MAY Summer Fun 4-H Day Camps. Pint Sized Fridays in June. Clover Kids Corner. Animal Identification Due 5/15

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1 Youth Staff Amy Brainard County Youth Coordinator Codi Voss Educational Programs Coordinator Jessie Eveland Summer Youth Assistant Kim Kuester Youth Program Specialist Lea DeCook Office Assistant Iowa 4-H Mission 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential through youth-adult partnerships and researchbased experiences. Iowa 4-H Vision Preparing Iowa s youth to be successful, contributing members of society. MAHASKA COUNTY ISU EXTENSION AND OUTREACH MAY 2018 Animal Identification Due 5/15 Any youth (4-H & FFA) planning to exhibit the following animals at the 2018 Southern Iowa Fair (or Iowa State Fair) must complete Livestock IDs by 11:59 p.m. on May 15. NO EXCEPTIONS! No one will be allowed to submit late ID Forms or online ID entries. The only paper ID forms that will be accepted will be for FFA members and those attending livestock weigh-ins. Animal species requiring ID forms are listed on pages within this newsletter. Full details about identifying those animals are listed, so please read them thoroughly. Please note that you do NOT need to identify Pets for the Pet Show in 4hOnline. Those animals will be brought to the fair and checked in. Clover Kids planning to show Dogs in the Dog Show must identify their dogs by May 15. A help sheet explaining the 4hOnline animal ID process can be accessed at 4honline-help-sheets. Summer Fun 4-H Day Camps 4-H Summer Fun Day Camps are open to all youth, not just 4-H & Clover Kids members and we are currently accepting registrations. Camps are filling quickly, so register soon! Grades listed are grades just completed this spring. June 4-6 Babysitting Basics (5th-8th grade) June Makerspace (3rd-6th grade) June Drone Discovery (6th-8th grade) June STEAMblast (Kdg-3rd grade) June Passport to Adventure (Kdg-3rd grade) June Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse (5th-8th grade) June Babysitting Basics (repeat of earlier camp) JULY On the Farm (3rd-6th grade) JULY On the Farm Jr. (Kdg-2nd grade) The day camp information has been posted to our website at and is available at the Extension office. Pint Sized Fridays in June Children who have completed 4 year old preschool are invited to stop by the Extension office in June for PINT SIZED FRIDAYS! Workshops will be held from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Oskaloosa. Cost to attend is only $20.00 per session and includes lots of hands-on fun and a snack. Each session is limited to 10 participants. JUNE 1 Safari Animals Craft and Make and Take: Slime, Chalk, Lava Lamps JUNE 8 Science Sprouts JUNE 15 Safari Animals Craft and Make and Take: Slime, Chalk, Lava Lamps JUNE 29 Mini Meteorologist Register at the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Oskaloosa. The fee is due upon registration. If you have any questions, please contact Codi Voss at cvoss@iastate.edu or ext. 26. Clover Kids Corner The May Clover Kids theme is Sunny Sunshine. The Clover Kids Summer Session will be held on Saturday, June 2 from 9-11 AM at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds. If you would like to register for the Summer Session, please contact Codi Voss at cvoss@iastate.edu or call ext. 26. Registration deadline for the June 2 meeting is May 25. Check back next month for more information in Clover Kids Corner! 2

2 Welcome Jessie! We are excited to welcome Jessie Eveland as our Summer Youth Assistant! Jessie is a former Mahaska County 4-H Member and is currently attending the University of Iowa, studying Speech & Hearing. Jessie was the 2017 recipient of the Danforth I Dare You Leadership Award in Mahaska County. She will begin her role in mid-may and will work with us until August 1st. 4-H & Clover Kids Clothing Event The 4-H & Clover Kids Clothing Event Judging will take place on Thursday, May 10 between 4:00-6:30 PM in the Auditorium of the Extension office. NEW in 2018, Clover Kids may bring one outfit in a category of their choosing and visit with a judge. We will not have a set schedule again in Participants will arrive and sign in, then wait for their name to be called. Registration forms are available at the Extension office, on our website, and can be ed/mailed. REGISTRATIONS ARE DUE BY TUESDAY, MAY 1. Report Forms will be ed to participants after the May 1 deadline, if you d like copies mailed to you, please let Amy know by calling or ing vermeera@iastate.edu. Report Forms are also located on our website at: -forms (scroll down to Clothing Event Information). Class Exhibiting Requirements The Mahaska County 4-H Youth Committee has set a policy for classes and shows for the county fair. In order to hold a show at the Southern Iowa Fair, we must have a minimum of 3 youth from 2 different families (4-H or FFA) registered to exhibit a particular species. Don t forget that animals must be registered in 4hOnline by May 15, Classes with fewer than 3 exhibitors from 2 different families will be placed on hold for the current year. Classes will be determined after all ID information has been received on May 15. If classes meet the minimum requirement by identification in May, the show(s) will be held. This newsletter was prepared and written by Amy Brainard, Mahaska County Youth Coordinator. Amy can be reached by calling ext. 28 or by ing vermeera@iastate.edu. 3 Dog Classes Dog Classes began in April. First year exhibitors must attend at least 8 of the Mahaska County 4-H offered classes and second year+ exhibitors must attend at least 6 of the Mahaska County 4-H offered classes to be eligible to exhibit at the Southern Iowa Fair. Dog Class Schedule April 23 & 30 May 7, 14, 21, & 29 June 4, 11, 18, & 25 July 9 Classes will be held at the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds from 6:00-7:30 p.m. each week. Clover Kids Dog Classes will begin on May 7 and follow the same schedule listed above. Please contact a Dog Superintendent with any questions: Regina Hoy Sharis Claver Jennifer Hoy LaCinda Shilling *Please note that the Dog Show will take place on Monday, July 16 at 6:00 p.m., not 9:00 a.m. as printed in the rule booklet. Bucket/Bottle Animal Birthdates Bucket/Bottle Calves must be born between: February 1 and April 30, 2018 Bottle Lambs & Goats must be born between: January 1 and April 30, 2018 Packets for Bucket/Bottle Animals are available. Contact the Extension office to have one mailed to you. All bucket/bottle animals must be in the youth exhibitor s possession within two weeks of the animal s birth and must be bottle/bucket fed. If you get an animal before receiving a packet, please start keeping a journal of feedings, care, housing, cleaning, etc. All bucket/bottle animals must be identified in 4hOnline by 11:59 p.m. on May 15, You may identify more than one 4 bucket/bottle animal, but only one may be exhibited at the fair.

3 Livestock Identification Details If you plan to show small animals and livestock at the Southern Iowa Fair or Iowa State Fair, please read on. Each species is listed with details for identification in 4hOnline. If you plan to exhibit at the Iowa State Fair, the animal must first be identified in 4hOnline by May 15 to have state fair eligibility. The only species requiring photos is Horses. You do not have to upload a photo for any species, besides horses. Market Beef (incl. Carcass & Advanced Feeder Pens) These animals were identified at the weigh-in last December. Members should have gone into 4hOnline and verified information before February 1st. Breeding Beef We will not hold a Heifer Tattooing this year. Please make sure your heifer either has a registration tattoo or 4-H ear tag and identify using 4hOnline. The tattoos must match the registration papers and tags must match the identification report at fair check-in or the animal will be disqualified. Market Sheep (Market, Derby, Commercial Ewes) These animals will be identified at the May 5 weigh-in. All information from the ID form will be entered into 4hOnline by our staff. Please check the information for accuracy, if you find a mistake, please call us to get it fixed. If the information is correct, please verify each entry in 4hOnline by May 15. Breeding Sheep (Purebred & Yearling Ewes) These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Sheep (NOT Weighed In) by May 15. Ear tag can be a 4-H tag or farm tag. Scrapie tags are