Madison County Fair - Nebraska

10/14/2025

Today is National Dessert Day!

During the fair we have so many vendors that have amazing treats! We also have an Open Class Building and 4-H Building with dessert projects on display.
Tells us your favorite dessert from the Madison County Fair!

10/11/2025

Day 7 of National 4-H week, the last day!

Share a picture of your favorite 4-Her below in the comments!

We hope you learned a little bit about 4-H from us this week. We want to take this last day to say THANK YOU to all our 4-Her's and their families. 4-H is a very important part of fair each year and we are glad we can support these kids.

Our last program to talk about is the 4-H Cloverbud program. It is a non-competitive hands-on learning experience for ages 5-7, focusing on cooperative learning, building friendships, and exploring various 4-H projects. The program allows a non-judgmental atmosphere while encouraging fairness and group learning. It helps the youth discover talents, explore interests and build foundational life skills.

With this program, 4-H supports and develops youth in our county from age 5-19!

10/10/2025

Day 6 of National 4-H week!

🏹Share your 4-H shooting sports, robotics or other STEM pictures below!🤖

4-H has something for everyone to enjoy. During the week of the fair, it is easy to see the static exhibits or the animals but Madison County has some amazing programs that are unable to show off during the week of the fair.

Madison County has many opportunities with shooting sports like Archery, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, and BB Gun, Smallbore Rifle and Pistol (.22 caliber), Hunting and Outdoor Skills, Shotgun (9 years old, 4-H age), Muzzleloading (9 years old, 4-H age) or STEM programs like robotics, LEGO league, engineering days and much more!

🍀The focus of the Nebraska 4-H Shooting Sports programs is the total development of the 4-H member. The shooting sports and related natural resource activities are utilized as a vehicle for human growth and development. It uses the skills and disciplines of shooting to assist young people and their leaders in obtaining knowledge and developing skills. Development of skills within the discipline of shooting and life skills is implicit in the program curriculum and explicitly stated for volunteers. 4-H Shooting Sports promotes positive youth-adult interaction and peer leadership.

🍀Science, technology, engineering, and applied mathematics form the STEM program priority. Nebraska 4-H works to develop interests, skills, and abilities in the areas of science literacy, energy, agriculture, environmental stewardship, and technology, of youth across the state. Through STEM programs, youth develop positive interests and attitudes about STEM and related careers, gain a base knowledge of STEM content and their projects, develop STEM skills and abilities, apply STEM to their 4-H projects, utilize STEM skills and abilities to solve everyday situations, teach others about STEM related to their projects, process information, analyze complex problems and make informed decisions regarding current science, energy, agricultural, and technology related issues, and seek out higher education opportunities and careers related to STEM.

For more information regarding these programs please reach out to the Madison County Extension office.

10/09/2025

Day 5 of National 4-H week!

Share a picture of your favorite 4-H animal below!

Madison County offers so many opportunities to bring an animal to the fair. We have beef, horse, dairy, sheep, swine, goat, poultry, rabbit, dog, cat, and companion animals.

The Nebraska 4-H livestock programs offer life-changing opportunities for youth. 4-H members practice life skills, such as responsibility, self-discipline, personal safety, goal setting, and keeping records. The focus of the Nebraska 4-H livestock programs is the total development of the young person. The livestock shows and related activities and contests are utilized as a vehicle for human growth and development. The programs aim to develop confident, competent, caring individuals who have good character and are connected to their communities.

Nebraska is known as the "beef state" where cattle out number people 3 to 1.
4-H is designed to develop our youth to promote good animal care and well-being for the future of our state.

We are so proud of our 4-H youth and their dedication to agriculture and livestock.
Animal projects, of all sizes, take a lot of work, not only during the week of the fair but each day of the year, rain or shine! Great Job!

10/08/2025

Day 4 of National 4-H week!

Share a picture of your favorite static exhibit below in the comments!

