December 16, 2019
Kansas Junior Producer Day Registration Open
The Kansas Junior Producer Days will be hosted on the Kansas State University campus in Weber Hall. Since 2020 is an even year, we will be hosting beef and sheep junior days. These events are one-day educational programs for youth, parents, project leaders, and agents to learn about selecting and managing a youth livestock project. For both days, tentative topics include selection, nutrition, meat science, health,grooming and showmanship. There will also be an opportunity for youth to become certified in Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA), which is the new, national, multi-specie youth livestock quality assurance program required for exhibitors participating in the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive or Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS).
The optional instructor-led YQCA session will take place at the conclusion of each junior producer day. Junior Beef Producer Day is scheduled for Saturday, February 29. The early registration deadline is February 7. The Junior Sheep Producer Day will be hosted on Saturday, March 14, with registration being due February 21. Registration is $15 per person and is now open for both events! Participants may sign up online at http://bit.ly/ksuasiregister, or by completing and mailing the bottom portion of the flyer posted on the KSU youth livestock program website, under Junior Producer Days. All attendees must register, including youth and adults. Participants must sign up by the appropriate deadline to be guaranteed a t-shirt. For more information about either program, please contact Lexie Hayes (adhayes@ksu.edu or 785-532-1264.