4-H Livestock Updates2016

Topics

Website Overview – Where is ???

4hOnline Livestock Updates

Retinal Imaging

State Fair Rule Changes/Reminders

FSQA

Future Event Updates

4-H Livestock Websitehttp://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock

4HOnline – Livestock ID Reminders/Changes

Animal Types Market Beef – Correctly enter ear tag numbers

(old 4-H tags vs. USDA tags)

Breeding Beef – ONE tattoo field required

Meat Goat –

Market: Tag

Breeding Does: Tag OR Official Tattoo format

Sheep– New breed fields added

Swine – ONE tag field, Ear Notch requirements

4HOnline – Livestock IDBest Practices Sheet

Livestock Identification Read the help sheets for staff on entering the weigh-in animal species into 4HOnline

(market beef, sheep, market meat goat) Provide help sheets to families on how to identify and input each animal type into

4HOnline Require ALL animals to be identified in 4HOnline – both county fair and state fair

animals Do not accept paper ID forms for non-weigh in animals; have the family input the

information themselves into 4HOnline Offer computer access in county office for families without internet access to come in

and identify animals in 4HOnline Encourage county office and/or clubs to have an “ID Night” where youth can identify

their animals in the system Send out reminders weekly via email, newsletter, text message, Facebook, etc. about

the identification deadlines: February 1 – Market Beef May 15 – all remaining species (except rabbits) July 1 – Rabbits

4HOnline – Livestock

State Office Communication Strategy – Broadcast

Email Jan. 15 - Market Beef verify deadline (Feb. 1)

Weekly: May 1 – May 15 – ID deadline

June 1 – Opening of State Fair online entry

Weekly: June 15 – July 1 – State Fair entry deadline

Fair Entry 2016 Users – GoogleDoc on

4HOnline Help Sheets Page Training Webinars Face to Face Work Sessions – Regional needs

Weigh-In/Retinal Imaging

Again for 2016:

Counties invoiced for $5/head fees (U-bill)

Visiting animals will be billed to home county’s

U-Bill

Home county must input animal data into

4hOnline

Be sure to mark the “Retinal Images” box in

4HOnline for State Fair animals

Images will still be emailed to State 4-H Office

Weigh-In/Retinal Imaging

Original or Tablet machines

Either is acceptable to use

Livestock ID website for reminders and set-up

details - http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/page/livestock-id

Pricing/Sharing options for counties https://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/agriculture/staff/

RetinalClearViewIDFlyer2013.pdf

Training for either machine - Videos

Don’t forget to test out your machines!

Read the Weigh-In Reminders on Livestock ID

page

Ear Tags – Enter Correctly!!

New USDA-type Tag

Enter ONLY the 3 Letters, 4 Numbers

Do NOT enter “42”

Do NOT enter your 2-digit county code

“Old” County 4-H Tags

Enter as usual

County code, Tag #

State Fair Swine ID – same for 2016Either 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

State FairSpecies Changes/Reminders

Horse

4H 511C Rule Book – Reprinted for 2016 EDC

Store

New State Fair Class for 2016 – Pony Walk/Trot

Class

Meat Goat

New Rule: No coloring agents

allowed

ALL State Fair meat goats – retinal

images required

Breeding Does – 4-H ear tag or tattoo

(proper tattoo format)

Market Meat Goats – both market

does and market wethers eligible,

shown together

Poultry

Poultry Exhibition Ban Lifts Dec. 31

Sheep

Again for 2016:

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

Correctly enter tag numbers (see 4HOnline examples)

If there are no images, they’re not eligible for State Fair

Swine - Reminder

County Fair Swine Show Application &

Reporting

1. Fair Application Form – at least 30 days prior to show

2. Fair Show Report – within 5 days after fair show

Forms on 4-H Swine page

ALL swine need a tag for show reporting purposes

Ear Notches – Required for State Fair DNA tags and for

“old” style county tags; NOT required for USDA (US Shield)

tags

FSQA2016 Reminders: Required for ALL livestock exhibitors (county & state

fair) – except for dog and horse Animal Care & Disclosure Statement (drug affidavit) –

required for all county/state fair exhibitors (beef, meat goat, sheep, swine) (horse – state fair only)

2016 In-Depth Chapters:Chapter 5: Feed and Feed AdditivesChapter 6: BiosecurityChapter 7: Ethics

Communication with packer buyers FSQA equivalency No Pork Quality Assurance # is needed Print FSQA certificate out of 4hOnline for shows/packers2016 updated materials posted soon2017 – National Quality Assurance Program

Livestock Events 2016 4-H Youth Equine Extravaganza – Dates for

2016 March 4, 5, & 6

Horse Judging, Quiz Bowl, Hippology, Horseless Horse

Ellsworth Comm. College, Iowa Falls

CSI: Crops– Suspended for 2016 Re-evaluate needs New opportunities

Livestock Events 2016 Skillathons at State Fair – Meat Goat, Sheep,

Swine Teams of 3 Do not have to be from same county Do not have to be exhibitors at state fair

Meat Goat – Wed., Aug. 17 – Time TBD Sheep – Sun., Aug. 14 PM before showmanship Swine – Sun., Aug. 14 AM before showmanship

Odds & Ends Consistent Rules

County Fair vs. State Fair – on the same page Exhibitor Eligibility/Animal Eligibility Disciplinary Action Jurisdiction? Ex. 4H 511C - Horse Rule Book

Everyone’s Watching!!

Questions?

Today’s broadcast, PPT and Word Document at:

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock