Swine
Species-Chair:
Nicki Brown * swinebarn4H@gmail.com * 231-883-9523
Assistant Species-Chair:
Todd Brown * 231-883-9528
Nicki Brown * swinebarn4H@gmail.com * 231-883-9523
Assistant Species-Chair:
Todd Brown * 231-883-9528
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IMPORTANT DATES |
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IMPORTANT INFO |
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Registration |
February 7th |
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Minimum Weight @ Fair |
225 lbs |
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Birth Date |
After January 1st, 2022 |
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Maximum Weight @ Fair |
315lbs |
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Possession |
May 1st |
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Record Book Due |
September 12th |
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Tagging |
TBD |
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Thank You Note Due |
October 3rd |
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Policies and Procedures Book
COMING SOON |
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IMPORTANT Tagging Update for 2022
If your breeder does not tag with a USDA 840 tag prior to your project pig leaving their farm, you will need to secure your own premise ID tag from MDARD.
Read this article for more information.
Read this article for more information.
Newsletters
| 2022-swine_newsletter-issue_1.pdf |
Fair Week Expectations for 2021
Fair Week Requirements
- Weigh-in takes place while unloading at the fair.
- The Swine Health Record must be filled out, signed, and presented in order to unload at the fair.
- Clean pig, clean ear tags, and 4Her must be present.
- If you have two swine registered, the pig that weighs is the pig that stays
- Youth are responsible for providing enough feed to care for their hog throughout the entire week. No feed, feed bags, or supplies are to be left in the barn (everything must be stored at the campsite).
- Youth are responsible for feeding, watering, and caring for their animal the entire week.
- Youth are responsible for keeping their pens clean all week.
- Sawdust needs to be conserved. Morning cleanings will be a complete change of sawdust and must be completed before 9:00 a.m. Afternoon cleaning will be spot cleans and will be performed before 5:00 p.m. each afternoon. If a complete change of sawdust must be completed after the morning change (water pipe leakage, sick pig, etc.) this must be approved by barn volunteer.
- Show Requirements:
- Members with a registered breed are required to be shown in the appropriate showmanship class.
- Youth are required to show in the appropriate showmanship and market classes in order to auction their pig
- The body of your hog may be clipped to ½ inch or longer. DO NOT shave your pig.
- Barn Duty
- Barn Duty will be assigned by species chair for 2, one-hour sessions each during fair week. Check list will be provided at species meeting to be completed during the one-hour duty. Leader or designated adult must be present to oversee 4-Hers the entire time. Checklist must be turned into barn communication box in the back of the barn after each barn duty and will be signed by leader or designee for each group assigned.
- Barn Duty will be assigned by species chair for 2, one-hour sessions each during fair week. Check list will be provided at species meeting to be completed during the one-hour duty. Leader or designated adult must be present to oversee 4-Hers the entire time. Checklist must be turned into barn communication box in the back of the barn after each barn duty and will be signed by leader or designee for each group assigned.
- Showmanship and Market Set Up and take down
- After barns close, 4-Hers 15 and older will be expected to help with set up of rings for following day’s shows. Sign in and out will be expected. This expectation will also be expected for tear down.
- After barns close, 4-Hers 15 and older will be expected to help with set up of rings for following day’s shows. Sign in and out will be expected. This expectation will also be expected for tear down.
- Parents
- Parents of 4-Hers in swine barn will be expected to sign up for three volunteer positions during shows and/or fair week. These positions are the following, but not limited to:
Swine 2 - Running swine boards for unloading, show days, picture day, and auction, along with trucking morning.
- Announcing over the PA system in the barn for shows and auction day
- Releasing pens as numbers are called
- Arena workers to help guide 4-Hers and swine in and out of the arena and help with boards in arena if needed.
- Gate attendant for front and back gate during shows and auction
- Escorting 4-Hers back to pens and securing gates
- Signup will be released via SignUp Genius on August 1, 2021
- Parents of 4-Hers in swine barn will be expected to sign up for three volunteer positions during shows and/or fair week. These positions are the following, but not limited to:
- o At the end of fair youth are responsible for emptying and cleaning pen. Youth may not leave barn until approval of barn volunteer.
SignUpGenius for Swine Barn 4-H Parent Volunteer SignUp Sheet:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4da4aa2da7fac25-swine
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4da4aa2da7fac25-swine
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Resources
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
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4-H Swine Breeders
Links for 4-H Pig Producers www.boydshowpig.com/ Boyd Show Pig Auction - April 2 (Download Flyer) www.svecfarms.com/# Jim Demoulpied - 231-947-2186 or 231-631-6263 Tim Recker reckerswinefarms.com 231-342-7698 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 | ||
