South Central Livestock Judging Clinic & Contest

Webster County Fairgrounds – Bladen, NE The South Central Livestock Judging Clinic and Contest is scheduled for Friday - May 28, 2010 at the Webster County Fairgrounds in Bladen, NE. This event is designed for area youth to improve their basic livestock evaluation/selection skills and provide a good foundation for all youth interested in livestock. It will be conducted by Dr. Matt Ellicott, UNL Livestock Judging Team Coach and area UNL Extension Staff. Classes will include market and breeding beef, sheep and swine and will include a market class of meat goats. The clinic and contest will be open to all youth, ages 8 -18, as well as adults. Parents, leaders and advisors are encouraged to attend. Age divisions are as follows: Adult-19 years & older; Senior -12-18 Years; Junior-11 years & under. Teams will consist of 3 or 4 members in the same age division. They can be from the same club, chapter and/or county. Trophies will be presented to the Top overall individual in each youth division. Rosettes will be present to top teams in each division. Ribbons will be awarded to all participants. Cost is $5/person or $15/team. Concessions will be available at the fairgrounds. The clinic starts with registration from 9:00-9:30 am with the clinic starting at 9:30 and going till 11:00 am. The judging contest will run from 11-12:30, followed by lunch. Reasons will be taken from 1-2:30 pm followed by the official placing and discussion of classes from 2:30-3:45 pm followed directly with results and awards. The clinic and judging contest is cooperative sponsored by UNL Extension in Webster, Harlan, Thayer, Nuckolls, Adams & Clay Counties; UNL Livestock Judging Team; Harlan County Cattlemen; South Central Nebraska Cattlemen; and D. M. Schluntz Corp. For more information, contact: Tony Anderson @ Harlan County UNL Extension, 308-928-2119; Crystal Fangmeier @ Nuckolls/Thayer UNL Extension, 402-768-7212; or Dewey Lienemann @ Webster County UNL Extension, 402-746-3417.