Livestock Quality Assurance
All 4-H/FFA youth ages 8-18 members enrolled in beef, bucket calf, feeder calf, cow/calf, dairy, goats, sheep, swine, rabbit, and/or poultry, are required to complete a Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Training program in order to show at the fair. Youth may complete the training in one of three ways: online training course, in person training class, or test out.
Cedar County Livestock Quality Assurance Training & Herdsmanship Clinic - May 26 at 9:00 am, or June 1, 2021 at 9:00 am or 1:30 pm. Trainings will be held at the Hartington City Auditorium Basement.
pre-register online at https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login
4-H Live Animal Exhibitor Resources
See the Pre-Fair & Fair Resources webpage for the Cedar County livestock exhibit ID/Pre-Entry Forms. Complete an ID/Pre-entry form for each species of livestock you will be exhibiting at the fair and send to the Cedar County Extension Office by June 15th.
Livestock to be exhibited at the Nebraska State Fair and Ak-Sar-Ben will also need to ID their animals online, see 4-H Live Animal Exhibitor Resources for Nebraska State Fair identification and exhibit entry guidelines.
Bucket Calf Record Books
Clover Kid Bucket Calf Record Book - Due to office before July 6, 2021
1st Year Bucket Calf Record Book - Due to office before July 6, 2021
2nd Year Bucket Calf Record Book - Due to office before July 6, 2021
Bucket Calf Project Requirements & Possible Interview Questions
Bucket Calf Project Guide (22 pages)
Other Resources Available
Poultry Showmanship YouTube
Livestock Information Series - a resource to gain knowledge in various livestock-related topic areas in production and meat science
Nebraska 4-H Fed Steer Challenge - for youth 4-H age 14-18
Emergency Animal Removal Release Fillable Form - to remove livestock from fairgrounds
NE4H9020- Nebraska 4-H Animal Project Record doc
Companion Animals Webpage - dogs, cats, and household pets
NE4H9030- Nebraska 4-H Companion Animal Project Record doc
NE4H9010- Nebraska 4-H Project Record doc
4-H Animal Identification Guidelines