June 15, 2023
State Livestock Nominations Due June 15
All small livestock and commercial heifer state nominations are due June 15. This includes commercial heifers, market swine, commercial breeding gilts, market lambs, commercial breeding ewes, and ALL meat goats. Animals must be submitted online by this date, as well as the completed and signed official DNA envelopes being postmarked. The link to the online nomination system (ShoWorks) is: https://kansasnom.fairwire.com/. 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.
Although both state shows now have a breeding doe show, there is not a separate division for registered breeding does. So, all meat goats must be nominated in order to be eligible to show. Families must submit the animals under each child within the family for all kids to be eligible to show the animal. All youth must also sign the DNA envelope for each animal. Family nominations are still being honored; families just enter them under each kid online and make sure everyone signs the envelopes. Gilts, ewes, and does may be dual nominated in the market and breeding divisions by entering the animal as market and then sliding the dual nomination checkbox to “yes” in the online system. However, only one DNA envelope needs to be submitted, as it is the same animal.
The 2023 state livestock information 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. All families are also encouraged to use the specie checklist as a guide to ensure their nominations are complete upon submission. There should NOT be a single exhibitor signature DNA, 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. They must be done at the same time, so families need to have these documents ready before they start. Once the documents box is closed, there is not a way to submit the required documents in the system. YQCA certification must be completed at the time of nomination. Youth who only have registered breeding females will submit this information for each show at the time of show 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 periodically until we reach the deadline, then more frequently after that. Families are encouraged to use one of these options to verify their nominations.
After nominations are submitted online through creating nomination entries, the signed DNA envelopes need to be postmarked by June 15. This is a firm deadline, no exceptions.
Extension agents approve nominations online, using their credentials.
REMINDER ‐ A complete nomination does NOT constitute show entry. They are separate steps. After families complete their nominations, they will need to submit show entries through each show directly. The Kansas State Fair Grand Drive entries will be available once nominations close. The link to entry will be available on the Grand Drive website (https://www.kansasstatefair.com/p/competitions/2020‐special‐edition‐4‐h‐‐ffa‐grand‐drive) and KJLS (https://kjls.org/) will release entry information to agents and through its website later this summer. State Fair Grand Drive entries will be due July 15, with KJLS entries due August 15. Animals that are nominated, but do not follow the appropriate entry processes set forth by each show, will not be permitted to show. Families will login and submit their show entries using the same exhibitor accounts they did to nominate – including exhibitor name and password. For nomination questions, please contact Lexie Hayes at adhayes@ksu.edu. Questions regarding show rules or entries should be directed to each specific show (KSF Grand Drive 620‐669‐3623; KJLS 316‐706‐9750).