1. 2021 Quality Meats Brochure
2. QM Guidelines 2021
3. QM Feed Worksheet 2021
4. Quality Meat Project Education Card 2021
5. Market Animal Drug History 2021
6. Hog Certificate of Origin 2021

Attention Market Steer Exhibitors 

Fall Steer weigh-in for Quality Meats will be held Saturday December 4^th from 8 to 10 am.

Preregistration is required for the fall weigh-in. Registration will begin November 15^th and will close December 1^st.  Please use the Google form https://forms.gle/FRpTSF6u2dwzAemDA  or go to the Quality Meats Webpage on the extension website

https://polk.extension.wisc.edu/4-h-youth-development/quality-meats/

All steers should be halter broke, de-horned, and castrated. Castration should occur at least 1 week prior to December 4^th weigh-in.  Start halter breaking your steers NOW, makes for better leading project animals come July.

We anticipate weigh-in this fall to be a normal weigh-in with animals being led on to the scale. If you have any questions please reach out to Beef committee via text or call:

Craig Scholz 612-751-3236

Jake Loen 715-557-0138

Fitting & Grooming Clinic 

*This qualifies as an educational event toward the Quality Meats project. This is an interactive event – questions/answers, fitting, trying different techniques.  

Who: All beef exhibitors interested in learning more about fitting and grooming. 

When: March 26, 2022   

8:30-9 Arrival and set up of show chutes  

9-11:30 Speaker and demonstration by Brooke Brantner – Show Fitting and Grooming techniques and tips 

11:30-12:30 Lunch will be provided  

12:30 – ? Break-out session – Fitting and clipping your animal with the techniques learned in the morning session. Brooke will be on hand to help all kids. Bring your show animal (heifer or steer), show chute, and clippers. Power will be supplied.  

(If you need an animal and/or chute to practice with at the event, please reach out to Jordon Hibbs at 715-651-6516 or by e-mail at jhibbs4141@gmail.com)  

Where: Hibbs Farm -2796 60th Street, Frederic, WI 54837 – This will be held indoors in pole shed. 

RSVP: Jordon Hibbs at jhibbs4141@gmail.com or text 715-651-6516.  

Section 8 ~ Other Resources

• For any other information on Quality Meats please see the Clover Connection Newsletter. The newsletter will list upcoming dates and times of meeting and form deadlines.

  • Clover  Connection  Newsletter  2021
  • https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/wi4haganimalscience/area-animal-science-days/

Youth wishing to participate in the 2021 Polk County Quality Meats Program must meet all the program requirements:

• Quality Meats Requirements
  • Complete YQCA “Youth for the Quality Care of Animals” online classroom training. Club organizational leaders and co-leaders have more information on YQCA.
  • Attend a Polk County Quality Meats Kick-Off Meeting
  • Attend an educational event or sessions

•  2021 YQCA – Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (Formerly MAQA)

  • ALL Quality Meats Exhibitors must bring their printed certificate to paperwork check-in Wednesday at the Fair in the livestock show barn office. check-in concludes at 6pm.
  • Required on-line course go to yqca.org  and follow directions to register and take course – cost is $12.
  • Classroom training is available at a cost of $3 at various locations in other counties. Register for these classroom courses at yqca.org
  • Questions can be directed to your species chair or vice chair.
  • Instructions on Getting Your YQCA WebBased Certification 

The Polk County Quality Meats kick-off meeting will be announced in the Clover Connection, your email as well as on this website so stay tuned.