tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35330190154285825992024-03-05T00:25:12.100-08:00Beef-A-TeersJoe Montellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741049284593331093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533019015428582599.post-24080310189168745652010-02-14T11:15:00.000-08:002010-02-14T11:21:08.078-08:00Beef-A-Teers Minutes1-24-2010*Book and enrollment fees are do <span style="color:#ff0000;">ASAP</span>- its $10 per member.<br />*You must attend 50% of meetings in order to attend fair- if you can't make it, call an advisor.<br />*4H funding may be cut in years to come- unlikely to happen this year (you can probably get more info on this than I can).<br />*4H Week is the week of <span style="color:#ff0000;">March 7-13</span>, posters will be made at the next meeting.<br />*MAC Commission- 4% is taken out of all checks instead of 3% for regular exhibitors and 5% for champions; money goes to electricity, sawdust, water, etc.<br />*Quality Assurance is due in June; we're unable to do it as a group so you have to attend a meeting either <span style="color:#ff0000;">Feb. 24 from 6-8 or April 21 from 6-8</span>; you can also take a test at the extension office which will test you out for 3 years if you pass (must be 12 years old to take).<br />*If you're going to the Beef Expo let Chriss know so she can book rooms.<br />*Turkey order forms are due <span style="color:#ff0000;">March 2.</span><br />*Code of Conduct is due before <span style="color:#ff0000;">April 15</span> along with enrollment fee.<br />*Health Report for next weej is Eddie Mook and Safety Report, Bailey (I think...wasn't too sure on the name)<br />*Our next fundraiser is going to be a Hoagie Sale. More info to come.<br />*Next meeting is <span style="color:#ffff00;">February 21, 1pm at the Expo Center</span>.Joe Montellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741049284593331093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533019015428582599.post-81837269829910724422009-02-21T07:17:00.000-08:002009-02-21T04:17:21.087-08:00Tricia Making It All Come TogetherBringing it all together for the judge<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWnYeu-kCHvX24uwNce-5_xv5tcr-BmdRbmmP2d6DeoNx7aHbUAq1hf2MHUtmvwyN0YBHgSbE_UV4K8GipCmicnwOZkpChX5nSDgLX4HhUPx3I4SA5cVYzijAaKPjZRoP03Sal-BggyE/s1600-h/Ashtabula_County_Fair_2008_145.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWnYeu-kCHvX24uwNce-5_xv5tcr-BmdRbmmP2d6DeoNx7aHbUAq1hf2MHUtmvwyN0YBHgSbE_UV4K8GipCmicnwOZkpChX5nSDgLX4HhUPx3I4SA5cVYzijAaKPjZRoP03Sal-BggyE/s320/Ashtabula_County_Fair_2008_145.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305019565496784754" /></a><br /><br />Good showmanship skills are very important<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIanMrmry0UkLjVdeVpCrNN25Ui9Oo07-Iw6WIu2s0Ern2jq3au1r0h33qDNKEDuy_XWtzDql6SiSYJjrnE3Y2dvLWhtRaZjRV3YDnSSTuz4JsiVzzLIDVDy8zAxfbl_1Vhi91yLc57U/s1600-h/Ashtabula_County_Fair_2008_154.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIanMrmry0UkLjVdeVpCrNN25Ui9Oo07-Iw6WIu2s0Ern2jq3au1r0h33qDNKEDuy_XWtzDql6SiSYJjrnE3Y2dvLWhtRaZjRV3YDnSSTuz4JsiVzzLIDVDy8zAxfbl_1Vhi91yLc57U/s320/Ashtabula_County_Fair_2008_154.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305019638339561250" /></a><br /><br />Hard work pays off !!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZenzsYKOFMI7a1C2FhTWSl4pE4FMpEBIV1IT5we_JeIXLOHtm-31G5wBH6wP1-hKAM6TQNWZpqKfW_Rex8yeD4HWdnftcxys1CTzKq2iAAtQXFS9oS2aWZfSGps8nw1XZStwLKblJz8/s1600-h/Ashtabula_County_Fair_2008_181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihZenzsYKOFMI7a1C2FhTWSl4pE4FMpEBIV1IT5we_JeIXLOHtm-31G5wBH6wP1-hKAM6TQNWZpqKfW_Rex8yeD4HWdnftcxys1CTzKq2iAAtQXFS9oS2aWZfSGps8nw1XZStwLKblJz8/s320/Ashtabula_County_Fair_2008_181.