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ISU Extension and Outreach Keokuk County , 400 220th Ave—Suite A, Sigourney, IA 52591 | 641-622-2680 LEARN MORE AT WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/KEOKUK

Extension Office Hours Monday-Friday

8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Phone: (641) 622-2680 Fax: (641) 622-2637

Office Staff

Gene Mohling Regional Director

Kim Kuester

4-H Youth Program Specialist

Katharinna Bain County Director

Michele Sieren County 4-H & Youth Outreach

Coordinator

Emily Belvel Program Coordinator

4-H Pledge I pledge my Head to clear-

er thinking,

my Heart to

greater loyalty,

my Hands to

larger service, and

my Health to

better living,

for my club,

my community,

my country,

and my world.

KEOKUK COUNTY 4-H FAMILY NEWSLETTER December 2019 & January 2020

2019 4-H Hall of Fame John Webb

2019 4-H Leader of The Year Alisca deRegnier of Stick To It 4-H Club

2019 Expo Herdsmanship Awards Eli Snakenberg —Bucket Bottle Kristen Fisher—Sheep Nathan Wehr —Poultry Kylie Reed — Swine Kendyl Noel—Beef Gabrielle Kustes—Goat McKenna Swearingen— Rabbit Hope deregnier & Jessia Graff- Llama

2019 Keokuk County Farm Bureau

Communications Award went to:

1st place - Stick To It

2nd place - Patriotic Panthers

WHAT IS 4-H?

4-H IS A COMMUNITY OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS AMERICA WHO ARE LEARNING LEADERSHIP, CITIZENSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS.

WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/4H

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YQCA 2019-2020 Youth For The Quality Care of Animals

Who is Required to Test?

ANYONE showing any of the following animals FOR 2020 Keokuk County Expo or Iowa State Fair.

Beef (Breeding, Market OR Dairy) Goat (Market OR Dairy)

Poultry Swine Sheep Rabbit Bucket/Bottle

EVERY LIVESTOCK EXHIBITOR MUST TAKE YQCA TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SHOW.

TESTING

Tests may be taken multiple times in one day. You MUST wait 1 hour between tests.

Once a test is passed the member is certified until the next following year.

There will be NO cost for Keokuk County 4-Her’s thanks to a GENEROUS sponsorship from Keokuk County Farm Bureau

Each member needing to test will receive a coupon code from their 4-H leader to WAIVE the $12 fee.

There will be NO Face -to -Face Training

COUPON CODES WILL BE GIVEN TO 4-HERS FROM THEIR LEADERS BY December 31st!

Step #1 https://yqca.learngrow.io/Account/Login

Step #2 You will use your 4-H Online Family’s email & password to begin.

Step #3 Print off YQCA Certificate and drop off at the Extension office or email to mlsieren@iastate.edu

December 14th, 2019 from 8-10am

Keoco Auction Sale Barn

A maximum of ten calves can be weighed in for county & out of county events.

Maximum of 5 calves can be shown at the Expo & 5 at the State Fair

Any 4-H Bucket/Bottle calves shown at the 2020 Expo that are wanting to show as a Return Bucket Bottle MARKET or BREED-

ING ANIMAL needs to attend this weigh in!

Weigh-In Costs

THERE IS NO CHARGE TO WEIGH IN FOR OUR EXPO

*STATE FAIR SCANNING: $8.00 per animal

*OUT OF COUNTY COSTS: $16.00 per animal for State Fair

There may be additional fees for tags in another county—contact Michele if you are attending another county’s weigh-in!

WANT TO KNOW MORE? FIND US AT: EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/KEOKUK OR ON FACEBOOK AT: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION-KEOKUK COUNTY

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2019-2020 Livestock Weigh-In’s/club update

March 28th, 2020 from 8-10 am

Keokuk County Expo Fairgrounds

All 4-H and FFA Expo Swine and 4-H State Fair swine must be weighed in.

Pigs may weigh no more than 70 pounds at the spring weigh-in. There will be no exceptions!

Each exhibitor is limited to nominate 10 pigs.

Premise ID Requirements for Expo 2020:

NEW Swine Exhibitors (4-H & FFA):

Have the person that owns the farm, where your hogs are raised, sign up for a premise ID and provide a copy to the Extension Office by July 1st, 2020. If that person already has a premise ID, please have them send or stop in with a copy of that number by July 1st, 2020. Forms can be found at the Extension Office and at our website at www.extension.iastate.edu/keokuk.

If you have any questions please contact the Extension Office for more information.

May 2nd, 2020 from 8-10 AM

Keokuk County Expo Fairgrounds

This will include all 4-H / FFA Expo & 4-H State Fair Animals

ALL 4-H State Fair lambs including: Market, Commercial, Purebred, and Breeding Lambs will be retinal scanned and MUST

attend county weigh-in.

If you are unable to attend your scheduled weigh-in at Keokuk County,

you need to contact Michele at the Extension Office for information on surrounding county weigh-ins.

Front Row: Addison Baumert, Hope deRegnier,

Claire Svenby, McKenna Swearingen

Middle Row: Mikayla James, Allison Sieren, Ellie

Berg, Sidney Morse, Nathen Wehr, Autumn Belvel,

Zoe Webb

Back Row: Clay Morse, Joselyn Abell, Dawson

Baumert, Mackenzie Sieren, Hannah Alderson, Matt

Brainard, Michele Sieren

OUR VISION A WORLD IN WHICH YOUTH AND ADULTS LEARN, GROW, AND WORK TOGETHER AS CATALYSTS FOR POSTIVE CHANGE

IMPORTANT SWINE INFORMATION, PLEASE READ!!

