Boone County Premium List 2026

2026 4-H Story and Picture Story

Please submit your 4-H Story, and you will successfully complete your 4-H year to be eligible for membership pins. PIck up a form at the Extension Office, or download the forms. 

2026 Boone County Fair is July 11-15

County Fair Deadline Policy

Remember both the Boone & Nance County 4-H Councils have passed a motion to help curtail county fair entry tardiness.

Late County Fair General entries of up to one week after the deadline will be accepted with a paid fee of $5.00 per work day. No late general fair entries will be accepted after one week. Individuals will need to make their appeal to their respective 4-H Council after one week.

Entries for county fair livestock (beef, sheep, swine, dairy and goat) are due closer to the respective county fair.

The livestock entries are due in the Boone County Office by June 30. A late fee of $5.00 per project day will be assessed after the deadline. No entries accepted after July 2.

County Fair Animal IDs due Thursday, May 15

Animal ID forms must be submitted to the Extension Office by May 15 to be eligible for County Fair for Market Beef, Breeding Beef, Feeder Calf, Bucket Calf, Market Lamb, Breeding Sheep, Swine, Market Goat, Breeding Doe, Dairy Goat, Dairy, Rabbit, and Horse. ID forms are available at the 4-H Animal Science Information page or at the Extension Office. Ear tags are also available at the office. 

Poultry do not need to be ID’d. Cats and dogs only need a vaccination record from the Vet showing that they are current on Vaccinations. 

Livestock Entries due Tuesday, June 30, 2026

We will not be using the online entry procedure for the County Fair due to rising cost of making the online program available to the public. Please stop in the office for an entry form. Please include horse stalls needed. 

If you would like to use the fillable forms below:

Click on the link

Download the document. When it opens, click on Enable Editing and make your changes. 

Bucket Calf Record

Static and Horse Event Fair Entries Due June 15, 2026 at 4:30 pm

We will NOT be using the online entry procedure for the County Fair due to rising cost of making the online program available to the public. Please stop in the office for an entry form. 

If you would like to use the fillable form below:

Click on the link

Download the document. When it opens, click on Enable Editing and make your changes.  

Fashion Show

SUPPORTING INFORMATION: 

All supporting information forms are available at the Extension Office and will also be distributed when you pick up your entry tags after June 15. 

4-H Food Preservation Cards

Photography Data Tags

Clothing Design Data Cards

Attach Clothing Design Data Card to:

  • Beyond the Needle C221003 through C221008
  • STEAM 2 & 3 Upcycled Garment and Accessory Classes C222003 & C222004
  • STEAM 3 Upcycled Garment and Accessory Classes C223001 & C223002

Fiber Arts Data Card

Quilt Quest Supporting Information

Home Environment Supporting Information

Visual Arts Supporting Information

State Fair Entries

State Fair Website

Go to this link to enter In-Person non-livestock Contests (Fashion Show, Robotics Showcase, Contests, and Presentations) and Livestock Entries (beef, sheep, swine, goats, poultry, and rabbits) https://nebr.fairwire.com/ by 8:00 pm central time on August 10. Website opens July 1.

For Static Entries, bring the items to the Extension Office between August 14 and August 19, and entries will be made by Extension Staff. 

Food and Floriculture/Horticulture should call or email the Extension Office by August 19 and let us know what you will be bringing, so the entry tags can be made. (Floriculture/Horticulture, include all possibilities). Bring your actual items to the Office on August 25 by 10:00 am, as we will be transporting the exhibits to Grand Island at that time.

County Fair Exhibitor Guide

 

Boone County Premium List 2026