Meat Animal Projects

Many of our 4-H youth enroll in meat animal (beef, sheep & swine) projects with the intent of showing their animals at the County Fair. Please be aware that the Buffalo County Meat Animal Committee has determined that all Market Animals (those that will be sold at the Fair Auction) must be owed by the exhibitor prior to the initial weigh-in date.

Non-market animals, such as breeding classes or steer calves may be ownership or managerial. In some instances, the 4-H member may not have the resources or facilities needed to own their own animal. In these cases, the 4-H member can still participate in the project by entering into an "Managerial Agreement" with someone who owns an animal and is willing to allow the 4-H member to feed, care for and train the animal. A signed copy of the "Managerial Agreement" must be submitted to Extension Office by April 1st of the exhibit year. Managerial Agreements only apply to non-market animals.

• Non-Market Animal Managerial Agreement (3 pages, 59.5 KB) pdf version

All exhibitors planning to show meat animals at the Buffalo County Fair, must complete a Meat Animal Project Expense Report form. This form is designed to help the exhibitor track not only the weight gained by the animal during the project, but also the cost associated with raising that animal.

This form is due after the final weigh-in at the County Fair and must be turned in at the Fair Office.

• Meat Animal Project Expense Report Form (2 pages, 69.0 KB) pdf version

Meat Animal Project Educational Requirements

TWO LIVESTOCK PROJECT MEETINGS HELD!

All meat animal exhibitors (4-H and FFA) must attend one education session in addition to the Meat Animal Quality Assurance (MAQA) training every year in order to be eligible to sell their animal(s) at the Buffalo County Fair. For more details, please review items 2 and 3 in the Buffalo County Junior Livestock Committee Sale Rules.

• Buffalo County Junior Livestock Committee Sale Rules (4 pages, 57.5 KB) pdf version

The Educational Requirement Report Form must be completed and returned to the UW-Extension Office by the due date listed at the bottom of the form.

• 2008 Meat Animal Project Educational Requirement Report Form ( 1 page, 31.5 KB) pdf version

Listed below are several state events that will qualify as the second educational requirement:

For more information, please contact Annie Lisowski at 608-685-6256 or annie.lisowski@ces.uwex.edu.

• TBD for 2009

(all events are open to all youth in the state)

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