Lujean Faber. Bronson 4-H Rustlers 800 miles. Rock Branch Producers 475 miles LEARN MORE AT

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1 WOODBURY COUNTY EXTENSION MARCH H SCENE Lujean Faber WOODBURY COUNTY EXTENSION Youth Development Educator (712) From the desk of Lujean Faber... WHAT S INSIDE: Pig-of-Merit Weigh-in 2 Agronomy Day 2 FSQA Workshops and Testing Dates Set 3 Identify animals in 4-H Online 3 Mini Grants and Educational Incentives 4 Sheep and Goat Weigh-in 4 County Awards 5 Donate Extra Garden Produce 6 Calendar 7 Chili Cook off and third page of 4-H 202 Iowa 4-H Livestock Show Requirements See inserts There is always lots of information in the 4-H Scene. Please be sure to take some time to read through it and mark any important deadlines on your calendar. Here is some other helpful information. 4-H Project Hot Sheets gives you information on all the different projects Livestock and Animal information gives information on animal health requirements, the required care/disclosure forms & more (see page 3 in this issue of the 4-H Scene) Iowa 4-H Webpage explore the many opportunities Woodbury County 4-H the 4-H Scene can be found here, information for 4-H members and county fair forms 4-H Online this is the site you enroll in 4-H, check if you tested out in FSQA, and identify your livestock and animals for fair Take some time now to explore these sites, then when you need information, you will know where to look. Healthy Living Club Challenge What a great job 4-H Clubs have been doing on the Healthy Living Club Challenge! Below are the Woodbury Clubs and the miles completed from November 2017 through January The route is 1,400 miles and ends in June. Banner Boosters 950 miles Blue Panthers 300 miles Bronson 4-H Rustlers 800 miles Kitty Cats 300 miles Little Clovers 425 miles Little Raiders 325 miles Rock Branch Producers 475 miles Roses of Iron 425 miles Spartans 250 miles Willow Workers 450 miles Wolf Pack 425 miles Iowa State University Extension COUNTY & Outreach ADDRESS, Woodbury CITY, STATE County, XXX XXX XXXX 4728 Southern OFFICE HOURS Hills Drive, Sioux City, IA LEARN MORE AT Iowa State University Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, na onal origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.

2 H Animal Science Roundup Due March 15 Once again, the 4-H Animal Science Roundup will be selecting 20 youth for each species: beef, horse, meat goat, sheep, and swine. Roundup will be held in conjunction with State 4-H Conference June Applications are due March 15 (note new deadline). Information is available at the following website: Experience Agronomy Day April 7 Experience Agronomy Day is designed for 4th - 8th grade students with tons of hands-on activities and fun sessions. This day is planned and coordinated by the ISU Agronomy Club. You will have a glimpse into many different areas of agriculture, including sustainability, soil and water resources, and the incredible technology being used today. The event runs from 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. in Ames, Iowa. Registrations are $5 per student. Check out the Experience Agronomy Facebook page to learn more and get signed up right away! Go to: Pig - of - Merit Weigh-In Saturday, April 7 at the Fairgrounds Pig-of-Merit and Performance Pen of Three Swine must be tagged and weighed in on Saturday, April 7, 9:00 11:00 a.m. at the Woodbury County Fairgrounds in Moville. Eight pigs may be entered in the Pigof-Merit and Performance Pen of Three. The maximum weight limit on pigs is 80 lbs. The 4-H er or family must be present to weigh the animal. 4-H ers can exhibit four animals: two barrows and two gilts in the Pig-of-Merit class and may also show one Performance Pen of Three at the fair. Pigs that are not shown in the Pig-of-Merit and Performance Pen of Three can be shown in the regular market class. 4-H Swine superintendents can help answer your questions: Lonnie Ploeger (712) Matt Scheer (712) Ron Meister (712) or Please Note-Tags for County Pigs: 4-H and FFA members planning to exhibit swine at the Woodbury County Fair must tag their pigs using the Iowa 4-H tag. Cost of the tags are $1.00 per animal. Tags can be picked up at the Woodbury County Extension office. Families MUST indicate how many tags and the name of the 4-H ers using the tags. All unused tags MUST be returned by May 15. All pigs must be tagged by the 4-H family on or before May 15 and entered in 4honline. Hear about the 4-H Fair Changes The next meeting of the 4-H & Fair Committee will be held on Thursday, March 8, 7:00 p.m. at the fair office in Moville. Agenda items: approval of the 4-H fair changes and fair schedule. Others are invited to the meeting if they have suggestions or concerns or just want to hear about any new changes. After the March meeting, no fair changes will be addressed. Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings. The 4-H & Fair committee is responsible for 4-H fair classes and rules. If you would like to have a topic on the agenda, please contact Lujean at or her at faber@iastate.edu or contact chair, Wayne Ralston at H PLEDGE 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. 2

