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Livestock Quality Assurance & Ethics Training
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Add to Calendar2024-06-04 17:30:002024-06-04 21:00:00Livestock Quality Assurance & Ethics TrainingLivestock Quality Assurance & Ethics (LQA&E) training helps youth provide excellent care for their animals and ensure a high level of food safety to consumers. This training was designed to enhance the educational experience of 4-H animal science projects.LQA&E training is required for all state fair exhibitors. Youth must provide the Extension office with proof of the completed training by the date set for your county to be eligible for a State Fair trip. Youth may complete an in-person training, which is good for three fair seasons, or the online YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) training, valid for one fair season. Which level should I register for?Grades 3-5 - Do not need to take quality assurance training. *Grades 6-8 - Take Level 1 if you are certifying for the first time. Take Level 2 if you have previously been certified.Grades 9-11 - Certify at Level 2.Grades 12-13 - Have four options: (1) Certify at Level 2, (2) Complete an animal science class at a two- or four-year accredited college (and provide proof to the Extension office), (3) assist the county in teaching their 4-H LQA&E classes, (4) submit documentation of your leadership contributions to a 4-H animal science project meeting or workshop.
Johnson Hall
Johnson Hall
Johnson Hall
America/Chicagopublic
Sydney Mitchell, Extension educator, 4-H Youth Development mitc1123@umn.edu or 507-317-0928
Amy Person, Extension educator, 4-H Youth Development pehrs059@umn.edu or 507-934-7828
Connie Rettmann, Extension educator, 4-H Youth Development rettm001@umn.edu or 507-237-4100
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Livestock Quality Assurance & Ethics (LQA&E) training helps youth provide excellent care for their animals and ensure a high level of food safety to consumers. This training was designed to enhance the educational experience of 4-H animal science projects.
LQA&E training is required for all state fair exhibitors. Youth must provide the Extension office with proof of the completed training by the date set for your county to be eligible for a State Fair trip. Youth may complete an in-person training, which is good for three fair seasons, or the online YQCA (Youth for the Quality Care of Animals) training, valid for one fair season.
Which level should I register for?
Grades 3-5 - Do not need to take quality assurance training. *
Grades 6-8 - Take Level 1 if you are certifying for the first time. Take Level 2 if you have previously been certified.
Grades 9-11 - Certify at Level 2.
Grades 12-13 - Have four options: (1) Certify at Level 2, (2) Complete an animal science class at a two- or four-year accredited college (and provide proof to the Extension office), (3) assist the county in teaching their 4-H LQA&E classes, (4) submit documentation of your leadership contributions to a 4-H animal science project meeting or workshop.
Audience
4-H livestock exhibitors in grades 3 and up.
Cost
Free for all youth in Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Nicollet and Sibley counties.
University of Minnesota Extension is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services, and activities. To request accommodations for persons with disabilities, contact Connie Rettmann or complete the 4-H accommodations request form two weeks before the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.