required for any sexually intact lamb. Meat Goats (Market & Breeding) These animals will be identified at the May 5 weigh-in. All information from the ID forms will be entered into 4hOnline by our staff. Please check the information for accuracy, if you find a mistake, please call us to get it fixed. If the information is correct, please verify each entry in 4hOnline by May 15. Myotonic (Fainting) Goats These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Goats, Meat (NOT weighed in) by May 15. Type MYOTONIC in the Scrapie Flock ID line to notify us that the goat is a Myotonic goat. 5 Livestock Identification Details cont d. Dairy Goats These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Goats, Dairy by May 15. Tattoo and birthdate are required. Scrapie tags are required for any sexually intact lamb. Dairy Cattle These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Dairy Cattle by May 15. Swine These animals were already identified at the weigh-in in March. Please check 4hOnline to make sure that the information entered by our staff is accurate. If you see any mistakes, please call our office. If everything is correct, please verify the information for each animal by May 15. Bucket/Bottle Calf These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Bucket/Bottle Calf. Calves must have a tag, either 4-H or farm tag in their ear to be eligible for the fair. Exhibitors may identify more than one calf, but only one calf may be exhibited at the fair. Bottle Goat & Bottle Lamb These animals will be identified at the May 5 weigh-in. All information from the ID form will be entered into 4hOnline by our staff. Please check the information for accuracy, if you find a mistake, please call us to get it fixed. If the information is correct, please verify each entry in 4hOnline by May 15. Llamas These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Llamas by May 15. If leasing a llama, the lease must be turned in to the Extension office by 4:30 p.m. on May 15. Lease forms are available on our website and at the Extension office. Rabbits These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Rabbits by May 15. All rabbits must have tattoos in their ears, left ear preferred. Poultry These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Poultry by May 15. If you have a pen of the special Market Broilers, please be sure to note that in your entry. 6

4 Livestock Identification Details cont d. Dogs These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Dogs by May 15. We must have the rabies vaccination serial numbers and dates in 4hOnline by May 15. If your puppy is too young for the rabies vaccination, please contact the Extension office as soon as the vaccination is given. All dogs must be vaccinated to be eligible for the fair. Horses These animals must be identified by the exhibitor in 4hOnline under Horses by May 15. Photos of horses must be uploaded. If you are leasing a horse, the lease must also be uploaded to 4hOnline. If you plan to exhibit your horse at the Iowa State Fair, you must also upload your Registration Form to 4hOnline. Horse Clinics & Ride Night Requirements Any 4-H or FFA member planning to exhibit horses, ponies, or mules at the 2018 Southern Iowa Fair must complete at least 2 Mahaska County Ride Nights at the fairgrounds and 1 Mahaska County 4-H offered or approved clinic. Ride Nights will be held at the Southern Iowa Fair Outdoor Arena from 6-7 PM. In case of inclement weather, please contact a Horse Superintendent listed below Mahaska County 4-H & FFA Ride Nights: May 3, 7, 15, 21, 31 June 7, 12, 21, 27 July 6 CLINIC OPPORTUNITY! Trail Clinic Sunday, June 3 5:00 PM Southern Iowa Fair Outdoor Arena 4-H & FFA members must bring their horses and ride for this clinic to fulfill your clinic requirement. Martha Loney will be present to cover trail classes, obstacles, and what the judges look for. RSVP for this clinic is Friday, June 1. If you have any questions about the Horse Project area or to RSVP for clinics, please call one of the Horse Superintendents listed below: Jennifer Fynaardt Tia Campbell Lisa Fields Goat & Lamb Weigh-in May 5 Sheep, Meat Goat, Bottle Lamb, & Bottle Goat Weigh-in Saturday, May 5 8:00-10:00 AM Fairgrounds