3 Use 4-H Online To Identify your animals Enroll in 4-H 4-H members who have livestock and animal projects will need to go into 4-H Online to identify their animals. 4-H ers must identify their animals by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 15 to be eligible to exhibit at the Woodbury County Fair, Iowa State Fair, Clay County Fair and AK-SAR-BEN livestock show. Please see 4-H 202 Iowa 4-H Livestock Show Requirements - this publication can be found at: or see page 3 in this issue of the 4-H Scene. Page 1 and 2 were in the February 4-H Scene. It s important that 4-H families are familiar with this publication. The website is: New Families joining have until May 15 to enroll (if they plan to exhibit at the county fair). The enrollment fee for new 4-H ers stays at $10 until May 1 (on May 2 the fee goes up to $35). 4-H members who were enrolled in 4-H last year the enrollment fee is $35. Before new families can go into 4-H Online, we need to set up a profile first. Please give us your: Family Name (first & last name) Address and/or P.O. Box Town, State and Zip Code Family Family Phone Number This information can be given to your 4-H leader or ed to Lujean at faber@iastate.edu. When the profile is created, you will be sent a personal on how to enroll in 4-H Online. FSQA (Food Safety Quality Assurance) REQUIRED TO EXHIBIT AT FAIR This is a required workshop for 4-H members in 4th - 6th grades who will be exhibiting Beef (market, breeding, cow/calf and feeder calf), Dairy Cattle, Goats (Dairy & Market), Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep & Swine. You MUST attend this workshop to exhibit at the Woodbury County Fair and/or the Iowa State Fair. 4-H ers in 4 th, 5 th, or 6 th grades must attend any of the following workshops. You must call to reserve your spot. Limit to 40 youth per workshop. 4-H ers must have completed trainings or tested out before July 1. Woodbury County Please call the office to register or Laura Johnson Saturday, March 3, 9:00-11:00 a.m. at Extension office Tuesday, April 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Extension office Monona County April 24 Please Call to Register May 5 Please Call to Register Please note: Woodbury County 4-H ers (4th - 6th) MUST attend a face - to - face workshop. No Exceptions! To be put on the FSQA workshop list, please call or Laura Johnson at laurajoh@iastate.edu Be sure to give your name, grade and date of workshop. Each workshop is limited to 40 participants. FSQA Testing for youth in 7 th -12 th grades has been scheduled. 4-H ers will need to test out as a 7th grader and again as a 9th grader. See your 4-H Online account to see if you need to test out in Go to iowa.4honline.com - then go into your family account. Some 4-H ers may need to test out in another grade depending on when they joined 4-H. No reservations needed. MARK DATES on your calendars. Wednesday, May 9 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Woodbury County Extension Office Wednesday, May 16 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Woodbury County Extension Office Tuesday, June 5 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Woodbury County Extension Office Tuesday, June 12 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Woodbury County Extension Office 3

4 Live! With Lujean & Laura Join us as we host a live chat video on our Woodbury 4-H Facebook page. We plan to go live on the 15 th of every month check our facebook page for more details! Our live videos will be a chance for us to talk to you about upcoming events, workshops, and opportunities that your 4-H ers can be a part of. Please let us know if there are any questions or topics you d like us to talk about. Make sure you visit our facebook page at: and tune in! Sheep and Goat Weigh-in Sunday, April 29 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Sheep: Sunday, April 29, 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Woodbury County Fairgrounds East Swine Barn All market, commercial ewe and ram lambs must be ear tagged and weighed. For more information contact Sheep Superintendents: Kathy Petersen (712) or Tabitha Lewis (712) Goats: Sunday, April 29, 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Woodbury County Fairgrounds East Swine Barn All goats must be either tagged or tattooed for county fair & state fair. 4-H ers who exhibit meat goats at the county fair must have their animals tagged. For more information contact Goat Superintendents: Tracy Kunkel (712) or Thomas Dirks (712) State Fair & Ak-Sar-Ben Sheep & Goats: 4-H ers who plan to attend the Iowa State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben must have their market and commercial animals verified by a retinal scan, tagged and weighed between 2:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. County tags cost $1.00 each. State Fair & AK-SAR-BEN Exhibits are $5.00 each. Educational Incentive and Mini-Grant Applications The Woodbury County 4-H Foundation is accepting applications for their educational incentive to be awarded to high school seniors who have been in 4-H more than four years. This is the 8th year the educational awards have been given. Application may be found at woodbury/4h. The Woodbury County 4-H Foundation has established a mini-grant program which is designed to encourage 4-H members and clubs to carry out projects which will benefit the community. The Foundation will provide up to $250 in matching funds to help clubs or individual 4-H ers get the money they need to complete a community project. This is the seventh year mini-grants have been offered. Please visit to view the complete set of guidelines. Educational Incentives and Mini-Grant Applications due April 11. Questions can be directed to: Molly Hewitt at hewittm@iastate.edu or (712) OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE 4

