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Youth Market Turkey Show

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What is the Youth Market Turkey Show?

The Youth Market Turkey Show is an opportunity for youth to raise and show a market turkey at the N.C. State Fair. The competition is open to any NC youth between the ages of 5 and 18 who will be in grades K-12 on the day of the show. The youth will register in March, pay a $30 entrance fee, and complete their Showorks & W-9 registration forms to be eligible to pick up three poults at the university in June. From this point, youth will rear their birds at home and bring back their best market turkey to the N.C. State Fair show in October.

YMTS T-Shirt Design Contest Open for 2026

Open to all youth ages 5-18 years old. Anyone can enter; you do not have to be affiliated with 4-H or FFA to enter.

Fill out the submission form with your full name, full address, email address, and youth affiliation, if applicable. Upload your submission before the deadline of February 15, 2026.

Designs are to promote youth, turkeys, North Carolina, and/or the N.C. State Fair. Preference will be given to designs that can incorporate all contestants’ last names. Preference will also be given for hand-drawn or digitally created original artwork. A photo of the design/artwork is acceptable; upload the image in the submission form.

Additional notes: Teams can submit a design, but only one award is given. All participants will receive a participation certificate.

Email mhfosnau@ncsu.edu regarding any questions or concerns.

artwork design of a turkey with award ribbon

Winners Avery & Reagan Pierce of Vance County created the design on the left that was used on the 2025 YMTS T-shirt

Thank you to all the youth who participated in the t-shirt design contest.

Congratulations to our past t-shirt Design Winners:

2025 YMTS t-shirt Design winners: Reagan & Avery Pierce, Vance County

2024 YMTS T-shirt Design Winner:  Angel Roman, Yancey Cty

2023  YMTS  t-shirt design co-winners: Meredith Poole and Valerie Poole, Franklin Cty

2022 YMTS t-shirt design winner:  Ava Proctor, Franklin Cty

2021 YMTS t-shirt design winner: John Tucker, Rowan Cty

2020 YMTS t-shirt design winner: Camille Clark


Acknowledgments

A special thanks to the Prestage Department of Poultry Science at NC State University for helping to make this event possible.

For additional information, contact

Dr. Mary Fosnaught

E-mail: mhfosnau@ncsu.edu
Phone: +1 919.515.5529