2020 Morgan County Fair July 31st - August 6th 2020 Colorado State Fair August 28th –September 7th This is a special Morgan County Fair Edition of the 4-H Newsletter. The purpose of this Edition is to provide information of interest to everyone. This newsletter is not intended to replace the Fair Premium Book or 4-H Project Syllabus. You will still need to look up specific rules and times in the Fair Book. If you have any questions about articles in this edition or items in the Fair Book, please call (970) 542-3540. Are You Ready for Fair?! As a new member, or even a seasoned member, there are a lot of steps to be sure you are ready for fair! For a checklist to make sure you have everything done, visit: https://morgan.extension.colostate.edu/wp- content/uploads/sites/28/2020/06/Are-you-ready-for-Fair.pdf. INCLUDED IN FAIR EMAIL: July/August Newsletter Interview Judging Schedule MQA Certification Livestock, Horse, Rabbit & Dog Entry Forms Parent Permission Form (Livestock participants only) Peach Order Form Morgan County 4-H Newsletter Colorado State University Extension 4-H programs are available to all without discrimination. To Make the Best Better All 4-H families have a responsibility to read the 4-H newsletter and to understand the infor- mation and deadlines that apply to them. Need help? Please check with your club leader or contact 4-H Agents at the Extension Office. July/August 2020 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER ON PAGE 2.
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2020 Morgan County Fair July 31st - August 6th
2020 Colorado State Fair
August 28th –September 7th
This is a special Morgan County Fair Edition of the 4-H Newsletter. The purpose of this Edition is to provide information of interest to
everyone. This newsletter is not intended to replace the Fair Premium Book or
4-H Project Syllabus. You will still need to look up specific rules and times in the Fair Book.
If you have any questions about articles in this edition or items in the Fair Book, please call (970) 542-3540.
Are You Ready for Fair?! As a new member, or even a seasoned member, there are a lot of steps to be sure you are ready for fair! For a checklist to make sure you have everything done, visit: https://morgan.extension.colostate.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2020/06/Are-you-ready-for-Fair.pdf.
INCLUDED IN FAIR EMAIL: July/August Newsletter Interview Judging Schedule MQA Certification Livestock, Horse, Rabbit & Dog Entry Forms Parent Permission Form (Livestock participants only) Peach Order Form
Morgan County 4-H Newsletter
Colorado State University Extension 4-H programs are available to all without discrimination.
To Make the Best Better
All 4-H families have a responsibility to read the 4-H newsletter and to understand the infor-mation and deadlines that apply to them.
Need help? Please check with your club leader or contact 4-H Agents at the Extension Office.
July/August 2020
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER ON PAGE 2.
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2020 Morgan County Fair PRE-FAIR SCHEDULE
Tuesday, June 30 Entry forms for Creative Cooks, Cake Decorating Contest, and Demonstration Contests due to Extension Office
Tuesday , July 7 Creative Cooks Virtual Contest, Approximately 3:00 - 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 8 Demonstration Virtual Contest, Approximately 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 9 Cake Decorating Virtual Contest, 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12 Shotgun - Trap Contest, High Plains Trap Club
Shotgun Games - Skeet and Five Stand Shoots, Washington County Gun Range, Akron
Wednesday, July 15 Entry forms for Livestock and Fashion Revue Contest due to Ext Off *All animal record books (except dogs and cats) due to Ext Office Thursday, July 16 Fashion Revue Virtual Practice via Zoom, 1:30 pm Saturday, July 18 County 4-H Horse Show .22 Rifle (All Four Divisions) Contest, .22 Pistol Contest, and
Muzzleloading Contest, Muir Springs Sunday, July 19 Archery Contest Morgan County Fairgrounds, Mitchell Property Air Rifle and Air Pistol Contests Morgan County Fairgrounds, Multi-Purpose Building Tuesday, July 21 Shooting Sports Awards Program – 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23 Entry forms for all dog projects due to Extension Office Saturday, July 25 4-H Junior Horse Show Tie Breaker Test, Morgan County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building, 8:00 a.m. 4-H Junior Horse Show, Indoor Arena Sunday, July 26 4-H Horse Gymkhana, Outdoor Arena Monday, July 27 Fashion Revue Virtual Contest Judging 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 28 Interview Judging of All Catch-it-Animals (except 1st year Catch-it-Dairy participants), Morgan County Fairgrounds, 4-H Building, 8:30 a.m. Ranch Horse Event, Outdoor Arena, 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 29 Virtual Interview Judging 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ALL 4-H General and most Family & Consumer projects (except Foods) Dog Obedience Records with Interview Thursday, July 30 Interview Judging ALL 4-H Foods and Nutrition projects, 8:30 am Dog Obedience Show 8:30 am
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(Copies available at the Extension Office upon request.)