5 Spirit of the 4-H and Club of the Year Each club can select one 4-H er to receive the Spirit of 4-H Award. In 100 words or less tell us what the selected 4-H er does to represent the true spirit of 4-H. Clubs may also create a poster for Club of the Year. Entry must be in photo form on standard size poster board. They will be judged on creativity, originality and how your club has participated in citizenship, leadership, and communication activities. Spirit of 4-H applications can be ed to faber@iastate.edu and posters can be dropped off at the Extension office, 4728 Southern Hills Drive - all are due Tuesday, May 1. 4-H ers and Clubs will be recognized on Sunday, June 3 at the 4-H Recognition Event held at the Fairgrounds Still Going Green The Scene is GOING GREEN! In an effort to be environmentally friendly and to allow more funding to be used toward 4-H programming, we are encouraging you to opt-in for an version of the 4-H Scene. A mailed version will still be available but we d love to keep in touch online! Simply visit to sign up. Thanks for your support of our efforts to be more efficient and cost-effective with our communication to you! County 4-H Awards Due March 26 County 4-H Awards: The 4-H Recognition Team would like 4-H ers to take advantage of 4-H project awards. The award application is 1 to 4 pages of information about a specific project. It isn t only about an exhibit you took to the fair, but would include goals, what you have learned, citizenship, leadership and communication you have done. An additional 1 to 2 pages could include what else you have done in 4-H, school, church or other organizations. Information is posted on the website located at: Applications are due March 26 to the Extension Office, but your 4-H leader may want them sooner. Forms include: Guidelines for 4th 8th graders Guidelines for 9th 12th graders 4-H Award Rubric for both 4th 8th graders and 9th 12th graders 4-H Cover Form for your award application(s) Special County Project Awards 4-H Project Record Template 4-H ers can use as a guideline or to type in their information. The 4-H Recognition Event will be held on Sunday, June 3, at the VI building on Fairgrounds. 4-H IS BASED ON RESEARCH 5

6 4-H Members! Your Excess Garden Produce Needed Calling all 4-H gardeners. Up From the Earth has an opportunity for you. How would you like to be part of our community's efforts to fight food insecurity (hunger)? Just grow an extra row of veggies and donate them to our local pantry system. Free seeds and seedlings are available for this project too. It's fun, easy, and rewarding. This is an excellent 4-H citizenship opportunity too! Up from the Earth is a voluntary system for connecting excess produce from home gardens to people in need. The program encourages home gardeners to "grow an extra row" and facilitates the gathering and distribution of excess fruits and veggies to those in need through existing food pantries. Produce is taken from the designated collection sites to any one of a dozen or so local food pantries who have the storage and capacity. Plans are to have excess garden produce that 4-H ers bring to the fair on 4-H Judging Day, Monday, July 30 to be donated to Up from the Earth right on the fairgrounds. Those extra peppers or tomatoes that you picked to get the perfect display for the judge can now be given to others who do not have access to fresh vegetables or fruit. Or you can donate extra fruit and vegetables at any time. Now is the time to start planning your garden and later this spring plant an extra rows for others who aren t able to have their own gardens. For more information contact or Randy Burnight at or rlbdds1949@gmail.com or Lujean Faber at or faber@iastate.edu Maize Retreat Youth in Grades 8-12 Maize Retreat - April 13-15, 2018 The annual Maize Retreat is designed to tap into Latino and Native American culture, history and achievements as an entry point into the 4-H Program. Open to all youth who are enrolled in 4-H and are in grades The retreat will begin on the Iowa State University campus in Ames with a welcome, campus tour, and hands-on educational workshops with ISU colleges and departments. The youth will then travel to the Clover Woods Camping Center in Madrid, Iowa for the remainder of the retreat where they will participate in camping experiences, evening entertainment, and culture-based workshops focused on the 4-H priority topic areas of Healthy Living, STEM, Citizenship and Leadership, Communication and the Arts. On Sunday, youth will return to the Iowa State University campus for a reception and departure. The retreats are designed for youth in grades Adult volunteers are also needed to help at the retreats. The Retreats are free for 4-H members. Youth who are not enrolled in 4-H, the cost is $350. For more information go to: Registration closes on Friday, April 6. 4-H PLEDGE 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. 6

