Doc Jim, as he was known by many of his friends, devoted his career to serving dairy farmers and dairy professionals in Wisconsin and around the world. His legacy lives on through the James W. Crowley 4-H Dairy Leadership Awards and the James W. Crowley Dairy Management and Extension Fund.
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Wisconsin 4-H is proud to be represented by Thomas L. Bewick, the first Wisconsin 4-H Statewide Program Director, in the 4-H Hall of Fame. Bewick gave 43 years to Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development, 40 as state leader and three as assistant state leader. During that time, Bewick helped start the Linn 4-H Club in Walworth County, the first 4-H club in the state.
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Wisconsin 4-H is proud to be represented by Jerry Apps in the 4-H Hall of Fame. Jerry began his professional life as a 4-H agent in Green Lake and Brown County. 4-H Youth Development inducted 100 laureates into the brand-new Wisconsin 4-H Hall of Fame Saturday, November 15. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony was the last statewide event celebrating 100 years of 4-H in Wisconsin.
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Learn more about the Linn 4-H Club, the first 4-H club in Wisconsin, and how 4-H has grown and changed over the years. Thank you to our friends at the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for the wonderful feature in their magazine, Growing Wisconsin!
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Check out all the great news coverage of the Wisconsin 4-H Centennial so far this year! There are wonderful stories from all corners of the state — you can learn more about Wisconsin 4-H Day at the State Fair, or read about the Seas Branch Smithies 4-H Club in Vernon County helping to save a local landmark. Maybe there’s an article about your club or group, too!
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This is an article shared by John Gibbs, originally published as an editorial in the Crawford County Independent in Gays Mills, WI. Happy 100th birthday to all present and past 4-H clubs, members, parents, leaders, and supporters that are or have been a part of this venerable organization. You’ve probably seen and heard about that […]
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Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development has been celebrating 100 years of positive youth development programming during the year. Recently, Jeza Kleinschmidt, a 4-H member in the Lincoln County Merrill Busy Bees 4-H Club, completed a mural to honor the centennial.
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Thank you to Sara Bredesen for sharing this awesome retrospective about her family’s experience in Rock County 4-H! This piece was written in 2011 to celebrate National 4-H Week.
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On August 27, the 165th Walworth County Fair kicked off with a ceremony recognizing the Wisconsin 4-H Centennial. It was a truly wonderful event, thank you to everyone who planned, participated and made it such a success!
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At the Brown County Fair last week, Brown County 4-H celebrated the centennial in a few magical ways, including hosting an open house with interactive displays and donating nearly 3,000 cans of vegetables to food pantries around Green Bay.
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