4-H Livestock Updates2013
Topics
State of the State
4-H 202 Revision & Changes
4hOnline Changes
Species Changes
FSQA
Other event changes & opportunities
“State of the State”….
Program Evaluation
Budgets
Simplify
Rule, Rules, Rules….
State Fair Rules?
County Fair Rules?
4-H 202 Document – Non-negotiable
Different deadlines, policy, protocol
4-H 202 – ID Rules/Requirements
Revised version due out Jan. 1
ID rule – 4-H/FFA
• 4-H’er can ID market lambs A, B, C in 4-H;
market lambs D, E, F in FFA
• State Fair rule still applies – 4-H’er can only show in
market or breeding division in 4-H, and FFA in the
other
• County Fair - 4-H’er could show market lamb A, B as
4-H in County X, show market lamb D, E as FFA in
County Y
ID Limit Changes – county/state fair total• Breeding Beef 10
• Market Beef 10
• Dairy Cattle 20
• Dairy Goat 20
• Dog 4
• Horse 5 Total; Max of 2 leased
• Meat Goat (weighed in) 10
• Meat Goat (not weighed in) 10
• Rabbit 30
• Poultry (Not required to ID)
• Sheep (weighed in) 30
• Sheep (not weighed in) 15
• Swine (weighed in) 40
• Swine (not weighed in) 40
4hOnline
EVERY animal in 4hOnline – Why?
Communication
• State Office 4-H families
• Rule reminders, deadlines, etc.
Ear tags need to be entered as: 06-234 or 45-
432
• Market beef, sheep, meat goats
• Dash between the county code and ear tag number
• No leading zeros before tag number: 06-6, NOT 06-
006
• Swine – just the tag number, no county code needed
Weigh-In/Retinal Imaging Changes
Green tags forever….no tag color rotations
$5.00/head fee to State 4-H Office
• Market Beef, ALL sheep, Meat Goats wethers
County will be INVOICED for number of head
• 4hOnline - number # animals with “RI” box checked
• Checks payable to: ISU
• Animals attending outside county, paid by “home”
county
• Example: Story County has 30 head, but 5 of those 30
weighed in at Boone County; Story gets billed for all
30 head
Images will still be emailed to State 4-H Office
Species Changes
Beef
Breeding Beef/Market Heifer ID Change No need to re-ID as breeding in 4hOnline
4-H’er can decide to show either way
4hOnline export-market beef “females”, all breeding beef
Adding fall-aged heifers to State Fair show Sept. 1 – Dec. 31 (2011)
Dog
Change Handling class age break for
seniors From grades 10 – 12 to 9 - 12
State Dog Leader Training Committee Need county leaders, volunteers and/or staff to serve
Create training program – consistent rules, classes,
trainings, etc.
Horse
New 4H 511C Rule Book – due out in January
State Fair Classes Deleted 2/3 Year Old Western Pleasure
Saddleseat Pleasure
Saddleseat Equitation
State Fair NEW Classes Halter: Mares age 3 – 7 years; 8 & Over
Geldings age 3 – 7 years; 8 & Over
Pony Halter – all mares, all geldings
Flags (timed race)
Horse
4hOnline animals will “persist”
Photos required (State Fair), county
optional
ID & Leasing Changes ID a max. of 5 horses total per 4-H’er
Of those, max. of 2 can be leased
NO LEASING of halter horses
ID of same horse exception: More kids than horses….
Lease form in 4hOnline; editable PDF to upload
Meat Goat
Remove Bracing Rule for Market Wethers All goats must have four feet on the floor in the show ring
at all times. Lifting feet off the ground or placing on any support or altered ring surface is not acceptable. Exhibitors will receive one warning if they are found lifting or slapping goats. Second offenses will result in automatic exhibitor disqualification from the 4-H Meat Goat Show.
Breeding does need 4-H tag, no images
Market wethers still need 4-H tag AND
images
Rabbit
4hOnline ID deadline July 1 ALL rabbits Be sure rabbits have a tattoo listed!
Sheep
ALL State Fair sheep must have a 4-H tag
and retinal images Market sheep, commercial breeding, purebred breeding
Entered as “Sheep, weighed-in” in 4hOnline by county
staff
Be SURE to check the “Retinal Images” box in 4hOnline
If there are no images, they’re not eligible for State Fair
Swine
Swine Show Reporting – same as 2012 Forms on 4-H Swine page
Show a max. of 3 gilts per breed, & 3
commercial gilts
Increase maximum market hog weight
From 290, to 300 lbs.
Swine
Discontinuation of Derby Show at 2013
State Fair
2 ID types in 4hOnline
Swine (weighed in)
• County fair derby shows
• Entered by county staff (like market beef, sheep)
Swine (not weighed in)
• Entered by families
State Fair SwineEither swine animal type is eligible for State Fair DNA punch tag required
• Counties order tag materials from State 4-H Office via Jotform:
• # of DNA punch tags, # of DNA taggers, # of DNA envelopes
• State Office will ship materials out to counties
• $8.00/tag will be invoiced based on order.
Tagging/Submitting DNA samples
• County staff can DNA tag pigs
• Or, have 4-H’er get tags/tagger and bring back DNA samples in special envelope
• Counties mail each kid’s envelope of DNA samples via trackable source (UPS, FedEx) as one group by May 15th
• Simple list of 4-H’er names from that county with box of envelopes
State Fair Swine DNA Envelope
FSQA
Communication with packer buyers FSQA equivalency
Applying for funding to overhaul entire program
2013 materials posted on website as soon as possible
Discontinued Activities
State Fair Premier Exhibitor Contest
Livestock Judging Circuit Points Program
Odds & Ends
State 4-H Livestock/Meats Judging Contest Saturday, Aug. 24th, ISU Campus
Livestock Publications/Curriculum
Questions?
Today’s broadcast, PPT and Word Document at:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock