Swine
Welcome to the Swine Barn!
Fair Week Expectations
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Decorate and prepare pens with sawdust.
Give your pig a good bath before coming to the Fairgrounds.
SATURDAY
Bring your clean pig to the Fairgrounds.
Ear tag must be CLEAN and readable.
REQUIRED to unload - Swine Health Record and PQA Card (if not on file).
Your pig will be weighed when you unload.
Jot down the weight and take your pig to its pen.
Attend Barn Meeting
Attend Meeting in Grandstands.
Washing Pigs-Adult must be present.
SUNDAY
Green/White Market Card must be up in your pen.
Washing Pigs-Adult must be present.
ARENA SET UP--For shows on Monday and Tuesday-- Approx 9pm
Please help us out, if you are on the grounds, parents, leaders, and 4-Her's.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Back tags will be available in the back of the barn.
Clean show clothes-button down shirt or polo, jeans-no holes, please,
work type boot or shoe.
Know your class or division number.
Monday is all about you and your knowledge of your project.
Tuesday is all about your pig and how it will end up in the market.
PARENTS/LEADERS - We need 2 - 3 volunteers from each club per show.
CLEAN BARN AFTER SHOWS--it is everyone's responsibility.
WEDNESDAY
SMILE--IT"S PICTURE DAY--PLEASE DO NOT FEED PIGS
UNTIL PICTURES ARE FININSHED.
All clubs are responsible to help their club with pictures.
Bring some treats and feed for your pigs.
Collect your ribbons and wear club shirts.
CLEAN BARN-after all pictures are taken.
Sit in your pen in the evening and speak to potential buyers.
THURSDAY
AUCTION DAY
Gather your ribbons and sell your pig.
Remember to thank your buyer after you put your pig away.
A small gift and thank you card can be given to your buyer.
GREEN /WHITE MARKET CARD--add your buyer and price per lb.
Sit in the arena and cheer on your friends.
CLEAN BARN--after last pig is auctioned off.
SATURDAY
Leaders Only--You may pick up your trucking papers in the back of the barn.
SUNDAY
Be in your pen by 6am with your paperwork. Do not take down your
market card until your pig has been loaded. Clean your pen before
your leave.
Decorate and prepare pens with sawdust.
Give your pig a good bath before coming to the Fairgrounds.
SATURDAY
Bring your clean pig to the Fairgrounds.
Ear tag must be CLEAN and readable.
REQUIRED to unload - Swine Health Record and PQA Card (if not on file).
Your pig will be weighed when you unload.
Jot down the weight and take your pig to its pen.
Attend Barn Meeting
Attend Meeting in Grandstands.
Washing Pigs-Adult must be present.
SUNDAY
Green/White Market Card must be up in your pen.
Washing Pigs-Adult must be present.
ARENA SET UP--For shows on Monday and Tuesday-- Approx 9pm
Please help us out, if you are on the grounds, parents, leaders, and 4-Her's.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Back tags will be available in the back of the barn.
Clean show clothes-button down shirt or polo, jeans-no holes, please,
work type boot or shoe.
Know your class or division number.
Monday is all about you and your knowledge of your project.
Tuesday is all about your pig and how it will end up in the market.
PARENTS/LEADERS - We need 2 - 3 volunteers from each club per show.
CLEAN BARN AFTER SHOWS--it is everyone's responsibility.
WEDNESDAY
SMILE--IT"S PICTURE DAY--PLEASE DO NOT FEED PIGS
UNTIL PICTURES ARE FININSHED.
All clubs are responsible to help their club with pictures.
Bring some treats and feed for your pigs.
Collect your ribbons and wear club shirts.
CLEAN BARN-after all pictures are taken.
Sit in your pen in the evening and speak to potential buyers.
THURSDAY
AUCTION DAY
Gather your ribbons and sell your pig.
Remember to thank your buyer after you put your pig away.
A small gift and thank you card can be given to your buyer.
GREEN /WHITE MARKET CARD--add your buyer and price per lb.
Sit in the arena and cheer on your friends.
CLEAN BARN--after last pig is auctioned off.
SATURDAY
Leaders Only--You may pick up your trucking papers in the back of the barn.
SUNDAY
Be in your pen by 6am with your paperwork. Do not take down your
market card until your pig has been loaded. Clean your pen before
your leave.
