New in 2018, 4-H/FFA youth exhibiting at the Lancaster County Super Fair, Nebraska State Fair and/or AKSARBEN stock show will need to complete Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (formerly called Quality Assurance) training:
• Beef (bucket calf, feeder calf, breeding beef, market beef)
• Dairy cattle
• Goat (breeding meat goat, market meat goat, dairy goat)
• Poultry
• Rabbit
• Sheep (breeding sheep, market sheep)
• Swine (breeding swine, market swine)
Deadline to complete YQCA is JUNE 15.
Youth must be currently enrolled at https://ne.4honline.com. Only parents/guardians may enroll 4-H members. In Lancaster County, youth may choose one of three options to complete their YQCA requirements:
• Complete online training at https://yqca.learngrow.io. Cost is $12. For directions and more information, visit https://4h.unl.edu/yqca. Once training is complete, send completed certificates to Cole Meador at cmeador2@unl.edu or 444 Cherrycreek Rd., Ste. A Lincoln, NE 68528. If certificates are not submitted, we have no way of knowing if trainings have been completed.
• Attend a face-to-face training held Thursday, May 31 or Thursday, June 7, 6–7 p.m. at the Lancaster Extension Education Center, 444 Cherrycreek Rd., Lincoln. To sign up for face-to-face trainings, you must go to https://learngrow.io before the training. The training will cost $3 payable by credit or debit card on the website. We cannot take payments in person, all families must register and pay online. You must sign in as proof of attendance — certificates will be available online.
• For a free test-out option, contact Cole for further details.
If you have further questions, contact Cole Meador at 402-441-7180 or cmeador2@unl.edu.