Scale in Bucket/Bottle Calf Barn Market lambs & Commercial ewes must be brought and tagged at this weigh-in. Yearling Ewes & Purebred Lambs do not need to attend the weigh-in. All Meat Goats, Bottle Goats, and Bottle Lambs must attend the weigh-in. Ear tags are $3.00 each. State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben Verification is $5.00/head, retinal images will be taken at the weigh-in. Carcass Beef Contest Those who verified cattle in December for the Carcass Beef Contest will need to attend the Live Evaluation and Locker Evaluation later this year. Live Evaluation Tuesday, June 19 9:00 AM Southern Iowa Fairgrounds Scale Locker Evaluation Monday, June 25 2:00 PM Leighton Processed Meats Superintendents will haul cattle to the locker after the Live Evaluation. Members AND Parents are encouraged to attend both evaluations. Bucket o Junk Contest Bucket o Junk registration has closed. Participants will pick up their buckets in the 4-H Building on the Southern Iowa Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 5 from 10:00-11:00 AM. If you are unable to attend bucket pick-up, please let a Superintendent know in advance so arrangements can be made. Seth Van Zante Nick Hughes H Livestock Rules (4H 202) If you plan to exhibit livestock at the county or state fair in 2018, please read the 4H 202 document very thoroughly. The 4H 202 can be found at Product/194. It includes important information for each species, including identification requirements. It is the responsibility of the 4-H family to read these requirements and abide by the rules set by the county and state 4-H program. 8

5 Tentative Fair Schedule Monday, July 16 7:00 AM - Advanced Cattle Feeder Pen Weigh-in at scale 7:30-9:30 AM - Swine Weigh-in at scale 8:00 AM-2:30 PM - 4-H Static Exhibit Judging in Exhibit Hall & 4-H Building 9:00-11:00 AM - Poultry Check-in in Poultry barn 10:00-11:30 AM - Sheep Weigh-in at scale 10:00 AM-Noon - Rabbit Check-in at cages 1:00-2:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bottle Lamb & Goat Check-in in barns 2:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Llama Show in Pavilion 5:00-7:00 PM - Key Coop 4-H & FFA Family BBQ west of Free Stage by 6:00 PM - Dairy Check-in at Dairy stalls w/superintendents by 6:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket/Bottle Calf Check-in at Stalls with Superintendents 6:00 PM - 4-H, FFA, and Clover Kids Dog Show in Pavilion 6:00-8:00 PM - Beef Weigh-in/Check-in at scale, Breeding at West end of B/B Barn Tuesday, July 17 9:00 AM - 4-H & FFA Poultry Show Sale Ring 9:00-11:00 AM & 12:00-2:00 PM - Communications: Educational Presentation, Share the Fun, & Extemporaneous Speaking Judging at Free Stage 3:00-4:30 PM - 4-H & FFA Bottle Lamb & Goat Interviews in DAV Building 4:00-6:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Horse Check-in at barns 5:00 PM - Channel Seed Sandwich & Drink for Families near Pavilion 6:00 PM - Mandatory 4-H & FFA Horse Exhibitor Meeting at check-in area 6:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Swine Show in Pavilion Wednesday, July 18 7:00 AM - Agriland FS Complimentary Pancake Breakfast east of Pavilion 8:00 AM - 4-H & FFA Sheep Show in Pavilion 1:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bottle Lamb & Goat Show in Pavilion 9:00 AM-Noon - Communications: Working Exhibit Judging at Free Stage 12:30-1:45 PM - 4-H & FFA Dairy Show in Pavilion 1:00-3:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket/Bottle Calf Interviews in DAV Building 2:00-4:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Meat Goat Show in Pavilion 4:00-5:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Myotonic Goat Show in Pavilion 6:30 PM - 4-H & FFA Rabbit Show in Sale Ring Thursday, July 19 5:00 AM approx. - Swine on truck, weather permitting 8:00 AM-Noon approx. - 4-H & FFA Beef Show in Pavilion 1:00 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket/Bottle Calf Show in Pavilion 3:00-4:00 PM - 4-H & Clover Kids Pet Show at Free Stage 5:00-6:00 PM - MCARD & Farm Bureau BBQ in Pavilion 5:45 PM - 4-H & FFA Bucket o Junk Auction in Pavilion 6:00 PM - Ag Olympics in Pavilion Friday, July 20 8:00 AM - 4-H & FFA Horse Show at Outdoor Arena Auction Animal Verification in Fair Board Office by 10:00 AM, NO EXCEPTIONS! Must have affidavit (Market Beef, Meat Goats, Market Lambs, Rabbits, & Poultry) on file at Fair Board Office for animal to be eligible for the auction! 