SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Several youth from the Genesee County 4-H Dairy Club competed at two dairy events held at the New York State Fair. The Dairy Challenge contest was held on August 23 and is a contest in which youth are quizzed at stations on different dairy topics such as: nutrition, anatomy, physiology, and product/equipment knowledge. Genesee County 4-H Junior Team participants were: Amelia Brewer, Jillian Brewer, Maggie Winspear, and Renee Uberty
The Dairy Judging Contest was held on August 24 and allowed youth to be the judge; scoring animals on dairy character and functionality and structural correctness of the animals. The following youth represented Genesee County 4-H:
Novice Teams:
Genesee Team 1: Caroline Luft, Maggie Winspear, Bing Zuber – 2nd Place
Genesee Team 2: Adison Norton, Renee Uberty – 5th Place
Novice Individuals:
Bing Zuber- 4th
Adison Norton- 6th
Caroline Luft- 7th
Maggie Winspear – 12th
Renee Uberty – 14th
Junior Team:
Amelia Brewer, Georgia Luft, Mason Werth, Claire Mathes, Jillian Brewer) – 8th place
Junior Individuals:
Amelia Brewer- 21st
Georgia Luft- 24th
Mason Werth- 34th
Claire Mathes- 41st
Jillian Brewer- 49th
Senior Individual:
Mary Sweeney- 6th Place Individual and 4th Place Reasons.
Mary will return with the top 25 contestants, for a second round of the contest on September 1. She will be competing for a spot on the New York State 4-H Dairy Judging team to represent New York at a National Competition in Madison Wisconsin, World Dairy Expo.
We are very proud of all the our youth for competing at the state level and look forward to going back for next year’s competition. Thank you to our 4-H Dairy Club Volunteers who helped make this opportunity possible.
—Cornell Cooperative Extension of Genesee County
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