All youth planning to show Dairy at the Dane County Fair must meet these species specific educational requirements:
- Attend at least one approved education event (listed below)
- Education Requirement Form – Complete this form after attending a species-specific education meeting/event, September 1, 2026 through June 1, 2027 to confirm attendance The completed form should be uploaded by June 1 to the FairEntry portal with your entries that opens in April.
- To upload the education form, please save the document as a JPG, TIFF, or PDF. Youth can take a picture of the education form to upload.
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- Complete all training, and submit education form and YQCA certificate number by June 1 to FairEntry - OPENS in APRIL. Failure to submit this form and YQCA will make you ineligible to show your animal at the Dane County Fair.
- If showing in more than one species, youth must complete and submit the requirements for each species separately.
2027 Approved Education Offerings - TO BE ANNOUNCED AS APPROVED
Education events after June 1st entry deadline are allowed, please submit entries by June 1st, add education to entry by June 15
- 6/2027 – Cows on the Concourse Education Volunteer - Cow Expert or Educational Zone ONLY
- 6/2027 – Dane County Breakfast on the Farm Education Volunteer or Presenter
- 4-H Team Dairy Judging Practices - variety of dates
- Dairy Judging Team Member/Leadsperson
- Dane County Dairy Bowl 4-H Team Member
- Dane County Dairy Bowl – Attended Practices
- District Show Exhibitor – Holstein and Color Breed equivalent
- Mid-West National Holstein Show Exhibitor
- PDPW Leadership Program
- WI State/National Breed Show
- World Dairy Expo - Exhibitor in a Breed Show (list breed show(s) on education card)
- FFA Dairy Education Qualifying Events:
- FFA Dairy Cow Judging or Dairy Products Judging
- FFA State Dairy Judging/Showmanship
- FFA State Dairy Proficiency Application Completed
- Central National FFA Dairy Events (Dairy Evaluation or Milk Quality)
- SC WI FFA Regional CDE – Janesville (Dairy Evaluation or Milk Quality)
- SW WI FFA Regional CDE – Platteville (Dairy Evaluation or Milk Quality)
- State FFA CDE – Madison (Dairy Evaluation, Milk Quality, or Dairy Handling)
- Completion of State FFA Dairy Proficiency Award or Diversified Livestock (that includes dairy)
- Current school year completion of high school (must have dairy unit) or technical college (transcripted credit) Animal Science course
Complete the form below or contact the Fair Office at entries.danecountyfair@gmail.com to receive approval for educational opportunities not listed. Forms can be submitted with 30 days of the education session and by June 1.
NEW EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY REQUEST FORM