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Youth Livestock Show Ethics and Animal Care Workshop

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 - begins prompTly at 9 am

Pre-register today!

The Youth Livestock Show Ethics and Animal Care Workshop is designed to certify students to meet the mandatory certification requirements that will be in effect for the 2026 South Florida Fair. Certifications are valid for three (3) Fair seasons, not three calendar years.

It is important that the exhibitors understand:

  • The purpose of youth livestock projects
  • The importance of ethics in youth livestock projects
  • Proper animal handling and management
  • The difference between animal welfare and animal rights
  • Be prepared to be an ambassador for animal agriculture
ALL Youth Exhibitors (except Pullet and Poultry Exhibitors ages 5-7) who are entered in the 2026 South Florida Fair Youth Shows must have completed the Ethics Training Workshop or have a current ethics number before January 1 to show an animal at the 2026 South Florida Fair.

**NOTE: While most Florida fairs have adopted this ethics program, the rules governing the exhibitors differ from fair to fair. It is the exhibitors' responsibility to make sure they are in compliance with EACH particular fair where they are showing an animal.

Important Dates

  • August 1, 2025:

    Online entries open for steers ONLY; entries close at 11:59 p.m. September 9, 2025.

  • September 3, 2025:

    Online entries open for pullets; entries close at 11:59 p.m. September 30, 2025.

  • September 15, 2025:

    Online entries open for market hogs; entries close at 11:59 p.m. October 15, 2025.

  • October 1, 2025:

    Online entries open for all other species (dairy goats, beef, dairy, jackpots, poultry and rabbits); entries close at 11:59 p.m. December 13, 2025.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!

Everglades Equipment Group
Florida Coast Equipment
Glade & Grove Supply
Accurate Farms
Perfromance NAPA Auto & Truck Parts
Florida Dairy Farmers
R.C. Hatton Farms
Bank of Belle Glade
Farm Credit of Florida

MANDATORY WORK DAYS:

• Saturday, December 13, 2025 and Saturday, January 10, 2026, 9 a.m.-Noon at the Kubota AGZone.

Youth Livestock/poultry/rabbit exhibitors from Palm Beach, Broward, Hendry, Martin & Okeechobee Counties must work one of the work days. All other exhibitors must participate in workdays during the Fair.

Pre-registration is required. Registration is limited.


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Questions? Call the Agribusiness & Community Relations Manager, Paige Poole, at (561) 790-5232, or email paige@southfloridafair.com
or Agribusiness Assistant, Adriane Hill, at (561) 790-5229, or Adriane@southfloridafair.com


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