Lake
Land College Livestock Judging Contest
TO: Ag Instructors,
County Extension Advisors, and 4-H Leaders
WHAT: Lake Land College Livestock Judging Contest - Mattoon, IL
WHEN: Saturday March 16, 2024 - Contest begins at 9:00 A.M.
· Pre-Registration
is required via Google Form distributed by Jan 15, 2024.
· Registration
Form will close on Monday March 4, 2024.
· No
late entries will be accepted.
You will not have to designate team members when you
register - that can be done the morning of the contest. NO ADDITIONS the
morning of the contest.
Arrive between 8:00-8:45am to check-in at the Fieldhouse
(Use Parking Lot B). (This is back to the original location, instead of the
Luther Center used in 2023).
The students and staff of the Lake Land College Agriculture
Division are again making plans for our Annual Livestock Judging Contest and
would like to invite you to participate. We feel confident that our contest
will have quality classes for your students to evaluate.
The contest will offer 9 classes; 3 cattle, 3 swine, 2
sheep and 1 goat. The contest will offer 3 divisions, detailed below. Please
feel free to bring as many teams as you can. Division information:
Division
|
Ages
|
Number
on Team
|
Classes
Judged
|
Questions
or Reasons
|
Junior Questions
|
8th Grade and
Down
|
4, Count Top 3
|
9
|
3 Sets of 10 Questions
|
Senior Questions
|
9th Grade
and Up
|
4, Count Top 3
|
9
|
3 Sets of 10 Questions
|
Reasons
|
All
|
4, Count Top 3
|
9
|
4 Sets of Oral
Reasons
|
All Contestants Need to Bring a No. 2 Pencil
and a Clipboard. Scantrons will be used.
One class in each species will have performance data that
may include:
Cattle EPD’s:
Birth Weight
Weaning Weight
Yearling Weight
Milk Weight
Breed Relevant Indexes
Swine EPD’s:
Loin Eye Area
Back Fat
Number Born / Number Weaned
Days to 250 lbs.
Sow Productivity Index
Sheep EPD’s:
60 Day Weight
120 Day Weight
Type of Birth – single, twin, triplet
Type of Rearing
Dwarf Gene Status
The entry fee is $10 per student for questions contestants
and $20 per student for reasons contestants (lunch included for reasons
contestants). This can be paid at check-in.
The contest will be held on the Lake Land College campus,
located one-half mile south of I-57 at Exit 184. 5001 Lake Land Blvd, Mattoon,
IL 61938. If you are planning to arrive in Mattoon on Friday evening, there are
high-quality motels located just off I-57 at exit 190, just 6 miles north of
Lake Land’s campus.
Super 8 Motel – (217) 235-8888
Baymont Inn – (217) 234-2355
Hampton Inn – (217) 234-4267
Following the contest, the results will be announced and
top teams and individuals will receive awards. In addition, the Lake Land Ag
staff and students will be available to answer any questions you might have
concerning the college.
If you have any questions, call Hayden Wilder at (219)
208-1466 or email at hwilder@lakelandcollege.edu. We look forward to seeing you
on March 16th!
--
Megan Coy
Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education (FCAE)
Phone: 217-493-8791 Cell: 217-493-8791
Email: mcoy@ilaged.org
Address: 801 N. Country Fair Dr, Champaign, IL 61820