Georgia 4-H and Georgia FFA State Livestock Shows

Georgia 4-H and Georgia FFA, partnering with the University of Georgia Animal and Dairy Science department, offer extraordinary educational opportunities for youth involved in livestock programs. The State Livestock Shows proved youth the opportunity to exhibit their animals projects in the Market Goat, Market Lamb, Breeding Heifer, Market Beef, Market Hog, Breeding Doe and Breeding Ewe Shows. Through these projects students have real-life experiences as they learn responsibility through raising, caring for and showing  livestock. Livestock projects give students the opportunity to practice and acquire new knowledge in the fields of animal science, business, time management and leadership. 

Rules & Documents

These rules have been developed through the cooperative efforts of the Georgia Department of Education, The University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University.

Eligibility

• The State Junior Livestock Shows are open to Georgia 4-H and FFA members who pre-entered and registered their animal with their local county extension or  agricultural education teacher by the specific entry deadline.
• Age Requirements
  • State Heifer, State Market Beef and State Commercial Dairy Heifer Shows — 4-H members must be 4th grade by September 1 of the current year and cannot have completed high school. State Market Hog-4-H members must be 3rd grade by September 1 of the current year and cannot have completed high school.
  • State Market Lamb, Market Goat, Breeding Ewe and Breeding Doe Shows- An exhibitor must be in the 1st grade or older on September 1 of the current year and cannot have completed high school.

Other helpful documents:

• • Georgia 4-H and FFA Livestock Program Ethics Policy – This document is also included in the State Show Rulebook.  This standalone form is for counties and clubs to use within their group.
  • Georgia 4-H and FFA State Steer Show Classification Guidelines
  • Entry Cards (These are to be used to assist with online entries.  The printed online entry must be signed and mailed in with payment.)
    • • • Market Lamb
        • Market Goat
        • Breeding Heifer
        • Market Beef
        • Dairy Heifer
        • Market Hog
        • Breeding Ewe
        • Breeding Doe

• A special thank you to each of the agricultural education teachers, county extension agents, program assistants, volunteer leaders, and parents of all junior livestock exhibitors!
  

  Contact

  Carole Knight, Extension 4-H Specialist Animal Science Programs
  706-542-8892 clh@uga.edu