7 4-H CALENDAR March 2018 March 3 FSQA Workshop for 4th-6th graders,9-11 a.m., required for 4-H ers exhibiting at county fair. The other date is April 18. Please see article in this issue of the 4-H Scene. March 7 4-H Recognition Team Meeting, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the extension office. March 8 4-H & Fair Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at the Fair Office in Moville. March 10 Chili Cook-off Fundraiser for 4-H at Midtown Community Center from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. See enclosed flyer for details. March 26 4-H County Awards due to the Woodbury County Extension office. April 2018 April 7 April 11 April 17 April 29 May 2018 May 1 May 9 & 16 May 15 May 15 Pig - of - Merit Weigh-in and tagging at 9:00-11:00 Fairgrounds in Moville. Mini grants and Educational Incentives due to the Woodbury Extension Office. FSQA Workshop for 4th-6th graders,6-8 p.m., required for 4-H ers exhibiting at county fair. Please see article in this issue of the 4-H Scene. Sheep and Goat Weigh-in & Tagging, 2:00-5:00 p.m. at the Woodbury County Fairgrounds. Spirit of 4-H and Club of the Year due to the Extension Office. FSQA Testing for 7th - 12th graders at the Woodbury County Extension Officers 6-8 p.m. All animals and livestock must be identified in 4-H Online for county, state, and other fairs requiring livestock Identification. 4-Her s MUST be enrolled and the enrollment fee paid by May 15 to exhibit at county fair. Future Dates June 3 4-H Recognition Event at the Varied Industry Building at the Fairgrounds in Moville, Iowa. June 5 & 12 FSQA Testing for 7th - 12th graders at the Woodbury County Extension Office 9-11 a.m. June Iowa 4-H Youth Conference in Ames, IA Registrations due June 1. Information and registration is available at: Registrations will open in March. Cost is approx. $180 and is due June1. July 1 State Fair 4-H entries due for livestock, animals, dogs, and horticulture. July 15 Livestock and animal entry forms and Communications entry forms due for County Fair. The 2018 Woodbury County Fair will be August 1-5! 4-H Exhibit Judging held July 30 and Livestock Entry July 31. The 2018 Iowa State Fair will be held August Livestock, Dog & Horticulture entries due July 1 Woodbury County Master Gardener Tip of the Month: It s time to clean up shovels, spades, hoes, and rakes. Use a wire brush or stiff putty knife to removed caked-on soil. Sharpen blades and use an oily rag to wipe and clean surfaces. OUR VISION This topic could be used as a 4-H working exhibit, educational presentation, or as a 4-H A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE building project. 7

8 MIDTOWN FAMILY COMMUNITY CENTER CHILI COOKOFF FUNDRAISER Help support 4-H Youth Development programming in Woodbury County! Fundraiser Details When: Saturday, March 10, am - 3 pm Contact: (712) Where: Midtown Family Community Center, th St, Sioux City Admission: $5 per person, $18 for group of four. Fee gets you chili tasting and voting for the best chef, as well as a chance to win a free lunch by solving the escape room! Awesome Extras! Chili Lunch: A bowl of chili with fixings and a drink for $3 a person. Bake Sale: Homemade goodies baked by 4-H members. Raffle: $2 per ticket, or buy 5 for $10 to be entered in the grand prize drawing, a weekend getaway valued at $450! Weekend getaway includes a hotel stay, dinner, movie and a couples massage. Raffle items generously donated by local businesses! About Midtown Midtown Family Community Center is a project of the Jones Street Neighborhood Coalition in Sioux City. Our mission is to improve the quality of life in our community and strengthen individuals, youth and families through service and activities. All youth and family programming at Midtown is supported by Iowa State University Extension - Woodbury County 4-H Youth Development programming. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. Direct inquiries to Ross Wilburn, , wilburn@iastate.edu. The fees for service will be used to offset direct expenses and to support the 4-H Youth Development County Extension Program. Woodbury County

