2026 Anne Arundel County 4-H/FFA Livestock Auction Checklist
January 1 - 4-H Member Registration (All 4-H Members and Volunteers) - 4honline.com
Second Saturday in January - Steer Weigh-In (Market Steers Only) 9 am - Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds - bring Maryland 4-H Livestock Registration Form - must be completely and accurately filled out before weighing in"
February 1 - All 4-H Members Record Books due to 4-H Office – anyone who carried an animal project must turn in project records from the previous year to carry a project in the current year.
February, TBA - Mandatory Livestock Education meeting, for 4-H/FFA members holding a project to raise an animal and show at the Anne Arundel County Fair. (Rabbits, Poultry, Goats, Cattle, Pigs, Lambs, Llamas, etc)
Third Wednesday in May - Livestock Weigh-In (Market Goats, Sheep, Hogs Only) 4-7 pm – Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds. A Maryland 4-H Livestock Registration Form must be completely and accurately filled out and submitted.
April - July 31 - Animal Husbandry & Quality Assurance (AH&QA). AH&QA opens at the beginning of April and closes July 31. All 4-H members enrolled in alpacas, beef, dairy, goats, horse and pony, llamas, poultry, sheep, swine, and rabbits are required to complete the training to be eligible to exhibit their project animals annually in Maryland County 4-H and State 4-H Shows.
The Junior Level has one part. There are two parts to the Intermediate/Senior Level:
• Part 1 is general animal information.
• Part 2 contains specific information for each animal species; members will need to complete Part 2 of the program for each species project they are enrolled in and wish to exhibit. Intermediate and Senior members must complete both parts.
Additional AH&QA program details are posted on the Animal Science Program Area page of the Maryland 4-H website. Upon completion,n you will have an opportunity to print a Certificate of Completion for your records. Download/print this certificate and ensure it has your name; you are not a Guest. If it states "guest," you will not receive credit for completing your AH&QA.
July 31 Deadline - Animal Husbandry & Quality Assurance (AH&QA)
July - State Fair Online Pre-Entries Due
August TBD - County Fair Animal Online Pre-Entries Due
September 1 - All Animal Project registrations/ paperwork not handed in at a prior Weigh-in event are due to the County Office—lease/Ownership paperwork due, as applicable.
September - County Fair Time!!
