2024

Fair

June 23-29

Western Whirlwind

MARKET and Non-Market

Registration and Weigh-In/Tag-In Dates

• Market Beef Weigh-in/Tagging Date: 11/19/2023 @ 2pm

• Final Market Beef Weigh-in/Tagging Date: 12/2/2023 @ 9am

• Feeder Beef, Goat, Sheep, Prospect Date: 4/14/2024 Weigh-in/Tagging @ 6pm

• Final Feeder Beef, Goat, Sheep, Prospect Date: 4/26/2024 Weigh-in/Tagging @ 6pm

Registration must be turned in personally when you bring animal to weigh-in.

**Swine projects need 3 pictures of each animal attached to Registration. See below for new upload to showorks option.

RECORD BOOKS

Showmanship and completed record books, will be required for every animal species in which an exhibitor shows and animal.

1. All animals (including market animals) MUST BE in the exhibitor’s possession and registered with the MONTCALM COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION office by the required date for each species. Large animal registration forms must be turned in, in person, at a Livestock committee (MCFAAC) meeting, or weighin/tag-in. Small animal registration forms must be turned in, in person, at a Livestock committee (MCFAAC) meeting, or a small animal committee meeting. Forms must be turned in, in person, and will not be accepted via email or mail.

2. Animal Registration Forms are available online from the Montcalm County Fair Website: www.montcalmcountyfairgrounds.com. Registration and Weigh-In/Tag-In Dates

3. Showmanship and completed record books, will be required for every animal species in which an exhibitor shows an animal.

Species: Registration Due:

Market Beef: 12/2/2023 at 11 a.m.

Market Feeder Beef: 4/26/2024 at 8 p.m.

Market/Breeding Sheep; 4/26/2024 at 8 p.m.

Market Swine: 4/26/2024 at 8 p.m.

Market/Breeding Goats: 4/26/24 by 8 p.m.

Market/Breeding Poultry: 4/22/24

Market/Breeding Rabbits: 4/22/24

Breeding Beef: 4/26/24

Horse/Pony: 5/1/24

Cavies: 4/22/24

Dairy Cattle: 4/26/24

Dog: 5/1/24

Llama/Alpaca: 4/22/24

Pocket Pets/Small Animals: 4/22/24

Club Pen, Cage & Stall Request: 6/1/24

Horse/Pony Substitutions: 6/12/24

New this year is the option to register your swine and upload photos online.

Exhibitors will still be required to turn in the paper portion of their registration, but no photos will be required if uploaded to Showorks.

Showorks will open for SWINE registration only on 4/10 and close on 4/26 at 8 p.m. (same time all paper registrations are due). The showorks website is this one:

https://montcalmsw.fairwire.com 

It will be important to remember your login and password and use the same one in May to select which swine are actually coming to fair.

Please register all swine including the family floater. This should only be registered to the oldest exhibitor in the family.

Attached are instructions and screen shots for what you will see as you step through this process.


Please e-mail MCFlivestock@gmail.com with questions.

Thanks!

MCFAAC & MCFA Showorks Committee


Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars:

Follow the steps outlined on yqcaprogram.org to obtain your certification.

If the website does not address the questions you may have contact Autumn Converse, State Support for YQCA, conver20@msu.edu.