On June 9th, 2015 the Kansas Department of Agriculture issued an official stop movement order prohibiting the commingling of poultry and live birds at events held in Kansas, due to contagious pathogenic Avian Influenza. This essentially means that all poultry shows, including the 4-H projects at local and the Kansas State Fair, are cancelled.
Please note that exhibition at the county fair is not required for project completion. Since the ultimate goal of any 4-H project is the development and education of the 4-H member, alternative educational poultry project activities to display at the fair are encouraged. For example, 4-H poultry members could create educational posters on poultry breeds, health or management. Possibly members could develop a video presentation for the fair to educate the public about poultry.
An email has been sent to all the 4-H families and this information has been posted to our midway.ksu.edu website under the In The News Section. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Extension Offices at 785-483-3157 or 785-472-4442.
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