Dairy Project
The purpose of the dairy project is to be a learning experience while having fun and promoting dairy to the community. Focus is on the young peole and the skills they are gaining from their project experience, not the animals themselves.
The Junior Dairy Committee composed of seven youth who work with their adult advisor to provide leadership for educational opportunities for youth involved in the dairy project in Lincoln County. Membership for this committee is elected at the fall meeting. Dairy Committee ConstitutionByLaws
2012 Lincoln County Dairy Project Information
The Jr. Dairy Committee has asked me to share the following information about upcoming meetings and other information to potential Jr. Dairy exhibitors. A big thank you to the committee and advisor for all of their hard work!!!
- The Dairy Committee will be holding its 2nd Annual Dairy T-shirt Design Contest. The design contest is open to anyone, and all designs must have a dairy theme. The winning design will be recognized by reproducing it on the 2012 t-shirt; which will be sold in advance of the fair. Contest entrants are encouraged to submit their t-shirt designs on 8 ½ x 11 white paper with the design drawn with black marker. The deadline for entrants to submit their design to the UW-Extension office is May 1st. The Dairy Committee will select the winning design at the informational meeting.
- Potential Dairy Exhibitor Informational Meeting and Potluck Lunch will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Noon in the Lower Level Conference Room 156 at the Lincoln County Service Center (801 N. Sales Street in Merrill). Individuals who are considering exhibiting in the Jr. Dairy department and their parent/guardian are strongly encouraged to attend this informational meeting. Based on the feedback at last year’s review meeting, the committee has decided to combine this meeting with a potluck lunch. Each family is asked to bring a food item to share. The committee will provide beverages, plates and utensils.
- Your help needed for dairy project fundraiser. The Dairy Committee has decided to hold this year’s fundraisers during the county fair. More information about the committee’s ideas will be discussed at the informational meeting.
- Individuals showing animals as a managerial project (animals are not owned by the exhibitor or in the exhibitor’s family name are considered managerial animals) must complete a Managerial Project Agreement by the fair entry deadline of June 15th in order to show at the Lincoln County 4-H Fair. These statements can be turned in to the UW-Extension office along with the exhibitor’s entry form.
- Dairy Integrity Award application for youth who have shown dairy animals for at least 3 years are due to the UW-Extension office by June 15th.
May 5th Informational Meeting Outline (pdf)
Lincoln County Managerial Agreement (pdf) or Lincoln County Managerial Agreement (word)
2012 Dairy Integrity Award form (pdf) or 2012 Dairy Integrity Award form (word)
Proposed Dairy Project Guidelines (pdf)
State 4-H Dairy Project Information - This website contains information about state dairy opportunities and other helpful resources.
Dates of some 2012 events that the 4-H Dairy participants in Lincoln County may be interested in:
The Ag Truths Not Tails conference will be held on Saturday January 21, 2012 at Upham Woods in Wisconsin Dells. This conference is open to youth interested in dairy, beef, sheep, swine and goats age 13 to one year past high school. Bring a team of youth and adults to these interactive networking sessions focused on animal welfare, led by leaders in the livestock and dairy industry. Alice in Dairyland, Katie Wirkus will keynote the event. Speakers from UW-Extension, World Dairy Expo, Vita Plus and others will lead your experience. More information can be found on the conference website here http://fyi.uwex.edu/agtruthsnottails/
The State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest will take place on Saturday January 28, 2012 in Portage. Teams need to register by January 8, 2012. Rules and registration materials are attached to this email and can be found on the Dairy Youth Website at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/dairyyouth/qbowl.php
Badger Dairy Camp will be held on the UW Madison Campus June 17-19, 2012. Registration materials will be available soon on the Dairy Youth website at http://www.uwex.edu/ces/dairyyouth/camp.php
Oconto County is looking forward to hosting NE Area Animal Science Days on Friday, June 29th at the Fairgrounds in Gillett, Wisconsin. - http://lincoln.uwex.edu/2012/04/05/northeast-area-animal-science-days-update/
Resources from K-State on youth animal safety for beef, sheep, swine, dairy, horse and goat at http://ylsp.bae.ksu.edu/
