4-H Livestock Updates 2013

4-H Livestock Updates2013

State of the State • 4-H 202 Revision & Changes • 4hOnline Changes • Species Changes • FSQA • Other event changes & opportunities Topics

Program Evaluation • Budgets • Simplify “State of the State”….

State Fair Rules? County Fair Rules? 4-H 202 Document – Non-negotiable Different deadlines, policy, protocol Rule, Rules, Rules….

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, Eas FFA in County Y 4-H 202 – ID Rules/Requirements

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

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 4hOnline

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 Weigh-In/Retinal Imaging Changes

Species Changes

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) Beef

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. Dog

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 Horse

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 Meat Goat

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

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 Sheep

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 Swine

Either 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

State Fair Swine DNA Envelope

Communication with packer buyers • FSQA equivalency • Applying for funding to overhaul entire program • 2013 materials posted on website as soon as possible FSQA

State Fair Premier Exhibitor Contest Livestock Judging Circuit Points Program Discontinued Activities

State 4-H Livestock/Meats Judging Contest • Saturday, Aug. 24th, ISU Campus • Livestock Publications/Curriculum Odds & Ends

Today’s broadcast, PPT and Word Document at: • http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock Questions?

4-H Livestock Updates 2013