MatSu and Copper River District 4-H and FFA Junior Market Livestock Auction

Participants in the MatSu and Copper River District 4-H and FFA Junior Market Livestock Auction must have a current YQCA certificate.

Arizona National Livestock Show

The Arizona National Livestock Show is requiring all junior livestock exhibitors to have completed a quality assurance training. We will accept YQCA or a state approved training (e.g. Texas validation).

All COUNTY and STATE Fairs.

YQCA certifications (online or instructor-led) are required for youth exhibitors.

Charles Craig Classic

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

San Diego County Fair

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification in order to exhibit.

Ventura County Fair

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification in order to exhibit.

24A-DAA, The Kings Fair

YQCA is required.

AgFest - San Joaquin

Requires all livestock exhibitors to be YQCA certified for all animals except for dogs and cavies.

Alameda County Fair

Accepting YQCA certifications.

Amador County Fair

Only YQCA certifications will be accepted and exhibitors must be able to provide proof of completion.

Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa Festival

YQCA is required.

California Mid State Fair

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification in order to exhibit.

California State Fair

YQCA certifications are required.

Del Norte County Fair (Crescent City)

YQCA is required.

Desert Empire Fair

YQCA is required.

El Dorado County Fair

YQCA is required.

Humboldt County Fair

YQCA is required.

Kern County Fair

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

Lake County Fair

YQCA is accepted.

Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

Napa Town and Country Fair

YQCA is required.

Nevada County Fair

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. To show at the fair, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

OC Fair

YQCA certification (online or instructor-led) will be required for all beef cattle, market goats, market sheep, swine, turkeys, broilers, market rabbit exhibitors and all breeding animals shown by junior exhibitors.

Placer County Fair

YQCA is accepted.

Redwood Acres Fair

YQCA is required.

Redwood County Fair/12th DAA

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

San Bernardino County Fair

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

Santa Barbara County Fair

Only YQCA certifications will be accepted.

Southern California Fair

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

Yuba-Sutter Fair

The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California, to have completed the applicable YQCA program training. In order to show, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.

National Western Stock Show

YQCA is accepted.

North Idaho State Fair Youth Stockshow and Sale

YQCA certification is required for youth 8 to 18 exhibiting at the Youth Stockshow and Sale.

McLean, Livingston and Woodford Counties

McLean, Livingston and Woodford Counties are requiring YQCA at their 4-H Show.

Indiana Fair exhibitors (4-H); all State Fair 4-H exhibitors

YQCA certification is required for all 4-H Members exhibiting beef cattle, dairy cattle, dairy goats, meat goats, sheep, swine, poultry, and rabbits at county-level fairs and/or State Fair. Youth have the option to complete an in-person Indiana 4-H Quality Livestock Care course OR an online Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) course.

Dickinson County Fair; Spirit Lake, Iowa

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification in order to exhibit.

All county fair and State Fair Exhibitors

YQCA is required for all county fair exhibitors (both 4-H and FFA), as well as all State Fair FFA and 4-H exhibitors.

National Pork Expo

Will continue to accept Youth PQA certifications until all currently valid certification expire. After that, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.

Shawnee County Fair

YQCA Training is required for all Shawnee County Livestock Exhibitors 4-H Age 7-18(including Meat Rabbits & Broiler Meat Chickens for the Sale) and State Livestock Shows; Kansas State Fair & Kansas Junior Livestock Show(KJLS)

Butler County Fair

YQCA Training is required for all Butler County Livestock Exhibitors 4-H Age 7-18 (including rabbits and poultry).

Kansas State Fair

YQCA is required for all Grand Drive exhibitors.

Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS)

YQCA is required for all exhibitors.

LSU AgCenter 4-H and FFA Spring Livestock Show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

LSU AgCenter Northwest District Livestock Show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

LSU AgCenter Northeast District Livestock Show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

LSU AgCenter Central District Livestock Show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

LSU AgCenter Southwest District Livestock Show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

LSU AgCenter Acadiana District Livestock Show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

LSU AgCenter Southcentral District Livestock show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

LSU AgCenter Southeast District Livestock Show

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification number to exhibit.

