Invitational Dairy Show
For more information and show rules visit https://go.unl.edu/invdairyshow
4-H Enrollment Due June 15th
Please make sure to include or update your child's t-shirt size! This is the sizing guide we use to order the Exmark t-shirts for county fair! It is not a required field so can often be missed.
Updated help guides can be found on our website.
Enrollment fee is $12 for each 4-H youth to be paid online or in the office. There is no fee for Clover Kids or adults. We will not be accepting enrollments until we have received payment.
Gage County Fair Entry - Opens June 17
Exhibitors will create a new account every year, do not try to use login information from previous years.
Gage County Fair Volunteers Needed!
We are excited about the 2024 Gage County Fair, but we need your help to make it a success! If you would like to help with 4-H events at the fair, please see sign up links below.
If you have something specific that you would like to help with, but prefer not to use the Sign-ups, please call the office to make arrangements.
4-H Building Sign-up: https://go.unl.edu/24gcf4hbuildingsignup
Fashion Show, Table Setting & Performing Arts: https://go.unl.edu/24contestsignup
Large Animals: https://go.unl.edu/24gcflargeanimal
Small Animals: https://go.unl.edu/24gcfsmallanimal
Questions? Contact the Extension Office (402-223-1384). Thank you in advance!
Livestock ID - Due June 15
YQCA Certification - Due June 15
4-H (ages 8-18) and FFA exhibitors as of Jan. 1st of the current year who exhibit beef, goat, sheep, swine, rabbit & poultry are REQUIRED to complete YQCA training by June 15, to be eligible to participate at the Gage County Fair and Nebraska State Fair. (Clover Kids are not required to complete YQCA training).
Online YQCA training is available for $12.00 per youth. Please make a special note to your 4-H age (as of Jan. 1) when selecting a course to complete.
*If you have any problems with the online website (logging in, online testing, etc.), you have to contact the help desk on the website. We have no admin capabilities to help if you have issues.
**Make sure you complete both the pre and post-survey before YQCA will let you print off your YQCA certificate.
Submit your YQCA certificate to the Gage County Extension Office or email it to gage-county@unl.edu. We are keeping a listing of all YQCA received current in our office.
Can't remember if you submitted the certificate? Click the link to find out https://go.unl.edu/24yqca
State Fair Livestock- due June 15
State Fair Livestock- Entry Info
All 4-H/FFA breeding livestock, market livestock and feeder calves are required to submit a DNA envelope to be eligible to exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair. DNA envelopes for the Nebraska State Fair are due on June 15 to the Extension Office. (New Envelopes for 2024, any old envelopes will NOT work)
DNA nominations will all be $7.00 per animal. With this update, animals will be eligible for both breeding and market. Any nomination submitted through Show Stock Manager needs to have DNA submitted. https://showstockmgr.com/
Breeding livestock: Registration papers must now show the exhibitor’s name or a co-owner who is an immediate member of the exhibitor’s family and is listed with the online nomination in show stock manager.
Aksarben Stock Show- Online Nomination
NEW for 2024: 4-H/FFA Families who want to be nominated for both Nebraska State Fair will only need to submit one DNA Envelope but will now have to submit the online nomination in two different places.
Submit the DNA: Bring to the Extension Office (If you are submitting for both State Fair & Aksarben)
Nebraska State Fair Nomination: https://showstockmgr.com/
Aksarben Stock Show Nomination: https://akss.fairwire.com/ (If you are only submitting DNA for Aksarben that is your responsibility)
If you have any questions go to https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/livestock-show/entries
and you can call the Aksarben Stock Show at 308-382-1620
Livestock Achievement Program
Livestock Achievement Program is an additional opportunity for enrolled livestock project youth, is designed to promote all educational aspects of 4-H livestock projects including selection, production, leadership, and exhibition by recognizing youth striving to improve in their livestock project knowledge and leadership.
The program recognizes Members of Excellence across all 4-H livestock project areas, including: beef, sheep, meat goat, swine, dairy cattle, dairy goat, rabbit, and poultry.
The program consists of two levels that require 4-H members to plan and report a broad range of age-appropriate and project-related accomplishments. For each level, the Livestock Achievement Program provides a list of accomplishments from which 4-H members choose their goals. Each accomplishment is worth a specific number of points. Intermediates, ages 10-13, must complete 100 points worth of activities to receive the distinction of Intermediate Member of Excellence. Seniors, ages 14-18, must complete 150 points worth of activities to receive the distinction of Senior Member of Excellence. The Plan and Reports, linked on the webpage, show examples of the project related accomplishments they can choose, or they can identify their own with approval of their local educator.
Applications/Sign up are due June 15th through the application form link on the website. Participants should work on their yearly plan and set their goals at the beginning of starting the program. Plan and Reports, as well as Project Records are due August 1st and sent to 4hlivestockachievement@unl.edu *note this is a change in process from previous years. Youth completing the achievement program and receiving member of excellence recognition in the various species will be recognized during the Parade of Champions, 4-H weekend at the Nebraska State Fair.
For more information, including program instructions and additional resources, or to apply, go to: Livestock Achievement Program | Nebraska 4-H (unl.edu)
Ashley Benes ashley.benes@unl.edu
Brett Kreifels brett.kreifels@unl.edu
Cole Meador cmeador2@unl.edu
Nebraska Extension Gage County
Email: Gage-County@unl.edu
Website: https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/gage/
Location: 1115 West Scott Street, Beatrice, NE, USA
Phone: 402-223-1384
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLExtensionGageCo/
Twitter: @GageCoExtension