4-H/FFA members enrolled in any of the following animal projects need to complete Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) training: Beef, dairy cattle, goat, poultry, rabbit, sheep and swine. The deadline to complete YQCA and submit certificates of completion is June 15. In Lancaster County, youth may choose one of three options to complete their YQCA requirements:
• Complete online training at https://yqcaprogram.org. Cost is $12. For directions and more information, visit https://4h.unl.edu/yqca.
• Complete test-out exam at https://yqcaprogram.org. Cost is $36 for ages 12–14 and $48 for ages 15–18.
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) program has recently moved to a new online system at https://yqcaprogram.org. You’ll notice a major change to the account structure — the opportunity to create a parent account and add children, essentially creating one family account for all your YQCA needs. On the “More Info/Parents & Youth” page, you’ll find Help Documents detailing the steps to getting your web-based training certification, instructor-led training certification (face-to-face training) or test-out certification. Parents/youth, if you have a current and valid YQCA certification, please follow the steps at https://go.unl.edu/newyqcasteps to get yourself set up on the new site. If you have further questions, contact Calvin DeVries at 402-441-7180 or calvin.devries@unl.edu.