MONROE — Green County Fair market lambs and market wether goat exhibitors will be required to self-identify their lambs and goats using the RFID tag method this year. Exhibitors will be required to tag their own lambs and goats and do photo identification for each fair market animal. There will be no cost for the photo identification kits. Exhibitors will also be given two RFID ear tags for each animal at no cost. Market lamb and wether goat photo identification kits and ear tags will only be available for pickup at the Extension Green County Office, 2841 6th St, Monroe.
Kits will be available for pickup based on which species is being shown. The kits cannot be mailed. Photos of each animal must be taken of one head view, clearly displaying the RFID ear tag in the animal’s ear. Photos must be attached to the Green County Fair photo identification form.
The Extension Green County office will loan out ear taggers for exhibitors to use for tagging their animals. The taggers must be returned to the Extension office and will be sanitized before being given to another farm to prevent the spread of disease. 4-H Leaders and Agriculture instructors will be allowed to pick up ID kits for their members. However, they will be required to sign for all the kits they pick up at the Extension Green County Office. Each kit will include the photo identification forms and two RFID ear tags for each animal to be identified.
When picking up their identification kits, exhibitors will be provided with instructions on the correct
procedures for taking the photos and placing the RFID ear tags. Only animals that are identified using the Green County ID kits will be eligible to exhibit at the 2023 Green County Fair.
Youth who exhibit sheep and goats will be required to complete Youth Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) training. If training has not yet been completed, directions on how to certify will be explained when identifications packets are picked up at the Extension Green County office. Each individual Green County Exhibitor must submit their YQCA certificate number online when completing fair entries. Fair Entries cannot be completed without the certificate number. Copies of the certificate do not need to be submitted to the Extension Green County office.
Exhibitors will need to turn in an auction entry form and two signed buyer cards to the Extension Green County office by June 23 to be eligible to sell in the auction. The cards will be available online for printing after May 1 or hard copies of the buyer cards will also be available at the Extension Green County office.
