1 Louisa County News July/Aug 2017 Hello 4-H families, Please take the me to read through this months newsleer and mark the below important dates on your calendars. Fair Entry Deadline___________________ July 1st YQCA Deadline______________________ July 1st Insect Zoo ______________________ July 10th Fairgrounds Clean-Up Night _______ July 20th Stac Judging __________________ July 22nd 125th Louisa County Fair _________ July 26-31 Fair Follow Up Mtng _____________ Aug 3rd Delivery of State Fair Exhibits______ Aug 8th Iowa State Fair_________________ Aug 10-20th Pick up of State Exhibits __________ Aug 21st Follow us on Facebook and Twier for updates! @ISUExtLouisa Iowa State University Extension in Louisa County GROWS
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Louisa County News July/Aug 2017
Hello 4-H families,
Please take the time to read through this months newsletter and mark the below important
dates on your calendars.
Fair Entry Deadline___________________ July 1st
YQCA Deadline______________________ July 1st
Insect Zoo ______________________ July 10th
Fairgrounds Clean-Up Night _______ July 20th
Static Judging __________________ July 22nd
125th Louisa County Fair _________ July 26-31
Fair Follow Up Mtng _____________ Aug 3rd
Delivery of State Fair Exhibits______ Aug 8th
Iowa State Fair_________________ Aug 10-20th
Pick up of State Exhibits __________ Aug 21st
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates!
@ISUExtLouisa
Iowa State University Extension in Louisa County
GROWS
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YQCA Certification
By July 1st all FFA and 4-H livestock exhibitors
with expired FSQA certifications are required to re-certify for the current year.
This will be done annually with a fee of $12 per exhibitor per year.
Log into yqca.org with your 4honline log-in credentials and select your online class based on your current age. Help sheets are available.
If you fail to recertify you will not be allowed to show at the County or State Fairs.
July 1st Fair Entry Deadline - County & State Fair
Reminder all Livestock 4-H & FFA must be Entered in fairentry.com by July 1st.
** State fair and County Fair are two separate entries
4-H Meats Judging team is looking for participants!
Some backgrounds information on the team and competitions—
State event — August 26 at ISU
Two divisions —
Senior 9th graders and above last school year
Junior — 8th grade and below last year
Unlimited teams per county
Senior teams can earn a. trip to the American Royal in Kansas City or the National Western in Denver
Event activities
Judging lamb, beef, and swine carcasses
Judging cuts of table type meats — T-Bones, pork chops, lamb chops, etc
Naming meat cuts as you would purchase them in the store
How do we train
Meet at school and use Internet to begin the learning process
Then go to actual stores and lockers to see the real cuts
What makes a team
Competitive teams have 3 or 4 members
Could be from the same club or can mix and match from any part of the county
The practice workouts could be held where ever seem reasonable for the group assembled (extension office, Wapello Ag Room, or where the group would like to meet.
If any individual is interested please contact coach Irv Meyer at 319-750-2460 or [email protected]
4-H Leaders if you are interested in having Irv come to a meeting and give a demonstration please let him know as well!