1:30-2:00 PM - Livestock Judging Contest Registration in Pavilion 2:00 PM - Livestock Judging Contest in Pavilion 5:00 PM - Supreme Livestock Showmanship Contest in Pavilion 8:00 PM - Non-Auction Livestock Released (no early release due to weather) Saturday, July 21 4-H Office will be CLOSED 8:00 AM - Livestock Auction (following Buyer s Breakfast) in Sale Ring 10:00 AM-Noon - Horses Released 8:00 PM - Non-Livestock Exhibits Released from Exhibit Hall & 4-H Building Sunday, July 22 Animals Must Be Gone by 5:00 PM Exhibits Must Be Gone between 1:00-3:00 PM in the Exhibit Hall & 4-H Building This schedule is subject to change due to conflicts and weather. 9 State Fair Livestock Exhibitor Info If you plan to exhibit livestock and small animals at the Iowa State Fair, please make sure that the animals are in 4hOnline by May 15. Official Iowa State Fair registration information will be shared in the June newsletter. All Iowa State Fair registrations for livestock, small animals, and horticulture will need to be completed by July 1. Iowa State Fair Livestock information can be found at Fair Help Me Guide Anyone new to 4-H or needing a refresher will want to check out the Mahaska County Fair Help Me Guide. This guide is available at the Extension office and on our website. Garden Basics Workshops Join the Master Gardeners for Garden Basics classes on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm at the Mahaska County ISU Extension and Outreach Office. Garden Basics classes are free and family-friendly. Local Master Gardeners will present these live classes on a variety of gardening topics. There is no pre-registration. Scheduled sessions are: May 3 Top Ten Gardening Mistakes May 17 Pollinator Gardening May 31 Growing Outdoor Flowers June 21 Common Plant Pests & Diseases For more information, contact Suzette Striegel at striegel@iastate.edu. Maker Monday Workshop Do you like to be creative? Want to learn new skills? Want to make things & take them home? Join us for the final Maker Monday of the year! Monday, May 14 5:00-6:00 PM MAKING by Upcycling Making new items out of old clothes, take home your creation! RSVP is required so we can have the appropriate amount of supplies available. RSVP by Friday, May 11 by calling or ing vermeera@iastate.edu. This FREE workshop is open to anyone in 4th-12th grade. We must have at least 5 RSVPs in to hold the workshop. 10

6 YQCA for Livestock Exhibitors Mahaska County is no longer offering FSQA (Food Safety & Quality Assurance). Those who took the FSQA test and are certified through 2018 will not be required to complete YQCA. YQCA is required for Mahaska County 4-H & FFA members who plan to exhibit Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Beef, Dairy, Swine, & Meat Goat (excludes bucket/ bottle) at the county/state fair. YQCA certification is designed to be useful and help prepare you for your show but also prepare you as a young producer in the animal agriculture industry. That s why the program includes information on multiple species even though you may only be raising one or two we hope you see that by raising animals you are part of a larger community that relies on the good faith of everyone doing their part. YQCA Training is required each year for those who will exhibit at the county and/or state fair and costs $12.00 per year. If you would like to receive financial assistance, please contact the Extension office. We have limited funds available. If applying for financial assistance, a coupon code will be provided to you by the Extension office. You will use your 4hOnline credentials to log in to YQCA. Please have those credentials, along with a credit card, available when you prepare to complete the YQCA training online: We are learning that it takes about 1 hour to complete the YQCA training online. If you run into any complications, please try a different browser. The system is most compatible with Firefox and Chrome. Training can be completed at the Extension office by appointment only. Call