November 16, 2023
Registration Open for K-State Junior Producer Days
The 2024 K‐State Junior Producer Day dates have been set and registration is now open! We are excited to host families on campus again this spring! The K‐State Junior Beef Producer Day will be Saturday, March 2, with K‐State Junior Sheep Producer Day scheduled for Saturday, March 16. Both events will be hosted in Weber Arena on the K‐State campus in Manhattan. These events are one‐day educational events for families to learn more about the selection and management of a specific specie. Beef and sheep events are hosted in even years, with swine and meat goat days in odd years. Youth, adults, extension agents, project leaders, and volunteers of all ages and skill levels are invited to attend! Presentations will be provided by K‐State faculty, staff, students, extension agents, former exhibitors, and guest speakers. Topics will range from selection, to nutrition, to meat science, reproduction, health, clipping and grooming, and showmanship.
This is a family learning event! Everyone who plans to attend must register, including both youth and adults. The cost is $20/person by the deadline, or $25 after the deadline, for both events. Only those who register by the appropriate deadline will receive a t‐shirt. Junior Beef Producer Day registrations are due February 12, with Junior Sheep being due February 26. Registration is open now and can be completed online using this link: http://bit.ly/ksuasiregister. Junior Producer Day event registrations are non-refundable.
An optional YQCA instructor‐led training and state livestock nomination session will be offered at the end of each program. Specific details about the YQCA certification will be shared directly with those who indicate through their registration that they plan to stay for the additional class. More information about the junior day events, including each of the flyers, are available on the @ksuylp Facebook page and the KSU YLP website, under Events > Junior Producer Days.
For more information, contact Lexie Hayes at adhayes@ksu.edu or 785‐532‐1264.