9 4H 202 IOWA 4-H LIVESTOCK SHOW REQUIREMENTS Animal Identification, Weighing, and Exhibiting Requirements for County, State and Interstate Shows GENERAL AGE REQUIREMENTS County Fair Must have completed 4th grade State Fair Must have completed 5th grade Ak-Sar-Ben Must have completed 5th grade A 4-H er is eligible through 12th grade (or that equivalent). These grade requirements apply unless a particular show is more restrictive. A 4-H er becomes ineligible to exhibit beyond the county level upon completion of the calendar year of high school graduation. Note: In the event that a 4-H er has dropped out of high school, the 4-H er is only eligible to exhibit livestock through the calendar year that his/her class graduated. 4-H ers must be in good standing within their county to make entry to a state or interstate show. Any 4-H er who violates the code of ethics or other fair rule may be denied entry and exhibition at a state or interstate show. FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY ASSURANCE 4-H ers exhibiting livestock at both county fairs and the State Fair in (beef, dairy, meat goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep, swine) are required to be certified Youth may receive certification in either FSQA (Food Safety & Quality Assurance) or YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) County offices implement quality assurance training so contact your county office for training and testing details GENERAL ANIMAL REQUIREMENTS An animal may be identified by only one 4-H er * See Ownership Requirements section for exceptions involving horses and dogs. Animals identified as part of a 4-H project cannot also be identified or exhibited as an FFA project. Youth however may identify separate animals in the same division. For example, a youth may ID market lambs A, B and C in 4-H, and market lambs D, E and F in FFA, or horses A and B in 4-H and horses C and D in FFA. Animals offered for sale in an animal auction, whether live or online, are considered to have changed ownership. This applies even if bought back by the original owner or if the owner refuses a bid or says, No Sale. Exhibitors may participate in a ribbon auction as long as they don t sell the project animal. All animals must meet health requirements as outlined by the state veterinarian.

10 OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS All animals must be identified by an individual 4-H member. When registration papers are involved, the papers must be in the 4-H er s name or show a logical family relationship. For example, Jones Family Farms shows a logical family relationship to Emily Jones, but B&G Farms does not. For specific beef registration requirements, refer to Iowa Junior Beef Breeds rules as many beef breed associations require registration papers solely in the individual s name. Ownership is required of the 4-H animal. Counties may have special alternatives such as sharing or leasing projects where expenses of the animal and purchase or sale price are agreed upon between the 4-H member, animal producer providing the animal and 4-H staff. Animals changing ownership or leasing after being identified for a project are ineligible to be exhibited as 4-H animals for that 4-H year. *EXCEPTIONS: Horses have an official lease option as a 4-H project. The 4-H er must complete a lease form. Only showmanship, riding or driving horses are eligible for lease; horses in halter/conformation classes, cannot be leased and must be owned by the 4-H er. *EXCEPTIONS TO INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION: Horse and dog project animals can be identified by more than one 4-H member provided the members are all 4-H members and are siblings. Sibling definition includes brother, sister or step-siblings with one common parent/guardian. The same animal(s) cannot be identified by one sibling in 4-H and another sibling in FFA. ANIMAL CARE & HOUSING 4-H animal projects are required to be in the personal possession and regular care of the 4-H member who owns/ leases them. Under certain circumstances, animals can be physically housed at a nearby location and within a reasonable distance to the 4-H ers place of residence, but the 4-H member must take an active and majority role in the daily care of the project animal(s). 4-H county and/or state staff reserve the right to acquire housing location addresses at the beginning of the 4-H project year and make location visits as deemed necessary to ensure involvement of the 4-H member. WEIGHING AND TAGGING Weighing and tagging must be conducted under the direction of either state or county 4-H Program staff. Weigh-in information can be collected on paper identification forms. Extension staff are responsible for entering weigh-in information (i.e. tag, weight, etc.) into 4hOnline, where after, the 4-H er must confirm accuracy and completeness. Animals are not required to weigh-in at the county of residence, but county 4-H staff must be aware and approve animals attending a weigh-in outside the county. 4-H ear tags must be ordered through the State 4-H Office. REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SHOWS This publication states only Iowa 4-H requirements regarding age of the exhibitor and animal identification and weighing requirements for county, state, and interstate shows. Each livestock show prints a premium book outlining rules and regulations for that particular show. In some cases, show rules require advance knowledge and action in order to be eligible to exhibit at that show. Ak-Sar-Ben, American Royal, NAILE and the National Western Stock Show are examples; some require DNA hair samples. Most regional and national shows post premium book and entry information on their website. County Extension staff are responsible for seeing that premium lists and entry forms are available to 4-H ers entering these shows. Youth are responsible for knowing the rules contained in the premium book. Extension staff may be required to certify entries for youth exhibiting at regional/national shows, so staff should be sufficiently familiar with the rules to be sure they are certifying entries that meet both the show requirements as well as the Iowa 4-H requirements in this publication. IMPORTANT DEADLINES FEBRUARY 1: All market steers and market heifers must be owned and identified in 4hOnline by February 1. By the time of the weigh-in, the animal(s) must be cared for by the 4-H er. In addition to having an official 4-H tag and beginning weight collected, all State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben market beef must also have retinal images collected. MAY 15: All other animals, with the exception of pets and poultry, must be owned and identified by May 15 (rabbits must be identified by July 1). By the time of the weigh-in, the animal(s) must be cared for by the 4-H er. All animals must be identified in 4hOnline. See below pages for specific weigh-in and identification requirements for each species. 4H 202 Revised January 2018

