{"id":419,"date":"2026-04-06T17:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:31:53","slug":"4-h-2026-important-dates-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/4-h-2026-important-dates-info\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Important 4-H Dates &amp; Info\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-62c81408 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Important 4-H Dates &amp; Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">County Fair: July 10 \u2013 19, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Weigh-In Dates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>February 1, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Beef Weigh-In (deadline to enroll in Beef Project) \u2013 10a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 3, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Lamb, Goat and Swine Weigh-In \u2013 10a<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 29, 2026<\/strong> \u2013 Small Animal Weigh-In \u2013 10a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forms and Documents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1cbc8a8e7cba1414de75d9cde58741ca\"><strong>Note: This section will be updated soon to reflect 2026 info<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sanmiguel.extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel-basin-4-h-forms\/\">2025 Forms &gt;&gt; Fair Participation Forms<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rules &amp; Guidelines<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Link to Fair Rules &amp; Regulations Coming Soon for 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weigh-In Results&nbsp;\u2013 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming soon&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MQA Certification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Colorado 4-H Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) program is&nbsp;<strong>for 4-H members<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>enrolled in market and\/or breeding livestock projects<\/strong>. Members must attend MQA program&nbsp;<strong>twice&nbsp;<\/strong>during the course of their 4-H career, once during their first year of 4-H (regardless of age) and once upon becoming a senior age member (note: a 4-H senior is different from a senior in high school).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aae4203e812d34c5ef67dd2922a01480\"><strong>MQA Schedule&nbsp;2026 Schedule TBD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helpful Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-quicklink\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/smbcountyfair.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>County Fair Website<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fair Board<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanmiguel.extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel-basin-4-h-2025-fair-information\/makgordon@icloud.com\">Makayla Gordon, President<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanmiguel.extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel-basin-4-h-2025-fair-information\/reganlisnyder@gmail.com\">Regan Snyder, Vice President<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanmiguel.extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel-basin-4-h-2025-fair-information\/alexandra.grace.hilton@gmail.com\">Alexandra Thompson, Secretary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sanmiguel.extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel-basin-4-h-2025-fair-information\/becky.hannigan@gmail.com\">Becky Hannigan, Treasurer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/co4h.colostate.edu\/colorado-4-h-state-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Fair Information from Colorado State 4-H<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sanmiguel.extension.colostate.edu\/livestock-101-project-starter-guides\/\">Livestock 101 \u2013 Project Starter Guides<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Important 4-H Dates &amp; Info County Fair: July 10 \u2013 19, 2026 Weigh-In Dates: Forms and Documents Note: This section will be updated soon to reflect&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_post_mime_type":"","acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":894,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/419\/revisions\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/san-miguel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}