Swine Project
4-H Swine Project
The 4-H Swine project helps you learn about swine breeds, health care, production, management, showmanship, marketing and careers in the swine industry. Learn principles of animal science and gain life skills, like responsibility, by owning, caring for and keeping records on one or more head of livestock. Gain knowledge of sound breeding, feeding and management practices.
Swine Project Meeting Dates
March 24, 2026 @ 6PM Paulie’s Chop Shop
April 15, 2026 Swine tagging deadline
April 19, 2026 @ 10:00 AM Cookout meeting with Matt Wery
July 7, 2026 @ 5:30 PM Hog Check-in & Weigh-in, Kewaunee County Fairgrounds
2026 Swine Auction Requirements
2025-2026 Kewaunee County Livestock Association Policies and Procedures
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/
Swine Feed Sheet PDF
If you have any questions about upcoming meetings or your swine project, you can contact one of the swine subcommittee members:
Rob Funk 920-217-0652
Kathy Vander Kinter 920-375-0569
Stuart Arians 920-304-2020
Bruce Rabas 920-544-7269
Shelly Treml 920-255-1512
Ken Brezinski 920-255-3468
Jeff Lambrecht 920-562-1783
Eric Zehren 920-883-7553
Erin Dahle
4-H Program Educator
Office: 920-388-7185 or Cell: 920-536-3085
erin.dahle@wisc.edu