Home > Our Offices > Parishes > Madison > 2009 Quarterly Report [Image: Madison Parish Quarterly January, February, March 2009] Quarterly reports of 2009 events from Madison Parish. January, February, and March events include: regional 4-H Food & Fitness Expo; the Reading to the Heart literacy enrichment program; Madison Junior Leaders developed leadership skills at Ag Alley and Ag Adventures Pioneering; Communities IV Conference; Youth Gardeners; Lunch and Learn; LA Breed Reserve Champion; MHS Youth Health Fair; Ag Expo Mini Farm; Tri-State Soybean Forum; 2nd Annual Madison Parish Ag Day. 2008 Madison Parish Quarterly Reports [Image: Madison Parish Quarterly Report October, November, December 2008] Quarterly reports about 2008 events from the Madison Parish office of the LSU AgCenter. Topics covered include: Youth Development, 4-H University and Clover College youth conference; EFNEP Nutrition Day Camp ; Reading to the Heart literacy enrichment program book fair and conference; food safety and hand washing; emgerency preparedness workshops. 4-H Club Meeting Invitation [Image: .] Use this invitation to encourage new 4-H members to join your 4-H Club. It could also be used to invite parents to attend regular 4-H meetings! Clover Connections [Image: .] 4-H is the most popular club in the nation with more than 243,000 members in Louisiana alone. Besides school and community club activities, 4-H hosts numerous after-school learning opportunities, camps and conferences, trips, contests, awards and more. Use these links for monthly issues of the Madison Parish 4-H Clover Connections newsletter providing information of interest to 4-H Club members and their families.  more articles... Character Connection [Image: .] Citizenship, one of three 4-H Mission Mandates for postive youth development, includes Character Development, Citizenship, Leadership, Service-Learning, Communications and Theatre Arts projects. Louisiana 4-H is one of the nation's leaders in character education with all 64 parishes conducting character development programs. Use these links for monthly issues of the Madison Parish 4-H Character Connection newsletter providing information of interest to 4-H Club members and their families. Healthy Connections [Image: v] Healthy Living, one of three 4-H mission mndates for positive youth development, focuses on encouraging youth to learn, adopt and practice healthful decision-making. Healthy Living 4-H projects include Foods and Nutrition; Fitness, Health and Safety; Child Development; Consumer and Financial Management; and Personal Development. Use these links for monthly issues of the Madison Parish 4-H Healthy Connections newsletter providing information of interest to 4-H Club members and their families. 4-H Name Tags [Image: .] Need quick name tags for an upcoming meeting? These templates offer a variety of uses. 4-H NAME TAGS is formatted for compatibility with Avery Name Badge Inserts 2 ¼” X 3 ½”. 4-H STICKER NAME TAGS are formatted for Avery template #5163. 4-H Goes Wet & Wild [Image: f] End-of-the-year trips are always anticipated with anxious excitement, but the annual Madison Parish 4-H Blue Bayou trip takes fun to a breathtaking super-dimension. 2009 4-H University a Sucess! [Image: Madison Parish ] Nineteen Madison Parish teens joined about 1,900 other youth, adult leaders and volunteers from across Louisiana for the annual 4-H University competition held on the LSU Baton Rouge campus June 23-26. Louisiana Cotton Bulletin [Image: ;] Weekly bulletin on cotton research 4-H Day At Capitol [Image: f] The eighth annual 4-H Day at the Capitol brought together more than 2,500 4-H youth, parents and community volunteers with Louisiana legislators on the steps of the state Capitol to celebrate 4-H in Louisiana. The steps and grounds were blanketed in a sea of green and white for the traditional first Wednesday in June event. How to Take a Soil Sample Contains information on how to take a soil sample for gardening, pasture and forage, row crops, flowerbeds, etc. Soil samples should be taken every three years. Also includes the form for sending in a soil sample. 2009 Horticulture Hints Information on lawns, gardening, landscaping and trees for the home gardener. Madison Parish Advisory Council Update Provides a list of members and the minutes taken for the Madison Parish Advisory Council Update. Click for more information...