This is a new fundraiser for Calcasieu 4-H. For every magazine purchased or renewed, we receive 40 percent profit. Please click the picture to find out more or to purchase your magazines online. It's simple and easy. Use the Calcasieu 4-H Web code No. WC3158.

What is 4-H? Who can join 4-H? Where do 4-H'ers meet and how often? What do 4-H'ers do? Facts about 4-H.

The Calcasieu 4-H Shooting Sports Club is hosting the 2nd annual competition to benefit their local club. The contest will be held on Decemebr 12th at the Lake Charles Gun Club south of Lake Charles. There will be a shotgun, .22 Rifle(CMP only) and Archery contest. Great prizes are awarded in two divisions for each discipine. The contest is open to the any 4-H Shooting Sports members statewide. Link to Map Below

This guide for 2009 contains suggestions for management of the most important or more prevalent diseases of Louisiana plants. It includes information on fungicides, bactericides and nematicides, as well as safety precautions for using them.

This 2009 guide was compiled by LSU AgCenter experts and includes regulations, precautions and suggestions for pest control in Louisiana. Detailed topics include drift of pesticides, hazards of pesticides to beneficial insects and wildlife, phytotoxicity and using beneficial insects to control pest populations. A section on organic gardening also is included.

This guide includes helpful information on herbicides and weed control with detailed suggestions for aquatics, commercial nursery stock, field crops, forestry, fruit crops, home gardens, lawns and many other Louisiana crops. It includes information on different types of herbicide registrations, as well as information on herbicide labels and restricted uses. Also included are sprayer calibration techniques, suggestions for reducing herbicide drift and a guide to proper spray tip selection.

November 2009 edition of parish 4-H newsletter

4-H newsletter for Calcasieu Parish

Information on upcoming Green TEENs activities

The primary objective of producing broilers is to optimize growth. Find information on housing, brooding, heating, lighting, feeders and waterers, feeds and feeding, and health.

Form for Horse Show and Livestock Show participants to fill out in the event of a hardship for the State Horse Show or State Livestock Show.

The Calf Scramble contest is held in conjuction with the SW District Livestock Show in Lake Charles at Burton Coliseum. It's open to all 4-H & FFA members in the SW District. Applications are due January 3 of each year at the Calcasieu 4-H Office.

Provides list of members and links to meeting minutes for the Joint Advisory Council.

October 2009 issue of the Cloverleaf newsletter for Calcasieu Parish 4-H'ers

You may use these forms to register for Calcasieu 4-H activities and awards.

October 2009 Junior/Senior Cloverleaf -- the 4-H newsletter for Calcasieu Parish

This is a project club for 4-H members from Calcasieu and Cameron parish who would like to learn more about horses. You do not have to own a horse to become a member.

This includes all of the activity days, workshops, contest days, due dates, and livestock shows throughout the year that are being conducted for Calcasieu 4-H members.

This is a monthly e-newsletter with up-to-date information on 4-H shooting sports activities in Calcasieu Parish.

Information on Calcasieu 4-H Shooting Sports Club activity days for the 2009-2010 club year.

This guide will help prepare exhibitors to show their rabbits in showmanship and help them prepare for the showmanship test for the parish show.

Provides details about the 4-H Shooting Sports program in Calcasieu Parish.

Calcasieu 4-H livestock exhibitors can find out more about showing livestock for upcoming year, as well as news about validation procedures, here.

This guide will help exhibitors study for the horse premier exhibitor contest held at the parish 4-H horse show. It consist of horse colors, parts, equipment used, feeds and medicine labels.

This guide will help exhibitors study for the beef premier exhibitor contest at the parish show.

Use these forms to nominate Calcasieu 4-H members and clubs for outstanding recognition. Leaders can nominate up to 10% of their club membership for outstanding member recognition. Leaders can nominate their clubs for their community study and service activities.

This guide will help exhibitors study for the swine premier exhibitor contest at the parish show. It shows breeds, ear notching, etc.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Brandon Guillory, Calcasieu Parish 4-H’er, took first place in the National 4-H Chicken Barbecue Demonstration contest held here Nov. 19-20.

Louisiana Wildlife News is a bi-monthly publication intended to serve as an outlet for wildlife issues relevant to Louisiana and the Southeast. In addition to current news events, profiles on specific plant, wildlife and nuisance wildlife species are included in each issue.

A monthly fisheries newsletter from the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant.