The Junior Livestock Sale committee has set the dates for Mandatory Sale Meetings for all participants. Mark your calendar and plan to attend on one of the following dates at the McKee 4-H Building exhibit hall:
November was a time to celebrate the accomplishments of our club members and leaders over the past 4-H year at the Larimer County 4-H Achievement Night and our November club meeting. So much work and time went into making 2023 a success and we’re so proud of your efforts!
At the county fair, our club had 47 Champions and 25 Reserve Champions for a total of 72! That’s AMAZING! Of those, 18 went on to win Overall Grand Champion or Overall Reserve Grand Champion. And 13 members received the Best Record Book award.
At the Colorado State Fair, our club had 42 entries and 24 received either a Reserve Champion or a Champion and of those, 10 went on to win Overall Grand Champion or Overall Reserve Grand Champion. INCREDIBLE!
At the state level, Beau Reuhlen won Reserve Champion and Caden Powell won Champion at Rocket Fly Day. Avery Kemper took first place in the state digital photo contest.
At the state Shooting Sports competition, we had club members in the top 10 as follows: Bohdan Leppert and Paisley Dennis in Air Pistol; Tori Freeland in Air Rifle: Offhand and Paisley Dennis in Air Rifle: Utility; Willow Cameron, Genesis Rivera, Gideon Rivera, and Walker Cameron in Archery; Walker Cameron in Muzzleloading; and Walker Cameron in all 4 classes of .22 Rifle.
Our club received a Gold certificate for having 75%+ of our members complete the year, which was 80% to be exact.
We passed out completion certificates to all of the members who completed their 4-H year, and our leaders as well.
To find a listing of awards from the Larimer County Achievement Night, click here.
Thank you to all of you who attended the carcass seminar and awards night. It truly is a privilege to be in the backyard of the University, because it allows us to utilize facilities like the newly renovated CSU Meat facility. It is rare that counties are able to view carcasses from sheep, swine, and beef during the same night as carcass formula discussion. –Bailey Schilling
Here are links to the results for each species:
Did you know you can support our 4-H livestock members even if you don’t buy an animal at the Junior Livestock Sale? You can contribute any dollar amount to a 4-H member by doing a Livestock Sale Add-on.
Add-Ons are an easy and great way to increase the total sale price for a youth member and are really appreciated. The add-on amount is directly credited to the total sale amount for the youth member you choose, and no bidding is necessary to participate. Additional contributions can also be made to a particular species or the overall Livestock Sale.
Add-ons are accepted for 14 days from the sale date.
It’s a great way to show your support!
Another Fair is coming to an end. What a wonderful and successful year! I am very proud of each and every one who participated.
There is a Mandatory Livestock Sale Meeting on Tuesday, August 8 at 12:00 p.m. in the bleachers of the MAC Arena. This is the opportunity to review the sale bill prior to the sale and make sure your information is correct. Look it over carefully! The Livestock Sale is Wednesday starting at 4:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome to attend. There is a free barbecue dinner.
On Wednesday, August 9 from 7:00–10:00 a.m. is the time scheduled to come and pick up your projects. The member does not have to be present to pick up the project. If the member or parent are unable to pick up the project(s), please let me know so I can pick them up. Be sure to collect your premium money for the ribbons received. The money should be available in the McKee Building.
If your project received a champion (dark purple) ribbon, then it qualifies to go to the Colorado State Fair (except Self-Determined projects). If you choose not to send your project to state fair, please let Pam know ASAP so the reserve champion has the opportunity to go.
If you are sending your project to state fair then you have the option to check it in on Wednesday morning by taking it to the Fort Collins Room in the McKee Building. I would suggest that you look over the project and the record book to review the comments made by the judge. You may want to take your project and record book home and improve it based on the comments. Also if you have a project that needs special packing, you may wish to take the project home and pack the item for safe travels to Pueblo. The Larimer County Extension staff will be transporting the items to Pueblo and they will also return the items back to Larimer County after the state fair. Beware that whatever you pack your project in will NOT be returned. I will be around on Wednesday morning if you would like to discuss the options and I can give feedback on the judge’s comments if necessary. If you decide to take the project home and make changes, you need to go to the Fort Collins room and let Extension know that you are planning to send the project to state fair, but you are taking it home and will be returning it to State Fair Project Check-in on Tuesday, August 15 between 7:30–10:00 a.m. All Larimer County ribbons and the comment sheet need to be removed prior to checking it in.
All Foods projects and Cake Decorating projects that qualified for state MUST be checked in to State Fair Project Check-in on Tuesday, August 15 between 7:30–10:00 a.m. If you have a cake going to the state fair, it must be decorated exactly how it was at the county fair.
If you would like to discuss any of your project placings on Wednesday, I will be happy to look them over. Please remember that judges are just people, and the ribbon placings are their opinion.
If you ordered Larimer County Shooting Sports shirts, they will be available on Wednesday morning in the McKee Building’s Exhibit Hall.
For families who are attending the rodeo tonight, Monday night, or Tuesday night, be sure to read about the clear bag policy and what is and isn’t allowed in the Budweiser Event Center.
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WOW! The Larimer County Fair is well underway. Interview judging is complete and I can’t wait for Friday afternoon when we find out how you all did. Now the members showing livestock are checking in animals for their upcoming shows. Cloverbuds have the opportunity to try their hand at Pee Wee Showmanship. Cloverbuds can show a Goat, Sheep, or Swine.
My concern with a club as large as ours is that we can’t even fill 8 slots at the Dairy Bar on Saturday. Only 8! Please click the button below to sign up. I would love for us to fill more than two shifts (just 2-hour time slots). No experience is necessary and it is fun. I would think a club of our size should be able to easily fill at least four shifts. If the original slots get filled for Saturday and you try to sign up and can’t, then reply and we will look at adding more time slots.
Hopefully, everybody had their projects done before last night and got some rest before Interview Judging today!
Interview Judging will be held in the McKee Building at The Ranch. Please arrive for your scheduled interview 15–30 minutes early for check-in. Make sure that you bring your completed record book with all necessary signatures.
If you have a large exhibit or require help to unload, park by the garage doors and come inside to notify someone at the registration table.
Everyone needs to check in and receive their exhibitor packet in the Exhibit Hall before their interview. When you are called for your interview, take your packet with you and the superintendents will help to attach your entry cards to the project and the record book.
Shooting Sports members will come to the Exhibit Hall to check in and then proceed to the back hallway and check in again in the LaPorte Room. There is a seating to wait in the hallway until you are called for your interview.
