2019 State 4-H Meats Contest Results
Thanks to everyone for making the 2019 State 4-H Meats Judging Contest a huge success. Check out the 2019 results here!
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Wisconsin Pork Association Offers Scholarships

Wisconsin Pork Association Offers Scholarships October 1, 2019 Contact: Anna Boschert FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (608) 723-7551 (Lancaster, WI) :The Wisconsin Pork Association is offering scholarships to high school seniors and college students. Students with a sincere […]

Livestock Comfort at the Fair

It seems summer has finally arrived and in impressive strength. This week looks to be the hottest of the season and can be extremely dangerous for both people and animals. Please review the following document to manage your animal’s comfort during heat and humidity. Livestock Comfort at the Fair

2019 Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association – Annual Meeting Information

2019 WLBA Spring Ahead Educational Session & Annual Mtg Notice 2019 WLBA Annual Meeting Banquet Registration Form

State 4-H Meats Contest set for Saturday, April 27!

We cordially invite you to again bring your county junior and senior teams to the upcoming meat judging contest, to be held Saturday, April 27, at the UW Madison Meat Laboratory. All of the materials can be found online at https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/youthlivestock/programs/4hmeatscontest/ We will continue with the change from the 2005 contest, junior contestants will be […]

2019 Wisconsin State Fair Junior Beef Performance Steer Division Information

Attention 2019 Junior Beef Exhibitors! Those who wish to exhibit in the 2019 Wisconsin State Fair Performance Steer Division must have their steers weighed at one of the following locations: March 2nd Equity Livestock, Richland Center: 9 -10 am Contact: Neal Anderson, 608.585.3092 Equity Livestock, Monroe, 9-10 am Contact: Danielle Pernot, 608.214.5908 Tietz Livestock, New […]

UW-MADISON SADDLE & SIRLOIN CLUB OFFERS UP TO FIVE $100 AWARDS FOR BEGINNING 4-H OR FFA SWINE PROJECT MEMBERS

(MADISON) The University of Wisconsin-Madison Saddle & Sirloin Club is announcing the annual Saddle and Sirloin Club Swine Project Awards. Up to five awards of $100 each will be awarded to first or second year swine project members. The Swine Project Awards were introduced to help beginning 4-H or FFA members get started in the swine […]

Join us March 2nd for the 2019 Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon Contest!

4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl & Skillathon Contest What: Livestock Bowl is a quiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep, swine, and meat goat topics and students use a buzzer in order to answer the questions. Teams compete in a double elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a moderator. […]

Local workshop on Farm and Grazing Management

(WINONA, MN) Cattle and sheep producers are encouraged to join us for the Producing for Profit workshop on December 15, 2018 from 10 AM – 3 PM at the Wilson Fire Hall. Dave Pratt of Ranch Management Consultants will be presenting on farm decisions that run your farm sustainably and profitably while continually improving the […]

2018 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Results

Grant County Juniors and Marathon County Senior Teams Top 2018 4-H Livestock Judging Contest (Madison): The State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest was held on Monday, July 23 at the Stock Pavilion at UW-Madison, Madison WI. This annual venue allows the top junior and senior county 4-H Livestock judging teams the opportunity to apply their skills […]

2018 Area Animal Science Days Results

Area Animal Science Days The 2018 Area Animal Science Days were held in Kewaunee, Clark and Lafayette counties. Youth involved judged breeding and market classes of each of the following species, swine, beef, sheep and in some locations meat goats. Youth also answered a sets of species questions and seniors judges gave oral reasons on […]