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Enrollment is closed for the 2023-2024 4-H year. Enrollment will open mid-July for the 2024-2025 4-H year (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025).
If you were not enrolled in the 2023-24 year and need to enroll in 4-H to participate in the 2024 Tulare County Fair, please contact the 4-H Office at 559-684-3300 or email mederos@ucanr.edu ASAP. The 60-day enrollment deadline for participation in the 2024 Tulare County Fair is July 12th.
Upcoming Events
Record Book and Achievement System Workshop scheduled for April 29th has been postponed. Stay tuned for announcement of new date!
Annual Project Report (APR) forms run from July 1, 2023 - September 30, 2024. (Next year they will run October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025.)
Record Books (with SPARK Achievements and without) will not be due to clubs until after September 30, 2024; check with your Club Leader for deadline.
Tulare County 4-H Staff
Rochelle Mederos
4-H Community Education Specialist
University of California Cooperative Extension
4437-B S. Laspina Street
Tulare, CA 93274
559-684-3300
559-685-3319 fax
mederos@ucanr.edu
Shari Connelly
4-H Secretary/Office Assistant
University of California Cooperative Extension
4437-B S. Laspina Street
Tulare, CA 93274
559-684-3300
559-685-3319 fax
sdconnelly@ucanr.edu
2024 Fair Participation Enrollment Deadlines
Enrollment Deadlines:
- May 14, 2024, Market Beef and Commercial Bred Heifers
- July 12, 2024 Market Sheep, Swine, Goats, Breeding Beef, Dairy Cattle, Sheep, Pygmy Goats, Dairy Goats, Rabbits, and Poultry.
Ownership Deadlines:
- 120 days for Market Beef and Commercial Bred Heifers.
- 60 days for Market Sheep, Swine, and Goats.
- 30 days for Breeding Beef, Dairy Cattle, Sheep, Pygmy Goats, Dairy Goats, Rabbits, and Poultry.
Online Entry (entries MUST include uploaded photos) Deadlines:
- May 14, 2024 - All Market beef and replacement Heifers
- July 13, 2024 - All Market hogs, lambs, and goats
- August 12, 2024 - All market meat pen of rabbits, market poultry meat pens
- August 16, 2024 - Fine arts, home arts, junior exhibits, photography, livestock breeding projects and showmanship entries
Enrollment Deadlines:
- January 5, 2024, for Market Beef and Commercial Bred Beef Heifers
- March 1, 2024, for Market Sheep, Swine, Goats, Breeding Beef, Dairy Cattle, Pygmy Goats, Dairy Goats, Rabbits, Poultry, and Feeder Beef/Sheep.
Ownership Deadlines:
- 1/7/24 for Market Beef and Commercial Bred Beef Heifers
- 3/3/24 for Market Sheep, Swine, Goats, and Market Turkeys
- 3/6/24 for Breeding Beef, Dairy Cattle, Pygmy Goats, and Dairy Goats
- 4/15/24 for Rabbits, Poultry, and Feeder Beef/Sheep
ALL Livestock and Indoor entries MUST be completed ONLINE! Entry Deadlines:
- Market Animal entries and fees are due one (1) week PRIOR to tagging.
- Non-Market entries and fees are due by 4 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2024.
- Indoor entries and fees are due by 4 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2024.