4-H Newsletter for Sussex County, Delaware
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 […]
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 […]
2023 Delaware State Fair Livestock Updates The 2023 DSF Livestock Handbook has been posted on the state fair website under the livestock exhibitors tab https://www.delawarestatefair.com/livestock-general-information and entries open on April 1. Advisors, parents and exhibitors are strongly encouraged to read it thoroughly as there are a number of changes to the general livestock exhibitor rules […]
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 […]
NEW Quality Assurance Certification Requirement for All Delaware State Fair Market Animal Exhibitors! Beginning with the 2019 Delaware State Fair, all junior exhibitors showing a market animal (steer, market lamb, market goat or market hog) will be required to have a current quality assurance certification in order to exhibit in a market class at the […]
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- […]
2016 Spring 4-H/FFA Dairy Show The Spring 4-H and FFA Dairy Show will be held on April 2, 2016 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds. Entries are due to 4-H volunteer Charmayne Busker by March 4, 2016. The show is open to all Delmarva Residents who are owners or lessors of Holstein, Jersey, Ayrshire, Guernsey and […]
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 […]
2015 Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl The Delaware 4-H Horse Bowl will be held on March 7, 2015 at Lake Forest North Elementary school. The entry form and guidelines for the 2015 contest are available on the State 4-H Animal Science page. Divisions are available for Ages 9-10, 11-13, and 14-19 as of January 1 of […]
Upcoming Avian Bowl Trainings Dr. Brigid McCrea of Delaware State University will be holding monthly Avian Bowl training sessions in both New Castle and Kent counties. The March Kent County training sessions will be held on March 10th at 6:30 pm in Rm 125 at DSU’s Washington building and the New Castle County sessions will […]