2016 Swine Registration Information
TO: All 4-H Leaders with 4-H Members Raising 4-H Animals
FROM: Stacey Clous and Kim Franke - 4-H Swine Species Chair and Assistant
Darrel Robinson, Mark Barley, Nancy Schroeder, Kelly Kraeft and Keri Bancroft - 4-H Livestock Council Officers
Karin Stevens, Susan Lee and Barbara Duvall - 4-H Staff
RE: Changes to the 2016 NWM 4-H Swine Program
Raising and showing 4-H swine at the Northwestern Michigan Fair keeps getting more popular every year! Take a look at our growth:
2010 - 186 swine
2011 - 204 swine
2012 - 244 swine
2013 - 264 swine
2014 - 283 swine
2015 - 293 swine
That is a whopping 58% increase in just 5 years! Yahoo! However, the growth has also strained the capacity of the swine barn to house all the animals. We need to be strategic and fair in how we handle the increasing number of participants in the swine project.
As you may be aware, the 4-H Species Chair and assistant and the Fair’s Superintendent of Swine and assistants spent many hours drafting a proposal. Two additional meetings were held - November 30 to elicit input from leaders, parents and 4-H members and on December 23 with 4-H staff. A wide range of ideas were suggested; thank you to those who attended and shared ideas. The 4-H Council leadership listened and is trying to accommodate as many viewpoints as possible. The goal is to limit the number of swine to the capacity of the swine barn in the most fair and equitable way possible.
4-H is all about learning and responsibility. Thus we have decided to strengthen the learning experience for 4-H members.
The expectations of all 4-H members raising swine are (new expectations are in italics):
v The registration deadline for 4-H swine is the 4-H Livestock Council meeting in February (2/1/2016).
Completed registrations can be:
Ø mailed to the Grand Traverse or Leelanau MSU Extension office postmarked no later than Friday, January 29;
Ø OR scanned and emailed to 4-H staff (steve552@msu.edu or collierr@msu.edu) by 4:00 p.m. on February 1;
Ø OR hand-delivered to the Grand Traverse or Leelanau MSU Extension office by 4:00 p.m. on February 1;
Ø OR handed to a 4-H staff at the February 1 Livestock Council meeting.
Ø Registrations may be submitted to 4-H staff prior to the February 1 deadline; early registration is encouraged.
Ø No swine registrations will be accepted after the February 1 Livestock Council meeting has adjourned.
v There are two new 4-H swine registration forms --- one for individual members and one for the 4-H club; see attached. Both forms must be submitted by the deadline above. The forms will be posted on the 4-H Livestock Council website as well as the Animal Science page of theGrand Traverse County 4-H and Leelanau County 4-H websites in early January.
v Space in the swine barn is at a premium - there are only 193 pens thus it is essential that whenever possible each pen house 2 pigs. Pigs that are raised on the same property will be housed together at the fair. On the 4-H club registration form (mentioned above), 4-H members must identify what pigs are being housed together. Note that at home the pigs do not need to be housed in the same pen but must be in pens next to or very near each other.
v Ear tagging of all 4-H swine will be handled differently in 2016. A team will be stationed at the NWM fairgrounds on two dates in May (Tuesday, May 10 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.). All 4-H swine must be ear tagged on one of these two dates. A scale will be available so that members can also weigh their pig at that time.
v This year 4-H’ers are allowed to tag and raise a second pig ($10 fee for second tag which must be paid on tagging day); all the members in that immediate family can choose and bring the best pigs to the fair.
v If a pig becomes sick or dies, it may be possible to replace it; the deadline for replacements is May 31. Members should contact their club leader who should contact the swine Species Chair for approval of the replacement.
v All swine members must have their PQA (Pork Quality Assurance) certification up-to-date. One PQA training has been set for Sunday, March 6; time and location will be determined soon. An additional opportunity to certify or re-certify will be announced when the date is confirmed.
v All swine members are required to attend a minimum of 1 additional 4-H swine-related learning opportunity prior to June 1. Several opportunities will be offered locally; a list of qualifying opportunities will be available in late-January. The Beef/Sheep/Swine workshop at the 4-H Kettunen Center (February 20-21) is one opportunity that will qualify to meet this requirement; the workshop is open to teens 13 (by 1/1/16) and older and adults; registration is currently open. Those members who have not completed this educational requirement before the June 1 deadline will be excused from the program and will not be allowed to bring their pig to the fair. Complete the Education Receipt and turn in to Stacey Clous.
v All swine members must complete two hours of work during one of the work bees scheduled on the NWM fairgrounds prior to fair. Any member who has not participated in a work bee will be excused from the program and will not be able to bring his/her pig to the fair.
v Acceptable swine market weight is 215-300 lbs. Members who have swine that weigh less than 215 pounds or more than 300 pounds at weigh-in on Saturday will still participate in the appropriate 4-H showmanship class, however they will not participate in 4-H market classes, the 4-H auction and the animals cannot be sold by private treaty. The member will be expected to remove the animal from the fairgrounds at the end of fair week.
v Refer to the current 4-H Livestock Guidebook for additional requirements regarding member’s age, animal’s age, possession date, vaccination, swine health record, replacements, worming, showmanship, clothing, etc. The new requirements outlined here will be incorporated into the Guidebook this month and the updated version will be posted by February 1.
