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- Outstanding Michigan 4-H alumni, volunteers, youth, staff and partners recognized at 2024 4-H Legacy Awards Celebration September 25, 2024Awards presented at the event are among some of Michigan 4-H’s highest honors.
- Hackett honored as outstanding 4-H agriculture volunteer September 25, 2024Charity Hackett of Berrien County was among five Michigan Farm Bureau 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Award recipients honored in 2024.
- Gould and Yeager honored as outstanding 4-H agriculture volunteer September 25, 2024Rick Gould and Kevin Yeager of St. Joseph County was among five Michigan Farm Bureau 4-H Excellence in Agriculture Award recipients honored in 2024.
- Wade named outstanding 4-H alumnus September 25, 2024Muskegon County 4-H alumnus Shaun T. Wade, of Norton Shores, was among ten 4-H alumni inducted into the 2024 class of the Michigan 4-H Emerald Clover Society at a ceremony on Sept. 21.
- Maritime history and archaeology come alive for 4-H youth campers at NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary September 19, 20244-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp campers explore science, careers, and environmental stewardship.
- MSU Extension receives 4-H Health Rocks! grant to deliver substance use prevention education to youth September 4, 2024A $450,000 grant from National 4-H Council will allow MSU Extension to bring substance use prevention education to 15,000 Michigan youth through the 4-H Health Rocks! program.
- Michigan 4-H Foundation Partnership Spotlight: Michigan Division of the WNF&GA August 26, 2024The Michigan Division of the Women's National Farm and Garden Association has been a strong supporter and partner of 4-H for nearly 70 years, making them the longest consecutive donor to the Michigan 4-H Foundation.
- Michigan 4-H to honor outstanding 4-H youth, alumni, volunteers, partners and staff at 2024 Michigan 4-H Legacy Awards Celebration August 22, 2024Michigan State University Extension and the Michigan 4-H Foundation will co-host the Michigan 4-H Legacy Awards Celebration on Sat., Sept. 21, in East Lansing, Mich.
- Michigan 4-H license plate legislation signed into law by Governor Whitmer August 16, 2024Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined with Michigan 4-H youth and volunteers in Van Buren Charter Township on Wednesday, Aug. 14, to ceremoniously sign into law legislation that creates a Michigan 4-H fundraising license plate.
- Proposed Michigan 4-H license plate legislation headed for governor’s desk June 28, 2024Legislation that would generate support for Michigan 4-H youth through a new fundraising license plate was passed by the Michigan legislature this week with overwhelming bipartisan support. The legislation is now headed to the governor’s desk for approval.
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Because of 4-H I have learned how to use animal science to expand my heard. This knowledge has helped me continue being a 4th generation to show and raise cattle in my family.
— Molly Lake, Gratiot County
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