Haywood County Youth Livestock Interest Form

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Do your kids have an interest in Livestock? Do your kids have an interest in joining a Haywood County Livestock 4-H Club to learn more about the livestock and agricultural industry?

Fill out this INTEREST FORM in order to get an idea of what youth livestock opportunities are wanted within the county!

Haywood County Youth Livestock 4-H Goals:

  • To introduce members to the full scope of livestock educational opportunities
  • To provide members opportunities to expand their current skills through livestock-related learning, teaching, leadership, community service, mentoring and competition
  • To encourage communication and cooperation between the members and the livestock-related industry, companies, organizations and public groups in and around Haywood County
  • Through affiliation with Haywood County 4-H, North Carolina 4-H and Haywood County Cattlemens Association to support efforts to strengthen the future of livestock raising, production and knowledge.
  • To introduce novice 4-H youth to the fun and reward of livestock projects
  • To employ livestock projects as a means to help each member grow in the personal traits of integrity, teamwork, sportsmanship, patience and responsibility

Livestock Skillathon

  • Livestock Skillathon Contests provide a valuable educational experience for youth. The content of these contests provide a framework for youth to learn a variety of topics related to the production and management of beef cattle, meat goats, sheep, and swine. Participants in these events will learn about different breeds of livestock, external parts of livestock, skeletal anatomy of livestock, feedstuffs used in livestock diets, equipment using in raising and showing livestock and in processing meat, wholesale and retail cuts of meat derived from livestock, expected progeny differences (EPDs), common calculations used to measure animal performance and profitability, judging hay, judging meats, and judging performance classes of livestock.
A young man showing a cow in an arena.

Livestock Judging

  • Livestock judging contests provides an opportunity for youth to enhance their livestock evaluation and selection skills. Additionally, a judging contest improves their communication and decision-making skills, giving them invaluable life skills toward career development. Livestock judging teaches youth how to evaluate livestock and how to make and defend their decisions. Participants will judge classes that include beef cattle, goats, sheep and swine. Competition in livestock judging fosters self-confidence, organization, critical thinking, teamwork skills and oral communication skills. Just as important, these contests advances their knowledge of the livestock industry.

For more information, please contact Haywood County Livestock and Forage Crops Agent, Kyla-Jo Farmer at 828-456-3575 or kyla-jo_farmer@ncsu.edu

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Kyla-Jo Farmer, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionKyla-Jo FarmerExtension Agent, Agriculture - Livestock and Forage Crops Call Kyla-Jo Email Kyla-Jo N.C. Cooperative Extension, Haywood County Center
Posted on May 11, 2023
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