Welcome!!!! We are so excited to kick off the 2020 Beef Club year!!
Our First Meeting will be November 18, 2019 in the Sheep/Swine Arena at the fairgrounds at 7:00pm. We will be electing officers, re-signing up for our email list, talking about geranium sales, introducing a new carcass class, introducing a new incentive program for participating in beef club functions, and going over some new overall information! This meeting will be full of information and we would really like as many of you to be able to be there as possible!
There will be no December Meeting. The weigh-in will take the place of our actual meeting.
Enrollment is open to enroll in 4-H!! You must be enrolled before you come to the first weigh-in and the deadline to be entered for the 2020 year is January 15, 2020. You may do that here:
in.4honline.com/Login.aspx?
YQCA training is also open online to take the course. Every member must take this class by May 15, 2020 to be qualified to participate in Beef Club. You may take the class here:
www.yqca.org
If you come to our first meeting and you have enrolled in 4-H and have completed your YQCA class you will be entered into a drawing to win some prizes at the first meeting. You will need to bring your YQCA certificate with you to the meeting to win. I have sent an email to you all with more information regarding this!
The first Beef Club weigh-in to get your animals entered into Beef Club for the 2020 fair will be December 14, 2019 from 9:00am-12:00pm at the Shipshewana Auction Barn in Shipshewana, IN on State Road 5. The second date is February 22, 2020 with a make-up date of February 29, 2020 in case of bad weather.
All animals (steers, market heifers, commercial heifers, purebred heifers) being shown at the fair in 2020 will need to come to one of our two offered weigh-in dates. You only need to attend one weigh-in with your animals. If you do not come to our December weigh-in you MUST come to the February weigh-in which will be the second and last offered date to get your animals entered. Exception: You do not have to bring to the weigh-in a registered junior calf heifer (born January-March 2020). Her paperwork and registration needs to be completed by May 15, 2020. One of the leaders will check her in for you.
If you are bringing a registered purebred heifer please bring a copy of your registration papers. We will need to keep a copy for our records. Your registered heifers also need to be tattooed. Also, if you purchase a purebred heifer after the February weigh-in (she still must be entered by May 15, 2020 online) you may only show her at the open shows and state fair. She will not be allowed to show at the 4-H show.
We offer a pour on topical de-wormer at each weigh-in for $5.00 a head. If you would like us to worm your calves as they go through the chute please let us know.
If you are planning on showing your animals at the state fair, we will need to get a hair DNA sample from you. You will be asked to pull hair from your calf, and we have a special envelope to put it in and will submit that for you.
RFID tags: Please note your breeders (where you are purchasing your animals from) need to be placing RFID tags in the animals for you before you purchase/bring them home. If you do not get this done (which is strongly encouraged) you will be charged $5.00 per RFID tag we place in your animals. All animals must have an RFID tag in their ear.
All market animals and commercial heifers will be given a 5-digit county tag placed in their ear at weigh-in.
We are so excited to start the new 4-H year with you!! If you know anyone who is interested in the club please let a leader know we would love to talk with them!! If you have any questions about the new year let us know!! This is going to be a great year!!!
If you will be new to our club this year WELCOME!!! Please let us know if you have any questions; we are happy to help and we want to get your experience in the Beef Club started out right!!!
** Here is a great video if you want to review a few clipping tips! Enjoy!**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n7e_hK9BQY
Our First Meeting will be November 18, 2019 in the Sheep/Swine Arena at the fairgrounds at 7:00pm. We will be electing officers, re-signing up for our email list, talking about geranium sales, introducing a new carcass class, introducing a new incentive program for participating in beef club functions, and going over some new overall information! This meeting will be full of information and we would really like as many of you to be able to be there as possible!
There will be no December Meeting. The weigh-in will take the place of our actual meeting.
Enrollment is open to enroll in 4-H!! You must be enrolled before you come to the first weigh-in and the deadline to be entered for the 2020 year is January 15, 2020. You may do that here:
in.4honline.com/Login.aspx?
YQCA training is also open online to take the course. Every member must take this class by May 15, 2020 to be qualified to participate in Beef Club. You may take the class here:
www.yqca.org
If you come to our first meeting and you have enrolled in 4-H and have completed your YQCA class you will be entered into a drawing to win some prizes at the first meeting. You will need to bring your YQCA certificate with you to the meeting to win. I have sent an email to you all with more information regarding this!
The first Beef Club weigh-in to get your animals entered into Beef Club for the 2020 fair will be December 14, 2019 from 9:00am-12:00pm at the Shipshewana Auction Barn in Shipshewana, IN on State Road 5. The second date is February 22, 2020 with a make-up date of February 29, 2020 in case of bad weather.
All animals (steers, market heifers, commercial heifers, purebred heifers) being shown at the fair in 2020 will need to come to one of our two offered weigh-in dates. You only need to attend one weigh-in with your animals. If you do not come to our December weigh-in you MUST come to the February weigh-in which will be the second and last offered date to get your animals entered. Exception: You do not have to bring to the weigh-in a registered junior calf heifer (born January-March 2020). Her paperwork and registration needs to be completed by May 15, 2020. One of the leaders will check her in for you.
If you are bringing a registered purebred heifer please bring a copy of your registration papers. We will need to keep a copy for our records. Your registered heifers also need to be tattooed. Also, if you purchase a purebred heifer after the February weigh-in (she still must be entered by May 15, 2020 online) you may only show her at the open shows and state fair. She will not be allowed to show at the 4-H show.
We offer a pour on topical de-wormer at each weigh-in for $5.00 a head. If you would like us to worm your calves as they go through the chute please let us know.
If you are planning on showing your animals at the state fair, we will need to get a hair DNA sample from you. You will be asked to pull hair from your calf, and we have a special envelope to put it in and will submit that for you.
RFID tags: Please note your breeders (where you are purchasing your animals from) need to be placing RFID tags in the animals for you before you purchase/bring them home. If you do not get this done (which is strongly encouraged) you will be charged $5.00 per RFID tag we place in your animals. All animals must have an RFID tag in their ear.
All market animals and commercial heifers will be given a 5-digit county tag placed in their ear at weigh-in.
We are so excited to start the new 4-H year with you!! If you know anyone who is interested in the club please let a leader know we would love to talk with them!! If you have any questions about the new year let us know!! This is going to be a great year!!!
If you will be new to our club this year WELCOME!!! Please let us know if you have any questions; we are happy to help and we want to get your experience in the Beef Club started out right!!!
** Here is a great video if you want to review a few clipping tips! Enjoy!**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n7e_hK9BQY
***Check out our Facebook page! Click the Facebook icon in the upper right corner!! While you are there "Like" the page and add your friends!!***
***Send us your Beef Club related photos! We would love to put them up on the website or the Facebook page!!***
***It's not too early to send in T-Shirt designs for this year! Get them to us now so we can have a few to vote on!!***
**Please Learn the 4-H Pledge**
We will recite this before EVERY meeting along with the Pledge of Allegiance.. IT'S IMPORTANT!!
4-H Pledge
I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking,
my HEART to greater loyalty,
my HANDS to larger service,
And my HEALTH to greater living for my
club, my community, my country, and my world!!
