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from the 2004 North Carolina 4-H Dairy Youth Program B. A. Hopkins North
Carolina Dairy Youth Foundation Provides Funding Support The funding provided by the North Carolina Dairy Youth Foundation for statewide 4-H Dairy Youth Program activities and many statewide FFA dairy activities fills a critical need and is greatly appreciated. This funding support makes these opportunities possible for North Carolina youth. 2004 North
Carolina State 4-H Dairy Judging Team Congratulations to the 2004 North Carolina State 4-H Dairy Judging Team for an outstanding judging season. Team members were: John Hoffner (Rowan County); Erin Morgan (Forsyth County); Drew Pressley (Haywood County) and Holly Parkins (Haywood County). Ken Vaughn, County Extension Director in Iredell County, and J. D. Brooks, volunteer from Alleghany County, served as coaches. As in past years, we traveled to Maryland and joined other teams in on-farm practice sessions on the way to the contest in Harrisburg, PA. Unfortunately, while we were at the last practice session in Maryland, we received word that the officials at Harrisburg, PA had canceled their contest and the All-American show because the Pennsylvania Farm Show Building was flooded due to the hurricane. So, instead of heading north to Pennsylvania, we returned to North Carolina that Saturday night. The following week, the team
competed at the National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest held at the World Dairy
Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. They placed 8th in total overall score
and 14th in total reasons score out of 30 U.S. teams. 2004 North
Carolina Alternate State 4-H Dairy Judging Team Congratulations to the following
youth who earned positions on the 2004 Alternate State 4-H Dairy Judging
Team. Team members were: Megan Mann (Alamance County); Brittany Thompson
(Alamance County); Travis Cate (Alamance County); and Travis Anderson
(Iredell County). Coaches were Ken Vaughn,
J. D. Brooks, and Robin Mann, volunteer from Alamance County. At the
North American 4-H Dairy Judging Contest held in Louisville, Kentucky, our
alternate state team placed 12th in total overall score and 9th
in total reasons score out of 21 teams. 2004 State
4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Team Congratulations to the 2004 State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Team. Team members were: Erin Morgan (Forsyth County), Brenda Crouse (Alleghany County), Travis Anderson (Iredell County), and Landon Hunter (Yadkin County). The team was coached by Nancy Keith, Area Specialized Dairy Agent. At the North American 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest in Louisville, KY, our North Carolina state team competed very well and finished among the top teams. National
4-H Dairy Conference Congratulations to Catherine Mitchell from Alamance County and Jessica Sillmon from Randolph County who were selected, through an application/interview process, to represent North Carolina at the National 4-H Dairy Conference held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2004 Dairy
Category 4-H Cumulative Records Winners Congratulations to Katie McCain from Randolph County for winning the State Gold Medal and Kerri Beth Frazier from Randolph County for winning the State Silver Medal in the 13-15 age group. Aaron McCain from Randolph County won the State Gold Medal in the 16-18 age group. Southeastern
Dairy Youth Retreat North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida cooperate in this multi-state educational retreat for youth. North Carolina 4-H youth participated in the Southeastern Dairy Youth Retreat held in Virginia in 2004. The 2005 retreat will be held in South Carolina. District
Junior Dairy Shows District Junior Dairy Shows were held in Statesville, Greensboro, Central Carolina, Northwest and Western districts. Youth exhibited their animals at these 5 district junior dairy shows across North Carolina as well as the junior dairy show at the state fair. 4-H Dairy
Skillathon Contest The 4-H Dairy Skillathon Contest
is new activity that was held for the first time in 2004. It is designed to
help youth learn more about our dairy industry. Youth compete as a member of
a team or as individuals in a fun and interesting contest format that
includes identification of dairy products; identification of feedstuffs;
identification of milking and dairy equipment; evaluation of forage samples;
evaluating and judging dairy cattle; and problem-solving. |