Meat Animal Education
Market Livestock Project

• Fond du Lac Fair Results
  • !! 2008 Fond du Lac Show Results !!!
  • !! 2007 Fond du Lac Show Results !
    
• Weighins for 2009 FDL Fair
• Beef Weights (12/27/08) 19 (KB, 4 Pages)
• Hog Weights (04/29/09) (17 KB, 3 Pages)
• Lamb Weights (04/20/09) (12 KB, 2 Pages)
• Goat Weights (04/20/09) (10 KB, 1 Page)

• Market Livestock Sale
  • 2009 MLC Standard Operating Procedures (31 KB, 2 pages)
    • This is the document to let you know how this all is set up and works.
    • This document also lists committee members etc.
  • 50th Annual Market Livestock Auction Poster (82 KB, 1 Page Legal Size)

  

• Educational Requirements (if you want to sell you need to attend meetings)
  • General Guidelines
  • 2009 Educational Attendance Record (Updated 06/30/2009) (27 KB, 5 pgs)
    • Your code is the same number (last 3 digits) as last year, this year your number begins with 2009. If you need your code, call the Extension Office (929-3171).
  • Credit Form for Out-of-County Activities
    • or contact UW Ext office
  • Credit Form for In-County Activities (65 KB, 2 Pages)
    • or contact UW Ext office
  • Calendar of Activities and Weigh-In Dates (updated 06/30/2009)
• Market Livestock Project Form [ 96 KB, 6 pgs) (Due Friday after Labor Day -- 09/11/2009 -- No exceptions!) REQUIRED IN ORDER TO SELL A MARKET ANIMAL IN 2010!
• Meat Animal Quality Assurance Training Opportunities
  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/youthlivestock/maqameetings.cfm
  
• Other Helpful Stuff
  • Country of Origin COOL (295 KB, 3 Pages)
  • Wisconsin Animal Health Rules & Regulations for Fairs
  • WI Livestock Premise ID Registration Site (mandatory for all animals shown at fair)
• WI Premise ID form
  
• Changing TB requirements for Minnesota Cattle, Bison and Goats Letter from Robert Ehlenfeldt, D.V.M., Wisconsin State Veterinarian, WDATCP 3/20/2008 ( 216 KB, 3 pages)
  IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
  
• Tests, Quarantines, Permits to be Required for Minnesota Cattle Imports
  Contact: Donna Gilson 608-224-5130
  A map showing location of the infected Minnesota herds is available at http://www.bah.state.mn.us/diseases/tuberculosis/maps/tb_infected.pdf
  
• How to Show an Animal at the Fair - The Basics
  • Beef
    • http://www.das.psu.edu/4h/beef/steer
    • Beef Cattle Information (UWEX Learning Store)
      
      
  • Market Goat Resources (helpful materials)
    • Tri-State Meat Goat Conference September 26-28
    • http://www.das.psu.edu/das/4-h/goats
    • http://www.goats4h.com
    • Mid-Atlantic Market Goat Guide
    • Penn State Market Goat Guide
    • Bedford County Home Study Course (PA)
      
      
  • Sheep
    • WI Southdown Starter Ewe Lamb Program for Youth (12 KB, 1 Page)
    • http://www.das.psu.edu/das/4-h/sheep
      • http//:www.goats4h.com/Sheep.html
    • Guide to Raising Healthy Sheep (UWEX) (4 Pages)
      
      
  • Swine
    • Fond du Lac County Basic Swine Tips ( 38 KB, 2 pages)
    • http://www.das.psu.edu/das/4-h/swine
    • http://www.goats4h.com/Pigs.html
    • Guide to Raising Healthy Pigs (UWEX) (6 Pages)
      
      
• WISCONSIN STATE FAIR -- August 5 through August 16, 2009
  
  • New Performance Beef Class Announced (29 KB, 1 Page)
  • 2009 Beef Identification Sites and Times
    • Media Advisory (42 KB, 2 Pages)
  • 2008 Agriculture Show Schedule (71 KB, 3 Pages)
  • Junior Livestock Managerial Project Agreement (35 KB, 4 Pages)-- Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Swine, Llama, Goat
  • Market Lamb Identification Sites (20 KB, 2 Pages)
  • Market Swine Identification Sites (17 KB, 2 Pages)
  • New Swine Classes and Rule Updates for 2008 Junior Swine Shows (67 KB, 1 Page)
    
• Governor's Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction Scholarship for 2009
  • News Release ( 605 KB, 1 page)
  • Scholarship Application ( 743 KB, 3 pages)
  • Youth Livestock Webpage

If you have any questions, please contact:

Paul Dyk
Dairy & Livestock Agent
Email: paul.dyk@ces.uwex.edu

Fond du Lac County UW Extension
RM 227 Administration/Extension Bldg
400 University Drive
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-2998
Phone: 920-929-3171
Fax: 920-929-3181

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