Dairy Project Events

Area Animal Science Days - Series of four day-long events held around the state in June where youth in the beef, dairy, horse, sheep and swine projects increase their decision making skills and knowledge of animals through judging and grading experiences. Events include evaluation of dairy cattle, horses and meat animals; dairy showmanship contests; hippology (the study of horses); and oral reasons workshops. In addition, each site offers a variety of workshops for small animal projects, which may include rabbits, poultry, dogs, cats or llamas.

Badger Dairy Camp - This program for young people 12-18 features hands-on learning projects – fitting, showmanship fundamentals, dairy judging workshops, and dairy science-related workshops that focus on nutrition and reproduction – to teach campers the fundamentals needed to be successful in their dairy project work .

National 4-H Dairy Conference - About 200 youth from 4-H dairy projects around the U.S. and Canada congregate in Madison for National Dairy Conference held annually in conjunction with World Dairy Expo. Participants learn about production, processing, marketing and use of dairy products, and develop a broader understanding of careers available in dairy production, biotechnology, genetics, marketing and other selected areas.

State 4-H Dairy Cattle Evaluation Contest - Competition of top teams selected at Area Animal Science Days. Champion teams from this event will represent Wisconsin at National Evaluation Contests. Junior Competition also.

State 4-H Dairy Bowl - Dairy Bowl is a quiz competition where all the questions are about dairy topics. Teams compete in a double elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a moderator. This website provides contest rules and registration forms.