4-H Livestock Judging
The Orange County 4-H Livestock Judging Team will begin meeting on October 17th at 6:00 PM at the Bonnie B. Davis Environment and Agricultural Center. We are excited to get the ball rolling for next year’s competitions and hope to field a full team in July. If your child is 8 to 18 years old and has an interest in livestock, then we would be happy to have them! 4-H Livestock Judging is designed to increase youths’ knowledge of evaluating different species of livestock. Team members also learn how to effectively share their thought processes through oral reasons.
This opportunity is open to both Orange and Durham County 4-H members. Initially, practices will consist of introductions of the different components of the contest (swine, cattle, small ruminants, questions, and reasons), and virtual practice classes of the different species. Eventually, practices will transition to judging live animals to better prepare for the competition.
We will also enter other judging competitions throughout the year to prepare for the state contest if the group decides to. Dates for those will be shared at a later date.
There are other 4-H Livestock opportunities for youth that can’t get enough of livestock:
- Skillathon
- Youth learn how to identify tools, breeds of livestock, and cuts of meat.
- Quiz Bowl
- If you are a fan of Jeopardy!, then you are going to love 4-H Quiz Bowl! Teams of four take turns going head-to-head with an opposing team member to see who can answer a livestock-related question. There are also Quiz Bowl opportunities
- Livestock Shows
- 4-H offers circuits throughout the state and Orange County hosts the Central Piedmont Junior Livestock Show in April. The N.C. State Fair also holds numerous livestock shows in October.
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