Beef
Description
Beef is a national 4-H project. It features curriculum that will
guide you through the project.
For a copy contact your County 4-H Office or order online at National 4-H Service Supply. For additional curriculum possibilities, explore the National Directory of 4-H Materials and do a key word search for Beef.
Beef 1
What you can do in this project: identify various beef breeds; identify parts of a beef animal; halter-break and show a calf; fit and judge beef cattle; recognize and raise a healthy animal.
Grades: 3-5
Resources: 08143, Bite Into Beef
4H450, Judging Breeding & Market Cattle
MA, Meat Animal Project Record
Beef 2
What you can do in this project: present oral reasons during judging; learn about feed ingredients, behavior and parasites; study how to do nose-print identification; learn beef carcass composition and retail meat cuts.
Grades: 6-8
Resources: 08144, Here’s the Beef
MA, Meat Animal Project Record
Beef 3
What you can do in this project: explore selection and judging; learn about careers, health, reproduction, etc.; discover how to market your animal and by-products.
Grades: 9-12
Resources: 08145, Leading the Charge
MA, Meat Animal Project Record
Beef Leader
Resources: 08146, Beef Helper’s Guide
117R, Beef Resource Handbook
4H500, I'm a 4-H Project Leader. Now What Do I Do?
Events
Want to learn more about Beef? Try the links below.
Badger Livestock
Judging Camp
Camp for youth who have completed grades 3-13 who are interested
in building knowledge on the evaluation principles associated with
market and breeding beef, swine and sheep, as well as ultrasound
technology.
Beef Project Training
Many counties hold local training for members and leaders in
their favorite project areas, including beef. Watch your county
4-H Family newsletter or contact your county Extension office for
details.
Meat
Animal Quality Assurance (MAQA) Training
Train-the-trainer sessions for anyone interested in teaching
or facilitating the MAQA program to help youth livestock exhibitors
in beef, sheep and swine learn how to produce a safe and wholesome
product. Youth can attend if they would like to help teach the program.
Wisconsin 4-H and Youth
Conference
If you’re in grades 8-10, check out the next Wisconsin
4-H and Youth Conference, scheduled each June at the UW-Madison
campus. The conference offers educational seminars in most areas
of 4-H. Contact your county Extension office for details.
Wisconsin 4-H Area Animal Science Days
Series of four day-long events held around the state 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.
Wisconsin
4-H Meat Judging Contest
Competition held at the Meat Science Laboratory on the UW-Madison
campus.
Wisconsin
Livestock Quiz and Skillathon Contests
Program for any 4-H or FFA Junior or Senior livestock team in
the state. Team must have 3-4 members. Senior team members must
be ages 14-19. Junior team members must be 8-13. The top 4-H Senior
team represents Wisconsin at the National 4-H Skillathon Contest
held each fall in Louisville.
Wisconsin Livestock Quiz Bowl
Quiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep
and swine topics. Teams are divided into junior division (age 14
and under), senior division is (age 14 years and older) and mixed
team (at least one youth from each age division). Counties or chapters
are limited to 2 teams per division. Youth use a buzzer to answer
the questions. Teams compete in a double elimination format by giving
oral answers to questions posed by a judge.
Wisconsin State Fair
Annual 11-day event held in August at State Fair Park, West
Allis, WI. Site gives locations and dates for pre-registration animal
weigh-ins. All exhibitors wishing to show livestock animals during
the fair are required to attend one of the regionally located weigh-in
sites. 2008 Beef Check-In Sites
World Beef Expo
Four-day annual event in September at State Fair Park in West
Allis, WI. F eatures 16 different breeds of beef cattle. Youth are
invited to participate in beef judging contest during the expo.
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County Fair
The county fair . . . what a great time it is! Every summer, families flock to county fairs to see the latest 4-H project exhibits. Exhibiting is a fun and educational way for youth to showcase their project work to judges and to the public. Judging materials are supported by Bill Shaw in memory of his wife, Shirley.
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Related Links
There’s so much more to learn in the 4-H Beef Project. Just
follow these links!
Meat
Animal Quality Assurance (MAQA)
Information on MAQA topics from the Wisconsin 4-H youth livestock
specialist. MAQA teaches quality-assurance principles and management
skills to youth enrolled in the swine, sheep and beef meat animal
projects.
National 4-H Online Beef Project
Visit this site for additional National 4-H Beef Project activities, information and links.
National Animal Identification System
Information on how this important new livestock animal identification
system is being implemented in Wisconsin.
Implementation of the National Animal Identification System
in Wisconsin (48 pages, 2 MB) by Bernie O'Rourke, UWEX Youth
Livestock Specialist
Implementation of the National Animal Identification System
in Wisconsin (48 slides, 30 MB) created by Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium, adapted by Bernie O'Rourke, UWEX
Youth Livestock Specialist
Blank Premise Registration Form (2 pages, 112 KB)
National Cattlemen’s Beef
Association
Marketing organization and trade association for America’s
1 million cattle farmers and ranchers.
Oconto County 4-H Project Resources
This web site provides links for many animal science projects
including links for fun project ideas on beef.
Saddle
and Sirloin Club: Beef
UW-Madison student club that organizes and administers the Little
International Horse Show, Badger Kick-off Classic Steer and Heifer
Show, and the Badger Bonanza Lamb Show.
UW-Extension
Animal Sciences: Beef
UW-Extension Animal Sciences Beef site with additional links
to many beef education and resource centers, organizations, and
libraries.
UW-Extension
Animal Sciences: Youth
UW-Extension Animal Sciences Youth Extension site with additional
links to the State Specialist, the calendar, MAQA information, State
Fair results, and more.
UW-Madison
Steenbock Library Resource Guide: Beef
Guide to links for many beef-related sites.
Wisconsin Beef Council
Source of cooking and food safety tips, nutritional information, and recipes.
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders Association
Site with association events and information, including youth
livestock shows.
Wisconsin 4-H SET
Resources and links to science, engineering, and technology activities.
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Project Support
For more information on the 4-H Beef Project, contact the following:
Cooperative Extension
Media Collection
This lending library features several resources on beef, ethics,
nutrition, and more.
UW-Extension County 4-H
Offices
This is your link to a list of Wisconsin County Extension Offices.
Select the county of your choice.
UW-Extension Beef Specialist: Jeff Lehmkuhler
UW-Extension Youth Livestock Specialist: Bernie O'Rourke
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