more... > Parishes > Madison Parish > 4-H Youth > 2012 4-H University [Image: 4-H U Flyer] Register for 4-H U competition or a Clover College track using the forms attached. Mark your calendar for June 19-22, 2012. The $50 deposit is due May 13, 2012. Three Ways to Support Madison 4-H Youth Opportunities [Image: 4-H] Learn about the different ways you can support your local 4-H club. Opportunities for support include the 4-H Strawberry Sale, the 4-H Opportunity Scholarship Fund, and the 4-H University and Clover College Opportunity Scholarship. Regional 4-H Cook-Off Winners [Image: Madison Parish 4-H Area Cookery team members] The regional 4-H Commodity Cookery Contest, held March 6 at the Rayville Center, featured some fierce competition while showcasing many mouth-watering recipes from Northeast Louisiana youth. 4-H Cooks! Contest Held in Preparation for Regional Cook-Off [Image: 2012 Contestants in the 4-H Cooks! Contest. ] With the regional cook-off only a few weeks away, Madison 4-H'ers gathered their groceries and fired up their ovens to prepare 22 recipes for competition in the parish contest held February 16.  more articles... Youth Take the Fast Track to Fashion at 4-H Camp [Image: Betty Bedgood and Dusty Bedgood] Ready...Set...Sew! The 2012 Fashion Camp kept campers and their adult helpers in high gear throughout the two-day event held January 21-22 at the Camp Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center in Pollock. Northeast Louisiana Jr. Horse Show [Image: flyer ] The Northeast Louisiana Jr. Livestock Show Horse Show will be held on January 28, 2012, at the Delhi Livestock Arena and will begin at 9:30 a.m. 4-H Fashion Camp [Image: fcamp] The State 4-H Fashion Camp will be held on January 21-22, 2012, at Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center in Pollock, La. Wild About 4-H Food and Fitness! [Image: 2012 Food and Fitness Camp ] Food and Fitness Camp will be held March 17-18, 2012. The experience is designed for teams of youth and adults to develop knowledge and skills related to food and nutrition, diet and fitness and teamwork skills. 2011-12 Louisiana Connections Camp [Image: Citizenship Camp] The 2011-2012 State 4-H Citizenship Board is offering a new and exciting opportunity to take a road trip through Louisiana. The event will be held on December 9-11, 2011, at the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center for 7th-9th grade 4-H members. Madison Parish 4-H 2011-2012 Program Overview [Image: 4-H Program Overview] Newsletter containing informaton for Madison Parish 4-H Program Overview Agriculture 4-H Photography Contest [Image: Cotton] Enter your picture into the 2012 Ag Photo contest by January 6, 2012. The contest categories are: Farm Animals, Horticulture/Plants/Crops and Any Other Agriculture. 4-H Cloverbuds [Image: cloverbuds] 4-H Cloverbuds is for boys and girls who are not yet old enough to become 4-H members. Like all other 4-H projects, 4-H Cloverbuds involve youth in hands-on learning in a fun informal group setting. Beef/Dairy Contest [Image: Contest] There's more to 4-H than just club meetings...look what else you could be doing! Make a poster telling the story of beef and/or dairy products and you could put some extra cash in your pocket! Think BILLBOARD SLOGAN - short, catchy and to the point. Download the attached flyer for entry and award details. LSU AgCenter Extension Volunteer Corps (EVC) [Image: EVC] The LSU AgCenter has established the Extension Volunteer Corps (EVC). The EVC will allow us to draw upon a wealth of experience and expertise by engaging LSU AgCenter retirees (both research and extension) and other qualified retirees from state land-grant universities as volunteers to assist us in continuing to meet the needs of our clients. Click for more information...