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State Fair Junior Dairymen's Contest

Contest Objective:

To provide an educational program for Virginia youth who are interested in improving and testing their knowledge of the dairy industry.

Event Date:

Friday, September 23, 2022

Entry Deadline:

Friday, September 16, 2022

How to enter:

Step 1: 4-H Leader or FFA Advisor will complete the group entry form. [http://tinyurl.com/2022SFJDC]

Step 2: The superintendent will email the leader/advisor an Excel spreadsheet to enter names and other information for each contest and to make preliminary team assignments.

Step 3: Leader/advisor will return the completed spreadsheet to the superintendent via email.

Step 4: The superintendent will email the leader/advisor information needed to purchase tickets online at the $5.00 discounted rate.

Step 5: Leader/advisor will purchase tickets for all attending, students and chaperones.

Participants and coaches must have a $5 Student/Competition Ticket to enter the fairgrounds unless they are already at the Fair for another competition.

 

Classes

Class Description Points
1.   Written test of 50 questions 250
2.   Identification of 10 pieces of dairy equipment 
 50
3.   Identification of 10 pieces of cattle equipment 
 50
4.   Identification of 10 grains, forages, silage or supplements commonly fed to dairy cows
 50
5.   Identification of 10 dairy products 
 50
6.   Answer 10 questions on DHIA records 
 50
7.   Judge a class of cows 
 50
8.   Judge a class of heifers 
 50
Total Possible Points
 600

Resources

The information below is provided to help participants prepare for the contest.

State Fair of Virginia logo. Ferris wheel, tent, tree, barn, horse, guitar, crop field.

Important

Entry deadline: September 16, 2022




Participants must have a  $5 Student Competition Ticket to enter the Fair grounds unless they are already at the Fair for another competition.