Project Information
Project Clubs
- Linn County (pdf)
- MiamiCounty (pdf)
Project Leader
Miami County Fair
Livestock Special Notice:
YQCA - Youth for the Quality Care of Animals
2025 Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) Trainings
Both the Linn County & Miami County Fairs require that all exhibitors in market and breeding livestock (Beef, Sheep, Meat Goats, and Swine) complete their YQCA Training each year. You can do it online or attend one of the following in-person trainings:
Trainings at the Paola Office - March 18 @ 10:00am; & @ 2:00pm; April 16 @ 6:30pm; & May 28 @ 6:30pm.
Trainings at the Linn County 4-H Building - March 26 @ 6:00pm & May 28 @ 6:00pm
Training at the Mound City Office - June 10 @ 2:00pm.
You will need to sign up at https://yqcaprogram.org/ to attend any of the YQCA Classes.
All YQCA trainings must be completed by June 15 to show at either fair.
To receive your certificate for KJLS or KSF, you must complete the pre- and post- test.
YQCA Help:
- Getting your Instructor Based Training Certificate (pdf)
- Getting your Web Based Training Certificate (pdf)
- YQCA Website -
YQCA is Required to show at your County Fair & the KS State Fair
Clothing Construction:
- Guidelines(pdf)
Communications:
- Kansas 4-H Presentation Overview(pdf)
- 4-H Presentation Brain Storming Activity (pdf)
- Effective Presentation Tips(pdf)
- 4-H Public Speaking(pdf)
- 4-H Public Speaking Scoresheet (pdf)
- 4-H Public Speaking Record (pdf)
- Preparing and Using Visual Aides(pdf)
- 4-H Demonstrations (pdf)
- 4-H Illustrated Talks(pdf)
- Demonstration and Illustrated Talk Outline Plan (pdf)
Dog:
- Kansas 4-H Dog Show Rules - (pdf)
(4H1120 Revised January 2023) - 4-H Dog Care & Training Education Resources List (pdf)
- Dog Training Schedule 2025 rsvd. - Linn County (pdf)
- Dog Training Calendar 2024-2025 - Miami County rvsd (pdf)
- Kansas 4-H Dog Show Immunization Record - (pdf)
Please use form Revised October 2017 and discard older ones
Foods:
- Food Preservation 101 for '21 with Karen Blakeslee (doc)
(you will need to copy and paste the zoom link for it to work) - Foods Judging
- Food Preservation Judging Tips(pdf)
- Food Preservation Tips for Exhibiting(pdf)
- Food Safety Recommendations for Food Preservation Exhibits Revised(pdf)
- It's More than Keeping your Fingers out of the Cookie Dough
- Judges Guide for Food and Nutrition Exhibits Revised(pdf)
- Just Because it Seals Doesn't Mean its Safe
- What is your Elevation?(pdf)
- When are Baked Goods Done? (pdf)
Health and Wellness:
Bicycle
Horse:
- ***Horse ID Certification Revised July 2024*** (pdf)
- Example of How Horse ID Papers Should be Filled out
For the 2024-2025 4-H year all Horse Club Members will be required to use the above NEW Horse Id papers. Old Horse Id papers will not be accepted at your county fair or at Kansas State Fair.
- Miami County Horse Project Members: To show at the Miami County Fair 4-H Horse show you must turn in completed Horse Identification Certificates by June 1. You must also complete the Horse Safety Webinar and Quiz to compete at the Miami County Fair 4-H Horse Show. When this webinar is available, an email will be sent to all enrolled Horse Project members. You should have current Health and Coggins test for your horses as well.
- Equine Webinar Series Recordings
- Linn County Horse Project Members: For Linn County Fair and Kansas State Fair Horse Shows, you must turn in a Horse ID Certificate or Registration Papers by June 1. You should have current Health and Coggins test for your horses as well.
- 2023 4-H Horse Project Changes for Kansas State Fair 4-H Horse Show(pdf)
- Kansas State Fair Horse Show Qualifying Affidavit(pdf)
To be used to qualify for the Kansas State Fair 4-H Horse Show. Must be ages 9-18 by January 1 of current year to show at the Kansas State Fair. - 3 Year Old Snaffle Bit Nomination (pdf)
~K-State Horse Information~
Livestock:
- Kansas 4-H Animal Science Webinar Series Videos
- 2025 Miami County Fair Livestock Declaration pdf. Form
- 2025 Letter to KS Youth Livestock Families on Nominations
- 2025 Kansas State Youth Livestock Nomination Process Update
- 2025 Important Nomination and Show Dates
- 2025 Declaration Form for Kansas Nominated Livestock
- Nomination Checklist by Specie 2025
Market Goat:
Poultry:
- Checklist for Cleaning & Disinfecting Poultry Enclosures (pdf)
- Avian Influenza
- HPAI: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(pdf)
- Poultry testing Brochure(pdf)
- Backyard Biosecurity Practices to Keep your Birds Healthy(pdf)
- Becoming a Certified Tester (pdf)
Rabbit:
- Rabbit Club Schedule 2024-25 - Miami County
Shooting Sports:
- Intro Letter 2024-2025 - District-wide (pdf)
- 2024-25 Training Schedule - District-wide - (updated November 6)
