What is the Beef Cattle Project?
The beef cattle project teaches production methods of the current beef cattle industry. The beef cattle project allows youth to explore the areas of animal husbandry, livestock selection and evaluation, health management, and meat science. Beef cattle projects focus on market steers (terminal meat-based production), breeding beef (purebred production) and commercial heifers (crossbred commercial production).
Objectives
- Develop life skills through project participation essential for becoming a skilled, productive and responsible citizen.
- Cultivate skills and interest from 4-H project experiences that can assist in future career preparation.
- Develop quality leadership skills that promote positive youth development.
- Learn the value of and apply ethical industry accepted practices and research findings in specific project areas.
Swine
The educational 4-H swine program and related activities (such as workshops and tours) provide youth with a fun and hands-on learning experience which develops both swine subject skills (such as nutrition, housing, and health care) and life skills (such as responsibility, decisions. Scan the QR Code to enroll in 4-H today!
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