4-H is for the Kids! As Fair approaches, we want to give a friendly reminder that the purpose of our 4-H projects is for youth to learn by doing. This means the goal is not the perfect end product, but the skills they learn along the way. Remember we are raising blue ribbon kids, not blue ribbon projects!
New in 2020 Virtual Demonstration Contest, Cake Decorating Contest, and Creative Cooks Contest, entries are DUE Tuesday, June 30! Look for details in this newsletter.
Reminder Important 2020 Fair Deadlines ALL Livestock Entry Forms, Livestock Record Books, IAFE form, Parent Permission forms and Fashion Revue entry forms DUE Wednesday, July 15!
Fair Books, 4-H Project Syllabus & Entry Forms The 2020 Morgan County Fair Book contains vital information about the fair –including a schedule of events, how to enter, contest rules, award sponsors, exhibit requirements, and department superintendents. Departments and class numbers can be found in the Fair Book for all 4-H, and livestock entries. Fair Books, 4-H project syllabi and entry forms are available in the Extension office. Livestock/Horse/Rabbit/Dog Entry forms should be used for: beef, sheep, swine, goats, dairy, showmanship and horse –and are in your Fair email.
2020 Morgan County Fair Book The Fair Book will be available on our website soon at https://morgan.extension.colostate.edu/morgan-county-fair/ or you may purchase a hard copy for $5.00 at the Extension Office.
Score Sheets Copies of the Score Sheets used for interview judging are available online or at the office. Call the office to let us know which score sheet you need so we will have time to make your copies or you can access on the State 4-H Website at http://co4h.colostate.edu/program-areas/state-fair-information/score-sheets/.
Record Book Help With Fair right around the corner, now is the time to start working on your record books! We know that they can be challenging at times, and this year will be offering one on one sessions for 4-H youth to bring in their record books and get help from agents or others, in completing their record books. This is open to any 4-H member regardless of their project, and will be held by appointment only. Please contact the Extension Office with any questions at 970-542-3540.
Display Boards and Record Covers The Extension Office has display boards (show boards) available for $5.50 each and green record book covers available for $3.50 each.
Cake Decorating Boards
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One exhibit requirement for Cake Decorating is the board for the cake MUST be a solid, sturdy board which is cut in the same shape as the cake. A typical cardboard cake board is not sturdy enough for fair exhibits and it can be difficult to get recycled cardboard which is thick enough. We recommend using 1/4 inch thick solid Masonite board. These can be obtained at a hardware store or lumber yard.
Manuals and Record Book Update If you have not received your manuals for projects, did you add or drop a project after February 3rd? Please contact the Extension Office to get your manual today! When you receive manuals/records, don’t set aside. Take time to read the manual NOW and the records to see what you need to do. Most projects require activities to be completed over a period of several months. You want to do more than just the one thing for your exhibit.
