May 16, 2022
State Livestock Nominations due June 15
All small livestock and commercial heifer state nominations (non‐market beef) are due June 15. This includes commercial heifers, market swine, commercial gilts, market lambs, commercial ewes, and ALL meat goats. The state livestock nomination process has transitioned to an online system for 2022. Animals must be submitted online by June 15, as well as the completed and signed official DNA envelopes being postmarked by this date to be accepted. Families also need to submit a copy of their receipt showing the list of all animals that were entered in the system for their family.
Both state shows now have a breeding doe show. However, there is not a separate division for registered breeding does at either state show, so all meat goats must be nominated in order to be eligible to show.
While we are continuing to honor family nominations, families must submit the animals under each child in the system this year. If a family has more than one child, they are encouraged to create a quick group and add their kids to it, rather than enter all of the kids as individual exhibitors. All youth within the family must also sign the DNA envelope for each animal. There is a red, “auto-fill from previous” button that will allow animals already nominated under one child to quickly be added to other siblings. Families must also designate market or commercial breeding division for each animal. All females can be dual nominated in both divisions. However, only one DNA envelope needs to be purchased and submitted, as it is the same animal.
The 2022 state livestock information has been released and is available from the KSU Youth Livestock Program website (www.asi.k‐state.edu/research‐and‐extension/youth‐programs). No paper forms will be accepted this year; all nominations must be submitted online. Several resources are available to guide families in successfully completing their nominations, including the Rookie Guide and zoom session recordings. Another Zoom session will be hosted on Tuesday, May 24 at 7:00PM. You can register to attend here:
https://ksu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIudOuprTIvGdPmLYSIGyxYUMTyOduV0p_w.
Families must plan ahead this year. Complete the steps of the process as soon as possible and have all documents ready to upload before entering animal nominations. Do not procrastinate! The general process includes the following four steps:
- Purchase official DNA envelopes in advance through the online system.
- Enter animal data (tag #, breed, etc.) and exhibitor information through the online nomination system by 5:00PM on June 15. This includes uploading each child’s current YQCA certificate (valid through 10/2/22) and the Declaration Form representing the entire family.
- Mail completed DNA envelopes and copy of online submission receipt by June 15 (postmark deadline).
- Nominations will be approved online by Extension Agents and FFA Advisors.
All families are encouraged to use the specie checklist as a guide to ensure their nominations are complete upon submission. This resource may be found the KSU Youth Livestock Program website. There should NOT be a single exhibitor signature on DNA samples, or animals only entered under one kid online, unless there is only one child eligible to exhibit within the family. Once the first animal nomination is entered for each child, the system will prompt users to upload the child’s YQCA certificate and Declaration Form. YQCA certification must be completed at the time of nomination. The Declaration Form needs to be physically signed or have official digital signatures through the Adobe fill and sign function. Families with young exhibitors are encouraged to have them physically sign the forms. Then, they can be scanned in and uploaded, or families may upload a quality photo of the completed form. Either is acceptable. Once any form is uploaded, the system does not allow families to edit their forms. So, both the YQCA and Declaration Form must be uploaded at the same time in the system.
Youth who only have registered breeding females will submit their YQCA certification for each show at the time of entry.
Ear notches are also required for swine nominations and full scrapie tag numbers are required for sheep and goats. The scrapie tag number must include the Flock ID and individual animal number (example: KSS0035 16121). Nominations received without this information will be considered incomplete and returned to the family for completion. Resources on reading ear notches and submitting scrapie tag numbers are available on the website.
Confirmation letters will be sent to families once their DNA envelopes are received and nominations have been processed. The reports will be updated on the KSU Youth Livestock Program website on Mondays and Thursdays until we reach the deadline, then more frequently after that. Families are encouraged to use one of these options to verify their nominations.
Online Nomination System: https://kansasnom.fairwire.com/
Order envelopes and submit nominations early to avoid missing the June 15 deadline!