North Dakota youth will among the delegates attending the 2009 National 4-H Conference.

Become a Catalyst of Change is the theme of the 2012 National 4-H Congress.

The convention will include sheep, lamb and wool industry updates.

CalfAID, a North Dakota-based program to verify the age and source of beef cattle, will continue.

Certain populations in North Dakota continue to struggle with higher than average poverty rates.