Virtual Interview Judging Day Catch-It animal participants have an interview already scheduled on Tuesday, July 28th, in-person. Catch-It Dairy participants, only 2nd year, will be interviewed. Catch-it animal participants must attend and CANNOT complete absentee judging. General & Natural Resources, Most Family Consumer Science and County Projects Wednesday, July 29, 2020, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Foods and Nutrition projects will be judged on Thursday, July 30, 2020 one on one, in person at the Extension Office. All Family Consumer Science, General and Natural Resources, Dog, and County Projects will be interview judged via Zoom this year. The schedule has been set for you and will be available in the Family Fair email. Be sure to have your project AND your e-record completed for your interview. Show up on time, look nice and be prepared to discuss your project with a judge. If you have questions about interview judging, contact the Extension office today at 542-3540. Members must be interviewed with their projects to be eligible for unit champions. Members unable to be interview judged that day must make prior arrangements and complete an absentee interview form, available at the Extension Office. The form must be filled out and brought in to the Extension Office on or before, Monday, July 27, 2020. *If you cannot be there, Notify the Extension Office of your conflict and request the written interview question-are to include in your e-record — and leave project to be judged! e-Records – be sure to use the 2019-20 version of the e-Record. Note: There are specific record books for certain projects —including the supplement pages. Review the project requirements, score sheets, and include all necessary information or supplements: to see criteria the judges will use, go to the 4-H Website http://www.colorado4h.org Click on Projects & Record books. Notebooks or Record Binders: use any sturdy binder that has three fasteners or three rings to secure your records. Please put your name, age, project, and unit on the front cover. You may use a photo, if you like, too.
Projects Must Be Labeled All General and FCS project exhibits MUST be labeled with name, age, county, project and unit of the 4-H member. Information MUST be written or typed on a label and securely attached to your exhibit. Labels for Clothing & Heritage Arts are available from the Extension Office and must be attached at the garments or items. This will assist in identifying exhibit items and getting them displayed accurately. Example:
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General Display Board Guidelines
Display Board Guidelines for County Fair 4-H Exhibits
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Dog Project Trainings
YouTube instructional videos have been posted at : Morgan County 4-H Dog Obedience on Facebook. Attention Dog Project Members! Classes will be on Monday evenings at the Morgan County Fair Grounds-Indoor Arena, 6:30 pm. A schedule of the dog training classes is listed below. Practice Dates July 13, 20 & 27 Fair Show-July 30
Virtual Fashion Revue Contest This year Fashion Revue and the Fashion Revue Workshop will be held virtually. Our theme for this year is “Fashion in the Space Age: Virtual Reality.” To help 4-Hers get ready for and understand what to expect for this year’s fashion review we will be have a Fashion Revue workshop on July 17
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at 1:30pm. I will send out a Zoom link with information for all members that sign up. At this meeting we will have a sample video ready for kids to view, answer any questions and help give modeling tips and tricks. To participate this year we are asking each kid to video themselves modeling their garment. This video should be no longer than 2 minutes. Within the video you are asked to walk to the camera, away from the camera, hold a pose showing the front and back of your outfit for 20 sec-onds while a parent or helper reads your narrative. Please send in this video to [email protected] for judging. We are also asking for pictures of the front and back of the outfit for the judge to look at. If you need help videoing, please email or call the office and we are more than willing to help. The narratives and videos are due Sunday July 26
th by 5pm. Judging will
take place Monday July 27th. We will compile all of the videos to post for the public to watch on Fa-
cebook and sent out via email. All results will also be posted via Facebook and the website. Please email [email protected] or call 970-542-3544 for more information.
Virtual Cake Decorating Contest will be held on July 9th at 3pm in the comfort of your own
home. The judge will watch you “live” via Zoom while you decorate your cake. If you have any ques-tions please email [email protected] or call 970-520-3544.
Virtual Demonstration Contest July 8, at 6 pm It’s time to encourage one or two members from your club in each age group who are great at giving demonstrations to polish up their demonstration or illustrated talk for the Demonstration contest to be held virtually. Individuals and teams of 4-H members may demonstrate on any 4-H topic. Win-ners of the junior, intermediate and senior divisions will be eligible to compete at the State Contest. To register, contact Aimee, 542-3542. Seniors who win at the State Contest have an opportunity to attend National Western Roundup, an awards program/conference. Entries due to the Extension Of-fice by June 30th.
4-H Club Community Pride, Secretary’s Books, Treasurer’s Books July 27, 2020 by 4:00 p.m. Will be uploaded to Google Drive, link to be shared with Club lead-ers.
4-H Club Scrapbooks Club Scrapbooks to be shared at Investigate 4-H Night in October.