or vermeera@iastate.edu to schedule an appointment. We are not offering a FSQA test-out option this year. YQCA is currently working on a test-out option for members, which should be available for the H year. All Mahaska County 4-H & FFA members must complete the training in 2018, unless currently certified for the FSQA test (2018 only). YQCA MUST BE COMPLETED BY JULY 1, Rabbit Tattoo Clinic Monday, May 7-6:30-7:30 p.m. - DAV Building on Fairgrounds Anyone with rabbits that need tattooed for fair identification purposes can attend this clinic to have their rabbits tattooed. A tattoo is required to be eligible to identify and show rabbits for the county and state fairs. Cost to attend is free. RSVP is not required. Rabbit Superintendents will only be present for one hour. Rabbits that are already tattooed do not need to attend this clinic and are good to go. Rabbits that don t have tattoos will need to be tattooed. Youth are not required to attend this clinic, it is just an option available to families. If you have any questions about your rabbit projects, please contact one of the Rabbit Superintendents: Adam Antolik or MaKayla Scanlon Poultry Q&A Workshop A Poultry Q&A Workshop will be held on Thursday, May 31 at 6:00 p.m. in the 4-H Room of the Extension office. Please use the NORTH door and go to the basement. If you are unable to attend this workshop or if you have any additional questions, please contact at Poultry Superintendent listed below. Helena Hayes helenahayes74@yahoo.com Lindsay Maxwell lindsaymaxwell89@msn.com Intermediate Trip to South Dakota! The Intermediate 4-H Trip to South Dakota is being planned for June 11-13, This trip will be open to 4-H members who will complete 7th-9th grade in the spring. Check the March newsletter for more details. Deadline to register is May 5. Registration forms are available at the Extension office, by , and on our website at mahaska. Fair Tickets for 4-H & FFA Exhibitors The Southern Iowa Fair Board is offering Mahaska County 4-H & FFA Exhibitors their choice of 1 free ticket to the fair Demo Derby or Buy One, Get One Free ticket for the John Michael Montgomery Concert. You can get your tickets in the Fair Office during the Southern Iowa Fair. Please remember to THANK the Fair Board for this offer! 12

7 4-H & FFA Youth Shows Sponsorship The Southern Iowa Fair is quickly approaching and our 4-H and FFA members are working very hard to complete their projects and create exhibits to be judged at the county fair. To provide a quality experience for the youth, we hire judges with experience and training in youth development for our exhibiting classes. The judges that we hire come at a price and we are in need of 4-H and FFA Fair Judge Sponsors. The average livestock judge s fee is around $ and the average non-livestock judge s fee is around $ Last year, the 4-H and FFA judges fees totaled just under $5,000. Another cost of the youth shows at the Southern Iowa Fair is premiums. Each 4-H and FFA member receives money for the ribbons they earn. Purple and blue ribbons are $2.00 each, red ribbons are $1.00 each, and white ribbons are $.50 each. Last year, the premium payout for 4-H and FFA youth was just under $3, Summer 4-H Workshops Every Friday in June we ll hold a workshop from Noon-1:00 p.m. in the Extension office. Friday, June 1 Horticulture Workshop Stop by the Extension office to make your own creation with succulent plants and learn about exhibiting Horticulture at the county fair! Workshop will be led by Suzette Striegel, Extension Horticulturist. RSVP by May 30, call Friday, June 8 Visual Arts Workshop Stop by the Extension office to start your own braided fabric scrap sign and to work on your exhibit goal card for the fair. RSVP by June 6, call The final cost of the youth shows at the Southern Iowa Fair is awards and recognition. Trophies, banners, plaques, and ribbons are awarded to those who do very well in their fair classes. These materials are purchased early and locally to save on the cost but still end up costing quite a bit. The awards and recognition items have been paid for by local sponsors in the past. We are no longer asking for specific trophy donors, but are asking for 4-H and FFA Youth Show Sponsors. Last