Static Exhibits are projects made by the 4-Her throughout the year. They are on display during the week of the Madison County Fair in the 4-H building.
For Madison County each 4-Her brings their project on judging day and has an in-person interview for each item entered. During these interviews the 4-Her explains how they made their project, what they learned and answer several questions from the judge.

Projects provide the basis of the 4-H program by offering various educational experiences. Carrying out a project will help the member "learn by doing" as well as learn "why" things happen the way they do.

Madison County is full of amazing creative 4-Her's. We are so proud of their hard work all year long to FILL our 4-H building each year during the fair.

10/07/2025

Day 3 of National 4-H week!

Share a picture below of you with your local 4-H club. Adults share your 4-H club name growing up!

Did you know that Madison County currently has 15 active 4-H clubs?! These amazing groups have monthly meetings and learn more about projects, experience group unity, and engage in community service.

Deer Creek, Elkhorn Valley, Hard Drive, High Caliber, Livestock Boosters, Lucky Clovers, 4-H Archery Club, Orange Crush Shooting Club, Needles and Knives, Newman Huskers, NexGeneration, Pioneers, The Four Corners, The Mane Event, and Young Achievers

If you would like to know more about 4-H or would like to join or volunteer for one of these AMAZING 4-H clubs contact the extension office today!

Madison County Extension
402-370-4040
[email protected]

10/06/2025

Day 2 of National 4-H week

🍀Go Green Monday! Let's paint Madison County green for 4-H. We are challenging everyone to wear your Madison County 4-H gear today! 🍀🍀

Share a picture of you and your family in 4-H green below in the comments!

The 4-H motto is “to make the best better” and the 4-H slogan is “learn by doing”. So, it is no surprise that our 4-H'ers are succeeding. Data shows that compared to their peers 4-H'ers are:

2x more likely to have the goal of being a leader
3x more likely to participate in community service
2x more likely to report living life with intentionality and purpose

The National 4-H initiative this year is "Beyond Ready". This is a bold initiative designed to empower 10 million young people with the skills, resilience and confidence they need in our ever-changing world. We know that when youth are given the tools, opportunities, and guidance they are unstoppable.

🍀🍀We are proud to support our Madison County 4-H'ers! 🍀🍀

10/05/2025

🍀Today is the first day of National 4-H week!

Each year hundreds of youth in Madison County share their 4-H exhibits during the week of the fair, but the 4-H program is so much more than what you see at the fair.

4-H is a youth development program that teaches kids and teens life skills through hands-on projects in areas like agriculture, health, STEM and civic engagement. It encourages youth to become self-directed, productive members of society through clubs, camps and community involvement.

The 4-H emblem is a four-leaf clover with an “H” on each leaf. The four “H”s seen on the clover stand for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health:

Head: 4-H teaches your child how to use critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills.
Heart: 4-H will help your child learn respect for you, other, and t
he environment, as well as positive interpersonal communication skills.
Hands: Through 4-H, your child will gain hands-on experience in career preparation and service to others.
Health: 4-H will give your child the ability to make healthy lifestyle choices and to manage change and challenges.

The official 4-H pledge is
"I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, and my HEALTH to better living, for my club, my community, my country, and my world.".

The Madison County Ag Society is very proud of the Madison County 4-H program and want to celebrate them this week, follow our page all week for daily posts to learn all about 4-H!

Share your favorite 4-H picture in the comments!

🍀🍀Tomorrow is "Go Green Monday" wear your Madison County 4-H gear and share your picture on our post tomorrow!🍀🍀

10/01/2025

We are tough enough to wear pink this month for Breast Cancer Awareness, are you?

Share a picture of you in pink at the fair below!

09/18/2025

If you watch the big fight last Saturday night for Nebraska native Terence "Bud" Crawford, you may have noticed his introduction form Rosendo Robles! Rosendo performed at last year's fair on Sunday night and it was a great time!

Terence 'Bud' Crawford invited his childhood friend and South Omaha musicians to perform for 70,000 fans, while he walked to his historic championship fight in Las Vegas Saturday.

09/11/2025

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day from the Madison County Fair!