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All Exhibitors are responsible to comply with the Iowa Code of Ethics, Delaware County 4-

H General Rules, as well as specific Department Rules.

READ THE FAIRBOOK!

Copies are available at the

Extension Office.

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FairEntry Info 2

Swine Info 2

Beef Info 2

Conference Judging 3-4

Livestock Sale 5

Clover Kids 6

Livestock Reminders 7

Fair Admission Info 7

2020 Fair Schedule 8

Calendar Info 9

Kenzie Griffin

DELAWARE COUNTY EXTENSION & OUTREACH

County Youth Coordinator

[email protected]

563-927-4201

June 2020

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION & OUTREACH: DELAWARE COUNTY

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2020 Delaware County Fair Update! The health and safety of our youth members, volunteers,

families, judges, and staff is our top priority. We have been

working diligently to ensure that Delaware County 4-H mem-

bers have the opportunity to showcase their projects at the

Delaware County Fair.

The Delaware County Extension Office has followed guid-

ance from Iowa 4-H Summer Best Practices, Iowa State Uni-

versity, and Iowa Public Health to put together a plan for Del-

aware County Fair 4-H events and livestock shows. The

Delaware County Extension Council has approved these

plans for 2020.

All 2020 Delaware County Fair plans will be available to

view on our website at: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/

delaware/content/2020-delaware-county-fair-plans

While we have made some adjustments to our shows and

events, we know that our families and supporters will be dili-

gent and work with us to make this happen!

The Delaware County Fair holds a special place in all our

hearts. We are so thankful for all of our loyal partners, volun-

teers, families, and exhibitors who make the Delaware Coun-

ty Fair a wonderful celebration each and every year.

Swine Exhibitor

Project Meeting!

There will be an informational meeting held

on Thursday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the Showring at the Fair-

grounds.

Please plan to attend this meeting if you are exhibiting Swine

at the Fair! Spots will be marked in the bleachers 6 feet apart

for exhibitors to sit. Extension and Superintendents will review

rules and information for the swine show. If you are unable to

attend please contact Kenzie.

ALL Fair Projects MUST be entered in

FairEntry by July 1st! For the 2020 Delaware County Fair, ALL projects (livestock and non-livestock) MUST be entered into their respective

classes in FairEntry by July 1st. To enter your projects into classes go to delcoia.fairentry.com and log in with your

4honline email and password. FFA Members will need to create an account in FairEntry to enter their projects. A

FairEntry Helpsheet can be found at: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/delaware/sites/www.extension.iastate.edu/files/

delaware/4-H%20FairEntry%20Helpsheet%202019.pdf

Below is more specific information, please read carefully!!

Conference Judging Information:

All Conference Exhibit Projects must be entered into their

respective classes in FairEntry by July 1st. You will need to

create an entry for each project you are exhibiting. This in-

cludes the following departments:

Animals, Agriculture, & Natural Resources, Creative Arts,

Family & Consumer Sciences, Personal Development,

Science, Engineering, & Technology, Kits & Crafts, and 4

-Hers in Action.

Remember to complete a goal sheet for each conference pro-

ject and bring it to judging on Monday, July 13th. Goal sheets

and other forms can be found online at this link: http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/delaware/content/conference-

judging-forms

Exhibit Tags will be printed and mailed to Exhibitors after the

July 1st deadline.

Livestock Exhibitors: All livestock that was Id’d in 4honline by June 1st, must be en-

tered in classes in FairEntry by July 1st. This includes the follow-

ing livestock projects:

Beef (Market, Breeding, Bred & Raised, Pen of 3, and Cow-

Calf), Dairy (Cattle & Goats), Dog, Horse, Meat Goat, Pet,

Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, and Swine.

Livestock Exhibitors will still need to complete a Check-in form

and Drug Affidavit (for market animals) to turn into show superin-

tendents when they arrive and unload at the fair! If you have any

questions please contact our office!

You can access all necessary paperwork on our website by se-

lecting the animal you're exhibiting: http://

www.extension.iastate.edu/delaware/content/fair-livestock-

information

Beef Exhibitor Meeting! A meeting for ALL Beef exhibitors for the Fair will be held on

Thursday, July 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Showring at the Fair-

grounds. If you are exhibiting in the breeding beef, market beef,

bred & raised, cow/calf, or pen of 3 class, please plan to attend

this meeting! Spots will be marked in

the bleachers 6 feet apart for exhibi-

tors to sit. Extension and Superinten-

dents will review rules and information

for the beef shows. If you are unable

to attend please contact Kenzie.

