Bureau County Republican

YQCA training will be offered at IVCC

OGLESBY — Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) is a national multi-species quality assurance program for youths ages 8 to 21 with a focus on three core pillars: food safety, animal well-being, and character development. Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall and Putnam county 4-H programs will offer an in-person workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 21, at Illinois Valley Community College's Cultural Centre. This training is required of 4-H members showing pigs, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, market rabbits, and poultry. Preregistration is required by visiting www.yqca.org. For more information about the 4-H program, call University of Illinois Extension – Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam Unit Office at 815-875-2878. Extension offices are located in Princeton, Ottawa, Henry and in Oglesby on the IVCC campus.