Shooting Sports Below is the up-to-date schedule for Morgan County 4-H Shooting Sports practices. A few things to note: 1. You will be sent a link to an online sign-up sheet ahead of time. You will only be able to practice during your selected time only. Once you are done practicing you will be required to leave. Only 10 individuals in-cluding coaches can be at the range at one time. 2. Strict regulations will be sent out to all members and parents next week. These must be followed no mat-ter what. 3. For 2020 Only- Youth only have to attend 2 practices in each discipline they are signed up for and that they wish to compete in at County Shoot. Please contact Aimee with any questions or concerns. We appreciate your patience and look forward to get-ting back out on the range.
Shooting Sports Championship There will not be an in-person State 4-H Shooting Sports Championship during the State Fair. The State 4-H office is working on an alternative qualifying process for the national championship. As we get clos-er more information will be available. August 22- .22 Pistol, .22 Rifle, Muzzleloading; August 23 – Air Pistol, Air Rifle, Archery; September 5 – Shotgun Games (Skeet); September 6 – Shotgun Trap
2020 Shooting Sports
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2020 Concession Stand The 4-H Fair concession stands have been cancelled due to COVID-19. It is still a good idea to review the Food Safety video and take the quiz, however it is not required for 2020. As you prepare for Fair . . . think about The fair is a celebration of your hard work and accomplishments through 4-H. Fair week is busy and stressful with less than adequate sleep. Remember to give everyone an extra measure of grace. The county fair is a great educational experience, that builds character, encourages re-sponsibility, and good sportsmanship. Take notice of the volunteers and leaders who are giving their time and effort so you may partici-pate. Say thanks or send a note to that 4-H leader, fair superintendent or fair board member in ad-dition to those trophy sponsors. Have a great Fair!
Fair Thank You Notes
ALL 4-H members are reminded, it is important to send a THANK YOU, to Award Sponsors and Livestock Buyers who support 4-H. Even a short invita-tion to last year’s sponsors to come to the Fair would be a nice gesture as well. All youth receiving any award and/or selling a market animal MUST turn in a stamped, addressed, ready-to-mail thank you note OR a copy of the
note if it has already been mailed before receiving premium money. Contact information for all awards is included on a label with the award. Premium money will be available at the Extension Office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Tuesday, August 18 until Wednesday, September 30. Thank you notes to sponsors and buyers are important, as we would not be able to have such a successful fair without their support!
Ribbons and Placing Premiums Ribbons and Placing Premiums will be available at the Extension Office August 18th thru Septem-ber 30th, 8 am - 4 pm. Please bring award and/or buyer thank you cards to the Extension Office to be checked off the lists, before you will receive your ribbon premiums.
General and FCS Awards Sponsors for trophies and awards will be emailed to you the week of August 10th. The trophies and awards will be available for pick up during Premium disbursement.
Record Book Contests … Please submit your record books to the Extension Office by Friday, September 11th. Junior awards are sponsored by the Farm Bureau and the senior awards are sponsored by the Fort Morgan Rotarians.
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Colorado State Fair The 2020 Colorado State Fair will be modified due to COVID-19 health guidelines. Many events and activities will be cancelled and others will be changed to fit health guidelines. We do know that there will not be Teen Clerks and Camp Tobin will not be available. Other deci-sions are yet to be made. Please check the CSF website for updates http://www.coloradostatefair.com/
No hard copies of the Contestant’s Premium Book for the Colorado State Fair will be printed or mailed. The Premium Book is available on-line. The web-site is: http://www.coloradostatefair.com/.
State Fair Qualifiers More information will be provided as State Fair approaches. The dates below are tentative.
