My name is Jolene Wilson and I am the club reporter for the BonAccord 4H Beef club, and I am going to tell you about what’s happened so far in our club. Our club’s 4-H year started with a trip to Meunier farms where we learned about feedlots from a professional, getting advice on what good quality feed looks like and how much we should be feeding our calves to finish them on time for show day. Following our field trip was our first meeting of the year, where we voted in our club executives and planned out some things for the following 4-H year.

We had Weigh in day and our second meeting on November 1. On Weigh in day we have to bring in all our steers, heifers and carcass projects to be weighed, retagged and given vaccinations to ensure their best year.

Our December meeting was also our club’s Christmas party where we went bowling. When the break ended our club had a leader tour. At leaders tour our beef projects have to be tied, and it is an opportunity for members to show our leaders what we’re feeding and get advice on what we can do better.

There were presentations in January and there will be public speaking in February. There will be a recap of public speaking in the next article as well as more dates and information on what our club will be doing in the spring. So, make sure to keep an eye out for the next update on our club.