The Kansas State University Youth Livestock Program, K-State Research & Extension, and the K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry will be hosting two virtual weeks for junior producers this spring.

Junior Swine Producer Week will start Feb. 15 and end Feb. 20. Junior Meat Goat Producer Week will start March 15 and end March 20.

Both events will be hosted as a virtual series during the course of a week. The junior producer programs are a weeklong educational opportunity for youth, parents, project leaders, agents and others to increase their knowledge of youth livestock production and management.

Tentative topics include project selection, nutrition and feeding, meat science, health, reproduction, grooming, showmanship, and the state livestock nomination process. Sessions will be led by K-State faculty members, graduate students, veterinarians, Extension agents, guest speakers and specialists.

All ages are welcome, but all attendees must register online. These are biennial events, with swine and meat goat days in odd years and sheep and beef days hosted in even years. 

The events will be free this year, thanks to the support of sponsors, but all participants will still need to register. This includes youth and adults. Families also need to use an email address that someone from the household checks on a regular basis, as that will be the primary method of communication to share links and specific details with registered attendees. Participants will need to sign up by Feb. 8 and March 8, respectively, to receive the appropriate information.

To register, visit bit.ly/KSUJrSwineWeek or bit.ly/KSUJrMeatGoatWeek.

More information is available at youthlivestock.ksu.edu. For information, contact Lexie Hayes, youth livestock coordinator, at [email protected] or 785-532-1264.

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