11 SPECIES ID REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTY, STATE AND INTERSTATE SHOWS MARKET BEEF [STEERS AND MEAT GOAT HEIFERS] Maximum of 20 head can be identified in 4hOnline Maximum of 10 head can be identified (market and/or those attending a weigh-in (State Fair)) Official Iowa 4-H tag and weighed at a county weigh-in Maximum of 10 head can be identified in 4hOnline Retinal images (required for State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben) (county fair only) 4hOnline ID required by February 1 ALL State Fair meat goats (market animals and breeding FEEDER CALF does) must have a 4-H tag (or official tattoo for does) Maximum of 6 head can be identified Retinal images required for all State Fair and /or Ak-Sar- Must be identified properly for county fair requirements Ben meat goats; both breeding and market (tag, sex, birth date, etc.) Birth date required for breeding does in 4hOnline by DNA hair required for Ak-Sar-Ben by June 15 May 15 DAIRY CATTLE PETS Maximum of 20 head can be identified 4hOnline ID is optional; refer to your county fair rule Registration # required in 4hOnline by May 15 requirements POULTRY BREEDING BEEF 4hOnline ID is optional for county and/or State Fair; refer to your county for ID requirement at the county level Maximum of 10 head can be identified (total for purebred and commercial) State Fair market broilers must make special entry by May 1., including: --All heifers MUST have birth date listed RABBIT --State Fair eligible animals MUST have a tattoo listed Maximum ID of 30 animals can be identified (both registered and commercial); calfhood vaccination 4hOnline ID required by July 1 (State Fair) is not acceptable identification SHEEP --Registered breed heifers must have registration Maximum of 30 head can be identified in 4hOnline number listed (State Fair and/or those attending a weigh-in) If a heifer is originally identified and weighed as a Maximum of 15 head can be identified in 4hOnline market heifer, the heifer can be eligible as breeding but (county fair only, did not attend a weigh-in) does not need to be re-identified in 4hOnline under the breeding beef category DAIRY GOAT ALL State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben sheep (market, commercial and purebred breeding) must have a 4-H tag, Maximum of 20 head can be identified weighed and retinal images collected at a county weigh-in by May 15 DOG Commercial and purebred ewe lambs must be born on or after January 1 Maximum of 4 head can be identified SWINE Rabies vaccination date and information required Maximum of 40 head can be identified in 4hOnline (State Fair and/or those attending a weigh-in) Animal can be identified by more than one 4-H member (immediate sibling or step-sibling only), but cannot be Maximum of 40 head can be identified in 4hOnline identified as 4-H under one sibling and FFA under another (county fair only, did not attend a weigh-in) sibling HORSE ALL State Fair swine (market and breeding), DNA punch tag required Maximum of 5 head can be identified; of those, a max. of 2 may be leased Ak-Sar-Ben swine, DNA required Animal can be identified by more than one 4-H member Breeding gilts must be farrowed on or after January 1 (immediate sibling or step-sibling only), but cannot be identified as 4-H under one sibling and FFA under another sibling Leased horses must have a completed lease form, 4H 106C, uploaded into 4hOnline by May 15 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on Halter/confirmation class horses must be owned; the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual cannot be leased orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. (Not Photos uploaded into 4hOnline (required for State Fair) all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies may be directed to Ross Wilburn, Diversity Officer, by May Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Registration papers required for State Fair halter , wilburn@iastate.edu. classes (upload to 4hOnline or present papers at check-in) 4H 202 Revised January 2018