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All participating youth are required to earn 2 education credits BEFORE June 30th in order to be eligible to participate in the 4-H shows and auction at the Northwestern Michigan Fair.
Youth may earn their 2 credits by attending in-person educational events
or completing 2 of the virtual options below.
Contact your species chair for approval if you have another opportunity
​you would like considered.
For Virtual Trainings:
Email your completed forms or specified requirements to
YOUR ​species chair at:
Dairy Feeders: Hannah Gaither: ghannah6115@gmail.com
Dogs: Gretchen Sauvage: ges5250@gmail.com
Goats: Beth Stephens: stitch2stitch4231@gmail.com
Horses: Mandy DePuy: mandydepuy@gmail.com AND
​            Alisa Forton: excaliburstables@gmail.com
Jr Beef: Amanda Wilkins: jrbeef4H@yahoo.com
​Large Beef: Crystal Breithaupt: ​cbreithaupt@hotmail.com
Lambs: sheepbarn4hnwmf@gmail.com
Llamas & Alpacas: Kathy Easter: ndalpacas@aol.com  AND
                           Renee Hobbins: hobbins@centurytel.net
Poultry: Lynn Henning: 4hchickenqueen@gmail.com
Rabbits & Cavies: Lisa Ralph: r4rabbitry@yahoo.com
​Swine: Nicki Brown: swinebarn4h@gmail.com

Educational Opportunities

General Education

MSU Extension: 4-H Youth Money Management
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to select a Money Management course.
  2. Select one of the 10 courses and follow the instructions to register.
  3. Participate in the interactive virtual course.
  4. Email your species chair with the following information:
    1. ​Which course did you participate in
    2. When did you complete the course
    3. A couple of sentences regarding what you learned.
  5. Your species chair and MSU staff must verify your participation before a credit will be awarded. Make sure to complete the entire course in order to receive credit.

Multiple Species

VIRTUAL: Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
http://yqca.org/
YQCA is designed as an annual education and certification program focused on food safety, animal well-being and character awareness for youth ages 8 to 21 producing and/or showing pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits, and poultry.
 Log on to the YQCA website using your MSU 4-H Online login information.
​Upon completing the course, send a digital copy of the certificate to your species chair
​Be sure to include your name and 4-H club.
NOTE: There is a $12 fee for this course. -
$3 Discount Coupons are available through the YQCA website

Cattle

VIRTUAL: Beef Quality Assurance
Beef Quality Assurance is a nationally coordinated, state implemented program that provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers and beef consumers of how common-sense husbandry techniques can be coupled with accepted scientific knowledge to raise cattle under optimum management and environmental conditions.
To earn your credit, follow the steps listed at: 
​Beef Quality Assurance LMS - Home (beeflearningcenter.org)
​Upon completing the course, send a digital copy of the certificate to your species chair to receive your 1 Education Credit.
​Be sure to include your name and 4-H club.
VIRTUAL: Beef Farm Tour -
​University of Wisconsin Arlington & Lancaster Research Stations
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to take the Virtual Farm Tour
  2. Write a 1 page summary telling us what you learned from the field trip.
  3. Email your summary to your species chair. Be sure to include your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.
VIRTUAL: NDSU Extension Virtual Showmanship Clinic
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to watch the presentation.
  2. Write a 1 page summary telling us at least 3 things you learned from the clinic.
  3. Email your summary to your species chair. Be sure to include your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.
VIRTUAL: NC State University - Cattle Selection
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to watch the presentation.
  2. Write a 1 page summary telling us what you learned about selecting your calf.
  3. Email the summary to your species chair. Include your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.

Dogs

Goats

Horses

Lambs

IN-PERSON: Showmanship Clinic
Date: Saturday, June 25th
Time: 10:00am - 1:00 pm
Where: Haberlein Arena
Join this practice session to learn & review your lamb showmanship techniques.

Llamas & Alpacas

VIRTUAL: Purdue University: Learning About Llamas
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to watch the presentation.
  2. Write a short summary telling us what 3 things you learned about llamas.
  3. Email the summary to your species chair. Include your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.
VIRTUAL: Alpaca & Llama Show Association Handbook
Design an Obstacle or Pack Course
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Read the ALSA Handbook HERE
  2. Design an Obstacle or Pack Course according to the Course Requirements listed in the Handbook.
  3. Provide a description of your course and explain why each obstacle was chosen.
  4. Email your course description and explanation to your species chair. Include your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.
VIRTUAL: Lamafest 2018 Costume Class
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to watch the Lamafest 2018 Costume Class.
  2. Design a costume, along with a story, and then explain how you would train your animal to wear the costume.
  3. Email your costume design, story, and training procedures to your species chair. Include your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.
IN-PERSON: Obstacle Clinic
Join this practice session to learn how to navigate an obstacle course with your 4-H llama or alpaca project.
Date: June 29th
Time: 5:00 - 7:30 pm
Where: Llama/Alpaca Barn at the NWMI Fair

Poultry

IN PERSON: 4-H Poultry & Rabbits - Daily Care & Showmanship
Sunday, June 26th @ 3:30pm - 5:30pm
AND
​6:00pm - 8:00pm
Poultry Barn - Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds
VIRTUAL: NDSU Extension Virtual Showmanship Clinic
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to watch the presentation.
  2. Write a 1 page summary telling us at least 3 things you learned from the clinic.
  3. Email your summary to your species chair. Be sure to include your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.

Rabbits & Cavies

IN PERSON: 4-H Poultry & Rabbits - Daily Care & Showmanship
Sunday, June 26th @ 3:30pm - 5:30pm
AND
​6:00pm - 8:00pm
Poultry Barn - Northwestern Michigan Fairgrounds

Swine