Youth Dairy

Youth Dairy

The 4-H Dairy Project allows you to learn about breeds, selection, grooming, production, management, showmanship, marketing, and careers through a dairy animal.

Youth Dairy Information and Forms

2025-2026 Dairy Project Paperwork

4-H Dairy Project Requirements 2026 – Word
4-H Dairy Project Requirements 2026 – pdf

2025-2026 Point sheet – Word
2025-2026 Point sheet – pdf

Dairy Heifer Management Record 25-26 – Word
Dairy Heifer Management Record 25-26 – pdf

Family Contact Page: All families should have one of these forms filled out and on file. If this is your first year or your information has changed, make sure to fill this out and turn it in on Wednesday of the fair.

Family Contact Page – Word
Family Contact Page – PDF

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is required for youth exhibiting livestock (dairy, sheep, rabbit, poultry, goat, hogs, beef) at the Kewaunee County Fair. Training is available online. If you would like to request hardship assistance to pay for your training, please contact Aerica Bjurstrom 920-388-7138 or aerica.bjurstrom@wisc.edu to request a coupon. Requests will be kept confidential. Online training is available here: https://yqcaprogram.org/

Meeting Dates and Locations

Kewaunee County 4H Dairy Committee Minutes 01.26.2026

Dairy Committee Meeting Dates:
01/21/26, 3/25/2026, 6/10/2026, 9/2/2026, 11/19/2026

Dairy Project Meeting Dates:
1/10/2026 Fairgrounds 10am

Dairy Showmanship:
5/16/2026 – Kinnards – N2488 Hwy 42, Kewaunee, 54216

11:00-1:00pm, Lunch will be provided.

Must attend the whole meeting to earn 2 points.

Dairy Judging Dates:

  • 3/23/2026 – 4-H room at Fairgrounds – 7:00pm
  • 3/31/2026 – Lambrecht Dairy – Jeff Lambrecht, N699 St. Peters Rd, Kewaunee, 54216 – 7:00pm
  • 4/9/2026 – Junion Homestead Farm, E1939 Cty Rd K, Casco, 54205 – 7:00pm
  • 4/14/2026 – Jauquet Hillview Dairy/ Dave & Stacy Jauquet, N6241 Hillview Rd, Luxemburg, 54217 – 7:00pm
  • 4/20/2026 – Jauquet Holsteins/ Jeff Jauquet, N6249 Hillview Rd, Luxemburg, 54217 – 7:00pm
  • 4/30/2026 – Old Settlers Dairy/ Jeremy Schlies, 6452 Old Settlers Rd, Denmark, 54208 – 7:00pm

Dairy Field Trips:
4/4/2026 – Kinnard Farms, Inc – N8200 Tamarack Rd, Casco 54205 – 10:00am – Noon

District Holstein Show
6/11-13 – Kewaunee Co. Fairgrounds

Protein Show:
6/20/26 – Shawano

Area Animal Science Days (AASD)
6/30/26 – Clark Co. Neillsville

Showring Ready: Entering the Showring and On Parade

This video will cover proper technique for leading your animal into the showring at the start of the class, as well as how to show her on parade. This video series is based on the most recent (12/2016) version of the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (PDCA) Showmanship Guidelines. View our complete set of showmanship resources on the Holstein Foundation web site – www.holsteinfoundation.org.

Showring Ready: Entering the Line & Posing Your Animal

This video will cover proper technique for pulling your animal into line during the class and how to properly let her up once you are there. This video series is based on the most recent (12/2016) version of the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (PDCA) Showmanship Guidelines. View our complete set of showmanship resources on the Holstein Foundation web site – www.holsteinfoundation.org.

If you have any questions regarding Agriculture or 4-H in Kewaunee County, please contact:

Agricultural & 4-H Educators

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Aerica Bjurstrom

Regional Dairy Educator
Brown, Door, Kewaunee Counties
920-388-7138
aerica.bjurstrom@wisc.edu

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Erin Dahle

4-H Program Educator
920-388-7185
erin.dahle@wisc.edu

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