Update www.youthlivestock.ksu.edu April 2018 In this issue: What s Been Happening in the YLP? pg. 1 Recaps pg. 2 Upcoming Events pg. 3-4 Important Updates and Dates pg. 5-6 What s Been Happening in the YLP? The had an exciting fall and got off to a fantastic start in 2018. To recap, in November and December, coordinator visited Ag Agent updates and the 4-H ReBoots to share information on the new youth quality assurance program, Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA), as well as the youth livestock educational opportunities available in Kansas. In March, the, Department of, and K-State Research and Extension hosted the biennial Kansas Junior Sheep Producer Day and Kansas Junior Beef Producer Day. The 2018 nomination materials were also updated and released. It s been an eventful 2018 thus far, and we look forward to seeing Kansas families and county agents during this summer s activities! Recaps Kansas Junior Producer Days Upcoming Events 4-H Discovery Days KASLA Premier K-State Horse Judging Camp Champions K-State Livestock Judging Camp Dr. Bob Hines Swine Classic Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes Going LIVE Important Updates & Dates Youth PQA Plus Discontinuation & YQCA Information State Livestock Nominations Market Beef DUE May 1; All Other Animals DUE June 15 1
What the YLP Offers: Junior Beef Producer Day Junior Sheep Producer Day K-State Animal Sciences Leadership Academy Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes Livestock Nominations Dr. Bob Hines Swine Classic Animal Science at Discovery Days Youth Livestock Educational Materials Check out the materials posted on the K-State Youth Livestock website! PROGRAM RECAPS Junior Beef Producer Day Over 425 youth, parents, and project leaders from 53 Kansas counties attended the Kansas Junior Beef Producer Day on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Kansas State University s Weber Arena in Manhattan, KS. Dr. Evan Titgemeyer welcomed everyone to K-State. In the first set of morning breakout sessions, participants learned about project selection from Livestock Judging Coach Chris Mullinix, Nutrition presented by Dr. Jaymelynn Farney, and the State Livestock Nomination Process provided by. Then, attendees had the opportunity to select two additional breakout sessions, which included Where s the Beef taught by Dr. Terry Houser, Daily Hair Care and Grooming provided by the K-State Livestock Judging Team, and Calving with the Dystocia Cow presented by Dr. A.J. Tarpoff. After lunch, youth had the opportunity to become Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certified through a training led by and Charlene Miller. Concurrently, Dr. A.J. Tarpoff spoke about the Basics of Cattle Illness, Reproduction and Ultrasonography was taught by Dr. David Grieger, and the K-State Livestock Judging Team led a Showmanship workshop. Valley Vet Supply, Essential Feeds, the Kansas Beef Council, Fink Beef Genetics, the Kansas Hereford Association, and Collegiate Cattlewomen sponsored the program and provided door prizes for families. Junior Sheep Producer Day Over 150 youth, parents, and project leaders from 37 Kansas counties and one Nebraska county attended the Kansas Junior Sheep Producer Day on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at s Weber Arena in Manhattan, KS. Dr. Dave Nichols welcomed everyone to K-State. In the opening session, guest speaker Ed Hewlett, of Hewlett Club Lambs, shared information about market and breeding project selection. Then, participants selected two breakout sessions to attend, which included Nutrition with Jared Mumm, Facilities, Equipment, and Project Management with Ed Hewlett, and Lamb Meat Cuts & Cookery with Dr. Terry Houser. followed the breakout sessions with a presentation on State Livestock Nominations for 2018. After lunch, Dr. Emily Reppert educated the participants on Sheep Project Health, Wellness, and Biosecurity. The event wrapped up with a final set of afternoon breakout sessions, including a clipping and fitting demonstration by Sam Davis and Jason Paine, Wool Education and Judging taught by Dr. Alison Crane, a Showmanship Clinic led by Ed Hewlett, and provided a Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification session. Valley Vet, Essential Feeds, Superior Farms, Ebert Sheep Farm, Harris Show Lambs, Clifford Spaeth, the Kansas Sheep Association, and Countryaid Vet Service sponsored the program and supplied door prizes for families. Plan to join us in 2019 for the Junior Swine and Meat Goat Producer Days! 2
