Inside This Issue: 2019 Jr Swine Show Results Animal Science Scholarships Available 1-6 7 Co-Op T-Shirt Sales 7 TN Alumni & Friends Meeting Recognize Outstanding 4-H Alumni 8 8 HLA: David Walker 9 Upcoming Events 10 January 18, 2019 Results from 2019 Tennessee State Junior Swine Show Aaron Fisher, Youth Livestock and Equine Specialist A very successful Tennessee State Junior Swine Show was recently completed. The show featured 284 youth exhibitors from 38 counties that showed 560 hogs. This included 158 Breeding Gilts and 402 Market Hogs. In addition to the individual hog classes, youth competed in showmanship (290 youth), skillathon (245 youth) and the ultrasound carcass class (91 youth). The judge for the show was Seth Ebert, Boar Stud Manager for A Cut Above in York, Nebraska. Additionally, youth were asked to participate in a canned food drive. Youth collected a total of 712 cans of food that were donated to a local food bank. Clay and Loudon Counties will be awarded a pizza party for the highest participation in the canned food drive courtesy of the Tennessee Pork Producers Association. The 2019 Tennessee State Junior Swine Show was held in conjunction with the Tennessee Pork Producers Association annual meeting. A special thank you to all the Extension staff, specialists, parents, volunteers and sponsors who made this year s show a success! Award and general sponsors are included below: Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, Harford Insurance, Hart Show Pigs, James Meat Company, Jenkins Show Pigs, PIC USA, Prater Show Pigs, Reese Brothers Mule Company, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Tennessee Farm Bureau Insurance, Tennessee Farmers Coopera-
Page 2 tive, Tennessee Feed and Grain Association, Tennessee Livestock Producers, Tennessee Pork Producers Association, Tosh Farms, Tractor Supply Company, TTU School of Agriculture, Ty Jones Show Stock, Twisted Fitters Show Supply, UT Animal Science, UT Herbert College of Agriculture, Wampler s Farm Sausage, Zoetis Show Result Highlights: Complete show results can be found: https://ag.tennessee.edu/animalscience/4-h/pages/swine.aspx The Prospect Classes are part of the Market Hog Show. The Champion Prospect was Bethany Sims from Roane County and the Reserve Champion Prospect was Samantha Roberts from McMinn County. New for 2019, a Grand Champion Drive was added where breed champions and reserve champions competed for an overall top 5. Below are the participants and winners from the grand drive. Breeding Gilt Champion Drive Breed Champion County Overall Placing Reserve Champion County Overall Placing Berkshire Gracie Rue Roane Sophie Helton Cumberland Chester White Emma Rue Roane 4th Wesley Trew Polk Duroc Bethany Sims Roane Tylan Lusk Warren Hereford Jaden Mertz Warren Grace DeBusk McMinn Spot Emma Bedford Emily McMinn Yorkshire Ellie White Clay 1st Bethany Sims Roane 2nd AOB Audra Hart Bledsoe Collen Mertz Warren Crossbred Lincoln Bledsoe 3rd Gage McMinn 5th
Page 3 Market Hog Champion Drive Breed Champion County Duroc Yorkshire Mary Carter Shirley Lincoln White Overall Placing 2nd Reserve In the Carcass Class, hogs are ultrasounded to collect measurements of important carcass traits, with 38 hogs qualifying or the purple class. To be a Purple Award, hogs must have a live weight between 250-280 pounds, a 10th rib fat thickness between 0.50-0.80 inch and a loin muscle area between 7.0-9.99 square inches. A special thank you to Dr. Rob Fitzgerald of PIC for performing the ultrasound measurements. Champion Bethany Sims County Roane Bledsoe 4th Eli Mundy Claiborne Overall Placing AOB Audra Hart Bledsoe 5th Hannah Sanders Warren Crossbred Bethany Sims Roane 1st Maddie Rippy Sumner 3rd Below is a list of the Carcass Top Ten. 1. Will Poyor Williamson County 2. John Allen Leath Sumner County 3. John Hamilton Clay County 4. Will Dodson Clay County 5. Kenley Roark Macon County 6. Caden McKnight Monroe County 7. Ethan Troglin Cumberland County 8. Keri Cox Bradley County 9. Lake Bates Hickman County 10. Elizabeth McCollum Williamson County
