Humboldt County 4-H Program
Welcome to the Humboldt County 4-H Website!
The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program engages youth in reaching their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development. UC Cooperative Extension is responsible for administering the Humboldt County 4-H program.
2024-2025 4-H Enrollment Online
Enroll in the Humboldt County 4-H Program through this link! For more information about 4-H check out the rest of the website or call us at (707) 445-7351.
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Humboldt 4-H Calendar
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Weekly Updates 8/5/24 - 8/11/24
Hydesville 4-H Community Club Update - July
"Summertime has been a busy time for our club! After many of us had a successful time at Redwood Acres fair we jump right in on our preparations for Humboldt County fair! We have had goat, swine, beef and farm machinery meetings! Our club participated in the Fortuna Rodeo Parade and won 1st place! We had lots of families and their animals marching the streets and handing out candy!"
~Bailey Henderson, Club Reporter
Weekly Updates 7/29/24 - 8/4/24
California 4-H Alumna: Sagen Maddalena
Congratulations to California 4-H alumna Sagen Maddalena on winning the silver in Womens 50 m Smallbore Rifle! It came down to an exciting shoot-off at the end - such a great match to watch! She credits California 4-H Shooting Sports with giving her discipline. We’re so proud and happy for Sagen!
Miranda 4-H Members at CA 4-H State Leadership Conference!
Last weekend Vida W. and Leia C. from the Miranda 4-H Club represented Humboldt County 4-H at California 4-H State Leadership Conference in Davis. California 4-H Youth from across the state gathered together to attend workshops, tours, and other activities to further develop their leadership skills!
Weekly Updates 7/22/24 - 7/28/24
4-H Enrollment Online has Re-opened
Don't wait until the last minute. Sign up today!
Remember - youth cannot participate in any 4-H activities, including attending project meetings and performing officer duties, until their enrollment has been made active. This does not apply to the Fair because selling at the Fair is a culminating event from last program year.
More 4-H Camp Fun!
Mark your calendars for July 2025 for the next North Coast 4-H Camp!
Weekly Updates 7/15/24 - 7/21/24
Weekly Updates 7/8/24 - 7/14/24
From Del Norte County Facebook Page
"Today 4H kids gathered to paint wooden barns for fair. It was sweltering in Crescent City but we had plenty of paint, water, and energy! Plus, the paint dried fast. They turned out great."
Ferndale Fairgrounds Pre-Fair Clean-Up
Join the Humboldt County Fair Jr Livestock Board for our annual pre-fair set up and clean up event! We will be tackling pen set up and beautification of the livestock area and helping with other pre-fair tasks.
Weekly Updates 7/1/24 - 7/7/24
Ignite by 4-H, our annual summit, returns for its third year in Washington D.C. from March 12-16, 2025, to inspire teens nationwide to find their spark in many topics across STEM, Ag, Healthy Living, and Belonging. High-school-aged teens can continue to fuel their career paths and build career readiness skills to lead for a lifetime.
Love for Pollinators
National Pollinator Week may be over, but our love for pollinators continues! We're so excited to continue celebrating the amazing work 4-Hers nationwide are doing for pollinators nationwide. Thank you, Corteva Agriscience for your support. Keep exploring with CLOVER by 4H.
Weekly Updates 6/24/24 - 6/30/24
The Keynote Speaker for California 4-H State Leadership Conference is...Sabrina Thompson Mitchell! See the pictures above to learn about our dynamic, creative speaker!
Interested in learning from Sabrina? Register for 4-H SLC today!
Supporting Local Junior Livestock Sales
This article is timely, with fair season ramping up across California! Support our 4-H’ers and all their hard work! Article: Why should you support local junior livestock sales?
Weekly Updates 6/17/24 - 6/23/24
2023-2024 Golden Clover Awardees
"The CA 4-H Golden Clover Awards recognize outstanding achievements of members, volunteers, program staff, and groups within the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program. This 4-H year, we awarded"... read more on the 4-H Golden Clover Blog Post.
Redwood Acres Fair Weigh-In Day
Good luck Humboldt County 4-Hers hauling in to fair today and at fair the rest of the week! Be on the lookout for trailers hauling livestock to Redwood Acres today. Today is Haul In Day!
Nominations are open for 2024 Golden Clover awards
The Golden Clover Awards recognize outstanding achievements of members, volunteers, program staff, and groups within the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program.
Did you know you could earn a certificate, charm, pin, and recognition letter from the California 4-H Director by applying for your Diamond Clover Award? See if you have earned your Diamond Clover award today.
All Market entries close Monday June 24th. Make sure to get your entries submitted if you plan to sell an animal at the Humboldt County Fair!
Weekly Updates 6/10/24 - 6/16/24
Where: Enter the fair grounds through the MAIN gate, across the street from Humboldt Bay Fire station.
Proceed through the horse boarding to the back side of the covered arena.
Please remember that there are horse boarders and other ag kids in this area, drive slow.
When: Tuesday, June 18th.2024
You may enter grounds to line up 10am.
Vet check will begin at 10:00am, weigh ins will be as listed below.
Weigh in schedule will be followed (as below) exclusively as printed below and in the premium book, no exceptions will be made.
All blankets must be removed prior to being vet checked. If you are blanketing, please safely pull over when you enter the grounds to remove blankets. This includes spandex tubing. This was a huge hang up last year. Please make sure you have your blankets off. After you weigh you can put them back on.
PLEASE PACK YOUR TRAILERS ACCORDINGLY. Absolutely no animal can be stalled/caged with out going through and passing vet check. If you put a non-vetted animal in a cage/stall , that animal will be sent home, you will be responsible for disinfection of the area & that entry will become a scratch.
*NEW* Small animal(cavy&rabbits) vet check will be in the with the large animal vetting. Rabbits will be weighed the day of show for meat pen purposes.
*NEW* All poultry will be vet checked in parking lot across from the fair grounds next to the baseball field. Once your poultry is vetted /inspected you may enter on grounds through the main entrance across from the fire station.
*NEW* All large animals will have a different entry point, you will turn left into the pits (before entering the horse barn area.
*NEW* Hog exhibitors- You MUST HAVE your original Prop 12 certification with you in hand. Yes, we know you uploaded it, but you have to have it with you. If you do not, we will turn you around to go get it, there are NO MARKET hogs to be on grounds without it.
*NEW* Your market animals will be tagged prior to the scale.
After you reach the scale, please check in with the intake table to make sure your medical release, terminal sale papers, auction luncheon tickets, extra passes etc are taken care of. We will have parking passes & extra bands for sale.
Registered breeding animals must check their paper work with the livestock superintendent Tuesday night before 7pm.
Steers /cattle you MUST have your yellow tags .
****It is possible that IF your animal is not healthy or potentially ill/contagious, you will not unload and all fees will be forfeited. ***
Weekly Updates 6/3/24 - 6/9/24
The Exhibitor Guidebook is live and so are ShoWorks entries! We cannot wait to see you and all your hard work for your entries at the 128th Annual Humboldt County Fair! August 21st to September 2nd, 2024
Register today for the CA 4-H Horse Classic Educational Contests. With over five categories, each 4-H member can trot in feeling ready. Who's signing up?