4-H General, Shooting Sports and 4-H Family Consumer Projects (except for foods and cake dec-orating) marked State Fair eligible, must be returned to the Extension Office on Monday, August 17th, or it will NOT go to State Fair. Please take your ribbons and the judge’s comment sheets home with you. Leave ONLY the exhibit and record book. The food/cake exhibit portion of this dis-play must be back to the Extension Office by 12:00 noon Tuesday, August 18th. Be sure to read the county fair judge’s recommendations for changes or revisions in your exhibit or record. Score sheets will be available Tuesday, August 4 through Thursday, August 6 via email. During the fair is the perfect time to visit with Agents to review your judging sheet so you'll know exactly what should be changed before State Fair. After Fair, score sheets will be at the Extension Office beginning the week of August 10th. If your cake is eligible to compete at the Colorado State Fair, it is your responsibility to have the cake in a secure box for transport to Pueblo. The box and packing materials need to be able to support the cake in its travel to the State Fair. It should be able to withstand highway speed on rough roads, along with quick stops. You do not know what might happen. If you don’t have the cakes packed for shipment, they will not be taken to State Fair. Other projects that need secured in a box include Foods, Ceramics, and Model Rocketry. If you are worried about your project, it is best to pack it yourself.
Master Showmanship/Round Robin Round Robin is a showmanship competition designed to challenge the winners of the intermediate and senior divisions of beef, dairy, sheep, goat, swine and horse. If you place 1st in your show-manship class, you are eligible to compete. Eligible contestants must let the Extension Office know if you intend to participate in round robin—if the winners do not wish to compete, the alter-nate will be the next highest placing youth. If you win showmanship in two different species, you must let the office know which species you’ll be entering. The deadline for entering is Wednesday, August 5th by 12:00 p.m. Round Robin is Wednesday, August 5th at 1:30 p.m.
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2020 Organized 4-H Horse
Practice Schedule
Indoor and outdoor arena when weather per-
mits. Gates open and warm up 5:30 pm, with
practice 6:30 - 8:00 pm.
July 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, and 23
NECQHA Horse Show, July 18
Fair 4-H Horse Show, July 25 Fair 4-H Gymkhana, July 26 Fair 4-H Ranch Horse, July 28 Must sign up via Sign Up link emailed each week.
HORSE SHOW TIE BREAKER TEST SATURDAY JULY 25th 8:00 a.m. FAIR GROUNDS, Building to be determined. The County Fair Horse Show will use a written test to determine placing if a tie occurs. The highest test score on the written test is the first tie breaker; second tie breaker will be show-manship. Only one test will be given. Project members are encouraged to take this test but it is NOT mandatory. Must be on time, no late entry or testing will be allowed.
HORSE PROJECT MEMBERS To participate in riding events at Morgan Coun-ty Fair, youth must have a Level I card. Those individuals that need to pass a written Level I Exam, must make an appointment with Marlin by July 6th. Members must pass written test before taking the riding test. Those participants that do not have a Level I card can ONLY enter in Showmanship and Hal-ter Classes at the County Fair.
WEIGHING MARKET ANIMALS
July 6-10 and July 13-17
The Morgan County Fair Board will
have the scale available at the fair-
grounds to weigh your market beef,
swine, goat and lamb projects from
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
only on these dates!!
Sheep and Goat Members
To be eligible to show at the Morgan County
Fair and Colorado State Fair all Breeding Sheep
AND Breeding Goats, Market Ewe Lambs and
Market Goat Doelings, must comply with the
Federal Scrapie Eradication Program. The rule
states that you must have a scrapie ear tag or
840 County tag in each animal that is issued by
the USDA that corresponds back to the breeder
(owner) of the animal. For more information,
contact Marlin.
Social Distancing rules will apply
during the Morgan County Fair and
we ask for you to help keep
spaced out as much as possible.
Extra hand sanitizing and wash
stations will also be available and
placed around the grounds.
Rabbit Show No Breeding Rabbit (this includes Catch-It Rab-bits) Show for 2020 due to the Rabbit Hemorrhag-ic Disease. Market Rabbit Show will be terminal and all rab-bits taken to be harvested immediately following the show.
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Livestock Entries & Record Books
Livestock record books (this includes all Catch-it-Animal participants) and ALL entry forms are due July 15 at the Extension Of-fice, by 4:00 p.m. Livestock (including hors-es, rabbits, and goats) must be up-to-date through July 15 to be eligible to compete at the County Fair. Leader’s signature is NOT required. Use the following market values to complete your record book: All pages within the record book must be completed. Breeding animals, horses, and small animals need to have an estimated value.
