New this year is an all-day Youth Livestock Quality Assurance course on July 11, 2014, also at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. This session, focused on young livestock producers, covers all aspects of livestock production with an emphasis on meeting Quality Assurance standards. Hands-on and more with the experts from the WSU Extension MEAT team. Visit snohomish.wsu.edu/YouthLivestockQA/ for more information.

For additional information on the courses, contact Jan Busboom, WSU Meat Specialist, (509) 335-2880, busboom@wsu.edu; or Sarah M. Smith, Area Animal Science Educator, (509) 754-2011, x413, smithsm@wsu.edu. For assistance with registration, contact Kate Halstead, (360) 794-6081, khalstead@wsu.edu.