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Green County youth excel at state 4-H meats contest
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Photo supplied The state 4-H Meats contest was held Saturday, Feb. 20, at the UW-Madison Meats Lab in Madison. The Green County 4-H Junior Meats team competed in the event. Team members are, back row, from left, Cora Demler, York 4-H, Christina Richardson, Clarno 4-H, Heidi Mann, Juda Jolly Juniors 4-H; and front row, from left, Miranda Mann, Juda Jolly Juniors 4-H and Dani Schneider, Young Americans 4-H.
MADISON - The State 4-H Meats contest was held Saturday, Feb. 20, at the UW-Madison Meats Lab in Madison. Eight counties participated in the state contest, which consists of evaluating classes of hams, beef, pork and lamb carcasses, and two placing classes of retail cuts. Youth participants also identified 30 retail cuts of beef, pork or lamb and quality, and yield graded five beef carcasses.Green County 4-H sent a Junior and Senior teams for the event.