4-H Breeding Livestock Incentive Program

The Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association (MLBA), in partnership with the Minnesota 4-H program, is excited to announce the new MLBA 4-H Breeding Livestock Incentive Program at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair. The goal of this new incentive program is to recognize outstanding youth for achieving top honors on their 4-H breeding livestock exhibits at the State Fair. The MLBA will provide up to $16,000 in matching dollars to support top 4-H breeding beef, sheep, swine, market goat, dairy goat, and poultry exhibits. These funds were generated through support from the MLBA 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction at the MN State Fair and Ames Construction, which will be matched by support funds that are raised by the respective 4-H species committees. The new incentive awards will be presented during the respective 4-H breeding livestock shows at the 2024 MN State Fair.