Youth Livestock
2025 Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification is required for all of the following projects to show at the Douglas County Fair: Beef (including bucket calf), Swine, Sheep, Meat and Dairy Goats, Dairy Cattle, all Poultry, and all Rabbits.
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2025 Douglas County Spring Livestock Expo - Open to Kansas 4-H/FFA Members
For Show Rules and Registration Click Here.
Registration Deadline is April 7. No late or day of entries will be accepted.
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2025 Important Deadlines/Calendar
March 1- K-State Junior Swine Producer Day
March 1 - Douglas County YQCA Training, 10:00 a.m., Douglas County Extension Office
March 16 - Dg. County Beef Weigh-In and Tagging, Community Bldg.
March 22 - K-State Junior Goat Producer Day
April 6 - Douglas County Market Beef Project Update, 1:00 p.m., Dreher Family 4-H Building
April 13 - Douglas County YQCA Training, 3:30 p.m., Douglas County Extension Office
April 20 - Last Day to Order Market Beef DNA Envelopes for Nominations
April 26 - Douglas County Spring Livestock Expo
May 1- Market Beef Nominations Due
May 6 - Dg. County Small Livestock Weigh-In, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., Open Pavilion
May 28 - Douglas County YQCA Training, 6:00 p.m., Douglas County Extension Office
June 5: Last Day to Order Small Livestock DNA Envelopes for Nominations
June 15: Commercial Heifer, Swine, Sheep, & Meat Goat Nominations Due
June 15 - Douglas County Animal Lease Form Deadline, Douglas County Extension Office
June 11-12 - Dr. Bob Hines Kansas Swine Classic
July 28 - August 2 - 2025 Douglas County Fair
August(TBA) - State 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes
September 5-14: Kansas State Fair
October 3-5: Kansas Junior Livestock Show
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2025 Douglas County Livestock Information
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Kansas 4-H State Livestock Nomination Information