Livestock Quality Assurance training helps youth provide excellent care for their food animals and ensure a high level of food safety to consumers. We designed it to enhance the educational experience of 4-H animal science projects.
Do you hope to exhibit with 4-H at the Minnesota State Fair? All 4-H livestock exhibitors must complete livestock quality assurance training.
Two training options
Youth who complete either one of these training options will receive a certificate of completion.
- A three-hour in-person workshop (LQAE) including ethics. Valid for three years.
- Youth for the quality care of animals (YQCA) - A one-hour online training. Valid for one year.
Read the full Minnesota 4-H Livestock Quality Assurance Policy.
LQA&E and YQCA updates for families
YQCA website transition
YQCA has moved to a new website. Learn more here.
Covid related certification extension
In 2020, due to Covid, we were unable to hold in-person state-level 4-H livestock shows for youth to attend, thus we extended by one year the Livestock Quality Assurance and Ethics (LQA&E) in-person training certification of any youth that had certified in 2019 so they will be able to use their full three fair season eligibility. Youth who certified in LQA&E in 2019 will be certified through the 2022 state fair season.
Youth who certified in LQA&E prior to 2019 and youth that have not yet certified in any livestock quality assurance training and want to be eligible for state-level shows must certify this year in either LQA&E or YQCA.
If you have any questions about your certification and eligibility, please contact your local Extension educator.
Contact
Sharon Davis, Extension educator and animal science director
davis051@umn.edu or 507-369-6896