NEWS RELEASE – PREPARED BY Danielle Gapinski, 4-H & Youth Development Program Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit

YQCA Training offered at Illinois Valley Community College

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youth ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development.

Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam county 4-H programs will offer in-person workshop on Saturday, March 21st from 10:30 am – Noon at Illinois Valley Community College’s Cultural Centre.  This training is required of 4-H members showing pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits, and poultry.  Pre-registration is required by visiting www.yqca.org. 

For more information about the 4-H program, call University of Illinois Extension – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit Office at 815-875-2878. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.

The Mission of University of Illinois Extension is to provide practical education you can trust to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future. University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. Visit our website at https://extension.illinois.edu/blmp

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