Fairs & Shows

The following fairs and livestock shows – organized by state where hosted – have announced that they will accept YQCA certification for the quality assurance requirement. This list is updated regularly, but always check directly with the fair or show for up-to-date information.

State	Show	YQCA Certification Accepted?	Additional Details
Arizona	All county and state fair youth exhibitors	Yes	Will continue to accept Arizona Youth Livestock Quality Assurance certifications completed before January 1, 2018 until all currently valid certificates expire. Starting January 1, 2018, only YQCA certifications (online or instructor-led) will be offered.
California	24A-DAA, The Kings Fair	Yes	YQCA is required.
California	Alameda County Fair	Yes	Accepting YQCA beginning with 2018 show season.
California	California State Fair	Yes	Will continue to accept valid California State Fair Quality Assurance and Ethics training certifications taken before December 31, 2016 for the 2017 and 2018 California State Fair. Starting in 2019, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.
California	El Dorado County Fair	Yes	Starting in 2019, only YQCA certification will be accepted.
California	Orange County Fair	Yes	As of January 1, 2019, only YQCA certifications (online and instructor-led) will be accepted.
California	Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival	Yes	The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California in 2019, to have completed the applicable YQCA (Youth Quality Assurance) program training. In order to show at the 2019 Fair, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.
California	San Bernardino County Fair	Yes	The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California in 2019, to have completed the applicable YQCA (Youth Quality Assurance) program training. In order to show at the 2019 Fair, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.
California	Santa Barbara County Fair	Yes	Will continue to accept California State Fair Livestock Quality Assurance certification until all currently valid certificates expire. After that, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.
California	Southern California Fair	Yes	The California Department of Food & Agriculture is requiring all youth livestock exhibitors showing at Fairs throughout California in 2019, to have completed the applicable YQCA (Youth Quality Assurance) program training. In order to show at the 2019 Fair, each livestock exhibitor is required to have completed an approved YQCA training course, and must be able to provide proof of completion upon request by any member of the Fair staff, or any representative from California Department of Food & Agriculture.
Colorado	National Western Stock Show	Yes	Starting with 2018 show
Iowa	National Pork Expo	Yes	Will continue to accept Youth PQA certifications until all currently valid certification expire. After that, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.
Iowa	All county fair exhibitors (both 4-H and FFA); all State Fair 4-H exhibitors	Yes	Will continue to accept FSQA test-out certifications until all currently valid certificates expire. After that, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.
Nebraska	All county and state fair exhibitors (4-H and FFA)	Yes	Will continue to accept Nebraska Livestock Quality Assurance certification until all currently valid certificates expire. After that, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.
North Dakota	All county and state fair 4-H exhibitors	Yes	Will continue to accept Nebraska Livestock Quality Assurance certification until all currently valid certificates expire. After that, only YQCA certifications will be accepted.
South Dakota	All county and state fair 4-H exhibitors	Yes	Starting with the 2018-2019 4-H year, YQCA certification is required for all beef cattle, dairy cattle, dairy goats, meat goats, sheep, swine, poultry, and rabbits at county-level fairs and/or State Fair.