We are so excited that you are considering 4-H as an option for your family!
![A woman holding a paper flower smiling at three children.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/2018%204-H%20Dodge%20County%20Pumas%201_screen.jpg?h=b7e1f461&itok=p0sjbVLh)
The University of Minnesota Extension is now accepting applications for the Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development position.
Tony and Maizie Scheffler and Family, 2024 Farm Families of the Year recipient
![Katilynn Swanson and fellow Climate Impact Corps member table at an event](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/kaitlynnt-tabling.jpg?h=8e870d35&itok=J_TjGSY4)
Not long ago, RSDP and CERTs launched a new AmeriCorps role focused on community engagement and outreach. It turned out to be the perfect opportunity for Katilynn Swanson, one of the first to take on the new position.
![4-H clover with graduation cap](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Scholarship%20Image.jpg?itok=HV7e3qQG)
Scholarships are available to 4-H'ers graduating this spring. Carefully read the scholarship descriptions and submit your application before June 10, 2024.
Register for the Goodhue County 4-H Dog Training program. This year we will be working on agility, obedience, rally obedience and showmanship.
This video from the U of M demonstrates best practices for keeping jumping worms from spreading when separating plants.
![rusty patched queen looking to make a nest in a messy corner](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/affinis-nestsearching-HeatherHolm.jpg?h=41369f14&itok=aM77kpwM)
Pollinators are the glue holding our food system together and key connectors between the plant and animal world. This National Pollinators Week, learn how pollinators can help us appreciate and support our connections to the diversity of the natural world and each other.