Howard County

The NEW 2019 Maryland 4-H Dairy Skillathon will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the University of Maryland Extension-Carroll County Office at 700 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster, MD. Check in begins at 9:30 AM and the contest begins at 10 AM The Dairy Skillathon is a contest in which...

For 2019, broiler orders will be due later in the spring. The specific details will be posted as the order date is finalized. Please remember you must be enrolled in the poultry project in order to exhibit 4-H broiler projects at the Howard County fair. The deadline to add projects is June 1st...

The University of Maryland Extension in Westminster, Maryland. One position is focused on leadership,volunteer development and STEM and the other position is focused on camping & environmental sciences .

General Rules - PLEASE READ Contests Indoor Building Livestock All Star Showmanship Bicycle Clover Livestock Skillathon Creative Writing Dog and Food Nutrition Bowl Hands-on Activities Horsemanship Livestock Judging Livestock Skillathon Manikin Modeling Mini Fashion Revue New Zoo Revue Sheep Lead...

2019 Horse Judging and Hippology Information We are pleased to announce a great opportunity for members who have an interest or have a love for horses! You do not need to have a horse for this program! Practices for Hippology and Horse Judging are set to begin on March 31st! What is horse judging...

University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Program is designed to train participants as volunteer horticultural educators to support the University of Maryland Extension mission by educating residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens,...

Beef Identification Day-Saturday, January 5th We will be tagging steers on Saturday, January 9, 2018 at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Animals must be halter broken. Tagging, weighing, etc. will be done from 9:00 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. All steers must be tagged on the 5 th . Make your hauling...

We are currently working to finalize schedules for 2019 summer programming. As dates are confirmed and information is finalized, this page will be updated. 2019 Clover Academy July 9th-11th, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Location: Howard County Fairgrounds, Dining Hall, 2210 Fairgrounds Rd., West...

2019 Sheep and Goat Identification Day Information Monday, June 3, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. GENERAL INFORMATION Packets including the cover letter will be mailed at the beginning of May. If you do not receive your packet in the mail, please contact the Howard County Extension Office at...

2019 Swine Identification Day Information Saturday, June 1, 2019 from 7:00 a.m until 10:00 a.m. GENERAL INFORMATION Packets including the cover letter will be mailed at the beginning of May. If you did not receive your packet, you are welcome to contact the Howard County Extension Office at 410-313...