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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

VIRTUAL: 4-H Youth Money Management
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Click HERE to select a course
  2. Register and attend or complete the online course requirements
  3. Email your species chair with the following information:
    1. Your name, 4-H club, and 4-H age.
    2. Which course you attended
    3. The date you completed the course

Multiple Species

IN PERSON: 4-H Exploration Days
June 22nd - 24th
Watch for more information at:
https://www.canr.msu.edu/4_h_exploration_days/
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

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

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: ARBA Shows
ARBA SHOW DATES
​April 2nd - Evart
April 9th - Adrian
April 23rd - Lapeer
May 7th - Chesaning
May 14th - Jackson
May 21st - Alma
More information at ARBA.net
To Earn 1 Credit:
  1. Participate in any of these ARBA Shows....Send a copy of your registration and a photo of you at the show....Be sure to tell us how you did!
  2. Attend an ARBA Show as a spectator. Get an "Education Credit Receipt" signed by someone running the show OR Send us a brief written summary of what you learned from watching.

Swine