MONROE - The 2016 herdsmanship contest took place at the Green County Fair.
Herdsmanship is an event at the fair when the exhibitors get the opportunity to be the judges. They have the chance to score the other clubs and chapters in their species based on the preparation of the exhibit, appearance and attitude of the exhibitors and the care of the exhibit.
The contest encourages the exhibitors to work as a club or chapter in order to maintain a clean exhibit and share their knowledge on their project with fair-goers. Projects that participate in herdsmanship include beef, large herd dairy, small herd dairy, goats, rabbits, sheep and swine.
Last year Rock Valley Veterinary Medical Association donated a plaque that will display the winner for each species for 10 years and will sponsor the addition of every first place club or chapter every year. This plaque is displayed in the Youth in Action Building during the Green County Fair and stays in the fair office for the rest of the year.
This year's top two clubs and chapters were:
Beef: First place, Next Generation; second place, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
Dairy Small Herd: First place, Spring Grove Honest Workers; second place, Clarno
Dairy Large Herd: First place, Clarence Bridge Pioneers; second place, New Glarus 4-H
Goats: First place, Washington Center; second place, Spring Grove Honest Workers
Rabbits: First place, Cheese Country Clovers; second place, Spring Grove Honest Workers
Sheep: First place, Clarno; second place, Dayton Dairylanders
Swine: First place, Next Generation; second place, Washington Center
The clubs and chapters with the top two scores won a monetary prize. The clubs with 75 out of 100 points received an ice cream coupon.
Scoring was done by clubs and chapters, superintendents and fair board members.
Sponsors who supported the development of youth in agriculture were the Tom and Rose Durtschi family, Don and Bonnie Barker family, Swiss Valley Farms, Burgy Century Farm, Kuhn North America Inc., Pleasant Grain LLC, Pfeuti Farms/Pfeuti Trucking, Carter and Gruenewald Co., Voegeli Farm Inc., Colony Brands Inc. and Ken's Agri Service Inc.
For more information about the herdsmanship contest, contact Ellen Andrews, 4-H youth development educator, at 608-328-9440.
Herdsmanship is an event at the fair when the exhibitors get the opportunity to be the judges. They have the chance to score the other clubs and chapters in their species based on the preparation of the exhibit, appearance and attitude of the exhibitors and the care of the exhibit.
The contest encourages the exhibitors to work as a club or chapter in order to maintain a clean exhibit and share their knowledge on their project with fair-goers. Projects that participate in herdsmanship include beef, large herd dairy, small herd dairy, goats, rabbits, sheep and swine.
Last year Rock Valley Veterinary Medical Association donated a plaque that will display the winner for each species for 10 years and will sponsor the addition of every first place club or chapter every year. This plaque is displayed in the Youth in Action Building during the Green County Fair and stays in the fair office for the rest of the year.
This year's top two clubs and chapters were:
Beef: First place, Next Generation; second place, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
Dairy Small Herd: First place, Spring Grove Honest Workers; second place, Clarno
Dairy Large Herd: First place, Clarence Bridge Pioneers; second place, New Glarus 4-H
Goats: First place, Washington Center; second place, Spring Grove Honest Workers
Rabbits: First place, Cheese Country Clovers; second place, Spring Grove Honest Workers
Sheep: First place, Clarno; second place, Dayton Dairylanders
Swine: First place, Next Generation; second place, Washington Center
The clubs and chapters with the top two scores won a monetary prize. The clubs with 75 out of 100 points received an ice cream coupon.
Scoring was done by clubs and chapters, superintendents and fair board members.
Sponsors who supported the development of youth in agriculture were the Tom and Rose Durtschi family, Don and Bonnie Barker family, Swiss Valley Farms, Burgy Century Farm, Kuhn North America Inc., Pleasant Grain LLC, Pfeuti Farms/Pfeuti Trucking, Carter and Gruenewald Co., Voegeli Farm Inc., Colony Brands Inc. and Ken's Agri Service Inc.
For more information about the herdsmanship contest, contact Ellen Andrews, 4-H youth development educator, at 608-328-9440.
