4-H/FFA Livestock Info

Exhibitors will be required to complete Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) for those enrolled in 4-H/FFA, all Livestock including: Beef, Goats, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep and Swine by June 15.

YQCA is available as an online or face-to-face program for youth everywhere in the United States. We will be using the same website as last year (even with all of it’s glitches) https://yqcaprogram.org/.

BUT EVERYONE MUST REGISTER HERE: https://yqcaprogram.org

Requirements:

Online – 3 modules @ $12 total (to receive full certification you must complete 3)

OR Face-2-Face training @ $3 total 

OR Test Out for Intermediate @ $36 or Senior @ $48

Any traditional 4-H member (8-18) in your family that is enrolled in a beef, goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep and/or swine project must be certified to show at county and state fair! The deadline for completion and turn in certificate to the office to be eligible to show at the Burt County Fair is June 15^th! If you have questions please contact us!

Here are some assistances for completing the process. https://yqcaprogram.org/local/youth_parents.php 

• Remember, we learned last year that you have to register for the course, take a pre-test. AND then take a post-course survey before you can access your certificate (which is the part we need).

Burt County Tagging Info 2026

EVERYTHING DUE BY JUNE 15th

EID tags = $3, County tags = $2 (both pay to Burt County 4-H Council

YQCA certification is required by June 15th(8 yr old+)

Horse Level Testing to get beyond Walk-Trot Classes is required by June 30th

***NEW FOR 2026*** ALL Aksarben is separate (DNA & Nomination)

STATE FAIR

 4-H State Fair Livestock (2026)

• 4-H Age = 8+
• Online nominations through Show Stock Manager by June 15 (May dual nominate for both market and breeding)
• DNA for ALL livestock
• State Fair entries 

Required for County Fair for the following:

• Market Beef
• Breeding Beef
• Bucket Calf
  • Bucket Calf Record Book (due at fair)
• Cow/Calf
• Feeder Calf
• Market Swine (V1 OR V2)
  • *NEW in 2024* Yellow County Tag
• Breeding Swine
  • *NEW in 2024* Yellow County Tag
• Market Sheep
• Breeding Sheep
• Bottle Lamb/Goat
  • Bottle Lamb/Goat Record Book (due at fair)
• Market Goats
• Breeding Goats
• Dairy Goats
• Horse
• Rabbits

Eligible Livestock 4-Hers (4-H age: 8+)

NEW FOR 2026: 4-H/FFA families who want to nominate for Aksarben have to get DNA envelopes from Aksarben.  Extension office doesn't do anything for Aksarben Show. For information about Aksarben, please refer to their website. https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/  

State Fair Online nominations & DNA envelopes for ALL Livestock including: Beef, Goats, Sheep and Swine are due June 15th (needed to be eligible to show at State Fair).  Please reference enclosed document for nomination requirements. All nominated and validated animals will be automatically listed as a choice option for entry registration. Families will pay for nominations online.

• Nominations through Show Stock Manager, https://showstockmgr.com/ - due June 15
• DNA envelopes to Extension Office – due June 15

The following species must be nominated & have DNA envelopes to exhibit at the State Fair:

• Market Beef
• Registered Breeding Beef
• Commercial Breeding Beef
• Feeder Calf
• Market Swine
• Breeding Swine
• Market Sheep
• Breeding Sheep
• Market Goats
• Breeding Goats

*Please note a female beef, goat, sheep and swine animals can be nominated for both breeding and market for State Fair so long as all online nominations and payments are completed. * 

It is highly important that your county affidavits be accurate for breeding animals, as this is what your online nominations will be validated against.

 Instructions for the nomination process can be found here: https://4h.unl.edu/statewide-events-opportunities/state-fair/livestock-exhibitor/livestock-identification/.

Simply go to https://showstockmgr.com/ to start the process.

Below is the information from the DNA envelopes that you will need for nomination:

• Exhibitor Name
• Species
• EID Tag Number
• Visual Tag
• Animal Gender
• Weigh In Date
• Starting Weight
• Premise ID

Let us know if you have questions.