2023 FFA/4-H Osceola County Livestock Judging Registration

1911 Kissimmee Valley Lane,Kissimmee FL 34744

17 February, 2023

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  MEMORANDUM  You are cordially invited to attend the Osceola County Fair and Livestock Show and to bring teams from your county or school to participate in the Livestock Judging. FFA/4-H Livestock Judging is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Friday, February 17, 2023. Registration will begin at 7:00 a.m. and we urge all teams to be on time in order that the arena may be cleared for the events that follow. Parking will be provided for you and your team at the Osceola County Heritage Park location. You and your team will be admitted free upon presentation of this letter at the Fair box office adjacent to the parking lot. Three (3) classes of cattle, one (1) class of market hogs, and one (1) class of market lambs are to be judged. Each team may have four members. Please have your team members bring #2 pencils and clipboards. Chapters, clubs, and schools may enter as many teams as desired. The three highest scoring members will be the official team. Awards will be given to the high individual, first, second, and third teams. Ties will be broken by the fourth team members’ scores. Awards will be presented at approximately 12:00 noon. The State 4-H and FFA Livestock Evaluation Contests will be held together in Gainesville in April. Participating in the Osceola County Livestock Judging event will help prepare you for this State event. Quite a bit of livestock evaluation information that is available on the web may be found easily from UF’s Livestock/Meat Evaluation Resources page at: https://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/extension/youth/livestock/meats-judging/. This site was put together to help you access evaluation materials as well as to provide sample live evaluation practices. Any questions concerning the Livestock Judging please contact: Brittany Justesen Osceola County Extension Service 1921 Kissimmee Valley Lane Kissimmee, FL 34744 (321)697-3000