Cedar County Fair Exhibit Requirements
Swine Pre-Entry/ID Form - due June 15
Swine - Cedar County Fairbook Rules
Animals - General Information
Herdsmanship
Livestock Premium Recognition
Showmanship
All 4-H/FFA youth ages 8-18 members enrolled in sheep 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 (to be completed by June 15th.)
Cedar County Livestock Quality Assurance Training & Herdsmanship Clinics - Date TBA
pre-register online at https://yqcaprogram.org/
link for printable login & registration instructions
help video for instructor-led training registration
Emergency Animal Removal Release Fillable Form - to remove livestock from Cedar County fairgrounds during Fair
Nebraska State Fair & Other State Program Opportunities
Nebraska State Fair 4-H Fairbook: Swine
Nebraska 4-H Livestock Exhibitor Resources - Identification & Nomination information for Nebraska State Fair exhibiting
Nebraska 4-H Livestock Program website
Nebraska 4-H Premier Animal Science Event (PASE) website
Nebraska 4-H State Livestock Identification website
Nebraska State Fair Livestock Shows
State Fair Livestock Exhibit Entries - Website Link: https://showstockmgr.com/
All livestock in contention to exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair will be required to complete an online nomination with payment through Show Stock Manager and submit a DNA collector envelope with a hair sample. This includes all 4-H and FFA breeding livestock, market livestock, and feeder calves. Each State Fair nomination will be $7.00 per animal in Show Stock Manager. 4-H and FFA livestock nominations are due on June 15, 2025.
Refer to the 4-H State Fair Livestock Identification and Nomination Requirements for additional information on 4-H exhibitor eligibility at the State Fair.
If you have any questions on how to submit your online nominations, you can review the 2025 Step-by-Step Nomination Instructions document.
Farrowed & Owned Swine Cohort - an opportunity for youth interested in learning more about the swine industry. The goal is to enhance the educational value of the traditional 4-H swine projects by focusing on swine production, accurate and complete record-keeping, industry knowledge, and engagement by the 4-H member.
Livestock Achievement Program is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership.
Livestock Information Series - a resource to gain knowledge in various livestock-related topic areas in production and meat science
Curriculum (project manuals) can be purchased online and shipped to you directly from
UNL Marketplace - https://marketplace.unl.edu
Shop 4-H - https://shop4-h.org
Swine Resource Manual (Ohio State)