YQCA - Youth for the Quality Care of Animals

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a new national, multi-species youth livestock quality assurance program that covers food safety, animal well-being, and character development through age-appropriate educational curriculum. This is a annual training, as the learning modules change each year.

Any Miami or Linn County 4-H/FFA exhibitors planning on showing market and/or breeding livestock (Beef, Sheep, Meat Goats, and Swine) are required to complete this training. Youth can complete the training online or by attending an in-person training.

All YQCA trainings must be completed by June 15^th to show at the Miami County Fair, Linn County Fair, Kansas State Fair, and/or Kansas Junior Livestock Show.

Exhibitors who state nominate animals will upload a copy of their YQCA certificate into ShoWorks when they submit the first animal of their nominations, so you may need to complete this training earlier than the above deadline.

YQCA Resources
- YQCA website
- Help Documents
  - Please use youth’s 4-H Age when selecting age course
    - Web-based Certification (Online Test option)
      - $12/child
      - Step-by-step Instructions (pdf)
    - Instructor-led Certification (In-person class)
      - $3/child
      - Youth 7 years old have to take the in-person class
      - Step-by-step Instructions (pdf)