Helpful Handouts Handouts and project show guides from Junior Producer Days can be found on the Youth Livestock website: Www.YouthLivestock.KSU.edu These handouts provide knowledge of how to care for and maintain your youth livestock project. Please refer to these for beginner showmen who need guidance with their project as well as experienced showman looking to learn new things. UPCOMING EVENTS 4-H Discovery Days The Department of and the Youth Livestock are offering several classes during the 2018 Kansas 4-H Discovery Days. Members in livestock projects are encouraged to check out the animal science and livestock-related workshop options. Classes will include chuckwagon cooking, meat science, BQA, swine production, meat judging, and Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification, just to name a few. KASLA Premier Applications Available The K-State Animal Sciences Leadership Academy (KASLA) is offering an additional opportunity for alumni of the program. KASLA Premier is a three day program for previous KASLA graduates, who are 18-20 years old, to continue expanding their livestock knowledge and leadership skills. The program will kick off on July 11th in Dodge City and include several stops across southwest Kansas, concluding on July 13th. Please visit the K-State Youth Livestock website, under the KASLA tab, for more information. The event is sponsored by the Livestock and Meat Industry Council (LMIC) and coordinated by Sharon Breiner. K-State Horse Judging Camp The K-State Horse Judging Team will host two camps this summer. A beginner s day camp will be held on June 6, 2018 in Weber Hall. Registration is limited to the first 30 students and is $40 per person. The deadline to register is May 11, 2018. The Advanced Camp will be held June 4-5, 2018 in Weber Hall on the K-State Campus. Registration is $130/participant and is due by May 11, 2018. More information about either camp may be found under K-State Judging Camps on the Website. K-State Champions Livestock Judging Camp K-State Livestock Judging Coach Chris Mullinix and the K-State Livestock Judging Team will host three sessions of livestock judging camp this summer. The camp will be offered June 6-8, 11-13, and 15-17, 2018. This camp is open to 4-H and FFA members 14 years old and older. Each camp is limited to 35 students and will be filled on a first come-first serve basis. The cost is $275 and the deadline to register is May 21, 2018. More information may be found on the website, under K-State Judging Camps. KSU Youth Livestock Website: www.youthlivestock.ksu.edu 3
Linked Resources A variety of valuable resources from our partners may be found on the website, including KDA, Quality Assurance s, and Kansas 4-H! Explore our tabs: Dr. Bob Hines Swine Classic The 2018 Dr. Bob Hines Kansas Youth Swine Classic will be held July 6-7, 2018 at the Riley County Fairgrounds at CiCo Park in Manhattan, KS. This two-day event includes educational opportunities, including a swine skillathon and photography contest, showmanship, and a prospect and market hog show. All Kansas Youth ages 7 and older are invited to participate. Entry forms and registration is due June 25, 2018, and will be available soon on the K-State Youth Livestock website. We will also share information about Swine Classic on our Facebook Page. This event is sponsored by the K-State Department of. Livestock Sweepstakes The 2018 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes will be held August 18-19, 2018 on the K-State campus in Manhattan, KS. Mark your calendars now! This is the corresponding date to previous years. The Kansas 4 H Livestock Sweepstakes event includes the state 4 H livestock judging contest, meat judging contest, livestock skillathon, and livestock quiz bowl. The members who will represent Kansas at the national 4 H contest for each of these contests will be selected during the livestock sweepstakes weekend. The deadline to enter will be August 1, 2018. All entries MUST be made through local Extension Offices, using the Cvent program. Contact your local Extension Office for information regarding county level preliminary activities. Any questions regarding member eligibility need to be inquired through the local extension office before the entry deadline. Rules and further details may be found after June 1st on the website. Going LIVE The is beefing up our social media presence. Make sure to Like us on Facebook, Friend us on Snapchat, and Follow us on Twitter. We use these platforms to release information, provide updates, and share photos. We also have a snapchat filter at most youth events, so we want to see your smiling faces in our filter! There will be a couple of Facebook Live sessions over the state livestock nomination process this spring. On April 17th, we will discuss the market beef nomination process. The session over small livestock animals will be held on May 29th. Watch our Facebook page for more details! The K-State Department of Animal Sciences also has active social media accounts, so go Like their page as well to follow all events related to KSU ASI! The Kansas State Fair and KJLS disperse valuable information via their Facebook pages. If you are interested in those events, make sure you are following the Grand Drive and Kansas Junior Livestock Show. 4
