The WNC Dairy Beef Feeder Calf Program is designed to introduce youth to livestock showing, feeding, and care. Participants in the program will be provided a dairy calf that they will feed and care for at their home or another approved facility from March through the 2022 Mountain State Fair when the calves are sold. Participants will attend an informational orientation to prepare them for their project, participate in other events/clinics where they will work with their calf, and conclude their project by showing and selling their calves at the Mountain State Fair.
Please click on the links below to download the application form, rules, and program information. The WNC Dairy Beef Feeder Calf Program Committee met recently and revised the application and rules so please refer to the links below for the most up-to-date version.
***2022 Program Information***- ALL youth interested in participating in this program MUST attend our MANDATORY orientation meeting on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 6:30pm. This orientation will be held in 2 ways....1) in-person at the WNC Regional Livestock Center OR 2) via Zoom. We STRONGLY encourage participation in our face-to-face orientation if possible.
- Youth MUST register for this event: WNC Dairy Steer Program Orientation Sign-Up After registering, you will receive the login information for the Zoom meeting and extra details for those who will be participating face-to-face. *Each youth interested in participating must complete this form even if they will be logging in to the meeting together.
- After attending the orientation and discussing the program requirements with your family, interested youth MUST submit a signed application for the program (located at the links below) which is due no later than Friday, February 18, 2022. The application can be scanned/photographed and emailed to holly_jordan@ncsu.edu.
