4HOnline Animal ID Help Sheet

Livestock Exhibiting Requirements

2023 Cedar County Fair stall fee form, due by June 30th without late fees, one form per exhibitor.

Animal Care and Management Disclosure Statements

These need to be turned in at fair check-in time - not before.

• Beef Affidavit
• Horse Affidavit
• Meat Goat Affidavit
• Sheep Affidavit
• Swine Affidavit

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA)

All youth who will be exhibiting beef, dairy (cattle and goats), meat goats, poultry, rabbits, sheep and swine at the Cedar County or Iowa State Fair are required to complete YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) certification prior to July 1.  Email your certificate to Lorim@iastate.edu by July 1.

• YQCA - All grades:  online testing cost is $12 (be sure to print and email me your certificate), sign in with your 4hOnline log in.
• Face-to-Face YQCA training will be held this year.  Dates will be announced this spring.

Animal Identification

Need completed in 4HOnline (Helpsheet)

 

• Horse Leasing Agreement
• Clover Kids Pet Show Registration

Rabbit Information

Iowa State 4-H Rabbit website (Project info., Showmanship, and other resources)

• Looking for a local ARBA rabbit groups or more opportunities that are "4-H Friendly" to show and learn?  Google these:  Cedar Rapids Rabbit Breeders, Mississippi Valley Rabbit Breeders, Southeast Rabbit Breeders
• Take the Showmanship Test to practice for Fair.
• ARBA National Show - ARBA (American Rabbit Breeders Association) is the national club for rabbit and cavy breeders.  This national club sets the official breed standards for the rabbit and cavy breeds.  Every few years ARBA publishes a detailed guide, the Standard of Perfection. Each year ARBA members organize a national show where rabbit and cavy breeds compete.  This national show is held within the United States and ARBA members travel to exhibit their rabbits and cavies from all parts of the world.  
• Visit the ARBA website often for updates on rabbit virus (RHDV2).

Horse Information

• Equine Extravaganza
• Horse Clinics 2023
  • May 31
  • June 7, 14, 21, 28
  • July 5
• July 1- 4H/FFA Invitational Prep Show, Cedar County Fairgrounds

Beef Information

• 2023 IJBBA Breed Requirements 
• Cedar County Market Beef Carcass Contest sponsored by the Cedar County Cattlemen - all calves needed to be weigh-in in at the Dec. 17 weigh-in; Calves will be checked in on Sunday, July 16, followed by live show, and loading out at 1:30pm; Results will be shared at a later date with Premium being paid to the Top 5 ($150, $125, $100, $75, $50);  Calves are not required to be halter broke for the live show on Sunday but it would be nice.  These calves may also be shown in the Market Beef Show on Saturday.

Bottle Bucket Information

• 4-H Information Packet
  • Document

    4H FFA Bottle Bucket Calf Rules 2023
  • Document

    Junior written records
     (bring to interview)
  • Document

    Intermediate written records
     (bring to interview)
  • Document

    Senior written records
     (bring to interview)
  • Sample interview questions
• Pre 4-H Class Information Packet
  • Document

    Pre 4-H Bottle Bucket Rules
  • Document

    Pre 4-H Form
     OR link to online ID/Registration form
  • Document

    Pre 4-H Written
     (bring to interview)
  • Sample interview questions
• 4-H Bottle/Bucket ID must be completed in 4hOnline, Pre 4-H Class Bottle/ Bucket ID form must be turned in to the office or completed online by May 15, 2023.
• Bottle/Bucket Interview Schedule June 25

Poultry Information

Document

Market Broiler order form 2023

• Raising Roasters and Broilers
• Bathing and Grooming your Chicken for Show
• Exhibiting Poultry
• Showmanship
• Lice, Mites and Flees
• Keeping Birds Cool in Summer

Sheep/Meat Goat Information

• Document

  Sheep/Meat Goat Weigh-In Letter 2023
• Document

  Scrapie Program ID Requirements

Swine Information

• Swine Fair Information letter
• Producing Safe Food Incudes No Residue in Show Animals
• County Fair Biosecurity Best Practices
• PED Virus Information for Iowa Pork Industry Center
• COOL - Country of Origin Labeling
• Obtaining Premise ID Number
• Project Information (Hot Sheets)
• Production Swine Project