Tagging Dates & Schedule
Steer Weigh-in: February 27, 2022 at Springville Feeder Auction
*All beef steers and dairy steers born before January 1, 2022 are required to attend. Other cattle are welcome if you prefer to come this day instead of May Tagging day.
- 1:00-2:00pm- Beef Cattle
- 2:00-3:00pm- Dairy Cattle
*Note: if you have both, you can come at any time with all of your cattle.
Important: Animals required to attend this day must have their animals identified on 4-HOnline by May 16.
**Change of Date**
Animal ID Day & Weigh-in: Sunday, May 15, 2022 at the Fairgrounds
- 1:00-3:00pm- Swine
- 1:00-2:00pm- Beef Heifers
- 1:00-2:00pm-Rabbit Tattooing (At the Rabbit Barn)
- 2:00-3:00pm- Dairy Steers born after Jan. 1, and Dairy Females
- 2:00-4:00pm- Sheep & Goats
*Note: Tagging day is 1 DAY before the animal ID deadline for 4HOnline. Onsite trailer parking and animal identification assistance will be available at the Community Building on Tagging day. We encourage you to utilize this time and opportunity wisely.
**Be sure to know your Premise ID number as you WILL NEED TO ADD it to your Animal ID Worksheets as well as 4HOnline when identifying your animals.
This will be a busy day at the fairgrounds. Please watch for pedestrians and follow signs directing traffic to the appropriate routes to each location.
Covid safety Related Items:
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If you are not feeling well or have COVID-19 symptoms, we ask that you not attend this day. Reach out to the office to coordinate different arrangements
- Please remain in your vehicle with your animals until it is your turn for tagging. This will help us maintain social distancing.
- If you are not maintaining a six-foot social distance, we ask you to consider wearing a face covering.
Animal Species Details
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All Steers are required to attend the February tagging/weigh-in. Steer must have an RFID tag and a 5 digit county tag. They will be weighed for Rate of Gain.
- If you intend on showing a Beef Heifer and it did not come to the Springville Weigh-in, must be brought for tagging on May 15.
- No need to bring Cow/Calf pairs. They will still need identified on FairEntry.
- Tags are $3 each. Those requiring an RFID tag and a 5 digit county tag will need two tags per animal (for example: steers and crossbred heifers).
- Potential State Fair cattle will be given DNA envelopes that must be turned into the Extension office by May 16.
ATTACHMENTS:
- No cat should attend either day.
- See the Cat Project page for all details on requirements.
- All steers born before January 1, 2022 are required to attend the February tagging/weigh-in if tags are needed or if they plan to participate in Rate of Gain.
- They MUST have an RFID tag and a 5 digit county tag.
- All Dairy Females that do not have an RFID tag will need to attend the May ID/tagging day.
- All Dairy Feeder steers born after January 1, 2022 are required to attend May ID/tagging day.
- There will be a June Tagging for steer calves that are too young or not born by May tagging.
- Potential State Fair cattle will be given DNA envelopes that must be returned to the Extension Office by May 16.
ATTACHMENTS:
- No dogs need to attend either date.
- Be sure you have a completed Vaccination form to the Extension Office.
Visit the Dogs 101 4-H Club page for more information concerning the dog project.
- All Goats need to attend the May ID/Tagging Day if they:
- Need a tag (Check the handbook for proper identification information)
- Will be participating in Rate-of-Gain (wethers)
- Potential State Fair animals will be given DNA envelopes that must be returned to the Extension Office by May 16.
*Note: No tattoos will be done at ID/tagging Day. If you do not have proper tattoo identification in your animal, a tag will be inserted.
ATTACHMENTS:
- No horses need to attend either date.
- Be sure your animals are identified in 4HOnline by May 16.
- All Lease agreements & 2022 Vaccination Forms are due to the Extension Office by May 16.
Find out more information about Horse & Pony Club by visiting their page.
Vaccination & Lease agreement forms:
- No poultry/waterfowl/game should attend either date.
- Mandatory Blood Testing will be announced soon: at the Poultry Barn
- All ownership papers will be completed at blood testing.
- It is helpful to bring started ownership paper to blood testing. Ownership papers can be found here, of by visiting the 4-H Poultry Club page.
- All rabbits who have not been tattooed should plan to attend the May ID/Tagging day.
- Animal Identification information must be added to 4HOnline by May 16.
- Rabbit class selection will take place in FairEntry when it opens, May 18.
Check back in at the 4-H Rabbit Club page for information.
Attachments:
- All lambs must plan to attend the May ID/Tagging & Weigh-in day.
- You must declare at weigh-in if your ewe lamb will be shown as a market lamb or breeding stock.
- Ewes previously shown at our 4-H fair do not need to attend, but will need identified on ownership papers and added to 4-HOnline by May 16.
- Tags are $3 each.
- Potential State Fair animals will be given DNA envelopes that must be returned to the Extension Office by May 16.
ATTACHMENT:
- All swine are required to attend the May ID/Tagging day.
- Tags are $3 each.
- Club will cover the cost of up to six tags per member.
- Potential State Fair animals will be given DNA envelopes that must be returned to the Extension Office by May 16.
ATTACHMENTS:
You are not done after tagging!!
- Don't forget to identify all animal information in 4HOnline by MIDNIGHT on May 16.
- Details & helpful instructions can be found below.
- Starting May 18, you will select classes and exhibit information (animals & exhibit hall projects) in FairEntry.
- Be sure that you have read the Lawrence County 4-H Handbook for all details related to your projects.
Contact the Extension office if you have ANY questions, 812-275-4623.
Indiana Exhibition Requirements