What is Conference Judging? Allows 4-H'ers to talk face to face with the judge about his/her exhibit. The 4-H’er will meet with a judge

individually and tell them what they planned to learn and planned to do for their project (GOAL), what they have done (Plan of Action), and

what they learned from their project.

Changes for 2020: Due to COVID-19 with guidance from Iowa State University, Iowa 4-H, and Iowa Public Health, we have made modifica-

tions to this year’s Conference Judging. These modifications are to ensure the safety of our youth, judges, volunteers, and staff. Conference

Judging will be held in two locations for 2020, the Community Center and the Pavilion. Judges will be spread out to practice social distancing.

It is recommended volunteers, exhibitors, and families use face coverings. There will be NO public exhibit hall for 2020. All projects will be

taken home at the completion of Conference Judging. Exhibitors may bring one parent/guardian to Conference Judging. The public will not be

allowed in the Community Center or Pavilion during judging.

Before You Come: Please bring TWO copies of your exhibit goal write up. One copy will be given to the judge to look over while judging

your project. This will not be returned to the exhibitor. Exhibit tags will be mailed to exhibitors after the July 1st entry deadline. Exhibit tags

must be attached to projects BEFORE Conference Judging.

CONFERENCE JUDGING FORMS:

HTTPS://WWW.EXTENSION.IASTATE.EDU/DELAWARE/CONTENT/CONFERENCE-JUDGING-FORMS

Check-In: Upon entering the building, exhibitors will be asked to wash or sanitize their hands. Markers will be placed 6 feet apart on the floor

to direct participants where to stand while waiting to be judged. Chairs will be spaced out to wait for an open judge. It is recommended volun-

teers, exhibitors, and families use face coverings. Please plan to arrive at your Conference Judging time slot on time and ready. If you are

early, please wait in your vehicle until it is your club's scheduled time. We will be taking extra time between each exhibitor and each club to

sanitize judging stations and preparing for the next club. In an effort to limit the number of people in the building we ask that only exhibitors

and one parent or guardian attend Conference Judging. After checking in, the room monitor will direct you to the correct judging station to

wait for your turn to be judged.

Check-Out & Results: Only verbal comments will be shared with exhibitors. No comment cards will be given to exhibitors after judging. Rib-

bon placing should be circled by the exhibitor on the entry tag. After all of your projects have been judged, report to the check out table where

you will receive all of your ribbons. After you are finished being judged and have checked out, gather all your belongings and leave immedi-

ately. There will be no public exhibit hall and no projects on display for the 2020 Delaware County Fair. The results of Conference Judging

will be posted online 2-3 days following the completion of judging. State Fair projects will be selected. It is TBD on how they will be evaluated

at the State level.

Helpful Hints & Reminders

• Wear your 4-H uniform.

• RELAX. SMILE. Just explain your exhibit—what did you want to do or learn? What did you

do? What did you learn?

• Be patient. Over 400 other members’ exhibits will be judged throughout the day.

• If you leave your place in line to go to another judge, have someone hold your space.

HORSE & DOG SHOW

EXHIBITORS

Horse Show and Dog Show Exhibitors

should arrive early for Conference

Judging on Monday July 13th at

9:00—9:30 a.m. to complete their

project judging before show time.

Conference Judging Information! Monday, July 13, Pavilion and Community Center

Updated 6/16/2020

LIVESTOCK RELEASE TIME In order to limit the number of people and animals on the Fairgrounds, animals will

be released immediately following the completion of the livestock show.

If your animal is selling in the auction, we will house them on the Fairgrounds until

Saturday’s auction.

The Swine Show will remain a terminal show. Swine not selling in the auction, will be

loaded on trucks to lockers on Friday & Saturday.

Sheep & Goats selling to the order buyer will also stay housed on the Fairgrounds

until Saturday.

All other animals MUST go home after the show has ended. Exhibitors will be

expected to clean out their stall space after the completion of the show.

LIVESTOCK SALE SATURDAY, JULY 18, 8:15 A.M. SHOWRING

Beef exhibitors will sell at the beginning of the auction.

The market sheep and meat goats will sell immediately following. Swine will

conclude the sale. For 2020, we ask that only active buyers be present for

the Livestock Auction. No outside spectators.

BEEF: A maximum of 2 market beef may be sold in the sale. Market beef are not allowed to receive food/

water after 11:00 p.m. on Friday. This rule will be enforced.

SHEEP: Each exhibitor will be allowed to sell one market lamb at the auction.

MEAT GOATS: Each exhibitor will be allowed to sell one market goat at the auction.

