Update on Livestock (Small Animal Ear Tags & YQCA)

Small Animal Ear Tags for County Fairs

All small animals that will be shown at the county fair must be owned and in the 4-H member’s possession by May 1.  We will not have small animal check-ins on April 29 and 30 as originally scheduled.  At this time, we are waiting until we know more about what may happen with our current situation with COVID-19.  At this time, small animal owners do not need to do anything.  Once we know more, we will post it on the Central Kansas District 4-H Blog. 

YQCA for Livestock Exhibitors

The YQCA program is offering a “Flash Sale” for the month of April. This will allow youth to complete the online course at a reduced rate of $9, only during the month of April.  However, in order to take advantage of the reduced price, participants must use a coupon while registering for the online course. Extension units or individual families may obtain these by using the attached form. To be clear – using a coupon is the ONLY way a family can take the online course at the reduced rate. A family will not receive the discount if they just log in, sign up for the online course and pay with a credit card. I realize it is a really cumbersome process to get the $3 price reduction, but the board expressed that this is the best option. The platform developer would have to overhaul the system to institute a price change, so the coupons are the best method YQCA could develop, with a reasonably quick turnaround, to reach their objective. It will be more efficient if counties or extension units submit one order and distribute the coupons to their clientele. However, the staff will accept coupon orders from individual families, so anyone interested may take advantage of this opportunity. It is imperative that the instructions on the order form are closely followed and a copy of the form/payment are sent to sales@yqca.org prior to mailing.

If there are youth who are enrolled in an instructor-led class and would like to take the online course, they may cancel their current registration and receive a refund. The family will just need to log in to the family’s account and cancel each child’s registration. If a family used a coupon code originally, it will be re-activated for future use. There are more details on cancelling class registrations in the attached resources.