Cole County Youth Showcase

05/05/2026

2026 Exhibitor Schedule

05/04/2026

Would you like to be a Sponsor for the Cole County Youth Showcase?
Please see our sponsorship levels for 2026. you can contact us at [email protected] or send us a PM for information or questions. Please respond by 5/31/2026.
Form & Online Payment here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/ccys-sponsorship

Upload Logo/Graphic here: https://forms.gle/bsWYvzezpeQBe7x56

05/02/2026

🎟️ CCYS Annual Fundraiser is LIVE! 🎟️

Our Annual Fundraiser is officially underway!

This year, we have TWO Items:
Christensen Arms Evoke 6.5CM
S&W Shield 2.0M 9MM

🎟️Tickets: 20 each
📅 Winners Notified: July 31st at 7:30 AM
📍 Location: Farm Bureau Building, Jefferson City, Missouri during our Annual Ham & Bacon Auction

👉 To purchase, please reach out to any CCYS exhibitor—or send a PM to us.

Every dollar raised goes directly back to our youth exhibitors through:
💰 Ribbon Success Distributions (formerly known as fair premiums)

🌞It’s going to be a fun, exciting summer and we can’t wait to see you at the Cole County Youth Showcase in July!🌞

04/24/2026

A great opportunity for our Goat exhibitors!

Attention Goat exhibitors (4H and FFA) our Goat Superintendent is hosting a FREE clinic! Haley is an experienced goat exhibitor, an Audrain County 4H and Mexico FFA Alum, and a wonderful person! Bring a goat pal and come learn all the things!! And you can bring your goat with you!!

04/22/2026

📣 Next Fair Board Meeting!
Join us for the next Cole County Youth Showcase Fair Board meeting — everyone is welcome to attend!

🗓 Tuesday, May 19th
🕡 6:30 PM
📍 Cole County Extension Center
2436 Tanner Bridge Road, Jefferson City, MO

This is a great opportunity to stay involved, share ideas, volunteer, and help us plan for another amazing Showcase. 💚 💙

04/16/2026

📣 Attention CCYS Market Goat & Market Sheep Exhibitors! 🐐🐑

All CCYS In-County Market Goats and Market Sheep must be:
✅ Owned
✅ Weighed in
✅ Identified by the first weekend of May

All goats and sheep must be properly identified with an official scrapie tag.

📅 Deadline to submit information: May 8

Please turn in all required ownership, weigh-in, and identification information to the Cole County 4-H Extension Office no later than May 8th.

📍 Submit to: Amanda Stapp, YPA
📞 Office: 573-634-2824
📧 Email: [email protected]

🎓 SMQA Reminder:
If you have not completed your Show-Me Quality Assurance (SMQA) training, please contact your local Extension Center to find another available session.
➡️ This certification is required to show livestock at CCYS.

Please make sure your animals are properly tagged and all paperwork are submitted on time to remain eligible for CCYS participation!

04/16/2026

MARKET POULTRY: While all birds must be owned by June 30th to show at CCYS, you are going to have to acquire most animals way before that in order for them to be the correct age and/or size by this year's show on July 26, 2026:

*Commercial Broad Breasted Turkeys should be somewhere between 14-20 weeks for our County Showcase. That puts 2026 hatch dates for your BBW/BBB poults March 8 to April 19th. New this year to the State Fair is a 4-H & FFA Market Turkey Show, and in speaking to their Superintendent he suggested that while there will be no offical size requirements, it IS a show in which birds should be of market weight and still young and viable, noting that average commercial turkeys are in between 17-20 weeks of age. If you timed it out just right, you could potentially hit our CCYS window and the MO State Fair with a single batch of poults!

*Market Ducks ages are listed in the Fairbook as 6-18 weeks. That makes your Pekin/Meat Duckling hatches March 22 to June 14th this year. However, keep in mind that most processors will only take ducks within certain windows (Ours will do them when they're 7-8 weeks, then won't again until week 12 due to pin-feathering, and if you miss that one too then your next option is to keep feeding them out 'til week 18) so be sure to get your appointment scheduled right! There is a 3.5-4 lbs minimum on Market Ducks for our show.

*Commercial Market Broilers shouldn't be purchased before May 30th so that they can be less than 8 weeks old at the time of the show, but they do also need to meet the required weight minimum of 3 pounds and be as close to ideal market size as you can get them. (Right now, the industry average is going big at 6.5lbs.) The State Fair has no *official* weight or age requirements, but veteran families tell me that it is an Industry judge at the show and he wants that 6-7 week standard Cornish Cross- any older and they're prone to problems. Your CCYS and MO judges alike will also put a lot of emphasis on Uniformity across the Pen of 4, which is why the rules don't list an exact weight to aim for- though past State judges have wanted a 6.5-7.5lb bird.

*Dual Purpose Cockerels, Heritage Turkeys, and Domesticated market Quail all must be under 1 year old according to our rulebook, but there ARE ideal age windows and live weights for processing these birds as well... Reach out to Poultry Superintendent Julia Suess if you want to chat a little more about these newer, non-traditional yet sustainable options for table birds.

04/02/2026

This local show is hosted by some of our alumni. This is a great event for our cattle exhibitors.

Registration is open on the ShowmanApp!
You have until May 12th to pre-register and be guaranteed a t-shirt!

Also are you a business interested in sponsoring? We would love to have you! Let us know if you have any questions!

03/28/2026

👇Attention Exhibitors! We want your opinion. If you have not already, please fill out the exhibitor awards questionnaire!

CCYS Exhibitor Awards Questionnaire (1 per family, mark all that apply)

03/26/2026

🐷📣 CCYS Market Swine Weigh-In 📣🐷

Mark your calendars and get those hogs ready!

📅 Date: April 25
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Location: Hoop Barn at the Jaycees Cole County Fairgrounds
1445 Fairgrounds Road
Jefferson City, MO 65109

This weigh-in is REQUIRED for all in-county Market Swine that will exhibit at CCYS participating in the new 3-point competition.

📘 Be sure to review the 2026 fair book (pinned here) for all rules and requirements so you’re fully prepared.

🎓 SMQA Reminder:
If you have not completed your Show-Me Quality Assurance (SMQA) training, please contact the Extension Center to find another session.
➡️ This certification is REQUIRED to show livestock at CCYS.

Let’s get those projects on track — we can’t wait to see everyone there! 🐖💪

11/25/2025

Please see this great opportunity below. Open to all youth from any county!