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305019698411882466" /></a>Joe Montellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741049284593331093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533019015428582599.post-17210827595002057822009-02-21T04:12:00.000-08:002009-02-21T04:15:27.206-08:00Our pig penThis is the pen we built for our pigs , it has automatic waters and a self feeder , seems to work out well it measures 16' x 32' plenty of room for 4 pigs <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9cKLNNBZvHujnUJC4E0v7EClgUR4UqZuLaxDKLNxLN1GIbPNcUxYOUWbFZIiYfq7X8J5jbF_JBlBzExZk2R9wHs3z0QD7-CGwIKooY83U2lMURduClPfZFOD6a8vB8AeYs6EOf3reWo/s1600-h/Pig+Pen+Blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9cKLNNBZvHujnUJC4E0v7EClgUR4UqZuLaxDKLNxLN1GIbPNcUxYOUWbFZIiYfq7X8J5jbF_JBlBzExZk2R9wHs3z0QD7-CGwIKooY83U2lMURduClPfZFOD6a8vB8AeYs6EOf3reWo/s320/Pig+Pen+Blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305222709290416994" /></a>Joe Montellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741049284593331093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533019015428582599.post-40543809612719733222009-02-21T03:42:00.000-08:002009-02-21T04:02:50.081-08:00Michaels Turkey ProjectThis is the setup we use for our turkeys when we bring them home <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKAk_A1bUivpeX3ISQXT4llm1RyAWaowVuidGPa_5W54e6lN-gZm7-OY9g1PAP6duGGxX-lViQSONPXbCt4rF7wknT8PBT_CrfmddkN7Dat1sDyoaDNAgkGcI9BpCuUKI6WbDFqVKe5U/s1600-h/Chicks_in_box+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKAk_A1bUivpeX3ISQXT4llm1RyAWaowVuidGPa_5W54e6lN-gZm7-OY9g1PAP6duGGxX-lViQSONPXbCt4rF7wknT8PBT_CrfmddkN7Dat1sDyoaDNAgkGcI9BpCuUKI6WbDFqVKe5U/s320/Chicks_in_box+blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305218803160800546" /></a><br />Mike spending time with his birds so they get to know him and are not scared of him<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yg6S7CwZ0bn1iUmCq5_eaFVujxLtP2v-7TXEPBllXfeYp9MP8DQQOeVWGGsigcPfM1S3HdgFsCEXKWKhzCPN46x1skzL_tkIjA-sCuzp8VV8MEOSt1YalJE1uIu9PxM44lLcek137lc/s1600-h/Mike_in_box+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yg6S7CwZ0bn1iUmCq5_eaFVujxLtP2v-7TXEPBllXfeYp9MP8DQQOeVWGGsigcPfM1S3HdgFsCEXKWKhzCPN46x1skzL_tkIjA-sCuzp8VV8MEOSt1YalJE1uIu9PxM44lLcek137lc/s320/Mike_in_box+blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305218715569587090" /></a><br />A clean pen and fan are very important, they cut down on a bird getting overheated and less time for you having to spot clean your bird before show <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThQeRXrF_OlFRgKsaJTv9wHG7TF-YuWRvEuwXT67ZHpQoYCU80PxszrcnXihUQmbTGHI0r34sXahFfpue8rDB46u2pz2KpMqZ_NpQNWCyQIb5kcfHFwJjTFKX43QzDvCf132qqZh0LEY/s1600-h/Turkey_pen_at_fair+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThQeRXrF_OlFRgKsaJTv9wHG7TF-YuWRvEuwXT67ZHpQoYCU80PxszrcnXihUQmbTGHI0r34sXahFfpue8rDB46u2pz2KpMqZ_NpQNWCyQIb5kcfHFwJjTFKX43QzDvCf132qqZh0LEY/s320/Turkey_pen_at_fair+blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305218635796601714" /></a><br />End results are a very clean and manageable bird <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVulN1yIZOpbZbARXih8TT9K5lvGNR_HkI7fig8hN8v_b-KTauzRr3vq5bp6r7jriJH8XuipFucoBwz2dprdctlWKBHc7lgyu2MDzrXdbUbkwDGJPNcb9Go2MFSZ1bVu_A9cVfHottQo/s1600-h/Mikes_Fair_Turkey+blog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVulN1yIZOpbZbARXih8TT9K5lvGNR_HkI7fig8hN8v_b-KTauzRr3vq5bp6r7jriJH8XuipFucoBwz2dprdctlWKBHc7lgyu2MDzrXdbUbkwDGJPNcb9Go2MFSZ1bVu_A9cVfHottQo/s320/Mikes_Fair_Turkey+blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305218501701646690" /></a>Joe Montellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741049284593331093noreply@blogger.com