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Saturday July 22 8:00A.M. Conference Judging of 4-H Static Exhibits (Youth)
Tuesday, July 25 3 P.M. - 6 P.M. Floral Hall Entries 7:00 -8:30 P.M. Sheep & Goat Weigh-In Wednesday, July 26 7:00A.M. – 9:00 A.M. Agriland F/S FREE Breakfast 7:00 A.M. All Swine in Pens 7:30 - 8:30 A.M. Swine Weigh-In 8:30 - 9:30 A.M. Beef Weigh-In (Bottle Calves in cluded) 8:00 - 11:00 A.M. Entries and Flower entries 9:00 A.M. Dog Show 10:00 A.M. Poultry Check-In & Testing 11:00 AM Rabbit Arrival & Check-in 11:30 A.M. Flowers in Place 12:30 P.M. Flower Judging & Flower Bucket Judging 1:30 P.M. Genealogy Judging 2:00 P.M. Ultrasound Begins (beef, sheep, goats, swine) 3:00 P.M. Farm & Garden Judging 3:30 P.M. Canning Judging 5:00 P.M. Parade on grounds 5:30 P.M. Farm Bureau Supper 7:00 P.M. 4-H & Clover Kids Family Night Dusk Fireworks
Thursday, July 27 KIDS DAY –
6:30 A.M. – 7:30 A.M. Chem Gro, Farmers Elevator, Bieri Grain, & Agri Way Partners Breakfast 8:00 A.M. Sheep Show 9:00 A.M. Photography Judging 9:30 A.M. Snapshot Judging 11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. HI-POCKET PARADE, RECYCLE CYCLE 10:00 A.M. Big Wheel Races & Plastic Straw Build 12 Noon Channel Seed free Lunch 12 Noon Goat Show 12:30 P.M. Antique Judging 1:00 P.M. Oreo Stacking 1:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M. Directed Painting 2:00 P.M. Pedal Pull sponsored by L&M FFA 3:00 P.M. Clover Kids Exhibit Talks/ Interviews Begin (Variety Theatre) 4:00 P.M. 4-H Bottle Calf Interviews begin (Fairgrounds 4-H Office) 4:30 P.M. Arts & Crafts Judging 5:30 P.M. Clover Kids Animal Inspection 6:00 P.M. Clover Kids Animal Show 6:00 P.M. Bill Riley Talent Show 7:00 P.M. Farmers Olympics (Teams register in 4-H Office by 5pm) Friday, July 28 8:00 A.M. Needlework Judging 9:00 A.M. Swine Show 9:30 A.M. Children Judging 10:00 A.M. Chain Saw Carving 11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Mississippi Valley Blood Drive
11:00 A.M. – 6:00 P.M. HI-POCKET PARADE, RECYCLE CYCLE 12 Noon Chain Saw Carving 12 Noon Rabbit Show 12 Noon All Pies in Place 12:30 P.M. All Pies Judging - Followed by Pie Auction 2:00 P.M. Chain Saw Carving 2:00 P.M. Bingo 3:00 P.M. Livestock Judging Contest 4:30 P.M. Sand Volleyball in Horse Arena 5:00 P.M. Chain Saw Carving 7:00 P.M. Blue Ribbon Reunion 7:00 P.M. Stock Car Races followed by Fire works 9:00 P.M. Teen Dance
Saturday, July 29 9:30 A.M. All Baked Goods in Place 10:00 A.M. Chain Saw Carving 10:00 A.M. All Baked Goods Judging 10:00 A.M. Beef Show - Release of Final Drive Ani-
mals at conclusion of Beef Show-must remain on display until this time
10:00 A.M. Conservation Reptile presentation 12 Noon Louisa County Cattleman lunch 12 Noon Chain Saw Carving 1:00 P.M. Celebrity Showmanship 1:00 P.M. Chain Saw Carving 1:00 P.M. Conservation Reptile presentation 2:00 P.M. Chain Saw Carving 3:00 P.M. Poultry Show 3:00 P.M. Bags Tournament 5:00 P.M. Chain Saw Carving 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Arm Wrestling weight in 5:30 P.M. Mutton Bustin’ & Animal Scramble ) 5:30 P.M. Horse Show 6:30 P.M. Arm Wrestling 8:00 P.M. Menance followed with Fireworks
Sunday July 30 7:30 A.M. Clover Color Run Registration 8:00 A.M. Clover Color Run 9:00 A.M. Church Services & Breakfast 10:30 A.M. State Fair Static Exhibitors Meeting & Picture Noon Chainsaw Carving Auction Noon Corn on the Cob Eating Contest Noon Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest Noon Floral Hall Opens 1:00 P.M. 4-H & Clover Kids Ice Cream ready 2:00 P.M. 4-H/FFA Release & Clean up - All 4-H/FFA exhibits (livestock & static) must remain on display until this time Static Projects must be picked up by 6:00 P.M. 3:30-5:30 P.M. Floral Hall Release 5:00 P.M. Sale Bill Finalized – No Additions 6:00 P.M. Southeast Iowa Final Drive – Burlington 7:00 P.M. Demo Derby followed by Fireworks
Monday July 31 7:00 – 8:00A.M. Sale Beef Weigh-In 10:00 A.M. Livestock Sale Free Carnival: WED, FRI, & SUN 4PM - 11PM, THUR KIDS DAY: NOON - 4PM & 5PM-11PM, SAT 5PM -11 PM
2017 Floral Hall, 4-H/FFA & Louisa County Fair Schedule
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