Upcoming Dates
Montgomery County 4-H Fair Information
Fairgrounds are located at Riverside Park in Independence, KS. Google map pinpoint of the main 4-H building can be found HERE
Concession Stand Shift Sign Up
LINK to FAIR WEBSITE- including fair entry video, study materials, fair forms, camping and more!
4-H CAMPS
Registered for camp? All particpants will recieve a packet in the mail mid-May with more details and payment information!
Cedar Bluff day camp only for 2021 (8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.)- Local camp for ages 9-13 on June 23rd. Outdoor games, savenger hunts, rocket building, coding, swimming, campfire, dance and more. $55 or $10 for those that gave a talk/demo at club days. Adult helpers, teenage counselors and campers register at this link: https://kstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8D5Hs4DzTy2GXSS
WILDCAT 4-H LIVESTOCK JUDGING CAMPS
June 10th- Beginners camp for all ages. 1/2 day.
June 21st -Advanced camp 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Contact Livestock Judging coach Cara Comstock at 620-784-5337 or cjcomstock@ksu.edu for more information
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
Youth will learn about reading feed tags, giving shots, and more! Classes open to all youth as a learning opportunity regardless of where you plan to show!
YQCA training is required for youth (ages 7-21) who will be showing livestock at the Kansas State Fair or the Kansas Junior Livestock Show. The YQCA website is, https://yqca.learngrow.io. Use your 4-H Online user name and password to login. Instructions for signing up for classes and printing completed certificate: click here.
Contact Katie at krohling@ksu.edu or 620-778-4616 to make arrangements to get tags!
Nomination deadlines:
Market Steers and Market Heifers: May 1st
Commercial Heifers: June 15
Registered Breeding heifers: N/A
Market Lambs and Commercial Ewes: June 15
Registered Breeding Ewes: N/A
Market Hogs: June 15
Purebred Breeding Gilts: N/A
Commercial Breeding Gilts: June 15
ALL Meat Goats: June 15
(no registered breeding doe show)
Tagging instructions, checklists, declaration and nomination paperwork will be printed for you and delivered with your tags or you can print it yourself at: https://www.asi.k-state.edu/research-and-extension/youth-programs/nominated-livestock/
4-H at your Fingertips
Download the Wildcat District 4-H on the Go App now!
Online meeting tips for 4-H Clubs
If your club needs to hold online meetings vs in-person for any reason we recommend Zoom and tips for setting up a zoom meeting safely are included in this tip sheet. A basic zoom account has a 40 minute time limit 4-H agents can help you set up the meeting with our K-State emails to bypass the time limit. Let us know how we can help you!
Instructions for creating a virtual zoom background and uploading to zoom
Clover virtual zoom background ready to use
