4-H and FFA market beef weigh-in

4-H and FFA beef project members are reminded of the Market Beef Weigh-In to be held Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8:30-11 a.m. at the Kalona Sales Barn.

Ten calves may be weighed in for the county fair and out-of-county events. Washington County Fair Market Beef classes include purebred steers, crossbred steers, produce steers (produce of heifer or cow project in a previous year project), returning bucket-bottle market heifer and steer, market heifer, dairy steer, and single source steer (down payment required by deadline).

Any bucket-bottle calf project shown the previous fair (2018) and weighed in for the upcoming fair (2019) is eligible to be entered in the Returning Bucket Bottle Classes, Market Beef classes or the Dairy Steer class for the 2019 County Fair.

Breeding Heifers do not need to be weighed at the December weigh-in.

Required information for purebred calves being nominated for Iowa State Fair and/or Ak-Sar-Ben:

' Breed identified

' Sire name

' Sire registration number

' Tattoo

Required information for purebred market calves for county fair only:

' Breed identified

' Signed affidavit from the producer, verifying this calf could be registered

' Or registration papers

For purebred calves showing at the County Fair only exhibitors are not required to register steers with the breed association to show in a purebred class. If not registered with the association, an affidavit provided by the Extension Office must be signed by the producer verifying that the animal could be registered. Any breed recognize under the Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association will be recognized.

If the above information is not provided by Jan. 31, it will be assumed the calf is a crossbred.

Please contact the Washington County Extension Office ahead of time if families will be attending from a neighboring county 4-H program or if your family must attend another weigh-in location due to schedule conflicts.

For more information about 4-H or the Market Beef project or weigh-in, please contact the Washington County Extension Office, 319-653-4811. Volunteers are always welcome, contact the Extension Office for details.