Tyson, JBS, Smithfield and Cargill has joined many of the other packers in the US, moving to a program where no pigs com-ing to the plant have ever been exposed to Paylean (Ractopamine). In the past many 4-Hers have used Paylean to increase muscle deposition and growth rates in the pigs. With African Swine Fever rampant in China our pork exports from the US

have increased substantially to that country. China does not allow Paylean (Ractopamine) to be fed to pigs. They will be testing incoming carcasses for any trace of Paylean and WOULD REJECT THE ENTIRE SHIP LOAD IF JUST ONE SAMPLE WAS POSITIVE. Please be mindful of this new requirement.”

Keokuk County Expo

Swine Show 2020 New Rules

(A complete list of current and new swine rules can be found in the 2020 Expo Fair Book)

Spring Weigh-In: Saturday, March 28th

Weight Variance: 75 pounds across the board. No 5lb variance anymore.

All swine exhibiting at the Keokuk County Expo Fair must be weighed in at the spring weigh-in. Each exhibitor

may nominate up to 10 pigs at Spring weigh-in, which they bring back a maximum of 5 pigs to fair.

Carcass is still mandatory for all swine. We will be using a new updated carcass data formula that is being

used at State Fair.

● NO PAYLEAN IS ALLOWED TO BE FED TO SWINE 4-H/FFA SWINE EXHIBITING AT THE KEOKUK COUNTY

EXPO FAIR. EXPO’S HOG BUYER WILL NOT PURCHASE OUR PIGS IF FED PAYLEAN! EVIDENCE OF PAYLEAN WILL CAUSE REJECTION OF THE ENTIRE LOAD AT PACKING PLANT, PINELIZING EVERYONE. NO ONE WILL BE PAID FOR THEIR SWINE IF THIS HAPPENS!!

● Derby class is optional. Not required as in the past. This class is sorted by beginning spring weigh-in

weight.

● 4Her’s may show up to 5 individual pigs. Only 1 pen per 4Her Exhibitor you may divide within own pen and

with their own dividers.

● Swine under 230 lbs at fair weight will not be able to be first in a class or compete in the Championship

drives.

● Livestock Entry Cards will be required with Classes (same as all other species) on blue cards July 1st. (We

know there might be some changes to this after fair weigh in day)

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2019 Scholarships Award Opportunities

4-H MOTTO: TO MAKE THE BEST BETTER

21.100 -Individual Derby Barrow

21.150- Individual Derby Gilt

21.200-Individual Market Barrow

21.250 Individual Market Gilt

21.300 Commercial Breeding Gilt

21.351 Purebred Breeding Gilt

21.352 Purebred Market Gilt

21.353 Purebred Market Barrow

● Swine Health Papers will be mandatory! Pigs will not be unloaded off the trailers without papers.

Swine Farm Class will not be able to compete for best of the best (top 5).

Drug affidavit and purebred paperwork have to be brought to superintendents/ weigh- in table at fair

weigh-in. Similar to state fair.

Registration for purebred animals must be in the exhibitor’s name to be eligible to show in purebred

class at fair.

There has to be at least 2 purebreds animals of either sex to be classed by sex, otherwise the will show

together by fair ending weight.

Rules and regulations are subject to change due to state vet rules.

● Swine exhibitors may take their swine home after fair or sell to buyer but they will be required to sign

a waiver form with pig identification on either. Exhibitors will be required to tell swine superintendents or fair

weigh-in table.

Swine Farm Class will be able to participate in regular swine show classes to include: rate of gain, carcass, and

showmanship.

Swine Farm Class will show at 8am (before regular swine show).

4-Hers can exhibit in the Farm Class and regular swine show but can only bring a max of 5 pigs. Pigs will

be in the same pen—can be divided within their own pen. Pigs must be identified at spring weigh-in

which pigs are Farm Class, which are regular swine show.

The Swine Farm Class will still have to do an interview and fill out questions regarding Farm Class project.

Questions or concerns, please contact the Extension Office at 319-461-0828 or mlsieren@iastate.edu

It is YOUR responsibility to understand the Veterinary Feed Directives for 2019-2020 and how they will affect your animal

project. For more information, contact your local veterinarian.

We can give you contact information for veterinarians in Keokuk County, BUT we at the Extension Office are not responsible for your VFD’s.

Iowa State University Extension & Outreach

Keokuk County

400 220th Ave - Suite A

Sigourney, IA 52591

December 2019 & January 2020 Keokuk County 4-H Family Newsletter

4-H

Family

Newsletter

The Extension Office will be closed: Tuesday, December 24th & Wednesday, December 25th in observance of the Christmas Holiday

Wednesday, January 1st in observance of the New Year

REMINDER THAT THIS IS YOUR LAST NEWSLETTER IF YOU

ARE NOT ENROLLED INTO

4-H ONLINE BY DECEMBER 31ST!

OUR OFFICE WILL START RUNNING OFF THE NEW 2019-

2020 REPORTS AND NOT LAST YEARS.