**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:
Monday, November 18, 2019-- Meeting Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
Tuesday, November 26, 2019--Hacienda Day Elkhart Hacienda
Friday-Sunday, December 6-8, 2019--Hoosier Beef Congress
Saturday, December 14, 2019--First Weigh-in Shipshewana Auction Barn 9am-12pm
Wednesday, January 15, 2020-- DEADLINE to ENROLL in 4-H
http://in.4honline.com
Monday, January 20, 2020-- Fairfield High School 7pm
Saturday, Feburary 1, 2020--9:30am-12:30pm Bottle Cap Cleaning Sheep/Swine Arena
Saturday, February 22, 2020--9a-12p--Shipshewana Auction Barn
(Weigh-in takes the place of our February meeting)
Monday, March 16, 2020--7pm Beef Meeting Sheep/Swine
Saturday, March 28, 2020--Northern Classic Preview Show -Details TBA
Geranium Orders Due First Week in April
April 1, 2020-- Steer ID and Commercial Heifer ID DNA Complete in 4-H online
Monday, April 20, 2020-- Beef Meeting Sheep/Swine Arena 7pm
April TBA , 2020-- Geranium Pick up at Fairgrounds
Saturday, April 25, 2020 9:30am-12:30pm--Bottle Cap Cleaning Sheep/Swine Arena
Saturday, May 9, 2020– Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
Friday, May 15, 2020--Heifer ID needs to be completed in 4H online
Friday, May 15, 2020--YQCA Training needs to be completed
Monday, May 18, 2020-- Beef Meeting Beef Arena 7pm
Monday, June 15, 2020--7pm--Beef/Dairy Arena, Stall Rent Due $20 for market animals, $10 for purebred heifers
July 8, 2020--Fair Entry Needs Completed
Thursday, July 16, 2020--6:30pm--Ag Hall/Scholarships Due
(This is the carry-in dinner)
Wednesday, July 22, 2020--6pm--Beef Barn Work Night
Thursday, July 23, 2020-- Bring Cattle to the Fair/Final Weigh-in (optional)
Friday, July 24, 2020--Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club Carcass Show Scanning
Friday, July 24, 2020--Saturday, August 1, 2020--FAIR WEEK
Friday, July 24--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 25, 2020--Bill George Memorial Open Show 9:00am
(Senior/Junior 4-H Showmanship)
Monday, July 27, 2020-- Elkhart County 4-H Beef Show 2:30pm
(Beginner/Greenhand 4-H Showmanship)
Friday, July 31, 2020-- Elkhart County 4-H Beef Auction
August 7-9, 2020--Beef Show at the Indiana State Fair
Saturday, August 15, 2020--Beef Banquet Nelson's Banquet Hall, Wakarusa, IN
STATE FAIR AND ELKHART COUNTY STEER BREED CLASSIFICATION
Breed//Minimum Percentage
Angus
100%
must be polled no scurs
Belted Galloway
50%
Must be polled no scurs
Must be sired by a registered Belted Galloway Bull
Must exhibit Belted Galloway breed characteristics
Charolais
50%
Black, Black Baldie, Dark Gray and Red are not permissible
Chianina
Registerable
Gelbvieh
50%
Must be sired by a registered Gelbvieh Bull
Hereford
100%
Limousin
Registerable
Maine
25%
Market Heifer
No Breeds Shown by weight
Red Angus
87%
Category 1
Must be polled no scurs Must be red
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
No breeds shown by weight
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
All of the above market animals must weigh at least 900 pounds at the fair weigh in to be able to show or sell.
We do not require registration papers on market animals, unless there is a question about their breed at either the December or February weigh-ins.
STATE FAIR AND ELKHART COUNTY HEIFER BREED CLASSIFICATION
Breed//Minimum Precentage
Angus
100%
Must be polled no scurs
Belted Galloway
100%
Must be polled no scurs
Charolais
100%
Chianina
Registerable
Gelbvieh
75%
Registered balancer-25%-75% Gelbvieh blood
Hereford
100%
Limousin
75%
Maine
75%
Maintainer
Registerable 25%
Red Angus
100%
Category 1
Must be polled no scurs
Red Poll
100%
Salers
50%
Santa Gertrudis
100%
Shorthorn
93.75%
Shorthorn Plus
Registerable 50%
Simmental
76% and above
Sim Solution
Registerable
50-75%
Crossbred
No breeds shown by weight
All registered heifers must have a registration paper other than crossbreds.
Note: As per our beef club rules, we do not add a state fair additional breed until the year following the year that the state fair adds it.
Here is a Link to the Elkhart County 4-H Beef Club Rules 2019-2020:
| 4-h_beef_club_rules_2020.pdf |
