Welcome!!!! We are so excited to kick off the 2019 Beef Club Year!!
There is NO APRIL BEEF MEETING.
The May meeting will be Monday, May 20, 2019 at 7pm in the Sheep/Swine Arena.
The deadline for entering your steers and crossbred heifers into the 4-H Online system is MONDAY, APRIL 1st!! The deadline for purebred heifers is May 15, 2019.
Please make sure you put the full 840 Tag number into the system. Your numbers for the RFID tag should start with 840. This information should be on the sheet you all received when you brought your animals to weigh-in. You will also need the yellow county tag number we put in at weigh-in.
Please only list your animals once as this can get confusing for me at the fair if you enter them more than once as it creates duplicates in the system for me.
You will also need your premise ID handy. if you don't have one please contact the Indiana State Board of Animal Health to obtain a number. They are free, and it only takes a couple minutes to fill out the application. You can complete this by going to:
http://www.in.gov/boah/2642.htm
or by giving them a call at: 317-544-2400.
Also please don't forget to get your YQCA classes done. Every member needs to complete this as this needs to be completed by May 15, 2019.
If you still need to order shirts please email us. We will be taking the LAST orders at the May meeting but we would like to get as many as possible before then. T-Shirts are $10, Hoodies are $22.
Also, if you have a junior calf you would like to enter for the fair let one of us know so we can come out and enter it.
A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that helped at the preview or participated!!! We had a great turn out and had lots of fun! We are so glad to be able to put on this extra show for everyone to be able to get in an extra show before the fair. This project is a ton of work as you all know and I am so glad we are able to let you all have an extra opportunity to show off all your hard work! With that being said we couldn't put this show on with out all of our help many shows fail and only last a year or two because they can't get enough help! I know some of you I asked spur of the moment to help out and everyone was so willing; I truly appreciate this! THANK YOU!!!!!
One final note: THERE WILL BE NO APRIL BEEF MEETING. The next beef meeting will be MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019 in the Sheep/Swine Arena. If you need something before then let us know!
PLEASE ADD TO YOUR CALENDARS MAY 11, 2019 from 7a-11a is the Pancake Breakfast in the ribeye stand st the fairgrounds!!!!
There have been a few rule changes for this year. You may read these here:
Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club
Rule Changes 2018-19
1.There is a limit of two (2) market animals for each member that can be shown at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. There is no limit on the number of market animals that individuals or families may enroll. Individuals or family members must identify who is showing which market animal (s) at the fair entry or at the fair weigh in. These market animals must be weighed and enrolled at either the December or February dates with the approved five digit state yellow ID tag. RFID tags will be put in if necessary, at a cost of $5.00 per tag.
2. The leaders and advisory board members also recommend that the market animal (s) that
you show should be born from January thru May (2018) in order to meet the market animal minimum weight of 900 pounds at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair in order show or sell.
3. There will be no minimum number for any individual market animal breed at the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Show as long as the breed is recognized as a state fair market animal breed. Dairy breeds are not allowable breeds for any class at the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Show. Whenever the Indiana State Fair adds additional market animal breeds to their recognized breeds, then the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club will add it to their list of recognized breeds the following year.
4 All Angus, Belted Galloway, and Red Angus market animals must be polled. (No scurs) We will have clippers at the December and February weigh in's to check the above animals. We are also requiring that all market animals have their heads clipped before they come to the scales at the fair weigh in. Any market animal from the above list that is found to have scurs at either the December, February, or July fair weigh in, will be moved to the crossbred division.
5. All market animals must be de-horned and can only have scurs 1 inch or less.
6. Members may not enter more than two (2) heifers per age group per breed.
7. Grooming rule addition: No false switches (tails) and the use of artificial hair are prohibited. Only natural hair growing in its original location will be permitted.
Current grooming rule: Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club exhibitors may receive clipping and grooming assistance from members of their family who are no more than two generations removed from the exhibitor or from a current Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club exhibitor. (This rule would also include cousins) Temporary guardianships are not permitted and shall result in immediate disqualification. This rule will be effective as of 9:00 pm the first Sunday of the fair.
We have added 2 new additions:
1. Any current Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club parent.
2.
b. Must follow the fitting and grooming rules that apply to Elkhart County. (No false switches (tail) and the use of artificial hair are prohibited. Only natural hair growing in its original location will be permitted.
- The Beef Club leader, Beef Club Assistant leaders, and Beef Club Project leaders will
be in charge of administering and enforcing the rules.
- This rule will be in effect for 1 year and will be re- evaluated after the current fair.
Consequence of grooming rule violation:
Violation of the rules needs to be reported to a Beef Club leader, Assistant Beef Club leader (s), or a current advisory board member prior to the violator showing their animal. Violators may be disqualified from showing their animal. Any animal not shown during the 4-H show will not be allowed to sell in the 4-H Beef sale. Flagrant violators of county rules may be barred from exhibiting in future Elkhart County 4-H Beef shows. Completion of your 4-H year is dependent upon submitting a completed record book or a similar requirement. Showing your animal at the fair is not a requirement for completion.
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
There is NO APRIL BEEF MEETING.
The May meeting will be Monday, May 20, 2019 at 7pm in the Sheep/Swine Arena.
The deadline for entering your steers and crossbred heifers into the 4-H Online system is MONDAY, APRIL 1st!! The deadline for purebred heifers is May 15, 2019.