Beef $.90/pound
Hogs $.30/pound
Goats $1.60/pound
Lambs $1.40/pound
1st Yr. Catch-It Dairy $522.00/head
2nd Yr. Catch-It Dairy $1150.00/head
Catch-It Rabbits $40.00/head
Catch-It Chickens $6.00/head
Morgan County Fair Dress Code: All livestock exhibitors are required to wear ap-propriate show attire when competing. Shorts, tank tops, low cut shirts, shear blouses, flip flops, t-shirts, shirts with inappropriate messag-es and/or logos, ball caps, hats or bare midriffs are not acceptable show attire and therefore may not be worn during a show event. Recom-mended dress is as follows: long or short sleeved button shirt or blouse, clean jeans or slacks with belt, hard soled closed toed shoes or boots for safety. Rabbit and Chickens: jeans or slacks and long sleeved shirts are preferred for safety. Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goats: white shirts and pants are recommended. Horse: dress code is found in the Colorado 4-H Horse Show Rule Book.
JUDGES for Fair Breeding & Market Poultry – Terry Tormohlen Breeding and Market Rabbit – TBA Breeding & Market Sheep and Breeding & Market Goat – John Romero Performance Horse Show – Tiffany Mead Ranch Horse Show - TBA Market Swine – Kyndal Reitzenstein Breeding and Market Beef – Ryan Gifford Dairy – Keith Maxey
PREMISES ID: The Fair Board voted to continue the rule: ALL LIVESTOCK EXHIBITORS (including horses, rabbits and poultry) MUST HAVE A PREMIS-ES ID TO EXHIBIT AT THE MORGAN COUN-TY FAIR. If you don’t already have a Premises ID, you can obtain one by go online to Colorado Loca-tion Identification (LID) Registration Form at http://col.st/tzSZP.
Remember that all age groups should be us-ing the Morgan County record books. They can be picked up at the Extension Office or downloaded from our website https://morgan.extension.colostate.edu/4-h/records/ Click on the record book and you can down-load and print the book to complete by hand –OR- download and complete by computer in pdf. The books will be judged after fair and returned at our achievement program in Octo-ber. Catch-It books were distributed at the meet-ings/distributions. All catch-it books need to be turned in by 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2020.
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2021 Catch-it-Animals
Applications for 2021 are available at the Extension Office for rabbits, sheep, pigs, goat, dairy, beef, and chickens. Entry deadline is 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, Au-gust 4
th at the 4-H Fair Office. All partici-
pants must enroll in 4-H for 2021. In lieu of a physical contest this year, all species, will be a drawing to determine who is eligible to participate.
Catch-it-Dairy participants may also be in Catch-it-Pig, Catch-it-Beef, Catch-it-Lamb, Catch-it-Goat, and Catch-it-Chicken, concur-rently if individual meets the age require-ment.
Extra Livestock All market livestock NOT SOLD through the Youth Livestock Sale will remain the possession of the youth exhibitor. Exhibitors will need to make PRIVATE arrangements AS SOON AS POSSIBLE for any extra animals you wish to process. The processing facilities will not be available to handle extra livestock at the fair weigh-ins. Our local processors will only handle animals for which prior arrangements have been made. Contact your processing facility now to reserve a harvest date for your animals. If packers are willing to pick-up your prearranged extra live-stock at fair time, it is up to you to make sure the correct animal(s) are on the appropriate trailer. Marketing of livestock NOT SOLD through the Youth Livestock Sale is the responsibility of the exhibitor. The Morgan County Fair is NOT re-sponsible for the marketing of these extra ani-mals.
Age as of December 31, 2020
Rabbit 8-9
Chicken 8-11
Pig 9-11
Goat 9-14
Dairy 10-17
Lamb 12-14
Beef 15-18
Youth in the correct age bracket must select either
rabbits, chickens, goats, or pigs at time of entry
Live Streaming The Morgan County Fair Board has made ar-rangements for the Livestock Shows and the Jr. Livestock Sale to be live streamed on Face-book, Youtube and recorded for later viewing. Links will be provided at a later date.
Junior Livestock Sale Jr. Livestock Sale is only open to buyers with a buyer number and parents of a youth selling at the time will be allowed into the sale arena. The sale will be live broadcast to other areas of the fairgounds and online for viewing. Jr. Livestock Sale BBQ seating in the Mark Arndt Event Center is reserved for buyers only. Additional seating outdoors will be made availa-ble to the sale participants and their families.
