Marais des Cygnes District Livestock Judging 2025

We have three livestock judging coaches who will be working with our

District 4-H members who would like to learn more about livestock judging. 

Our meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month. Our next meeting

is scheduled for July 7 at 6pm. At the Paola Extension office.

The judging coaches are Chance Hager (Chance@elliottinsurancegroup.com), Kevin Hightower (dhtcattle@gmail.com), and Quinton Ford (Fordfarm15@gmail.com).

Final Entomology Project Meeting Before Fairs

Date: July 12, 2025

Time: 1:00pm

Location: Allen County Extension Office

It is almost Fair time! We will be concentrating on getting ready for the Fair at our July Entomology meeting.

Bring insects you need identified. If you need help deciding how to arrange insects in your box, bring the insects and your box.

If you need me to make suggestions on your educational exhibit or photo notebook, bring them for me to look at. If you need help getting labels on insects, bring the insects and labels.

See you soon! Questions: call Vicky at (620)804-9170.

Miami County Fair & Rodeo -

July 19-26, 2025



JULY 1st - 4-H Pre-Entry Deadline

On the MdC Miami County Fair website you will find videos with instructions on how to use the

pre-entry system, and other information to help you with our fair.

Class numbers can be found in the Miami County Fairbook 2025 again this year.

Interested in participating in the Barnyard Olympics? Register at 5pm on July 19. Event starts at 5:30pm at the MICO Fair Show Arena.

Instructions for Entering Booths or Banners

If you are entering a Booth and/or a Banner one of your club leaders will need to enter the booth and/or banner in the FairEntry System. To do this, after you sign in using your 4HOnline account, please add an exhibitor that is your club name. Then you will find the Booth and Banners department to enter the exhibit.



4-H Foundation and Project Clubs can enter the same way.

Please let Karla at khightow@ksu.edu know if you have any problems.

NOTE: We will be having a Public Fashion Revue on Monday, July 21 at 7:00pm in Fair building #4

Linn County Fair & Rodeo - August 2-9, 2025

The Clothing/Sewing Judging, Public Style Revue and Performing Arts Show is July 27 schedule will be available closer to time.

Fair information and forms (astronomy, rocketry, welding, etc) can be found by going to the MdC District Linn County Fair page on our website.

Check the Fairbook for 4-H building judging schedules.

Kansas State Fair - September 5-14, 2025

State Fair Pre-Entries are due August 14

Any 4-H member who is 9-18 years old by January 1, 2024 can exhibit their purple ribbon-winning exhibit at the 2024 Kansas State Fair. Please check the Kansas State Fair Book for entry limits and rules/guidelines.

You must pre-enter those items at the Miami County Fair in the Fair Office or enter them by the Paola office after the fair is over.

Linn County pre-entry sign-up is available at the Linn County Fair on Thursday, August 7^th from 1-3pm in the 4-H Building or at the Mound City office after the fair is over.

This is not livestock & horse entries but does include Clothing & Textiles, Crops, Energy Management, Entomology, Fiber Arts, Foods & Nutrition, Foods Preservation, Forestry, Geology & Lapidary, Home Environment, Horticulture, Photography, Communications (Demonstrations/Illustrated Talk, Project Talk, Poetry & Prose), Shooting Sports Educational Displays, STEM (Ag Mechanics, Architectural Block Construction, Astronomy, Computers, Robotics, Rocketry, Unmanned Aerial System, and Educational Exhibits), Wildlife, Woodworking, Rabbit, and Poultry Exhibits

Fashion Revue and Visual Arts are limited and those qualifying exhibits are selected by the judges at Fair.

Kansas State Fair Horse & other Project Information can be found on the 4-H State Fair Project Information Page.



Contests & Workshops

Have a Safe

& Fun

4th of July!