4-H Cattle Dates

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2008 Madison County Fair - July 16 - July 20

Extension Office 462-1001

Katherine Bowman

Cattle Superintendent: Phil Moore 515-462-3332

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Dec 15th	Beef Weigh-In at the Madison County Fairgrounds & Sale Barn
8 am - 11:30	Livestock IDs must be submitted for market/breeding beef, feeder calves, cow-calf.
This is the ONLY date for weighing in
	Madison County 4H & FFA members planning to exhibit Market Beef and Pen of Three at the County and State Fair will weigh in, tag, and complete identification forms on all market heifers and/or steers. When you first arrive at weigh -in, please come to the office at the south end of the Sale Barn to start your paperwork.

	Breed Steers - must have a tattoo in their ear at the time of weigh-in. This information must be recorded on the Beef ID form. Registration papers are not needed at this time.

	In case of bad weather, a cancellation message will be left on the answering machine at the Extension office, as well as reported on KCCI News Channel 8 and WHO Radio
	For questions prior to weigh-in, please contact 4H beef superintendent Phil Moore, 515-462-3332 or Katherine.

May 15th	Beef registration numbers due to Extension office by 5 pm

Iowa State Verification

Madison County will again serve as an official verification site for youth planning to exhibit at the 2008 Iowa State Fair (ISF). Any youth planning to exhibit market animals at the ISF MUST complete the verification process, including nose print and DNA sample collection. A cost of $5 per animal will also be collected at the time of verification. A parent and the 4-H member must sign the verification forms. If either cannot be present at the time of verification, a waiver must be obtained from the Madison County Extension office and presented with the animal(s) at the time of weigh-in.

Ak-Sar-Ben

Ak-Sar-Ben also requires DNA samples, along with a nose print for all market beef whishing to enter the Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Exposition. The Iowa 4-H program and Ak-Sar-Ben have a sharing agreement for the DNA samples. Iowa 4-H beef will be processed in the same manner as ISF verified market beef. However, animals being nominated for the ISF and Ak-Sar-Ben will pay an additional $1 per animal. Animals being nominated for Ak-Sar-Ben only will pay $5 per animal.