4-H Livestock Training held February 2

     Kentucky 4-H livestock exhibitors are required to attend 6 hours of training each year prior to tagging their market animal. Each county provides programs led by certified livestock volunteers, offering information, education, and hands-on experience in raising, feeding, and exhibiting market livestock animals.

     Burley Fields Livestock Center was host for one of these clinics for 4-H members of Hart, Larue, and Barren counties on February 2. We also had a 4-H member from Grayson County attend. Over 35 people attended with 19 being youth.

     We want to thank Hart County Extension Office and especially Amber Huffman, Hart County Extension Agent for 4-H and Youth Development for organizing and sponsoring the clinic.
     Al  Holthaus, Feed Specialist with Southern States Cooperative provided an informative session on nutrition, mixing rations, and supplements and also provided information on the Club Masters youth exhibitors rewards program. For more information click on the following link: http://www.southernstates.com/articles/livestock-competition-club-master.aspx



Al Holthaus, Feed Specialist for Southern States Cooperative, provided a program on nutrition and the Club Master program.

 

     Tim Jeffries with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture Shows and Fairs Promotion explained the Kentucky Proud program, the use of the Kentucky Proud tags, importance of scrapie tags in sheep and goats, and why each is important to youth livestock exhibitors. He also explained the importance of having paperwork complete before arriving at shows and being prepared to enter market, breeding, and showmanship classes.



Tim Jeffries of Shows and Fairs Promotion with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, provides information on the Kentucky Proud program and tags, and KDA sponsored shows.

     Blake Quiggins presented a program on daily care of beef show heifers, clipping, and show day preparation. Blake demonstrated how to properly brush and train the hair through daily care,  and explained the importance of a regular daily routine of feeding and hair care.He also talked about market goat projects, how to train a goat to walk,  selecting an animal for market versus breeding, and clipping for show day.



Blake Quiggins provided information on daily care of beef show animals, including the daily routine and proper brushing and training of hair.

 Blake also gave a demonstration of show day preparation and talked about many of the products available.

Market and breeding goat selection was also discussed as well daily care, nutrition, and show day preparation.
 

      Thanks to Mr. Holthaus, Mr. Jeffries, and Mr. Quiggins for their time and for sharing their knowledge and experience with those in attendance.



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