All youth planning to show Dairy at the Dane County Fair must meet these species specific educational requirements:
- Attend at least one approved education event (listed below)
- Education Requirement Card – Complete this card after attending a species-specific education meeting/event to confirm attendance during the dates of 6/16/24-6/15/25. You should upload the completed card by June 15.
- To upload the education card, please save the document as a JPG, TIFF, or PDF. Youth can take a picture of the education card to upload. Save as LastName.FirstName.Species (e.g.,Smith.Chris.Dairy) before uploading to the online portal.
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- Complete all training, and submit education card and YQCA certificate by June 15 via the ONLINE PORTAL (OPENS IN APRIL). Failure to submit this card by June 15 at 11:59pm will make you ineligible to show your animal at the Dane County Fair.
- If showing in more than one species, youth must complete and submit the requirements for each species separately.
2025 Approved Education Offerings -
- 10/27/2024 – 4-H Dairy Education Event – Fall into Dairy from 1:00pm-3:00pm at Haag Dairy Farm (6868 Buethin Rd, Dane, WI). No Cost & Registration Required - CLICK HERE. Visit a working dairy farm in Dane County! Youth and family members will learn about robotic milking, how to lead a calf, the opportunities in the 4-H Dairy Project and animal nutrition.
No cow, no problem! This event is open to everyone interested in checking out a dairy farm and learning more about dairy cows. Did you know that 4-H youth members who don’t have access to cows can participate in Dairy Quizbowl, Dairy Judging and can even work with and show a managerial animal?
Youth will rotate through four stations and will be grouped by experience:
- Opportunities in Dairy (State Fair, Judging, Quiz Bowl, County Fair)
- Calves (how to handle/lead a calf)
- Robotic Milking
- Health & Nutrition
The education stations are geared toward youth in grades 3+, but all family members are welcome to attend. Youth in grades K-5 must be accompanied by an adult. Grades 6+ can attend with or without an adult.
- 6/7/25 – Cows on the Concourse Education Volunteer - Cow Expert or Educational Zone ONLY
- 6/14/25 – Dane County Breakfast on the Farm Education Volunteer or Presenter
- 4-H Team Dairy Judging Practices - variety of dates
- Dairy Judging Team Member/Leadsperson
- Dane County Dairy Bowl 4-H Team Member
- Dane County Dairy Bowl – Attended Practices
- District Show Exhibitor – Holstein and Color Breed equivalent
- Mid-West National Holstein Show Exhibitor
- PDPW Leadership Program
- WI State/National Breed Show
- FFA Dairy Education Qualifying Events:
- FFA Dairy Cow Judging or Dairy Products Judging
- FFA State Dairy Judging/Showmanship
- FFA State Dairy Proficiency Application Completed
- Central National FFA Dairy Events (Dairy Evaluation or Milk Quality)
- SC WI FFA Regional CDE – Janesville (Dairy Evaluation or Milk Quality)
- SW WI FFA Regional CDE – Platteville (Dairy Evaluation or Milk Quality)
- State FFA CDE – Madison (Dairy Evaluation, Milk Quality, or Dairy Handling)
- Completion of State FFA Dairy Proficiency Award or Diversified Livestock (that includes dairy)
- Current school year completion of high school (must have dairy unit) or technical college (transcripted credit) Animal Science course
Complete the form below or contact the Fair Office at info@danecountyfair.com to receive approval for educational opportunities not listed. Forms can be submitted with 30 days of the education session and by June 15.
NEW EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY REQUEST FORM