Meat Animal Project
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.
Meat Animal Livestock Meeting
June 20, 2012
Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Mondovi
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Possible Topics include: Showing and Fitting, Immunizations and Care,
Livestock Sales & Markets
This event is approved as a 2nd educational session for MAQA requirements in Buffalo County.
More in formation will be available in early June online and in the June 4-H newsletter
2012 MAQA DATES SET
May 30th, 7:00 p.m.- Marten Center, Mondovi
June 4th , 7:00 p.m. – Waumandee State Bank, Waumandee
Meat Animal Project members who intend to sell an animal at the Buffalo County Fair Junior Sale must attend one of these two sessions. There will be no other MAQA classes available in Buffalo County. Members must pre-register for this event by calling the UW-Extension Office at 608-685-6256.
If you plan to attend an MAQA session course in another county be sure to let the UW-Extension office staff know in order to reduce the chance of mis-entry into the state system.
Meat Animal Project members must also participate in one additional educational session. The Livestock Project Meeting on June 20 at 6:00p.m. at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds qualifies.
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 located on the Fair webpage.
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.
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.
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.
For additional information about meat animal projects please call the UW-Extension Office at 608-685-6256 or email Carl Duley at carl.duley@ces.uwex.edu.
