YQCA

Nebraska 4-H members ages 8-18, who are enrolled in any of the livestock projects listed below are required to participate in an annual YQCA training. Annual training requirements may be satisfied by completing either an online web-based training course or a face-to-face instructor-led training course.

YQCA certification is required for all 4-H members enrolled in any of the following projects:

· Beef (bucket calf, feeder calf, breeding beef, market beef)

· Dairy Cattle

· Goat (breeding meat goat, dairy goat, meat goat)

· Poultry

· Rabbit

· Sheep (breeding sheep, market sheep)

· Swine (breeding swine, market swine)

Web-based annual training is available through the YQCA learning management system. The online YQCA course costs $12 per individual regardless of age. Face-to-Face YQCA training is also available to satisfy annual training requirements. In-person YQCA training courses cost $3 per individual regardless of age.

Make sure to contact the Phelps or Gosper County office for a $3 coupon code per youth prior to signing up! Sign up must be completed online for both online training and in person training. When attending an in person training, these coupon codes will help your family complete this requirement free of cost. Thank you to the Phelps County 4-H Foundation and Gosper County 4-H Council for sponsoring these codes. You will be able to sign up using your previous account.

2025 Phelps-Gosper YQCA Save the Dates

· Sunday, March 16 @ 5:00 PM – Holdrege, NE (Ag Center – Middle Room)

· Thursday, May 29 @ 6:00 PM – Elwood, NE (Civic Center – Legion Hall)

· Sunday, June 8 @ 2:30 PM – Bertrand, NE (Immanuel Lutheran Church)