TO: All 4-H Leaders with 4-H Members Raising 4-H Animals
FROM: Stacey Clous and Kim Franke - 4-H Swine Species Chair and Assistant
Darrel Robinson, Mark Barley, Nancy Schroeder, Kelly Kraeft and Keri Bancroft - 4-H Livestock Council Officers
Karin Stevens, Susan Lee and Barbara Duvall - 4-H Staff
RE: Changes to the 2016 NWM 4-H Swine Program
Raising and showing 4-H swine at the Northwestern Michigan Fair keeps getting more popular every year! Take a look at our growth:
2010 - 186 swine
2011 - 204 swine
2012 - 244 swine
2013 - 264 swine
2014 - 283 swine
2015 - 293 swine
That is a whopping 58% increase in just 5 years! Yahoo! However, the growth has also strained the capacity of the swine barn to house all the animals. We need to be strategic and fair in how we handle the increasing number of participants in the swine project.
As you may be aware, the 4-H Species Chair and assistant and the Fair’s Superintendent of Swine and assistants spent many hours drafting a proposal. Two additional meetings were held - November 30 to elicit input from leaders, parents and 4-H members and on December 23 with 4-H staff. A wide range of ideas were suggested; thank you to those who attended and shared ideas. The 4-H Council leadership listened and is trying to accommodate as many viewpoints as possible. The goal is to limit the number of swine to the capacity of the swine barn in the most fair and equitable way possible.
4-H is all about learning and responsibility. Thus we have decided to strengthen the learning experience for 4-H members.
The expectations of all 4-H members raising swine are (new expectations are in italics):
v The registration deadline for 4-H swine is the 4-H Livestock Council meeting in February (2/1/2016).
Completed registrations can be:
Ø mailed to the Grand Traverse or Leelanau MSU Extension office postmarked no later than Friday, January 29;
Ø OR scanned and emailed to 4-H staff (steve552@msu.edu or collierr@msu.edu) by 4:00 p.m. on February 1;
Ø OR hand-delivered to the Grand Traverse or Leelanau MSU Extension office by 4:00 p.m. on February 1;
Ø OR handed to a 4-H staff at the February 1 Livestock Council meeting.
Ø Registrations may be submitted to 4-H staff prior to the February 1 deadline; early registration is encouraged.
Ø No swine registrations will be accepted after the February 1 Livestock Council meeting has adjourned.
v There are two new 4-H swine registration forms --- one for individual members and one for the 4-H club; see attached. Both forms must be submitted by the deadline above. The forms will be posted on the 4-H Livestock Council website as well as the Animal Science page of theGrand Traverse County 4-H and Leelanau County 4-H websites in early January.
v Space in the swine barn is at a premium - there are only 193 pens thus it is essential that whenever possible each pen house 2 pigs. Pigs that are raised on the same property will be housed together at the fair. On the 4-H club registration form (mentioned above), 4-H members must identify what pigs are being housed together. Note that at home the pigs do not need to be housed in the same pen but must be in pens next to or very near each other.
v Ear tagging of all 4-H swine will be handled differently in 2016. A team will be stationed at the NWM fairgrounds on two dates in May (Tuesday, May 10 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.). All 4-H swine must be ear tagged on one of these two dates. A scale will be available so that members can also weigh their pig at that time.
v This year 4-H’ers are allowed to tag and raise a second pig ($10 fee for second tag which must be paid on tagging day); all the members in that immediate family can choose and bring the best pigs to the fair.
v If a pig becomes sick or dies, it may be possible to replace it; the deadline for replacements is May 31. Members should contact their club leader who should contact the swine Species Chair for approval of the replacement.
v All swine members must have their PQA (Pork Quality Assurance) certification up-to-date. One PQA training has been set for Sunday, March 6; time and location will be determined soon. An additional opportunity to certify or re-certify will be announced when the date is confirmed.
v All swine members are required to attend a minimum of 1 additional 4-H swine-related learning opportunity prior to June 1. Several opportunities will be offered locally; a list of qualifying opportunities will be available in late-January. The Beef/Sheep/Swine workshop at the 4-H Kettunen Center (February 20-21) is one opportunity that will qualify to meet this requirement; the workshop is open to teens 13 (by 1/1/16) and older and adults; registration is currently open. Those members who have not completed this educational requirement before the June 1 deadline will be excused from the program and will not be allowed to bring their pig to the fair. Complete the Education Receipt and turn in to Stacey Clous.
v All swine members must complete two hours of work during one of the work bees scheduled on the NWM fairgrounds prior to fair. Any member who has not participated in a work bee will be excused from the program and will not be able to bring his/her pig to the fair.
v Acceptable swine market weight is 215-300 lbs. Members who have swine that weigh less than 215 pounds or more than 300 pounds at weigh-in on Saturday will still participate in the appropriate 4-H showmanship class, however they will not participate in 4-H market classes, the 4-H auction and the animals cannot be sold by private treaty. The member will be expected to remove the animal from the fairgrounds at the end of fair week.
v Refer to the current 4-H Livestock Guidebook for additional requirements regarding member’s age, animal’s age, possession date, vaccination, swine health record, replacements, worming, showmanship, clothing, etc. The new requirements outlined here will be incorporated into the Guidebook this month and the updated version will be posted by February 1.
