Online Livestock Judging Training Resources
As we get closer to judging contest season, there are many good online resources available to 4-H members and leaders to help strengthen your livestock judging skills. Please visit the state 4-H animal science webpage for a list of descriptions and links to websites that you can utilize any time and are current, useful and best of all free! http://s3.amazonaws.com/udextension/4h/files/2012/02/Livestock-Judging-Online-resources.pdf
Exhibiting Poultry at the Upcoming Delaware State Fair?
There are some great upcoming eXtension webinars related to raising backyard poultry and exhibiting them at shows. Please visit the Poultry Community of Practice website on eXtension at http://www.extension.org/poultry
for more information on the following upcoming webinars:
Preparing Poultry for Show- June 4, 2013- 7:00 pm EST
Archived versions of past webinars as well as useful information and videos demonstrating a wide range of topics related to raising poultry are also available on the site and would be great poultry project group meeting activities.
Cow Camp 2013
Youth and adult dairy volunteers are planning for Cow Camp 2013 which will be held on Saturday July 6th and 7th at the Delaware State Fairgrounds. The day will begin with registration at 9:30. Participants should bring their own calf if they have one. If a child wishes to participate and does not have access to a calf, one can be provided for them. The weekend schedule will provide ample opportunities for great hands on learning experiences as well as time for socializing and fun. Activities will be scheduled throughout the camp to give participants experiences with fitting and showmanship as well as an introduction to some careers in the dairy industry and a dairy movie contest complete with an evening film screening.
Participants of all skill levels are welcome. Campers and their calves will work in small groups, each led by a former Cow Camp Champ. There will be time for fitting of individual animals and showmanship practice. These activities will be age and experience appropriate with some doing more clipping and others just giving it a try.
Participants should bring a bag lunch for Saturday. Dinner Saturday and breakfast Sunday are included in the registration fee. Participants are not required to stay overnight if they do not wish to. Sunday’s planned activities include a small show and will conclude with a family picnic. Please indicate on your registration form how many family members will be attending the Sunday picnic so we can plan accordingly.
A current 4-H Health Form is required for participation. Cloverbuds are welcome to participate; however, an adult needs to attend with them. Any parent wishing to stay overnight with their child must have completed the Delaware 4-H volunteer screening process.
Registration forms and the $10.00 registration fee are due by June 14th. Please make checks payable to the Delaware Holstein Association. Please mail registration form, Health Form, and fee to Cow Camp, 69 Transportation Circle, Dover, DE 19901. For more information, please contact Susan Garey truehart@udel.edu or (302)730-4000.
Additional funding for this activity is being provided by a grant from the Chuck Busker Endowment with the Delaware 4-H Foundation and the Delaware Holstein Association. Once you have registered, additional information will be provided.
PLEASE INCLUDE THE FORM, $10, AND HEALTH/CODE OF CONDUCT FORM TO:
COW CAMP
69 TRANSPORTATION CIRCLE
DOVER, DE 19901
Harness Horse Youth Foundation Summer Day Camp- Due June 21st
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation, Harrington Raceway and University of Delaware Cooperative Extension are partnering to offer a one day harness racing day camp for youth ages 11-14. Camp will be held on Sunday, July 7th at Harrington Raceway. Participants will learn about safety, grooming, harness racing equipment and harnessing racing ponies. They will have the opportunity to jog one of the youth foundation ponies with an experienced driver on the track at Harrington Raceway and interact with experienced industry professionals. To download the camp flyer and registration form, please visit the State 4-H Animal Science webpage at http://extension.udel.edu/4h/projects-activities-for-members/4-h-animal-science/
Day camp registrations are due June 21st. For questions, please contact Susan Garey at truehart@udel.edu or (302)730-4000 or Ellen Taylor at the Harness Horse Youth Foundation at ellen@hhyf.org
Stars and Stripes Livestock Show
The Stars and Stripes Livestock Show will be held on Sunday, June 30th in Moorestown, New Jersey. Classes are available for exhibitors 21 and under in sheep, dairy goats, poultry and waterfowl, and small animals ranging from rabbits and cavys to lizards and snakes! Please check their website for entry information and directions. http://www.starsandstripeslivestock.com/ Entries must be postmarked by June 24. For questions please contact Robin Bruins at 609-259-2347 or Bruinsjr@optonline.net
State 4-H Horse Show
The State 4-H Horse Show will be held on Friday, July 26, 2013 in the Quillen Arena during the Delaware State Fair. All participants must be currently enrolled 4-H members. Horses do not need to be stabled on the fairgrounds and may ship in just for the day. Horses and ponies need to have proof of a current negative Coggins test as well as proof of vaccination for Equine Influenza and Rhino (EHV) within the last 180 days. All exhibitors are required to wear an ASTM/SEI approved helmet whenever mounted or driving. A complete class list is available on the State 4-H Animal Science website http://extension.udel.edu/4h/projects-activities-for-members/4-h-animal-science/ For more information please contact Susan Garey (302)730-4000 or truehart@udel.edu
Delaware 4-H Avian Bowl
The rules and guidelines for the Delaware 4-H Avian Bowl have been updated and posted to the State 4-H Animal Science webpage at http://extension.udel.edu/4h/projects-activities-for-members/4-h-animal-science/ Study sections for 2013 were released last fall. This quiz bowl event will be held during the Delaware State Fair on Saturday, July 27th beginning at 1:00 pm in the Centre. Clubs should have entered their teams through the Delaware State Fair website.
Delaware Livestock Exposition
The 2013 Delaware Livestock Exposition will be held October 12-13 at the Delaware State Fairgrounds. This is a youth breeding show open to exhibitors ages 21 and younger. For more information please visit the expo website at http://delawarelivestockexpo.com/ or contact Susan Garey at truehart@udel.edu or Kristin Cook at kristin@udel.edu or (302)730-4000.