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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE No More Swine Medals UPCOMING EVENTS
October 29
November 23-27
December 1
December 1-2
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07/07-index.htm Our supply of swine medals has been depleted. There will be no more this year. We still have plenty of medals to recognize 4-H’ers for outstanding work in the horse and clothing and textile projects. If you could use these medals in your recognition program, just send a request by email to ssutton2@tennessee.edu with the number of medals you need. Steve Sutton RUTHERFORD COUNTY DAIRY TEAM REPRESENTS TENNESSEE AT MID-SOUTH FAIR Three Rutherford County senior 4-H dairy judging team members traveled to the Mid-South Regional 4-H and FFA Dairy Judging Contest held in Memphis on September 29, 2007. Team members included Rachel Summar, Andy McElroy and Matthew Manery. The team judged ten classes of dairy cows and heifers and gave three sets of oral reasons. Dairy breeds judged included Aryshire, Milking Shorthorn, Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss and Guernsey. The team placed 6th overall. Matthew Manery was 7th high overall high individual. The team placed 4th in the Milking Shorthorn and Guernsey breeds and 5th in Brown Swiss. They were accompanied by Extension agent Rebekah Summar and coach John Basinger. Michael Shirley STATE JUNIOR DAIRY SHOW HELD IN MURFREESBORO The State Junior Dairy Show was held October 19-20, in Murfreesboro at the Middle Tennessee State Ag Center. The event saw 77 youth exhibitors showing 167 animals in six different breeds. Breed champions and showmanship winners were as follows:
Other activities included a Parade of Future Champions, a recognition banquet, a Tennessee 4-H Dairy Foundation auction, a calf sale and junior exhibitor dance. Look for additional information on the UT animal science Web site at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/dairy/dairy_4-H.htm. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.
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