For more information about MSU Youth Dairy Programs, contact Joe Domecq or Carla McLachlan.
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2010 4-H Dairy Leaders Workshop
April 16-18, 2010

If you'd like to know more about the dairy industry, sign up to attend this conference in your County Extension office. You'll learn abut dairy managment topics including dairy cattle nutrition, health, reproduction, and cattle evaluation. Practice for state dairy managment contests such as the skill-a-thon and quiz bowls that focus on dairy cattle health. You'll also tour area farms.

 

Michigan Dairy Expo and 4-H Dairy Days
July 20-24, 2009
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing

The 13th Annual Michigan Dairy Expo and 4-H Dairy Days -- Dairy Days Results are available here!

Download Dairy Days results

Michigan Dairy Expo Cheese Sale
Support the Michigan Dairy Expo and 4-H Dairy Youth activities by purchasing cheddar cheese processed from milk collected at the Michigan Dairy Expo. For more information or to order cheese, contact Joe Domecq.
Check out the Michigan 4-H Dairy Newsletter!
These newsletters contain great information about recently completed events in MI 4-H Dairy, as well as, news about upcoming events and information. The following newsletters are available as a pdf:

Download Fall 2009 newsletter

Download May 2008 newsletter

Download January 2009 newsletter

Download Dairy Judging Fall 2008 newsletter

Resources for dairy events
Babcock Institute
http://www.babcock.cals.wisc.edu/
Dairy Cattle Judging Techniques by George W. Trimberge
Available at www.amazon.com and Nasco
Hoard's Dairyman Magazine
Reference guides available at www.hoards.com
Holstein Foundation
http://www.holsteinfoundation.org/programs.htm
University of Wisconsin Extension (quiz bowl and judging materials)
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/dairyyouth/instructional.html
Virginia Tech
http://www.dasc.vt.edu/youth/bowlmat.html
FOOD and AG. ORGANIZATION of the UNITED NATIONS
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/004/T0218E/T0218E00.htm#TOC
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