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Dairy Cattle Contest 

Dairy Cattle Contest State Dairy Cattle Contest

This is a qualifying contest for the State contest. The top 40% of the teams will qualify for the State FFA Career Development Event. (The percentages qualified at area contests is based on the percentage of full 3- or 4-person teams indicating that they are attempting to qualify at an area contest.)

  • This contest will involve judging:
    • NO CELL PHONES ALLOWED!
    • Four (4) groups of live dairy cows (two classes on each of two farms)
    • A written pedigree test
      • Placing four animal pedigrees based off parent averages and other pedigree information
    • Giving oral reasons on one set of the live animal judged
      • Notes may be used -- but will score higher as student uses notes less
      • Oral reasons given after all four classes are judged on the farms
    • Each school may enter one qualifying team OR one practice team.
    • Each team member must bring a clipboard and #2 pencil.
    • Note: Dress appropriate for outside weather conditions.
    • Contestants are to assemble in room F121 (Door #4)

Please review the state FFA Career Development Events.

Chair: Kevin Rauchholz
Fox Valley Technical College
(920) 996-2885
rauchholz@fvtc.edu




 
High School Committee: Suring
Slinger
Waupun
Tigerton
Freedom
 
Superintendent:
Ben Heinze
U.W. Madison
608-263-9409
heinze2@wisc.edu
Consultant:
Cory Weigel
U.W. Platteville
(608) 342-1328
weigelco@uwplatte.edu
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   Nancy Buchholtz

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