Published: October 06, 2006 10:52 am            

Nomination deadlines for Spring Livestock Shows announced

Monday is first deadline for DNA kits to be ordered

Now that the various fair livestock shows are over, Garvin County 4-H and FFA members are beginning preparations for county and state wide spring livestock shows.

And organizers of those spring shows are cautioning exhibitors to pay attention to the fast approaching deadlines for steer, goat and sheep nominations.

The 70th annual Garvin County Spring Livestock Show will be held February 27 through March 2, 2007 at the Garvin County Fairgrounds in Pauls Valley.

The Oklahoma Youth Expo (OYE) will be held March 7-19, 2007 in Oklahoma City. Nominations for these shows are submitted via mail-in DNA test kits.

The DNA kits must be ordered from the OYE office by Oklahoma Cooperative Extension staff or Ag Ed instructors only.

The cost of the DNA kits are $10 each and once ordered cannot be returned to the OYE offices for refund. For this reason livestock show participants must be sure they are only ordering the number of kits they will need, and are required to pay for them in advance of the order.

It is also asked that participants order from either the Extension office OR their Ag Instructor to avoid duplicate orders.

Deadlines have also been set for those wishing to order kits from the Extension office to meet OYE nomination deadlines.

For complete information on schedules, entry rules and guidelines for the Oklahoma Youth Expo you may visit their web site at http://www.okyouthexpo.com.

Please note these important dates on your calendar:

October 9 - Deadline to order and prepay for Steer nomination kits if ordering from Garvin County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

October 19 - Steer DNA nomination kits are due for Oklahoma Youth Expo. They MUST BE postmarked by October 19 to be accepted.

October 23 - Deadline to order and prepay for Sheep and Goat nomination kits if ordering from Garvin County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

November 1 - Sheep and Goat DNA Nomination kits are due in the OYE office. They MUST BE postmarked by November 1 to be accepted.

November 2 - 10 am to 6 pm. Live cattle nominations for all steers and heifers for Garvin County Spring Show, Garvin County Fairgrounds.

November 30 - Noble Foundation nomination due for Junior Beef Excellence Program. Guidelines and entry form are available for download on the Noble Foundation's web site at http://www.noble.org/Ag/JrBeef/index.html.

December 4 - 10 am to 6 pm. Live sheep and Goat nomination for Garvin County Spring Show, Garvin County Fair Grounds.

December 15 - Deadline to order and prepay for Swine DNA nomination kits from Garvin County Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.

January 4 - Swine DNA nomination kits are due in the OYE office. They MUST BE postmarked by January 4 to be accepted.

January 5 - All Gilt and Barrow nominations (must include photo of animal) for the Garvin County Spring Livestock Show must be submitted to Mike Lee, 105 N. Indian Meridian Road, Pauls Valley, OK 73075, 405-238-6767, ext. 2. Nominations may be also be submitted via email: mike.lee@ok.usda.gov.

        

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