June 11, 2024
State Livestock Nomination Deadline Approaching June 15
The deadline has arrived - complete state livestock nominations! All small livestock and commercial heifer state nominations are due June 15. This includes commercial breeding heifers, market swine, commercial breeding gilts, market lambs, commercial breeding ewes, and ALL meat goats. Market animals of any breed or gender, as well as commercial breeding females, must be nominated to be eligible for the Kansas State Fair Grand Drive and/or KJLS. Animals must be submitted online by the deadline, as well as the completed and signed official DNA envelopes being postmarked. Families also need to submit a copy of their receipt showing the list of all animals that were entered in the system for their family.
Although both state shows now have a breeding doe show, there is not a separate division for registered breeding does. So, all meat goats must be nominated in order to be eligible to show.
Families must submit the animals under each child within the family for all kids to be eligible to show the animal. All youth must also sign the DNA envelope for each animal. Gilts, ewes, and does may be dual nominated in the market and breeding divisions by entering the animal in the online system as market and then sliding the dual nomination checkbox to “yes”. However, only one DNA envelope needs to be submitted, as it is the same animal.
The 2024 state livestock information is available from the KSU Youth Livestock Program website (www.asi.k‐state.edu/research‐and‐extension/youth‐programs). No paper forms will be accepted this year; all nominations must be submitted online. Several resources are available to guide families in successfully completing their nominations, including the Rookie Guide and Zoom session recordings. All families are also encouraged to use the specie checklist as a guide to ensure their nominations are complete upon submission. There should NOT be a single exhibitor signature DNA, or animals only entered under one kid online, unless there is only one child eligible to exhibit within the family. Once the first animal nomination is entered for each child, the system will prompt users to upload the child’s YQCA certificate and Declaration Form. They must be done at the same time, so families need to have these documents ready before they start. Once the documents box is closed, there is not a way to submit the required documents in the system. YQCA certification must be completed at the time of nomination. Youth who only have registered breeding females will submit this information for each show at the time of show entry.
Ear notches are also required for swine nominations and full scrapie tag numbers are required for sheep and goats. The scrapie tag number must include the Flock ID and individual animal number (example: KSS0035 16121). Nominations received without this information will be considered incomplete and returned to the family for completion. Resources on reading ear notches and submitting scrapie tag numbers are available on the website.
After nominations are submitted online through the Kansas nomination link, the signed DNA envelopes need to be postmarked by June 15. This is a firm deadline, no exceptions. Certified mail, or a commercial mailing option that provides proof of mailing and tracking, is highly encouraged.
Extension agents approve nominations online, using their credentials. Extension units will login to their club(s) through the nomination link, using the password provided in the instructions distributed via email earlier this spring, and approve the youth and animals submitted. Please remember club = county in the ShoWorks system.
Confirmation letters will be sent to families once their DNA envelopes are received and nominations have been processed. Reports showing a list of nominations that have been received and processed will be updated a few times a week. Mail is opened and processed in the order in which it is received. Once the signed DNA envelopes are received and opened, animals will appear on the nominated livestock reports. Families are encouraged to check the reports regularly until they appear on the list, as well as use the confirmation letter and online report to verify their nomination information is correct.
REMINDER ‐ A complete nomination does NOT constitute show entry. The Kansas State Fair Grand Drive entries will be available once nominations close. The link to entry will be available on the Grand Drive and KJLS websites, as well as their social media platforms. Kansas State Fair Grand Drive entries will be due July 15, with KJLS entries due August 15. Animals that are nominated, but do not follow the appropriate entry processes set forth by each show, will not be permitted to show.
Here is the link to nominate animals: https://kansasnom.fairwire.com/
For more information, contact Lexie Hayes (adhayes@ksu.edu or 785‐532‐1264).