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2020 Fair Board Livestock Fair Rules/Schedule
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STATE FAIR LIVESTOCK ENTRY DEADLINES
2020 Livestock Entries Must Be Completed Online or Post Marked By: Friday, July 31, 2020 ALL Livestock Entries: Friday, July 31, 2020 Entries are being accepted now via mail or visit the Colorado State Fair Show Department office-(Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm). For more information contact: Livestock 800-876-4567or email: [email protected]; Horse Show Dept.-719-404-2035. ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT AND COMPLETED W-9 FORM.
Market Animals See the full Livestock Schedule on the Colorado State Fair website: www.coloradostatefair.com for more details! August 26 - Market Goat -Move In &Check In August 27 - Market Swine –Move In & Check In Market Goat –Show August 28 - Market Beef –Move In & Check In Market Swine –Show August 29 - Market Sheep –Move In & Check In Market Beef –Show August 30 - FFA Heifer Wrangle –Move In & Check In NWSS Catch-A-Calf –Move In & Check In Market Sheep –Show August 31 - FFA Heifer Wrangle –Show NWSS Catch-A-Calf –Show September 1 - Junior Market Sale
4-H Horse Show Under the Colorado State Fair Reimagined 2020 plan, there will be a 4-H Horse Show, but no other horse shows. The schedule will be: September 4 - Horses Move in Gymkhana Competitions September 5 - Ranch Horse Show September 6 - Western Horse Show September 7 - English Horse Show
AUGUST 28 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 COLORADO STATE FAIR:
Morgan County CSU Extension PO BOX 517 914 E Railroad Ave Fort Morgan, CO 8070 Phone: (970) 542-3540 Fax: (970) 542-3541 E-Mail: [email protected] Web Page: www.morgan.extension.colostate.edu/ Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. May be closed for lunch from 11:30-12:30.
Calendar of Events
JULY 1 - 4-H Family Fair Email 3 - INDEPENDENCE DAY, EXTENSION OFFICE CLOSED 7 - Creative Cooks Virtual Contest, 3:00 - 5:30 pm 8 - Demonstration Virtual Contest, 6:00 pm 9 - Cake Decorating Virtual Contest, 12 - Morgan County Fair Shotgun Shoot, High Plains Trap Club 15 - Livestock Record Books and Entry Forms DUE, Extension Office 16 - Fashion Revue Workshop, 1:30 pm, Virtually 18 - Morgan County Fair .22 and Muzzleloading Shoots, Muir Springs 19 - Morgan County Fair Air Pistol, Air Rifle and Archery Shoots, MCFG 21 - Shooting Sports Awards, 6:00 pm, MCFG Event Center 24 - 31 Morgan County Pre-Fair Events 27 - Fashion Revue Virtual Contest 28 - MCF Catch-It Interviews, 8:30 –10:30 am, MCFG 4-H Building 29 - Morgan County Fair Interview Judging, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm, via Zoom 30 - MCF Interview Judging-Foods & Nutrition, Extension Office 31 - 2020 MORGAN COUNTY FAIR– EXTENSION OFFICE CLOSED
AUGUST 1-6 - 2020 MORGAN COUNTY FAIR 3-7 - EXTENSION OFFICE CLOSED 6 - Jr Livestock Sale 14 - Livestock Sale Buyer information available 17 - 4-H Exhibits for State Fair DUE to Extension Office 18 - Premiums Available
SEPTEMBER 7 - LABOR DAY, EXTENSION OFFICE CLOSED 11 - Project Record Books Due for Contests 30 - Last day to pick up Fair Ribbon Premium Money
Extension Staff:
Amy Kelley-Morgan County Di-rector/4-H and Youth Agent
Jamie Dixon-Administrative Tech-nician
Marlin Eisenach-Livestock Agent
Joanna Harris-Family Consumer Science Agent
Aimee Kanode-4-H and Youth/Horticulture Agent
Wilma Trujillo-Area Agronomist/Cropping Systems Agent
