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Woodbury County Fair
4-H'ers who have completed 4th grade through 12th grade are eligible to exhibit at the
Woodbury County Fair. 4-H members exhibiting at the Woodbury County Fair must
have a 4-H Enrollment form (includes online enrollment) on file at the Woodbury
County Extension office. In addition to the enrollment form 4-H members must have
on file an Iowa 4-H Medical Information/Release Form and an Ethics Form to exhibit
at the County Fair. 4-H members must be enrolled in 4-H Online by May 15 to exhibit
at the Woodbury County Fair. 4-H members may enroll in 4-H Online at:
https://iowa.4honline.com/ or request enrollment information from the Woodbury
County Extension office.
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Livestock Identification information for breeding beef, feeder calf, cow/calf, swine,
horse, dairy cattle, goats and dogs are due May 15 in 4-H Online. Market beef
identification forms are due at the December weigh-in. Sheep identification forms are
due at the spring weigh-in. Animals will be ineligible to show if these forms are not
filled out and turned in on the appropriate due date. 4-H’ers must identify their
animals in 4-H Online at: https://iowa.4honline.com. No paper identification forms
will be accepted by 4-H members. FFA students must fill out paper identification
forms. 4H202 Iowa 4-H Livestock Show Requirements is a publication that gives the
requirements for County, State and Interstate Shows it is available at the Iowa 4-H
website located at: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock
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Livestock/Animal Fair entry form includes: All Cattle (Market, Breeding, Feeder Calf
and Cow-Calf), Dairy Cattle, Dog, Goat, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep and Swine due in the
Woodbury County Extension office by July 15, by 4:30 p.m. Horse exhibitors must
fill out a Horse Entry form that is due on July 15, 4:30 p.m. Rabbit exhibitors
must fill out a Rabbit Entry form that is due on July 15, 4:30 p.m. Poultry
exhibitors must fill out a Poultry Entry form that is due on July 15, 4:30 p.m. Dog,
Llama & Goat exhibitors must fill out a Llama, Goat & Dog Entry Form that is
due on July 15, 4:30 p.m. Dairy cattle will fill out their information on the
Livestock/Animal Fair entry form. Entry information for other animals/livestock may
also require an addition entry form and those forms will be due on July 15, 4:30 p.m.
Entry forms must be in by deadline or the animals/livestock will be ineligible to be
exhibited at the Woodbury County Fair. Small pet and cat entries are due ½ hour
before the show that is held during the county fair.
Please Note: For the July 15 livestock/animal, dairy cattle, rabbit, poultry, dog, llama, goat
and horse deadline there will be a two business day grace period. Each 4-H/FFA
exhibitor will be allowed one strike in his/her showing career for missing the July 15
deadline.
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4-H members who plan to exhibit beef, sheep, swine, dairy cattle, goats, rabbits and/or
poultry at the county fair must attend training or test out on Food Safety Quality
Assurance (FSQA). Youth who are in grades 4-6 (as of January 1) must attend a yearly
workshop. Youth who are in grades 7-9 (as of January 1) must test out. Youth who are
in grades 10-12 or when they enter 10th grade (as of January 1) must test out. 4-H'ers
who plan to exhibit beef, sheep, swine, dairy cattle, goats, rabbits and poultry at the
Iowa State Fair and/or Clay County Fair are also required to attend a workshop or test
out.
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All livestock are subject to Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) law. 4-H’ers need to
make sure they collect documentation from the seller when purchasing livestock
projects and keep this document for a minimum of two years. Some packers have a
right to refuse to process animals that were born in another country. For more
information on COOL go to the USDA website at http://www.ams.usda.gov/cool/
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4-H’ers who exhibit market beef, meat goats, sheep and swine MUST fill out an Iowa
4-H Animal Care and Management Disclosure Statement (Drug Affidavit). This form
is due on County Fair weigh-in day. Your animal cannot be check-in without this
form. Forms can be found at the Iowa 4-H website located at:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects/livestock - select the animal species on
that page and look for the Drug Affidavit Form under 4-H Resources or forms will be
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