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Whatcom County 4-H Dairy Projects

     
 

Objectives & Materials
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GBFA - Calf and Yearling Project
GBFB - Cow Project

Objectives & Materials:

  • select and care for a calf
  • keep individual animal records
  • judge dairy cattle and give oral reasons
  • obtain quality milk using proper sanitation and milking practices
  • manage and care for, feed, breed, and house a producing cow
  • groom and show a producing cow

MNBU6154 -Dig Into Dairy, Dairy 1, Dairy Youth Activity Guide
This guide is the first in the series of three for youth. It can be used by youth in any grade based on their project skills and expertise. All activities in the guide have several parts. Each guide includes an achievement program to encourage youth to learn more about dairy while developing important life skills. Main topics include: selection and judging, fitting and showing, feed, milk and milking, and management and records. Illustrated.

MNBU6155 - Mooving Ahead, Dairy 2, Dairy Youth Activity Guide
This guide is the second in a series of three for youth. It may be used by youth in any grade based on their project skills and expertise. All activities in the guide have several parts and each guide contains an achievement program to encourage youth to learn more about dairy cattle while developing important life skills. Main topics include: selection, showing and ethics, health and reproduction, management practices and feeding, and milking, marketing and careers. Illustrated.

MNBU6156 - Leading the Way, Dairy 3, Dairy Youth Activity Guide
This guide is the third in the series of four. It may be used by youth in any grade based on their project skills and expertise. All activities have several parts and each guide includes an achievement program to encourage youth to learn more about dairy cattle while developing important life skills. Main topics include: selection and management, health and feeding, reproduction and breeding, and milk, marketing and career. Illustrated.

Click here for additional dairy project information from the state 4-H website.

For more publications see EM2778 Projects & Publications.

To order publications go to http://pubs.wsu.edu.

Record Books:

Whatcom County Record Book Guidelines

Dairy Record #C0809 (This record is complete you will not need to fill out pages 8 & 9 in your record book)
Dairy Certificate #C0234
Breeding Livestock Record #C0729 (only project GBFB)
Whatcom County 4-H Dairy/Livestock Agreement/Record (This form is required for all dairy cattle entry forms. If you are completing a record book you need only fill out the top part. Due to the superintendent on the first day of the fair)

Related links:

National Dairy Conference

Cyberspace Farm

Holstein Foundation

 
4-H Information: 

Joining 4-H

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Information for Members & Leaders

Projects & Publications

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