Please select the project packet you are interested in:

• Dog Project Packet
• Horse Project Packet
• Shooting Sports Packet

Weld County 4-H and FFA members enrolling in any market and/or breeding livestock (beef, dairy cattle, goats, sheep or swine) or small animal (poultry or rabbits) projects for the first time regardless of age, must attend a Colorado Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) program. 4-H and FFA members will be required to attend a Face to Face Colorado MQA program a minimum of twice during the course of their career – once as a junior (8-13 years old, age as of December 31st) and once again within one year after becoming a senior (14-18 years old, age as of December 31st) member. The virtual MQA training last year was valid for one year only.  Please take a look at the list below to see if you need to take MQA.  Those who need to take the class will have “Need Meat Quality Assurance” in red next to their name or if you are FFA and not on the list but plan to show this year. 

For the Virtual MQA Training, you will need to review the slides before taking the test.  The link to the test is at the end of the slides.  There are two tests, one is for Juniors, ages 8-10 as of December 31^st, and one is for Intermediates and Seniors, ages 11-18 as of December 31^st.   Please select the correct class (the orange buttons below) and review the information on each page.  This class is valid for only 1 year.  You need to complete the virtual MQA class by Friday, June 3^rd and score an 80% or better on the test.  After you review the MQA program you need to take the MQA test to complete the course.  A score of  80% will be needed to pass the course, if you score below the needed 80% you can re-take the exams as many times as necessary to obtain an 80% score.  The Virtual MQA Training must be completed by Friday, June 3, 2022 in order to show.

You can view an updated MQA list (updated 6/7/2022)  with the members who were enrolled last year. This list will let you know if you need to take the MQA training.

If you have any questions, please contact Larry at (970) 400-2093 or lhooker@co.weld.co.us or Michelle at (970) 400-2076 or mlangston@co.weld.co.us.

Please select the species you wish to review.

• 2022 Market Beef ID List
• 2022 Market Goat ID List
• 2022 Market Sheep ID List
• 2022 Market Swine ID List

There is always the common question of: Did you complete all the steps to be eligible to exhibit at fair?  Please see the below check-lists to see if you have completed all the steps for your projects!

• Family Consumer/General Natural/County Projects
  • Dog ID’s were due in 4-H Online by May 1^st. 
  • Interview Judging sign-up by July 8^th.  Interview judging day is Monday, July 25^th.  Sign-up will open on June 1^st!
    • Dog and Crops/Vegetable members must sign up for an interview for the corresponding project record book.  Failure to sign-up for a record book interview will result in participation only in those two divisions.
  • Fair Entries:Online at: Weld County Fair or download and print an entry form from the website under “Entries and Events” tab. Entries close July 8^th!!
  • Do you have the proper Record Book?  Visit Colorado 4-H or Weld County 4-H to find the appropriate e-record.  For Crops, Pocket Pets and Restoration projects, please use the Self Determined e-record.
  • Shooting Sports: You will need to download your record book from the link above. The manual you received from your leader is not your record book, just a manual for information.
  • Do you know your project requirements?  Refer to the State 4-H Exhibit Requirements!  Some projects require only exhibit item and record book, some also require a completed manual.
  • Do you know how your project will be evaluated?  Visit Colorado 4-H.  If you are unsure if you’ve completed all of the steps please call and verify prior to July 8^th!!
• Livestock Projects
  • Market Animal ID Days
    • Cattle: February
    • Sheep, Goats and Pigs: May 5th 
    • Rabbits: Doe ID’s Due May 1^st
  • Horse Project
    • Horse ID’s due in 4-H Online by May 1^st
    • Level testing completed by July 1^st
  • Animal Care and Housing Forms – Due May 1^st
  • Breeding Animal Ownership Deadline – May 1^st
  • Breeding Animal ID's are encouraged to be done in 4-H Online this year by May 15^th
  • Are you up-to-date on your Meat Quality Assurance (MQA)?  To check, visit the Meat Quality Assurance section on the Bulletin Board.
    
    
  • Mandatory Interview and Record Book Review.  Sign-up information will be available June 1^st.
    • Virtual Interviews, times vary, June 20^th – 22^nd
    • Fort Lupton, 3:00-6:00 p.m. on June 23^rd
    • Briggsdale, 4:00-6:00 p.m. on June 28^th
    • Keenesburg 3:00-6:00 p.m. on June 29^th
    • Ault, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (noon) on June 30^th
    • Greeley, 3:00-7:00 p.m. on July 7^th
  • FFA Members: SAE Form due to Extension Office by July 6^th at 5:00 p.m.
  • Fair Entries: Online at Weld County Fair or download and print an entry form from the website under “Entries and Events” tab.  Entries close July 8^th!!
  • If you are unsure if you’ve completed all of the steps please call and verify prior to July 8^th!!

The Weld County Extension Office is excited to share with you a new publication that feature's a few of our elevated moments throughout the year here in Weld County.

Extension Elevated, Issue 01, December 2021