Page 4 Showmanship Winners Explorer Division Champion Jake Ozburn, Bedford County Reserve Champion John Allen Leath, Sumner County Junior Division Champion Audra Hart, Bledsoe County Reserve Champion Ellie White, Clay County Junior High Division Champion Bethany Sims, Roane County Reserve Champion Maddy Rippy, Sumner County Senior Level 1 Division Champion Eli Mundy, Claiborne County Reserve Champion Foster Wingler, Rutherford County Senior Level 2 Division Champion Lincoln Hart, Bledsoe County Reserve Champion Samantha Roberts, McMinn County Skillathon Winners Explorer Division Brett Rogers, Sumner County Ransom Johns, Williamson County Ava Shrader, Jefferson County Drew Comer, Macon County 5. Hudson West, Macon County Junior Division Kendall Hamilton, Clay County Audra Hart, Bledsoe County Logan West, Macon County Kenley Roark, Macon County Caden McKnight, Monroe County Junior High Division Callie Head, Sumner County Kyra White, Macon County Eli Rich, Clay County Caleb Baird, Sumner County RuthAnn Johns, Williamson County Senior Level 1 Division Wesley Trew, Polk County John Neely, Rutherford County Ella McLerran, Clay County Liam Allen, Williamson County Stephanie Bates, Bradley County Senior Level 2 Division Kennedy Hill, Union County Keri Beth Cox, Bradley County Kaitlin Taylor, Wilson County Collen Mertz, Warren County 5. Heath Kimes, Clay County
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Page 7 Animal Science Scholarship Available for 2019 Carmen G. Burgos, Extension Specialist Among the many benefits for youth to be involved in animal science projects is the opportunity to win scholarship. Youth can actual win multiply scholarships during their 4-H career! The animal science scholarships available for 2019 are listed below. Hog Sr. Level I Premier Market Hog $500 Sr. Level II Premier Market Hog $1000 Sr. Level I Premier Breeding Gilt $500 Sr. Level II Premier Breeding Gilt $1000 Horse Horse Program Scholarships (2) $500 Beef Sr. Level I Premier Commercial Heifer $500 Sr. Level II Premier Commercial Heifer $1000 Sr. Level I Premier Heifer $500 Sr. Level II Premier Heifer $1000 Sr. Level I Premier Steer $500 Sr. Level II Premier Steer $1000 Sheep John Riley Reserve Supreme Ewe $1,000 Sr. Level I Premier Commercial Ewe $500 Sr. Level II Premier Commercial Ewe $1000 Sr. Level I Premier Breeding Ewe $500 Sr. Level II Premier Breeding Ewe $1000 Sr. Level I Premier Market Lamb $500 Sr. Level II Premier Market Lamb $1000 Contact your County Agent for additional information related to 4-H animal science projects and the various ways your child can win scholarships in 4-H. Last call for Coop T-Shirt Sales Ryan Hensley, Executive Director, TN 4-H Foundation Thank you to all counties that participated in the 2018 Tennessee Farmers Cooperative t-shirt program. Nearly $5,000, was raised for local 4-H programs. Please contact Ryan Hensley, rhensle5@utk.edu, if did not received the shirts you ordered. All extra shirts ordered by the 4-H Foundation will be sold beginning next week.
Page 8 Register Now: Tennessee 4-H Alumni & Friends Annual Reunion Ryan Hensley, Executive Director, TN 4-H Foundation The Tennessee 4-H Alumni and Friends will host the fourth annual reunion on Saturday, February 23. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. Central at the Wilson County Expo Center. Tennessee 4-H Alum and News Channel 5 s Meteorologist, Lelan Statom, will be the Keynote speaker for the luncheon. We are also honoring Mr. Ben Powell with the 2019 Tennessee 4-H Alumni Leadership Award. Register for the event at: tn4halumni.com/reunion RECOGNIZE YOUR OUTSTANDING 4-H ALUMNI Ryan Hensley, Executive Director, TN 4-H Foundation 4-H Alumni can be a great asset to county 4-H programs. Do you have an active 4-H alumni in your county you would like to recognize? The state 4-H office is now accepting nominations for the Outstanding 4-H Alumni Award, which will be presented during Tennessee 4-H Congress. To nominate a 4-H alumnus, simply go to the Form and Materials page on state 4-H Web site. You can find the Alumni Recognition Nomination Form (F841) under the heading Volunteers. Nomination forms should be sent to Ryan Hensley in the state 4-H office. The deadline for submitting nominations is February 7. Let's get those forms in and give outstanding alumni the recognition they deserve!
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4-H Motto: To Make the Best Better ALEC Graduate Program Masters of Science in Agriculture Leadership, Education and Communications (ALEC) Online degree available!! For more information, please visit ALEC Graduate Programs Or Call 865-974-7371 Carrie Ann Stephens Professor, 4-H/ALEC State 4-H Office 2621 Morgan Circle Room 205 Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: 865-974-2128 Fax: 865-974-1628 4-H PLEDGE I pledge my HEAD to clearer thinking; My HEART to greater loyalty My HANDS to larger service; and My HEALTH to better living, For my club, my community, my country and my world. 2019 State 4-H Calendar Jan 25-26 Jan 25-26 Jan 26 All Star High Council meeting State Shooting Sports Instructor Certification Postponed State 4-H Livestock Quizbowl 4h.tennessee.edu TN4hfoundation.org Want to see your story in Ideas? Email it to state.4h.office@utk.edu ag.tennessee.edu/alec