Youth for the Quality Care of Animals Program

Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program designed for youth ages 8 to 21. YQCA is designed as an annual education and certification program focused on food safety, animal well-being and character awareness for youth producing and/or showing pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits, and poultry. The program has been designed by extension specialists and national livestock program managers to ensure it is accurate, current and relevant to the needs of the animal industry and shows and is most appropriate for youth.

The cost of YQCA materials is $3. The additional fees for the course cover a light snack during the class along with Mid-State Technical College administrative fees and items for participants. This class is being offered at NO COST due to a generous sponsorship from the Rudolph Old Tractor Club.