QUALITY ASSURANCE OPTIONS Available until 5/31/18 New youth livestock quality assurance program IMPORTANT UPDATES Youth PQA Plus Discontinuing The National Pork Board will be discontinuing their Youth PQA Plus program on May 31, 2018. After this date, Youth PQA Plus will no longer be available as an option for young people seeking quality assurance training. This means that youth will not be able to certify or re-certify through Youth PQA Plus after May 31, 2018, and the National Pork Board will cease to issue youth certification numbers. However, the National Pork Board will honor Youth PQA certifications until they expire, including youth who earn multi-year certification by "testing out". So, youth who plan to nominate swine for the Kansas State Fair or KJLS are HIGHLY encouraged to complete their Youth PQA training by the end of May. The State Fair and KJLS will accept certification from either program. Youth who need quality assurance certification after the end of May will need to use the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) program. This is the new, national, multi-species youth quality assurance program the National Pork Board will be transitioning their youth participants to in the future. Contact your local Extension Office for more information on quality assurance training options available in your area. Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a new, national, multi-species livestock quality assurance program available for youth ages 8-21. This annual educational and certification program focuses on food safety, animal well-being, and life skill development for youth producing and/or showing livestock. The species included in the training are swine, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits, and poultry. Extension specialists, the National Pork Board, national show organizers, and animal industry representatives were involved in designing the program with the intent to provide a national, standardized livestock quality assurance program applicable to multiple species. The curriculum is designed to provide different age-appropriate modules annually, so youth will expand their knowledge by covering new topics every year. There are two options by which youth may obtain their YQCA certification; they may attend a 60-minute face-to-face training with a certified instructor for $3/child, or they may complete the age-appropriate online certification course for $12/child. Families may use their 4HOnline credentials on the YQCA website to create an account, which will allow them register for a face-to-face training, or complete the online certification. There is also an option to create an independent account for FFA members. Families who participate in the state shows are encouraged to become familiar with the YQCA program, as it will be required for all Kansas State Fair and KJLS exhibitors beginning in 2019. 5
SAVE THE DATE! May 1 Market Beef Nominations Due June 15 Commercial Heifer, Swine, Sheep, & Meat Goat Nominations Due Nomination Page QR Code 2018 Nomination Information & Updates The 2018 state livestock nomination season has arrived! The current materials have been released and are posted on the website under Nomination Information. To be eligible to exhibit in the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive or at KJLS, market animals and commercial females must be formally nominated. The exception is meat goats; there is not a registered breeding doe division at either show, so all meat goats must be nominated to be shown. The major changes to the process this year are verbiage modifications on the forms and commercial heifers no longer have to be tattooed. Below is a brief overview of the process. New families are highly encouraged to visit their local extension office and refer to the Rookie Guide for further information and specific details. All animals that are nominated for the Kansas State Fair and/or KJLS are required to be tagged with a Kansas 4-H eid tag. DNA hair samples are required for all nominated animals and must be submitted in an official DNA envelope. The signatures of all exhibitors within the family and a parent/guardian are required on the DNA envelope. 2018 Declaration and Specie Nomination Forms must be used. Kansas practices family nominations, so all paperwork needs to be signed by ALL eligible exhibitors within a family, a parent/guardian, and an extension agent (4-H) or ag advisor (FFA). The nomination fee of $8.00/animal must be submitted with nomination materials. Continuing in 2018, all swine nominations are required to include ear notches, and sheep and goats must submit full scrapie tag numbers. Exhibitors will need to contact their local Extension Office to get their animals tagged and obtain DNA envelopes. Only County Extension Agents and FFA Advisors have the organizational authority sign nomination paperwork. Deadlines are postmark deadlines, which are strictly enforced. No late nominations will be accepted. Nomination is NOT entry. After the nomination process is complete, families must officially enter the show in which they would like to participate! Deadlines May 1 - Market Beef Nominations DUE (market steers and market heifers) June 15 - Swine, Sheep, Meat Goat, and Commercial Heifer Nominations DUE * Nomination information, forms, checklists, and the Rookie Guide may be found on the website: www.youthlivestock.ksu.edu. 6