BROOME CO., N.Y. — On Monday and Tuesday August 29th and 30th the NYS 4-H Livestock Skill-A-Thon and Judging Contest were held at the NYS Fair. During the Skill a Thon youth participated in a written test, a team problem and seven stations that included tools/equipment identification, breeds of livestock, quality assurance, meat cuts, wool quality, and feed and hay identification. During the Livestock judging contest youth judged 6 classes of animals, answered questions on the classes and then the Seniors had to defend their placings by giving oral reasons to the official judges.  Youth placed 2 classes of beef, 2 classes of swine and 2 classes of sheep.
The results of the 4-H Livestock Skill-A-Thon are as follows:Â
Junior Team-Â
1-Broome/Otsego
2-Oneida/Wyoming
3-Ontario
4-Cayuga/Steuben
5-Randolph FFA
6-Chautauqua
Junior IndividualÂ
1-Brycen Aukema-Broome
2-Kennedy Whiting-Wyoming/Oneida
3-Gwen Hargrave-Cayuga/Steuben
4-Mason Michaelson-Ontario
5-Annaleen Aukema-Broome
6-Noah Britton-Oneida/Wyoming
7-Alice Hargrave-Cayuga/Steuben
8-Jenna Whiting-Oneida/Wyoming
9-Owen Pullis-Otsego
10-Liam Parshall- Ontario
Senior Team-Â
1-Ontario B
2-Ontario A
3- Randolph FFA
4-Otsego
Senior IndividualÂ
1-Mercie Nicol-Ontario
2-Evelyn Kersmanc-Otsego
3-Annika Parshall-Ontario
4-Wyatt Wadams-Ontario
5-Quinn Pence-Randolph FFA
6-Olivia Maslyn-Ontario
7-Maxwell Pullis-Otsego
8-Simon Czadzeck-Ontario
9-Addison Beaver-Randolph FFA
10-Chloe Chadwick-Randolph FFA
The results of the 4-H Livestock Judging contest are as follows:Â
Junior Team- Non ReasonsÂ
1-Wyoming/Oneida
2-Cayuga/Steuben
3-Broome/Wayne
Junior IndividualÂ
1-Kennedy Whiting-Wyoming/Oneida
2-Jenna Whiting-Wyoming/Oneida
3-Brycen Aukema- Broome/Wayne
4-Annaleen Aukema-Broome/Wayne
5-Alice Hargrove-Cayuga/Steuben
6-Noah Britton-Wyoming/Oneida
7-Gwen Hargrove-Cayuga/Steuben
8-Cody Botsford-Cayuga/Steuben
9- Tanner Pelton-Broome/Wayne
10-Fenton Aukema-Broome/Wayne
Senior Team-ReasonsÂ
1-Ontario
2-Cattaraugus-1
3-Cattaraugus-2
4-Herkimer
5-Otsego
Senior IndividualÂ
1-Quinn Pence-Cattauraugus
2-Laken Dyn-Herkimer
3-Maxwell Pullis-Otsego
4-Anna Hawkes-Herkimer
5-Addison Beaver-Cattauraugus
6-Aryana Sears-Cattauraugus
7-Taylor Costa-Cattauraugus
8-Olivia Maslyn-Ontario
9-Wyatt Wadams-Ontario
10-Addyson Shawley- Catttauraugus
For more information on these contests contact your Cornell Cooperative Extension Office.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension Broome County