Johnson County 4-H Livestock
Resources
- Poulty Testing for Avian Influenza and Pullorum Brochure
- Kansas 4-H livestock projects resource page
- List of Spring Shows in Kansas
- Kansas 4-H Dog Show Rules (updated Jan. 2023)
- Kansas 4-H Horse Show Rulebook (updated Nov. 2024)
- Johnson County 4-H Horseless Horse Project information
Forms:
- Horse Identification Certificate (updated July 2024)
- 3-Year Snaffle Bit Form (make sure to include a $10 check made out to "Kansas 4-H Foundation" as well)
- Horseless Horse Certificate (updated Jan. 2023)
State Livestock Nomination
For more information regarding the State Nomination process, please visit the Youth Livestock page www.asi.k-state.edu/research-and-extension/youth-programs/nominated-livestock/.
What is YQCA
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national, multi-species youth livestock quality assurance program that focuses on nutrition, animal wellbeing, and character development, through age-appropriate educational curriculum for ages 8-21. This program is an annual certification that grows with the youth, so the learning modules are different every year. Extension specialists and animal industry representatives were involved in designing the program with the intent to provide a national, standardized livestock quality assurance applicable to multiple species.
Who needs to be certified?
- Youth planning to exhibit in the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive and/or the Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS) must meet the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) requirement. Both state shows will require ALL exhibitors to be YQCA certified. This includes youth showing market animals, commercial females, and registered purebred breeding females.
- All Johnson County Fair Exhibitors ages 8 and older exhibiting in the beef, goat, sheep and/or swine project must be YQCA certified by June 15 of the current 4-H year in order to exhibit at the fair.
Options for getting YQCA Certified
- Instructor-Led Training ($3) – You MUST be on time to get certified.
- Johnson County 4-H will hold two in-person trainings at the Extension office on:
- April 1, 2025 at 6 p.m.
- May 6, 2025 at 6 p.m.
- Johnson County 4-H will hold two in-person trainings at the Extension office on:
- Online Training ($12)
*Registration is required for both types of trainings online at www.yqcaprogram.org.
Livestock Tagging
All market and commercial breeding animals, including beef, sheep, goats, swine, and bucket calves, must be tagged by Extension staff on or before the designated tagging deadlines to be eligible to show in the 4-H division at the Johnson County Fair. The cost for the Kansas 4-H EID ear tag is $3 per animal. Tagging dates and times are as follows and will all take place at the Johnson County Fairgrounds:
| Species Tagged | Tagging Dates & Times | Last Date to Tag |
| All Species | April 18, 2025; 5-7 p.m. | |
| Beef | April 19, 2025; 7-9 a.m. | Beef: April 19, 2025 |
| Small Livestock | May 30, 2025; 5-7 p.m. | Swine, Sheep, Goat & |
| Small Livestock | May 31, 2025; 7-9 a.m. | Bucket Calf: May 31, 2025 |
Additional Documents
Johnson County 4-H Horse Shows
The Johnson County 4-H Horse Shows are sponsored and hosted by the Johnson County 4-H Horse Club. The location of the shows vary, please refer to the Horse Show Bill. 4-H'ers outside of Johnson County are also invited to show at our spring shows.
- TBA
Johnson County 4-H Dog Club
- TBA