YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Mentor/Mentee sign-ups due January 31, 2023 // Counts as one (1) educational point. 

Educationals 2023 // Must Complete Two (2)


www.yqcaprogram.org     

 

 

After attending a training, either on-line or in-person. Save your login ID and password. Please print YQCA certificate when training is complete. Attach certificate to the exhibitors educationals that will be mailed in. 


YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) Certification | Required for Washington County exhibitors participating in the Junior Livestock Auction. 

Registration is requested! Please register for planning purposes at Show-Rite Feeds Clinic Registration

Registration is requested to have enough workshop supplies on hand. Call/text to 262-224-2348 or email to angieloosen@gmail.com

Wisconsin Youth Livestock Program – Spring 2023 Programs

One (1) educational point. 

January 9, 2023 / 7 PM / Virtual Animal Sciences Programming – How to get involved in Judging & Knowledge Teams. Speakers:  Bernie O’Rourke and panelists:  Scott Howard, Stephanie Witberler and Liz Gartman. Virtual programming sign-up can be found here.

January 28, 2023 – Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Building (MSABD) Tour. More information here.

February 4, 2023 – 4-H Meats Judging Contest (partnership with WI 4-H youth development). Location: Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Building, UW-Madison Campus. Information here.

February 5, 2023 / 1 PM / Carcass Judges Training. Location: Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Building, UW-Madison Campus. Information here.

February 13, 2023 / 7 PM / Virtual Animal Sciences Programming – Beef Evaluation and Cookery. Bernie O'Rourke and Ron Russell. Sign-up can be found here.

February 25, 2023 – Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Building (MSABD) Tour. More information here.

March 25, 2023 – 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon (partnership with WI 4-H youth development. More information here.

April 3, 2023 / 7 PM / Virtual Animal Sciences Programming – Reproduction Technologies in Animal Sciences; Nate Dorshorst. Sign-up can be found here.

April 29, 2023 – Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery Building (MSABD) Tour. More information here.

Questions, contact Bernie O’Rourke, UW- Madison Animal & Dairy Science Extension Youth Livestock Specialist at (608) 263-4304 or borourke2@wisc.edu.

Archived webinars can be found here.

*Exhibitors must complete two (2) educational requirements approved by the Sale Committee in order to sell their animals at the Junior Livestock Auction. YQCA training/completion is required. 


RETURN CERTIFICATES OF EDUCATIONAL PARTICIPATION BY US MAIL DUE JUNE 30TH. MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN JUNE 30, 2023


MAIL CERTIFICATES TO: 

Washington County Livestock Sale Committee

P.O. Box 519

Allenton, WI 53002