Swine Education Meeting – The Feed Store @ MFC

This hands-on, interactive education program will share Basic Show Swine Nutrition and Management. 

This program is designed for youth in grades 3-13 and is approved for Dane County Fair education credit. 

Youth should be accompanied by an adult. 

All youth welcome, you do not need to be in 4-H to attend.

REGISTER HERE – Complete one form for each youth attending

All youth planning to show Livestock (Beef, Sheep, Swine) at the Dane County Fair (DCF) must meet these species specific educational requirements:

• Complete Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) certification between 9/1/2025-6/1/2026 and upload certificate to the DCF online portal by June 1.
  • YQCA is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8-21 with a focus on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development. There is a $12 fee for the online training.
• Attend at least one approved education event – list is available on the Dane County Fair Livestock Department Education webpages.
• Complete all training and submit education card and YQCA certificate into the online portal by June 1.
  • If showing in more than one species, youth must complete and submit the requirements for each species.
  • To upload the education card, please save the document as a JPG, TIFF, or PDF. Youth can take a picture of the education card to upload.
  • The Dane County Fair education card will be uploaded into FairEntry and the portal will be available in April.