Animal ID Deadlines for 2024
Reminder: Don’t forget the upcoming deadlines for uploading Animal IDs. If you have any questions, please check your project letter for your project or reach out and ask.
Beef
Beef Weigh Day / February 20, 2024
Beef Weigh Day is next Tuesday, February 20 from 4:00–7:00 p.m. at the new 4-H, Youth, and Community Livestock Arena.
All members showing Beef market animals at the 2024 Larimer County Fair are required to weigh in on February 20. If the exhibitor is unable to attend, they must arrange for someone to bring their market animals to be weighed and tagged.
Livestock Weigh Days, Tagging, and MQA for 2024
Market Livestock Members: Mark these dates on your calendar now! Weigh days and tagging are REQUIRED to be eligible to show at the Larimer County Fair. If you can’t be there, you must arrange for someone to bring your animal.
Weigh Days will be held at the Youth and Community Building at The Ranch. Tagging supplies for swine will be available at the extension office starting on April 1.
Members enrolled in any market and/or breeding livestock project for the first time MUST attend a Colorado 4-H Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) program, regardless of age. 4-H members must attend a Colorado 4-H MQA program a minimum of twice during their 4-H career, once as a junior and again after becoming a senior 4-H member.
Watch for more information coming in January from the extension office for your project. And if you have any questions, please ask!
Register for Beef Camp / April 5–7, 2024
Registration for Beef Camp, to be held from April 5–7, 2024, is now open. There is a cap of 20 participants for this camp. The cost is $250 per person.
If you need financial assistance to take advantage of this learning opportunity, the Junior Leadership Club and the Larimer County 4-H Foundation both have project scholarship opportunities for 4-H members. Find more information and the applications on their websites:
2023 Carcass Contest Results
Thank you to all of you who attended the carcass seminar and awards night. It truly is a privilege to be in the backyard of the University, because it allows us to utilize facilities like the newly renovated CSU Meat facility. It is rare that counties are able to view carcasses from sheep, swine, and beef during the same night as carcass formula discussion. –Bailey Schilling
Here are links to the results for each species:
Beef Project Orientation / October 13, 2023
The Beef project will kick off the new 4-H year with an orientation workshop on Friday, October 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Loveland/Fort Collins Rooms in the McKee Building at The Ranch. This is a great opportunity to learn about different aspects of the beef project and how to be successful with your project animal.
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Catch-It-Calf Program, Sponsored by Larimer County Stock Growers Association
The Larimer County Stock Growers Association is eager to start the Catch-It-Calf program. Calves will be donated by producers in the Larimer County Livestock Growers Association. The association will accept 6 members to participate in the program for this year based on an application process. This program was created to help introduce members to the beef project and give them more practical experience with livestock handling and welfare standards. Applications will be accepted throughout the month of September—the deadline to apply is October 8, 2023. It is strongly encouraged that you become a member of the association before applying. Please send the application and any membership questions to LCSG4U@gmail.com.
Click here for more information, and click here to download the application.
Beef e-Record Book Awards
Beef project members:
The Larimer County 4-H Foundation is the recipient of a very generous donation from Mr. Ed Hansen. Mr. Hansen is a cattle rancher in Livermore and believes very strongly in the 4-H Beef program. He would like to reward youth who started and completed their Breeding and/or Market Beef Projects.
Here are the awards for completing e-Records:
• 90%+ earns $30
Be sure to complete your Beef e-Record Book and submit it to the Larimer County Extension Office by September 25 to be eligible!
Schedule Changes for May 17–20, 2023
There are multiple changes to the calendar for the next day or two. Here’s a quick listing:
• Horse Ride Night is CANCELED on Wednesday, May 17.
• Sheep & Goat Safe Management Practices MOVED from Wednesday, May 17 to Friday, May 19 during MQA.
• Dog Agility Workshop is CANCELED on Thursday, May 18.
• Beef Systems Workshop MOVED from Thursday, May 18 to Friday, May 19 during MQA.
• The Desperados Gymkhana Fun Day on Saturday, May 20 has been CANCELED and will be rescheduled.
• The Scrapbooking Workshop on Saturday, May 20 has been CANCELED.
May 1 Deadline: Animal IDs on 4HOnline
For members who are showing animals and livestock this year, be sure to complete the IDs on 4HOnline by the May 1 Deadline.
