Animal Science Updates: April 2024

2024 Delaware State Fair Livestock Tagging Dates- Saturday May 4, 2024- 8:00 am- 11:00 am- Cook Family Farm, Newark- New Castle County Saturday May 11, 2024- 8:00 am- 11:00 am- Delaware State Fairgrounds- Kent and Sussex County Tuesday, May 28, 2024- 5:00pm-8:00 pm- Delaware State Fairgrounds- Kent and Sussex County 2024 Delaware 4-H Equine Art […]

Animal Science Updates: March 2024

2024 Delaware State Fair Livestock Tagging Dates Saturday May 4, 2024- 8:00 am- 11:00 am- Cook Family Farm, Newark- New Castle County Saturday May 11, 2024- 8:00 am- 11:00 am- Delaware State Fairgrounds- Kent and Sussex County Tuesday, May 28, 2024- 5:00pm-8:00 pm- Delaware State Fairgrounds- Kent and Sussex County 2024 Spring 4-H and FFA […]

Animal Science Updates: April 2022

2022 YQCA Certification Requirement for DSF Market Animal Exhibitors- All Delaware State Fair junior exhibitors showing a market animal (steer, market lamb, market goat or market hog) are required to have a current quality assurance certification in order to exhibit in a market class at the Delaware State Fair. The Youth PQA program no longer […]

Animal Science Updates: April 2018

Delaware State Fair Online Entries Open April 2 It’s that time already!  Delaware State Fair online entries for all classes, including livestock open on April 2.  Entries close on June 1. Delaware State Fair Livestock Handbook Department Highlights for 2018 2018 DSF Swine Show Changes: ***SPLIT SHOW FORMAT AGAIN THIS YEAR*** First half of week- […]

Animal Science Updates: April 2017

Delaware State Fair Online Entries Open April 1 It’s that time already!  Delaware State Fair online entries for all classes, including livestock open on April 1.  Entries close on June 1. Delaware State Fair Livestock Handbook Department Highlights for 2017 Starting in 2017, $10.00 livestock entry fee per class (excluding showmanship/fitting and group/pairs classes). 2017 […]

Animal Science Updates: October 2016

Delaware 4-H Members Attend National 4-H Dairy Conference 4-H‘er Oliver Menard of the Peach Blossom 4-H Club in Kent County is currently attending the National 4-H Dairy Conference on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wisconsin.  While there, Oliver is participating in dairy science workshops and field trips along with approximately 200 other dairy […]

Animal Science Updates: October 2015

Delaware 4-H Members Attend National 4-H Dairy Conference 4-H‘er Spring Vasey of the Country Time 4-H Club in Kent County is currently attending the National 4-H Dairy Conference on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, Wisconsin.  While there, Spring is participating in dairy science workshops and field trips along with approximately 200 other dairy […]

Animal Science Updates: April 2015

Delaware State Fair Livestock Handbook Department Changes for 2015 All livestock exhibitors must be at least five(5) years of age as of January 1 of the current fair year to show livestock.  This does not include rabbits and poultry. Swine Exhibitors– the upper weight limit for market hogs has been raised to 290 lbs.  Market […]