There are LOTS of answers to questions in the Premium Book!

Use the "Public WOTC Fair Information" Folder to view the Premium Book, and other helpful fair information including the 4-H FOOD STAND SCHEDULE, found below!

JUDGES ASSISTANTS for General Project Judging Day

• Agronomy, Animal Science, Crafts & Fine Arts, Foods & Nutrition, Industrial Technology, Mechanical Science, Natural Resources, Photography, Family & Consumer Science, Cloverbud
• Let Jessica, mohag150@umn.edu, and Rachel, joh12246@umn.edu, know if you can help out!

RIBBON DISTRIBUTORS for Livestock Shows

• Swine, Poultry, Sheep, Beef, Rabbit, Dairy, Llama & Alpaca, Goat

• Let Jessica, mohag150@umn.edu, and Rachel, joh12246@umn.edu, know if you can help out!

HERDSMANSHIP JUDGING - CLICK HERE to sign up for a judging slot!

• Do not sign up for a barn that your family is participating in.
• Clipboards with the judging sheets will be hanging up outside of the 4-H Fair Office; judge between 11AM - 2PM.
• On show day, no herdsmanship judging will take place!

Mallory Bergem has reached out via email to all registered members for Clothing Day & Fashion Revue; if you have not heard from her, please reach out to ber00260@umn.edu immediately!

Mallory Bergem will reach out via email this Wednesday, July 3rd to all registered members for

Food Revue & Public Presentations; if you have not heard from her at that time, please reach out to ber00260@umn.edu immediately!

Livestock Interviews will take place on Tuesday, July 16 from 3:30 - 7:00PM

in the Main Exhibit Building at the WOTC Fairgrounds!

WOTC will NOT be hosting a local LQA session in-person this year; however, if an exhibitor needs to complete this requirement, they may do so by participating in one of the following options:

1. Attend an in-person LQAE (coverage for 3 years) session hosted by other counties. Click HERE to view when theses opportunities are given. The certificate of completion gets entered into 4-H Online for local Extension Educators to view.

OR

2. Attend an online YQCA (coverage for 1 year) session. Click HERE to view how to complete this option. Individuals are responsible to print out/email local Extension Educators the certificate of completion.

NOTE: LQA Training is NOT required for the Dog Program.

State Shoot is hosted in Alexandria, MN from September 6-8.

4-H youth in grades 3+ who have completed 15 hours of on-the-line-shooting under the guidance of a certified instructor(s) AND 8 hours of wildlife education may attend the State Shoot.

Shooting Sports practice is on the following Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00PM at the Lakes Area Shooting Center in Fergus Falls:

• July 2, July 9 (State Shoot paperwork + payment is DUE!), July 23, July 30
• August 6, August 13, August 20, August 27

Quick-look of minutes from the June meeting:

• Decision of how an unused State Fair trip may be split among same-species lineups
• Updates from the Barn Superintendents
• Blue Ribbon Auction lineup change

Please attend the next and ANNUAL Livestock PDC meeting on Monday, September 23 from 6:00-7:30PM at the Extension Office Meeting Room!

Quick-look of minutes from the June meeting:

• Facebook access to share open ride nights and clinic events
• Sign-Up Genius for gate keepers and games setup volunteers
• Divide State Fair trips if there is an odd number by...

Please attend the next and ANNUAL Horse PDC Meeting on Monday, October 14 from 6:00-7:30PM at the Extension Office Meeting Room!

Are you ready to exhibit at the State Fair?

• Come learn about how to take your fitting, showmanship, interview, and judging skills to the next level for Meat Goat, Sheep, Rabbit, and/or Poultry!
• There will also be opportunities to learn about nutrition, biosecurity, mean science, and other activities that take place during livestock encampment at the MN State Fair.

Cost: $10 per youth member

Register in 4-H online by Monday, July 15!

Learn more about this event at: z.umn.edu/PrepareForTheStateFair

Are you ready to show you horse at the next level?

• Test your skills and compete with 4-H members from other counties!
• Horse/rider combinations MUST have received a blue ribbon at their county qualifying horse show for each class they enter in the NW District Horse Show.
• First through sixth place ribbons and high point awards in each age division for Games and Pleasure will be given.
• There will be an individual hippology contest too!

Cost: $10 per horse/rider combination, plus $5 per class

Register in FairEntry by Monday, August 12!

Learn more about this event at: z.umn.edu/NWDistrictHorseShow

• Mahnomen County Fair: Mahnomen, MN from Thursday, July 4 - Sunday, July 7

• Polk County Fair: Fertile, MN from Wednesday, July 10 - Sunday, July 14
• Clay County Fair: Barnesville, MN from Thursday, July 11 - Sunday, July 14

• Hubbard County Fair: Park Rapids, MN from Tuesday, July 16 - Sunday, July 21
• Kittson County Fair: Hallock, MN from Wednesday, July 17 - Sunday, July 21
• Pennington County Fair: Thief River Falls, MN from Thursday, July 17 - Sunday, July 21
• Grant County Fair: Herman, MN from Thursday, July 18 - Sunday, July 21

• Roseau County Fair: Roseau, MN from Sunday, July 21 - Friday, July 26
• Marshall County Fair: Warren, MN from Wednesday, July 24 - Sunday, July 28
• East Otter Tail County Fair: Perham, MN from Thursday, July 25 - Sunday, July 28
• Wilkin County 4-H Judging Days: Breckenridge, MN on Friday, July 26 & Saturday, July 27 (Wilkin County Fair is during the State Fair.)

• Clearwater County Fair: Bagley, MN from Wednesday, July 31 - Sunday, August 4

Jessica Mohagen:

• mohag150@umn.edu
• 218-731-8837

Rachel Wahlstrom:

• joh12246@umn.edu
• 218-770-9648

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