Please make sure you put the full 840 Tag number into the system. Your numbers for the RFID tag should start with 840. This information should be on the sheet you all received when you brought your animals to weigh-in. You will also need the yellow county tag number we put in at weigh-in.
Please only list your animals once as this can get confusing for me at the fair if you enter them more than once as it creates duplicates in the system for me.
You will also need your premise ID handy. if you don't have one please contact the Indiana State Board of Animal Health to obtain a number. They are free, and it only takes a couple minutes to fill out the application. You can complete this by going to:
http://www.in.gov/boah/2642.htm
or by giving them a call at: 317-544-2400.
Also please don't forget to get your YQCA classes done. Every member needs to complete this as this needs to be completed by May 15, 2019.
If you still need to order shirts please email us. We will be taking the LAST orders at the May meeting but we would like to get as many as possible before then. T-Shirts are $10, Hoodies are $22.
Also, if you have a junior calf you would like to enter for the fair let one of us know so we can come out and enter it.
A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that helped at the preview or participated!!! We had a great turn out and had lots of fun! We are so glad to be able to put on this extra show for everyone to be able to get in an extra show before the fair. This project is a ton of work as you all know and I am so glad we are able to let you all have an extra opportunity to show off all your hard work! With that being said we couldn't put this show on with out all of our help many shows fail and only last a year or two because they can't get enough help! I know some of you I asked spur of the moment to help out and everyone was so willing; I truly appreciate this! THANK YOU!!!!!
One final note: THERE WILL BE NO APRIL BEEF MEETING. The next beef meeting will be MONDAY, MAY 20, 2019 in the Sheep/Swine Arena. If you need something before then let us know!
PLEASE ADD TO YOUR CALENDARS MAY 11, 2019 from 7a-11a is the Pancake Breakfast in the ribeye stand st the fairgrounds!!!!
There have been a few rule changes for this year. You may read these here:
Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club
Rule Changes 2018-19
1.There is a limit of two (2) market animals for each member that can be shown at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. There is no limit on the number of market animals that individuals or families may enroll. Individuals or family members must identify who is showing which market animal (s) at the fair entry or at the fair weigh in. These market animals must be weighed and enrolled at either the December or February dates with the approved five digit state yellow ID tag. RFID tags will be put in if necessary, at a cost of $5.00 per tag.
2. The leaders and advisory board members also recommend that the market animal (s) that
you show should be born from January thru May (2018) in order to meet the market animal minimum weight of 900 pounds at the Elkhart County 4-H Fair in order show or sell.
3. There will be no minimum number for any individual market animal breed at the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Show as long as the breed is recognized as a state fair market animal breed. Dairy breeds are not allowable breeds for any class at the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Show. Whenever the Indiana State Fair adds additional market animal breeds to their recognized breeds, then the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club will add it to their list of recognized breeds the following year.
4 All Angus, Belted Galloway, and Red Angus market animals must be polled. (No scurs) We will have clippers at the December and February weigh in's to check the above animals. We are also requiring that all market animals have their heads clipped before they come to the scales at the fair weigh in. Any market animal from the above list that is found to have scurs at either the December, February, or July fair weigh in, will be moved to the crossbred division.
5. All market animals must be de-horned and can only have scurs 1 inch or less.
6. Members may not enter more than two (2) heifers per age group per breed.
7. Grooming rule addition: No false switches (tails) and the use of artificial hair are prohibited. Only natural hair growing in its original location will be permitted.
Current grooming rule: Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club exhibitors may receive clipping and grooming assistance from members of their family who are no more than two generations removed from the exhibitor or from a current Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club exhibitor. (This rule would also include cousins) Temporary guardianships are not permitted and shall result in immediate disqualification. This rule will be effective as of 9:00 pm the first Sunday of the fair.
We have added 2 new additions:
1. Any current Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club parent.
2.
- This rule would allow any past 10 year 4-H member, with a valid 5 year pass issued by the Elkhart County 4-H Fair Board, to help any current 4-H Beef Club member.
- They must have been a member of the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club for at least 1 year.
- This person must present the 5 year pass to the people in charge of administering the program. No 5 year pass – no wristband!!
- They will be given a wristband (put on the wrist by the people in charge of the program) and it must be worn the entire time you are fitting and grooming.
- They must sign and agree to the following rules:
b. Must follow the fitting and grooming rules that apply to Elkhart County. (No false switches (tail) and the use of artificial hair are prohibited. Only natural hair growing in its original location will be permitted.
- The Beef Club leader, Beef Club Assistant leaders, and Beef Club Project leaders will
be in charge of administering and enforcing the rules.
- This rule will be in effect for 1 year and will be re- evaluated after the current fair.
Consequence of grooming rule violation:
Violation of the rules needs to be reported to a Beef Club leader, Assistant Beef Club leader (s), or a current advisory board member prior to the violator showing their animal. Violators may be disqualified from showing their animal. Any animal not shown during the 4-H show will not be allowed to sell in the 4-H Beef sale. Flagrant violators of county rules may be barred from exhibiting in future Elkhart County 4-H Beef shows. Completion of your 4-H year is dependent upon submitting a completed record book or a similar requirement. Showing your animal at the fair is not a requirement for completion.
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!!
