Youth Livestock Program

2026 Calendar & Important Deadlines

March 7: K-State Junior Beef Producer Day

April 11: K-State Junior Sheep Producer Day

April 15: KASLA Application Deadline (tentative)

April 20: Last Day to Order Market Beef DNA Envelopes for Nominations

May 1: Market Beef Nominations Due

June 5: Last Day to Order Small Livestock DNA Envelopes for Nominations

June 15: Commercial Heifer, Swine, Sheep, & Meat Goat Nominations Due

July 10-11: Dr. Bob Hines Kansas Swine Classic

August 22-23 (tentative): State 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes

September 11-13: Kansas State Fair

October 2 -4: Kansas Junior Livestock Show

November 30: KSU YLP Internship Applications Due

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Spring 2025 KSU YLP Newsletter

 

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2026 Nomination Information - Available in March!

Nominated Livestock /Information

(Click link to confirm nominations and/or view current information)

All 2026 state livestock nomination information will be available under the "Nomination Information" tab of the KSU Youth Livestock website.

Important: All animals that are nominated for the Kansas Junior Livestock Show and Kansas State Fair are required to be tagged with Kansas 4-H EID tags. Youth with animals that have an existing 840 EID tag prior to county tagging should contact their local extension office as soon as possible for guidance. DNA hair samples in official DNA envelopes issued by the KSU Youth Livestock Program are also required. As of 2022, we have transitioned to an online nomination system; paper state nomination forms will no longer be accepted. Official DNA Envelopes must be purchased in advance through ShoWorks using the Kansas Nomination link. Extra official DNA envelopes ordered through the online system in 2022 and after may be used in future years. Visit the "Nomination Information" page for more details.

**Exhibitors must contact their local Extension Office to get their animals tagged and for further details on state livestock nominations.