year, we spent over $4, on trophies, plaques and ribbons. Friday, June 15 Health Workshop Stop by the Extension office to learn about the Health project area. This year, Kinetic Edge has sponsored a Top Health Exhibit Award at the Southern Iowa Fair and the award recipient will receive a plaque and a $50 prize! You will leave this workshop with a better understanding of the Health project area and some exhibit ideas for the fair! RSVP by June 13, call Friday, June 22 Photography Workshop Stop by the Extension office to learn about exhibiting photos at the Southern Iowa Fair. We will cover the new Photography classes and work on the Photography Exhibit Label at this workshop. RSVP by June 20, call We have set up sponsorship levels for the 4-H and FFA Youth Shows Fund and the levels are as follows: Platinum - $ and above Gold - $ $ Silver - $ $ Bronze - $ $ Contributing - $75.00-$ Friday, June 29 Each sponsor will be listed on the 4-H and FFA Youth Show Prepare for Fair Workshop Sponsors board at the Southern Iowa Fair (outside of the sale ring Stop by the Extension office to learn about proper fair classes for near the Pavilion), on posters that will be posted around the static exhibits and to make sure you have all of the forms and items fairgrounds, on 4-H and Extension ads leading up to and following needed for static exhibit judging. Feel free to bring exhibits in that the fair, on show orders at the Southern Iowa Fair, and will be you re unsure about. RSVP by June 27, call announced during the 4-H and FFA livestock shows. Recognition can be guaranteed if donation is received at the Extension office by Friday, June 8,

8 Sheep & Goat Scrapie Tag Requirements Animals that must be officially identified before leaving your farm: Sheep All sexually intact sheep departing from the farm, whether for change of ownership, marketing/slaughter*, or any other sale or lease to another person, or to attend an exhibition. This includes adult breeding animals, ewe lambs, and ram lambs. Wethers under 18 months of age do not need Scrapie ID. Goats All sexually intact goats that are registered, are used for exhibition, or that have resided with sheep. (Goats may be identified with either the official plastic ear tags, or an approved tattoo. *Animals under 18 months of age moving directly to slaughter facility (not through auction market or dealer) do not require official Scrapie ID. You may obtain more Scrapie information from IDALS at: scrapieprogramidrequirements.asp or call USDA-TAG ( ). State Fair Swine Tagging & Identification Those planning to exhibit pigs at the Iowa State Fair must purchase DNA punch tags from the Extension office. Tags must be put in the pigs and the DNA punches must be returned to the Extension office in the provided envelope by May 15. All animals being tagged for state fair must be entered into 4hOnline by May 15 as well. Tags are $9.00 each and only two taggers are available, so please call first to make sure a DNA tagger is available. We will provide you with tagging instructions when you pick up the tags and tagger. If you do not use all of the tags you purchase, please return them to our office for a full refund. Mahaska County Code of Conduct Form If you are new to Mahaska County 4-H this year and have not yet completed the Mahaska County Code of Good Conduct Form, please do so ASAP. All returning Mahaska County 4-H members have completed this form. If you are new or if you did not complete this form yet, please do so by stopping by the Extension office, requesting a form to be mailed to your, or complete it online (very simple!) at -code-good-conduct-form. THIS REQUIRED FORM IS DUE MAY 15! Pre-Fair Superintendent Meeting All livestock superintendents are invited to attend the Pre-Fair Stall Assignment Meeting to work on exhibitor counts and stall assignments for the fair. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 10 at 7:00 PM in the DAV Building at the Fairgrounds. Other superintendents may attend if they have questions about the fair, Amy & Codi will be present to answer questions. 15 Mahaska County 212 North I Street Oskaloosa, Iowa Helping make 4-H possible in Mahaska County. 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.