**The Beef Club meets Every Third Monday of the Month**
We mainly meet in the Sheep/Swine Arena at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds at 7pm.
Any changes to the meeting place or time can be found on the home page in the announcement section.
There are a few months where the meetings will be on different dates and times.
Here is a tentative schedule for the upcoming year:
Saturday, December 8, 2018--First Weigh-in Shipshewana Auction Barn 9am-12pm
Tuesday, January 15, 2019-- DEADLINE to ENROLL in 4-H
http://in.4honline.com
Monday, January 21, 2019-- Meeting Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
Saturday, February 16, 2019--9a-12p--Shipshewana Auction Barn
(Weigh-in takes the place of our February meeting)
Monday, March 18, 2019--7pm Sheep/Swine
Sunday, March 24, 2019--Northern Classic Preview Show -Details TBA
Geranium Orders Due First Week in April
April 1, 2019-- Steer ID and Commercial Heifer ID DNA Complete in 4-H online
Monday, April 15, 2019-- Possible Meeting will be in the Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
April TBA , 2019-- Geranium Pick up at Fairgrounds
May 11, 2019– Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
May 15, 2019--Heifer ID needs to be completed in 4H online
Monday, May 20, 2019-- Beef Meeting Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
June 8, 2019--Hoof Trimming-Beef/Dairy Arena all day-Sign up for Time
Monday, June 17, 2019--7pm--Beef/Dairy (Show Ring), Stall Rent Due
July 1, 2019--Fair Entry Needs Completed
Thursday, July 11, 2019--6:30pm--Ag Hall
(This is the carry-in dinner)
Wednesday, July 17, 2019--6pm--Beef Barn Work Night
Thursday, July 18, 2019-- Bring Cattle to the Fair/Final Weigh-in (optional)
Friday, July 19, 2019-- All Cattle Must be in the Barn by 12:00pm
Friday, July 19, 2019--Saturday, July 27, 2019--FAIR WEEK
Friday, July 19--FAIR- ALL Cattle must be in the barn by 12pm
Weigh-in 12:00pm-1:00pm
Registration: 12:00pm
(Guilt showmen and queen contestants get to go first)
Saturday, July 20, 2019--Northern Classic Open Show
Monday, July 22, 2019-- 4-H Beef Show
Friday, July 26, 2019-- 4-H Beef Auction
Saturday, August 10, 2019--Beef Banquet Nelson's Banquet Hall, Wakarusa, IN
STATE FAIR AND ELKHART COUNTY STEER BREED CLASSIFICATION
Breed//Minimum Percentage
Angus
100%
Belted Galloway
50% Must be polled
Must be sired by a registered Belted Galloway Bull
Charolais
50%
Chianina
Registerable
Gelbvieh
50%
Must be sired by a registered Gelbvieh Bull
Hereford
100%
Limousin
50%
Maine
25%
Red Angus
87%
Must be sired by a registered Red Angus Bull
Red Poll
100%
Salers
50%
Santa Gertrudis
100%
Shorthorn
93.75%
Shorthorn Plus
50%
Simmental
50%
Crossbred
AOB (Must be 3 steers by Feb. weigh-in)
The breed must also be a state fair breed listed above. (Except Crossbred)
For example: 2 Salers & 1 Red Poll
STATE FAIR AND ELKHART COUNTY HEIFER BREED CLASSIFICATION
Breed//Minimum Precentage
Angus
100%
Belted Galloway
100%
Charolais
100%
Chianina
Registerable
Gelbvieh
75%
Hereford
100%
Limousin
75%
Maine
75%
Maintainer
Registerable
Red Angus
100%
Red Poll
100%
Salers
50%
Santa Gertrudis
100%
Shorthorn
93.75%
Shorthorn Plus
Registerable 50%
Simmental
76%
Sim Solution
Registerable
Crossbred
We mainly meet in the Sheep/Swine Arena at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds at 7pm.
Any changes to the meeting place or time can be found on the home page in the announcement section.
There are a few months where the meetings will be on different dates and times.
Here is a tentative schedule for the upcoming year:
Saturday, December 8, 2018--First Weigh-in Shipshewana Auction Barn 9am-12pm
Tuesday, January 15, 2019-- DEADLINE to ENROLL in 4-H
http://in.4honline.com
Monday, January 21, 2019-- Meeting Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
Saturday, February 16, 2019--9a-12p--Shipshewana Auction Barn
(Weigh-in takes the place of our February meeting)
Monday, March 18, 2019--7pm Sheep/Swine
Sunday, March 24, 2019--Northern Classic Preview Show -Details TBA
Geranium Orders Due First Week in April
April 1, 2019-- Steer ID and Commercial Heifer ID DNA Complete in 4-H online
Monday, April 15, 2019-- Possible Meeting will be in the Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
April TBA , 2019-- Geranium Pick up at Fairgrounds
May 11, 2019– Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
May 15, 2019--Heifer ID needs to be completed in 4H online
Monday, May 20, 2019-- Beef Meeting Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
June 8, 2019--Hoof Trimming-Beef/Dairy Arena all day-Sign up for Time
Monday, June 17, 2019--7pm--Beef/Dairy (Show Ring), Stall Rent Due
July 1, 2019--Fair Entry Needs Completed
Thursday, July 11, 2019--6:30pm--Ag Hall
(This is the carry-in dinner)
Wednesday, July 17, 2019--6pm--Beef Barn Work Night
Thursday, July 18, 2019-- Bring Cattle to the Fair/Final Weigh-in (optional)
Friday, July 19, 2019-- All Cattle Must be in the Barn by 12:00pm
Friday, July 19, 2019--Saturday, July 27, 2019--FAIR WEEK
Friday, July 19--FAIR- ALL Cattle must be in the barn by 12pm
Weigh-in 12:00pm-1:00pm
Registration: 12:00pm
(Guilt showmen and queen contestants get to go first)
Saturday, July 20, 2019--Northern Classic Open Show
Monday, July 22, 2019-- 4-H Beef Show
Friday, July 26, 2019-- 4-H Beef Auction
Saturday, August 10, 2019--Beef Banquet Nelson's Banquet Hall, Wakarusa, IN
STATE FAIR AND ELKHART COUNTY STEER BREED CLASSIFICATION
Breed//Minimum Percentage
Angus
100%
Belted Galloway
50% Must be polled
Must be sired by a registered Belted Galloway Bull
Charolais
50%
Chianina
Registerable
Gelbvieh
50%
Must be sired by a registered Gelbvieh Bull
Hereford
100%
Limousin
50%
Maine
25%
Red Angus
87%
Must be sired by a registered Red Angus Bull
Red Poll
100%
Salers
50%
Santa Gertrudis
100%
Shorthorn
93.75%
Shorthorn Plus
50%
Simmental
50%
Crossbred
AOB (Must be 3 steers by Feb. weigh-in)
The breed must also be a state fair breed listed above. (Except Crossbred)
For example: 2 Salers & 1 Red Poll
STATE FAIR AND ELKHART COUNTY HEIFER BREED CLASSIFICATION
Breed//Minimum Precentage
Angus
100%
Belted Galloway
100%
Charolais
100%
Chianina
Registerable
Gelbvieh
75%
Hereford
100%
Limousin
75%
Maine
75%
Maintainer
Registerable
Red Angus
100%
Red Poll
100%
Salers
50%
Santa Gertrudis
100%
Shorthorn
93.75%
Shorthorn Plus
Registerable 50%
Simmental
76%
Sim Solution
Registerable
Crossbred
** Here are the 2017-2018 4-H Beef Club Rules**