Branch County Fair

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification in order to exhibit.

Missaukee Agricultural Youth Show

We will accept online or instructor led certifications of YQCA to meet fair requirements.

Upper Peninsula State Fair

A valid YQCA certification is required for all junior market livestock exhibitors (beef, swine, goats, lambs, poultry & eggs) beginning with the 2024 Fair.

Ingham County Fair

The Junior Livestock Association requires all youth exhibiting and selling large animals to be YQCA certified.

Kalamazoo County Youth Fair and Family Festival

Any youth planning to sell an animal at the fair is required to be YQCA certified.

Missaukee Agricultural Youth Show

YQCA is an option for Educational Credit, though it is not required.

Cass County Fair

All swine exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certificate to exhibit.

Berlin Fair and Muskegon

YQCA Required

Washtenaw County 4-H Youth Show

All market beef and swine exhibitors are required to have an updated YQCA certification before marketing animals at the 4-H Youth Show auction.

Houghton County Fair

YQCA is not required to exhibit, but is highly recommended.

Ogemaw County Fair

Ogemaw County Fair requires youth showing market animals to be YQCA certified.

Van Buren Youth Fair

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification in order to exhibit.

Oakland County Fair

All market hog exhibitors must be YQCA certified and must present a copy of certification before unloading animal(s).

Upper Peninsula State Fair

"All U.P. State Fair junior market livestock exhibitors:beef, swine, lamb, goat, poultry, and chicken egg production will be required to be YQCA certified "

Monroe County Fair

All Exhibitors of market animals are required to have a current YQCA Certificate

Montcalm County Fair

Currently, YQCA is ONLY required for those exhibitors showing market animals.

Emmet-Charlevoix County Fair

YQCA is an accepted option to the Emmet & Charlevoix Counties required education credit.

Arenac County 4-H/FFA Market Livestock Committee

The Arenac County 4-H/FFA Market Livestock Committee requires youth ages 8-20 to have YQCA certification in order to sell their projects in the auction during fair.

Tuscola County Fair

Tuscola County 4-H youth exhibiting either market feeder steers or fat steers are required to complete YQCA or BQA to sell in our auction. All other small livestock showman or large livestock showman are required to fulfill an educational requirement as well, and may use the YQCA training for that credit.

Clare County Fair

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification in order to exhibit.

Lenawee County Fair

YQCA is required for Beef, Sheep and Swine exhibitors in the 4-H/FFA Division. No other species require it in the 4-H/FFA Division or the open class division.

Clinton County 4-H & Youth Fair

YQCA is highly suggested, but not required.

Jackson County Fair

Jackson County Fair requires youth showing swine, beef or sheep to be YQCA certified.

Hillsdale County Fair

Youth that exhibit swine must be YQCA certified.

Kent County Youth Fair

Each exhibitor must complete an educational activity; YQCA is an option to fulfill this requirement.

Bay County Fair & Youth Expo

YQCA certifications (online or instructor-led) are required for youth exhibitors.

All county and state fair exhibitors (4-H and FFA)

Will continue to accept Nebraska Livestock Quality Assurance certification until all currently valid certificates expire. After that, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.

New Mexico State Fair

YQCA is accepted.

North Dakota 4-H requires YQCA for state fair shows

YQCA certifications are accepted.

American Dairy Goat Association National Show Youth Events

The American Dairy Goat Association National Show is requiring all youth events exhibitors to have completed a quality assurance training. We will accept YQCA or a state approved training.

BLUE VALLEY FARM SHOW INC

All county youth animal show exhibitors

All county and state fair 4-H and exhibitors

All exhibitors must have a valid YQCA certification or qualifying Youth Livestock Literacy Event in order to exhibit.

Henry County Fair Junior Livestock Show

YQCA is required.

Wisconsin State Fair and Wisconsin County Fairs

The Wisconsin State Fair requires YQCA-approved training. Many county fairs in Wisconsin also require YQCA. Check with your county fair about YQCA requirements.