*Cold Weather - Keep your pig comfortable and healthy by making sure it stays warm. If you are able, hang a heat lamp and put up a thermometer in your barn. You can also use an electric heater. Make sure bedding is always dry.
*Swine Health Record - *** New this year *** your vaccinations must be completed by May 30. The signed Health Record is required when you bring your pig to fair. Ask your breeder if they vaccinate for Circovirus, Influenza, Erysipelas, and Mycoplasma.
*Worming - You need to worm your pig twice before you come to fair. Memorial Day and July 4th are good dates to follow.
*Work Bees - All 4-Her's marketing an animal must complete a 2 hour Work Bee at the Fairgrounds. Make sure you sign in and out to receive credit. Please come prepared with your own tools (rakes, shovels, tarps, wheelbarrows.) Dates are posted on the home page.
*Volunteers - We can always use an extra hand with something. During Fair Week, sign up sheets will be posted in the barn and contact Amanda or Stacey to help.
*Cold Weather - Keep your pig comfortable and healthy by making sure it stays warm. If you are able, hang a heat lamp and put up a thermometer in your barn. You can also use an electric heater. Make sure bedding is always dry.
*Swine Health Record - *** New this year *** your vaccinations must be completed by May 30. The signed Health Record is required when you bring your pig to fair. Ask your breeder if they vaccinate for Circovirus, Influenza, Erysipelas, and Mycoplasma.
*Worming - You need to worm your pig twice before you come to fair. Memorial Day and July 4th are good dates to follow.
*Work Bees - All 4-Her's marketing an animal must complete a 2 hour Work Bee at the Fairgrounds. Make sure you sign in and out to receive credit. Please come prepared with your own tools (rakes, shovels, tarps, wheelbarrows.) Dates are posted on the home page.
*Volunteers - We can always use an extra hand with something. During Fair Week, sign up sheets will be posted in the barn and contact Amanda or Stacey to help.
Resources
PQA Replacement Card
Pork Checkoff Service Center
800-456-7675
www.mipork.org
www.showpig.com
Click on Show Community, then resources.
http://pork.msue.msu.edu
www.mipork.org
www.thepigsite.com
Project Market Hog Purchasing Guide
Pig Parts
How to estimate the weight of a hog
Pork Checkoff Service Center
800-456-7675
www.mipork.org
www.showpig.com
Click on Show Community, then resources.
http://pork.msue.msu.edu
www.mipork.org
www.thepigsite.com
Project Market Hog Purchasing Guide
Pig Parts
How to estimate the weight of a hog
4-H Swine Breeders
Links for 4-H Pig Producers
www.boydshowpig.com/
Boyd Show Pig Auction - April 2 (Download Flyer)
www.svecfarms.com/#
Denise Ramsay - 231-342-2536
Jim Demoulpied - 231-947-2186 or 231-631-6263
Tim Recker
reckerswinefarms.com
231-342-7698
Jeremiah Matthews 231-590-2791
Cody Matthews 231-590-5327
Melissa Osborn 231-218-3770
Hilltop Feed
(Taking orders for delivery to Hilltop Feed from Trattle Livestock)
www.trattleslivestock.com
www.brightswine.com
www.mipigs.com
www.boydshowpig.com/
Boyd Show Pig Auction - April 2 (Download Flyer)
www.svecfarms.com/#
Denise Ramsay - 231-342-2536
Jim Demoulpied - 231-947-2186 or 231-631-6263
Tim Recker
reckerswinefarms.com
231-342-7698
Jeremiah Matthews 231-590-2791
Cody Matthews 231-590-5327
Melissa Osborn 231-218-3770
Hilltop Feed
(Taking orders for delivery to Hilltop Feed from Trattle Livestock)
www.trattleslivestock.com
www.brightswine.com
www.mipigs.com
Swine Specie Chair Contact Info:
Stacey Clous
231-499-2968
stacclous@aol.com
Swine Assistant Specie Chair Contact Info:
Kim Franke
231-392-3314
skipsmom2@charter.net
Stacey Clous
231-499-2968
stacclous@aol.com
Swine Assistant Specie Chair Contact Info:
Kim Franke
231-392-3314
skipsmom2@charter.net
