4-H Livestock Updates2013

TopicsState of the State4-H 202 Revision & Changes4hOnline ChangesSpecies ChangesFSQAOther 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 ChangesGreen 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.

HorseNew 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 & OverPony Halter – all mares, all geldings

Flags (timed race)

Horse4hOnline animals will “persist”Photos required (State Fair), county optionalID & 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 imagesMarket wethers still need 4-H tag AND images

Rabbit 4hOnline ID deadline July 1 ALL rabbits Be sure rabbits have a tattoo listed!

SheepALL 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