SWINE: Each exhibitor will be allowed to sell one hog at the auction. If possible, swine sale participants

must choose a hog with an ending weight of at least 240 pounds and no more than 300 pounds. However, if

none of an exhibitor’s swine entries meet this weight guideline, he or she may sell the hog closest to this

weight range. All hogs must be slaughtered following the show, according to state law. Buyers of auction

hogs must send them to a local locker or send them on the truck to the packer with the remaining 4-H and

FFA hogs.

Don’t forget to send your THANK YOUs!! If you need contact infor-mation for a buyer or commodity group or trophy sponsor contact

the Extension Office!

Livestock Shows will be Livestreamed!

All shows will be livestreamed via the Delaware County Iowa 4-

H Facebook Page. Please share this in-

formation with family and friends who may

be interested.

The Fair will not be open to the public.

Spectators at the shows will be limited

and must follow expectations and guide-

lines put forth. More information on spec-

tators will be shared in July.

Livestock Show

Programs Posted

Online!

A limited number of programs will be print-

ed for each livestock show. Exhibitors and

families may access all livestock show

programs on our website at: https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/delaware/

content/2020-delaware-county-fair-

livestock-show-programs

Iowa State Fair

2020 Fair Special Edition:

Iowa 4-H & FFA Livestock Show

Schedule: The 4-H and FFA livestock shows will happen over three week-

ends in August.

August 6, 7, 8: FFA Beef, FFA Horse, 4-H Rabbit, FFA Rabbit, 4-H Sheep,

FFA Sheep, Youth Dairy Cattle

August 13, 14, 15: 4-H Horse, 4-H Meat Goat, FFA Meat Goat, FFA Poul-

try, FFA Swine

August 20, 21, 22: 4-H Beef, 4-H Poultry, 4-H Swine, Youth Dairy Goat

4-H Entry: 4-H exhibitors will enter through the Fair Entry system as in past

years. Entry will be open Monday, June 22nd. Entry Deadline: July 10th

(extended from July 1 in past years).

Information on Websites:

Iowa 4-H Livestock State Fair website – https://

www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/statefair/livestock

(Premium Book rules, Schedule, Exhibitor Letters and other information as the fair nears)

The Premium Book will be posted by end of day, Friday, June 19th

Due to COVID-19 with guidance from Iowa State University, Iowa 4-H, and Iowa Public Health, we

have decided to postpone all Clover Kids Fair Activities. This decision was made to ensure the safe-

ty of our youth, volunteers, and staff.

All Clover Kids Fair Activities will take place on Saturday,

August 29th starting at 8:00 a.m. Clover Kids may participate

in the Clover Kids Project Showcase and the Clover Kids Pet

Show. These events will be held at Tirrill Park in Manchester.

More information will be shared with Clover Kids soon!

Food & Nutrition Exhibits Judges will NOT be tasting and testing any Food & Nutrition exhibits at the 2020 Delaware County

Fair. Judges will examine the overall look of the product and review the exhibitor’s goal sheet to deter-

mine overall ribbon placing.

If you wish to participate in the Food & Nutrition class, consider exhibiting in the Food & Nutrition Edu-

cational Display class. Exhibits in this class include an educational component (poster, report, display)

that shows skills or learning about cooking, baking, eating and choosing healthy foods, meal planning

& service, safety practices, or food preservation.

Livestock Exhibitors!

Livestock Exhibitors will receive a

letter in the mail AND an email

regarding important information

they will need to know for Fair.

Please read over this information

carefully. We have made some

changes for 2020 so it is ex-

tremely important your family un-

derstands this information.

Exhibitors will still be required to

follow all rules

listed in the

2020 Dela-

ware County

Fair Book.

Camping at the Fair!

The campgrounds for the Fair

will be open for 2020. Camping

will be allowed on the East and

West side of the campgrounds,

on the East side, the whole

camper must stay East of the

poles in that area.

Please pay attention to the

camp host’s directions prior to

connecting to make sure you

are in the correct camping

spot.

Camping will be $150 from Sun-

day night before the fair through

Sunday morning of the Fair or

$25/night if you only wish to

stay for a few nights.

Fair Admission & Wristbands

The 2020 Delaware County Fair is not open to the public. 4-H and

FFA shows and events will be limited to exhibitors and their fami-

lies. There will be no charge to enter the Fairgrounds this year

during the 4-H/FFA events. 4-H and FFA members and volunteers

will not need wristbands.

4-H Foodstand Information! Due to COVID-19, changes in

insurance, and the health and

safety of our 4-H members and

volunteers, the Delaware Coun-

ty 4-H Foodstand will not be

open for the 2020 Delaware

County Fair.

