May 9-11, 2024

What is it?

A one-of-a-kind camp with a goal of preparing youth to compete in livestock judging contests as well as enter the ring as official judges at fairs and jackpots.

Join us at our next camp!

FFA & Visiting Guests—Register Here

Utah 4-H Volunteers & Youth—Register Here

This years camp will have a special focus on market and breeding hog evaluation for youth participants with a focus on judging contests. This year, we are combining the youth and adult tracks so that coaches and their teams can learn together. We will have break out sessions where youth will work on oral reasons, coaches will discuss recruitment and team practice strategies, and other adults will talk about judging in the showring. Our goal is to provide targeted education to each of our unique attendees. Besides the usual live animal evaluation, we have also added a special meats judging track for 4-H and FFA youth, their club leaders, advisors, and any interested adults.

Presenters

Livestock Judging Track

We are excited to announce Bryan Williams as our key-note speaker and presenter for the Livestock Judging Track. Bryan is the owner of the online livestock evaluation website Judging Pro (judgingpro.com).

Bryan was raised on a registered Shorthorn/Commercial cattle and sheep operation in Northwest Missouri. He has many wins both as a collegiate competitor and as a coach. He, and his wife Joni, and their daughter Brylee, show livestock across the country and they reside in Princeton Missouri where they raise national competitive show pigs as well as commercial cattle.  

Meats Judging Track

We are thrilled to have West Texas A&M’s national champion team coming to run our Meats Judging Track. This past October, WT’s meat judging team won first place at the prestigious American Royal Meats Judging contest, setting a school record. A short time later in November, WT took top honors at the Tyson International Contest in Dakota City, Nebraska. Coaches and team members have achieved some of the highest scores in contest history and we are fortunate to have them sharing their knowledge with us in Utah.

*We invite all participants to participate in Livestock Bowl! This is a fun contest to test your critical thinking skills and general knowledge of the livestock industry. Teams from out-of-state and FFA participants can be formed and declared by Friday at 7:00 p.m. Utah 4-H teams must abide by State Contest rules.

*Rules for Livestock Judging, Meats Judging, Bowl, and the Livestock Skill-a-Thon (for 3 – 5^th graders) can be found here.

Tentative Schedule

Wednesday, May 8^th
Registration Table open from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Ice Cream Social 6 – 8 p.m. (for youth participants; Optional)

Thursday, May 9^th
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – Check-In
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Workshop Rotations

Friday, May 10^th
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Workshop Rotations
8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. – Dance and Social for youth participants
   *TBD: a tentative Livestock Bowl will be held Friday night. 

Saturday, May 11^th
9:00 a.m. – Livestock Judging and Meats Judging Contest
9:00 a.m. – Livestock Skill-a-Thon for Junior Participants
10:00 a.m. – Circle V Tour and Carcass Evaluation for youth and adults
4:30 p.m. (or directly following livestock judging awards) — Livestock Bowl Contest

Questions or Inquiries?

Contact: Jessie Hadfield | jessie.hadfield@usu.edu | 435-797-8442