected to assist in planning the National 4-H STEM Challenge. Stuetz is one of four 4-H educators from across the country chosen to collaborate with the National 4-H Council on this initiative.
July 12, 2023
Twenty-two Pennsylvania 4-H members recently participated in the annual 4-H Engineering Design Challenge Showcase. This year's theme was "Be a Change Engineer: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle."
July 5, 2023
Pennsylvania 4-H'ers from around the state recently competed in the 4-H Animal Bowl and Skillathon Day that took place on Penn State's University Park campus. The event hosted 109 youth aged 10-18 who participated in various events, including dairy bowl, horse bowl, hippology contest, livestock skillathon, and rabbit and cavy bowl and skillathon.
July 5, 2023
Youth from across Pennsylvania's 4-H program recently participated in the annual 4-H Animal Judging Day, held on Penn State's University Park campus. The event hosted 154 youth aged 10-18 who showcased their skills in various animal judging events. These included dairy, horse, poultry and livestock, which featured swine, sheep and beef cattle.
June 20, 2023
A field day event held recently by Penn State Extension gave youth 4-H members from across Pennsylvania an opportunity to explore their interest in wildlife and forestry.
June 5, 2023
Pennsylvania 4-H'ers from across the state participated in several shooting sports contests held recently at Penn State's Ag Progress Days site, at the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Scotia Range in Centre County and at the Shenecoy Sportsman Association in Huntingdon County.
May 16, 2023
Since 1984, Huntingdon County 4-H has presented the Chris Kyper Imbt Memorial Award to youth exhibiting dairy animals at fairs and competitions. Thanks to a $30,000 gift from Randy Imbt, the award now has been reimagined and endowed as the Christine Kyper Imbt Memorial 4-H Leadership Award. He has also planned to commit an additional $35,000 for immediate spending for the award and committed a $300,000 bequest to support the endowment in the future.
May 3, 2023
As part of an effort to bring youth voice to high-level government discussions, 10 Pennsylvania 4-H members attended the National 4-H Conference, April 14-19, at Hyatt Regency Crystal City near Washington, D.C.
April 20, 2023
Carson Riley, a 4-H member from Huntingdon County, was selected as a 2023 Georgia Boot Trailblazer — one of seven 4-H members in the country to earn this honor. The prize package contains a pair of Georgia Boots, a $200 gift card to a local feed and hardware store, and other Georgia Boot merchandise.
April 17, 2023
As part of its annual 4-H Salute to Excellence Awards, Pennsylvania 4-H selected Kathryn Shea as the 2023 recipient of the Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award, which recognizes 4-H volunteers who have served 10 or more years.
March 30, 2023
A group of 24 Pennsylvania 4-H’ers from 11 counties, as well as seven adult chaperones, recently attended “Ignite by 4-H,” a teen summit held in Washington, D.C., that included four days of panels, respected speakers, hands-on workshop sessions, entertainment and opportunities for building connections with teens from across the country.
March 23, 2023
During Pennsylvania 4-H Week, March 12-18, the 4-H State Council announced this year's theme: "Build: Inspire, Influence, Impact."
March 3, 2023
Governor Josh Shapiro has issued a proclamation recognizing March 12-18 as Pennsylvania 4-H Week and praising 4-H for its commitment to the future of Pennsylvania agriculture.
February 23, 2023
Pennsylvania 4-H'ers recently earned high rankings in the National 4-H Shooting Sports Quiz Bowl. This virtual competition included nearly 450 participants from 40 states.
February 15, 2023
More than 280 Pennsylvania 4-H youth gathered to network and enhance their leadership skills during the Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference, Feb. 3-5. The conference took place at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College. The theme was "Explore your path."
February 15, 2023
At the recent Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference, 21 4-H'ers received Diamond Clover Awards, the highest achievement possible in the Pennsylvania 4-H program.
February 8, 2023
More than 280 Pennsylvania 4-H youth gathered to network and enhance their leadership skills during the 2023 Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference, held February 3-5 at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center in State College.
January 18, 2023
Four Pennsylvania 4-H members from Chester County — Georgia Horosky, River Lease, Olivia Macomber, and Melinda Stoltzfus — earned high honors in livestock judging contests at the 4-H Western National Roundup, held January 4-7 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
December 14, 2022
Pennsylvania 4-H made a mark at the National 4-H Congress, held recently in Atlanta, Georgia. With 38 4-H youth members and nine adult chaperones, Pennsylvania was the largest delegation in attendance. This five-day event hosted more than 800 youth and adults representing 4-H programs across the country.
December 13, 2022
The Lancaster County 4-H senior dairy bowl team — Jacob Bramm, Olivia Bramm, Madelynn Hoffman, AJ Wanner and Alexa Hoffman — recently took second place at the National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest at the North American International Livestock Exposition.
December 2, 2022
Four Pennsylvania 4-H members from Lancaster County — Luke Snavely, Zach Bollinger, Dylan Leed and Eric Zimmerman — and four members from Lebanon County — Bryson Erb, Alex Heisey, Blayne Heisey and James Voight — recently participated in the Southeastern Regional Livestock Contest, held in Abingdon, Virginia. The Lancaster team came in fifth overall, and Leed was the second highest scoring individual overall.
December 1, 2022
Four Pennsylvania 4-H members from Huntingdon County — Justin Whitsel, Evangeline McGargle, Samson McGargle and Lauren Houck — recently participated in the American Royal 4-H Livestock Judging Contest in Kansas City, Missouri. The competition hosted 4-H teams from 17 states.
December 1, 2022
Four Pennsylvania 4-H members from Lancaster County — Luke Snavely, Zach Bollinger, Dylan Leed and Eric Zimmerman — and four members from Huntingdon County — Justin Whitsel, Evangeline McGargle, Samson McGargle and Mackenzie Cauffman — recently participated in the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest and the Livestock Skillathon at the North American International Livestock Exposition.
