The 2021 Lancaster County 4-H/FFA Livestock Checklist is now available at the Extension office and online at https://go.unl.edu/otvm. This 2-page handout lists deadlines and events, identification requirements for showing at the Lancaster County Super Fair and State Fair, as well as information about the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals requirements.
Lancaster County 4-H & FFA Market and Breeding Identification Certificates will allow up to 11 animals of one project area (such as beef or meat goat) to be identified on one sheet. Certificates are available as a carbon copy at the Extension office. If you use the forms online at https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/fair, make a copy for your records.
New this year, two Livestock Parent/Leader Training & Identification Help nights will be held at the same time as the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) face-to-face trainings on Tuesdays, May 13 and June 10. While 4-H members are participating in the YQCA training, 4-H leaders, parents and volunteers may receive leader training, share ideas and get assistance from 4-H staff with identification paperwork and online entries.
If you have any questions about the livestock projects, contact Calvin DeVries at 402-441-7180 or calvin.devries@unl.edu.