There will be other food options available on the

grounds.

Ag Olympics—POSTPONED!

The 5th Annual Ag Olympics has been postponed.

County Council is looking to reschedule this event for

4-H members in the late summer or fall. More details

will be shared after the 2020 Delaware County Fair.

Silent Auction Update

We will not have a 4-H Foundation Silent Auction at the

Fair. If you have purchased or made an item for the Si-

lent Auction this year, you may save it and donate it to

next year’s auction at the 2021 Delaware County Fair.

2020 4-H/FFA Fair Schedule!! Friday, June 26

9:00 AM Agronomy Field Judging Day

Monday, June 29

6:00 PM Clothing Event (Fairgrounds Community Center)

Tuesday, July 7

5:30 PM Communications Event (West Delaware High School)

Monday, July 13

7-9:00 AM Meat Goat Check-In (East end of Swine Barn) 8-10:00 AM Breeding Beef & Pen of 3 Check-in (East end of Beef Barn) 9-11:00 AM Sheep Check-In (West end of Sheep/Goat Barn) 9:00 AM Conference Judging (Pavilion/Exhibit Hall and Community Center) 11:30 AM Dog Show Check-In (Show Ring) 12:00 PM Dog Show (Show Ring) 4:00 PM Breeding Beef Show (Show Ring) 4-4:45 PM Rabbit Check-In (Small Animal Barn) 5:00 PM Rabbit Show (Small Animal Barn) 7:00 PM Pen of Show (Show Ring)

Tuesday, July 14

8:45-9:45 AM Poultry Check-In (Show Ring) 9-9:30 AM Dairy Goat Check-In (Swine Barn) 9:30 AM-12:00 PM Dairy Cattle Check-In (East end of Dairy Barn) 10:00 AM Pet Check-In (Quonset Building) 10:00 AM Poultry Show (Show Ring) 10:30 AM Pet Show (Quonset Building) 2:00 PM Meat Goat Show (Show Ring) 5:00 PM Sheep Show (Show Ring) (approx. after Meat Goat Show)

Wednesday, July 15

8:00 AM Dairy Show (Show Ring) 8-10:00 AM Market Beef Check-In (East end of Beef Barn) 5-5:45 PM Cow-Calf Check-in (East end of Beef Barn) 6-8:00 PM Swine Check-In (East end of Swine Barn) 7:00 PM Cow-Calf Show (Show Ring)

Thursday, July 16

8:00 AM Market Beef Show (Show Ring)

Friday, July 17

8:00 AM Swine Show (Show Ring)

Saturday, July 18 8:15 AM Livestock Auction (Show Ring)

Sunday, July 19 11 AM-1:00 PM Horse & Pony Check-In (Horse Arena) 2:00 PM Horse & Pony Show (Horse Arena)

Calendar of Events

June

17 Dog Practice #5, Fairgrounds Show Ring, 6:30 p.m.

21-27 Eastern Iowa Horse and Pony Camp, Dubuque

23 Dog Practice #6, Fairgrounds Show Ring, 6:30 p.m.

26 Agronomy Field Judging!

28 Open Ride, Fairgrounds Horse Arena, 4:00-6:00 p.m.

29 Clothing Event, Fairgrounds Community Center, 6:00 p.m.

July

1 Deadline to become YQCA certified!

1 Conference Projects & Livestock Projects due in FairEntry!

1 Dog Practice #7, Fairgrounds Show Ring, 6:30 p.m.

2 Riding Clinic, Fairgrounds Horse Arena, 6:00 p.m.

5 Open Ride, Fairgrounds Horse Arena, 2:00-4:00 p.m.

7 Communications Event, West Delaware High School, 5:30 p.m.

8 Dog Practice #8, Fairgrounds Show Ring, 6:30 p.m.

9 Fair Work Night, Fairgrounds, 5:00 p.m.

9 Beef Exhibitor Meeting, Fairgrounds Show Ring, 6:00 p.m.

9 Swine Exhibitor Meeting, Fairgrounds Show Ring, 6:30 p.m.

13-19 2020 Delaware County Fair!

20 Carcass Contest, Edgewood Locker, 1:00 p.m.

August

29 Clover Kids Fair Activities, Tirill Park Manchester, 8:00 a.m.

FAIR WORK NIGHT

Thursday, July 9th, 5:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds!

Livestock Committee Members will handle fair set up this year.

For 2020, County Council will help with

CONFERENCE JUDGING SET UP

IN EXHIBIT HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER

No extra volunteers will be needed!