UGA Cooperative Extension

Oconee County Extension Office:
4-H Youth Development: Judging Teams & Livestock Shows

By participating in a 4-H judging team or livestock show, youth develop their decision-making abilities, communication skills and learn responsibility. These youth attend practices at the 4-H office, then compete with 4-H'ers from other counties at a state contest.

Judging team members will learn how to evaluate and judge a certain subject through formal training. Another type of a judging team is called "Quiz Bowl." Quiz bowl teams will learn about the subject, and then compete in a game show style competition. Livestock show team members compete in defined events at local and state animal shows.

Oconee 4-H offers the following Judging Team & Livestock Show opportunities each year:

Summer: Forestry Judging, Lamb Show

Fall/Winter: Consumer Judging, Dairy Quiz Bowl, Horse Quiz Bowl, Commercial Dairy Heifer Show, Hog Show, Beef Heifer Show, Breeding Ewe Show, Steer Show, Goat Show

Spring: Poultry Judging, Dairy Judging, Horse Judging, Livestock Judging, Horse Show

Georgia 4-H Livestock

Important information about all species of livestock, including calendar of events, forms and important resources.

Contact

For more information about Oconee County 4-H Youth Development Programs, contact Lauren Healey at laureng@uga.edu or Joey Bristol at jbristol@uga.edu or call (706) 769-3946.

Visit the Georgia 4-H Web site at www.georgia4h.org.