District Contest Information Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 Time: Heat 1 8:00-8:30 Heat 2 9:30-10:00 am Will be notified by committee to know heat they will be participating in. Location: Registration: Resources: Bell County Expo Center 301 W Loop 121 Belton, TX 76513 (254) 933-5353 bellcountyexpo.com Registration & Contest in Barn C Please see your County Extension Agent for registration requirements and deadline. http://counties.agrilife.org/ http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/agriculture_products Pick Texas http://www.texasproduceassociation.com/index.asp TAMU Extension Horticulture (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/lawn_garden/) TAMU Extension Texas Crops (http://aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/extension/texascrops/index.html) USDA Cuts of Beef (http://consumer.certifiedangusbeef.com/cuts/default.aspx) Pork Cuts (http://www.texaspork.org/consumer.htm) Page 2 of 6
General Rules & Guidelines 1. Participation. Participants must be 4-H members currently enrolled in a Texas 4-H and Youth Development county program. 2. Age Divisions. Age divisions are determined by a participant s age as of August 31, 2013 as follows: Division Ages Birth date between: Junior/Intermediate 8 years old and in 3rd grade or 9-13 years Sept 1, 1999 Aug 31, 2005 Senior 14-18 years of age Sept 1, 1994 Aug 31, 1999 3. Teams per county. There is no limit to the number of teams that a county may enter. All team members must be from the same county and within the same age division. Individuals may also register to compete. 4. Members per team. Each team will have at least three and no more than four members. Teams may not include members in different age divisions. See rule #2. 5. Substitution of Team Members. Substitution of team members should only be made if necessary. No more than two team members may be substituted, up to the day of the contest. The substitute 4-H member must be currently enrolled to be eligible. 6. Entry Fee. Each contestant will be required to pay a registration fee of $5 to cover the cost of supplies for the contest. Registration and payment of the entry fee will be through the 4-H members personal profile via 4-H Connect. 7. Late Entries. Late entries will be permitted with an additional $20 late fee per 4-H member 48 hours after the regular contest deadline. 8. Contest Format. a. 20 Texas agricultural products are selected from the attached Texas Agriculture Products List and exhibited at separate stations. b. Contestants select the correct identification of each product from four possible answers. c. Each station also has one multiple choice question pertaining to the product on display. i. Questions are general to the industry that produced the product, (i.e. Texas national ranking, economic impact to Texas, general nutritional content, region of production) or specific to the individual product that is on display (i.e. cooking method, use, growing season, specific nutrition of the cut or variety). d. Contestants are given 40 seconds at each station to answer both questions. e. Contestants must advance from one exhibit to the next when instructed to do so. f. Contestants must evaluate each exhibit in sequence and will not be allowed to return to any exhibit after advancing. g. The contest will be open for all youth and adults present to walk-through the exhibits following the completion of the contest. Page 3 of 6
9. Scoring. Contestants will receive five points for each product that is correctly identified and five points for each question that is correctly answered. However, for points to be awarded on questions pertaining directly to the product displayed, the product must be correctly identified. (Total possible points: 200 per individual, 600 per team). 10. Team Scores. Team scores will be determined by the combined score of the three (3) highest scoring individual team members. The contestant with the lowest score will be designated as alternate, but will still be eligible to receive individual awards. 11. Ties: Five stations will be selected as tie breakers in advance of the contest. Teams with the highest cumulative scores at these five stations will win any ties. If ties still remain, winners will be determined by the toss of a coin. 12. Awards. The top three (3) teams and the top five (5) individuals in each age division in each contest will receive awards. 13. Resources. The following websites are recommended references. Teams will also benefit from their own web searches and by visiting supermarkets to view products listed on the Texas Agriculture Product List. Pick Texas http://www.texasproduceassociation.com/index.asp TAMU Extension Horticulture (http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/lawn_garden/) TAMU Extension Texas Crops (http://aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/extension/texascrops/index.html) USDA Cuts of Beef (http://consumer.certifiedangusbeef.com/cuts/default.aspx) Pork Cuts (http://www.texaspork.org/consumer.htm) Texas Agricultural Products (http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/agriculture_products) Page 4 of 6
Texas Agriculture Product List Apple (Granny Smith, Gala, Red Delicious) Avocado Beans Beef (Strip Loin Steak, Tenderloin Steak, Ribeye Steak Sirloin Steak, Ground Beef) Beets Bell Pepper Black Eyed Peas Blackberries Blueberries Broccoli Butter Cabbage Cantaloupe Carrot Catfish Cauliflower Celery Cheese Chicken (Whole, Breast) Collard Greens Cottage Cheese Cotton Cucumber Eggplant Eggs Garlic Grapefruit Grapes Herbs (Basil, Cilantro, Lavender, Mint, Oregano, Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme) Honey Irish Potato (Red or White) Jalapeno Pepper Lamb (Lamb Chop, Leg) Lettuce Milk Mohair Mushrooms Okra Onion Oranges Peach Peanut Pear Pecan Persimmon Pinto Beans Plum Poinsettia Pork (Bacon, Whole Tenderloin, Pork Chop, Ham) Pumpkin Rice Roses Shrimp Sour Cream Spinach Strawberry Sunflower Seeds Sweet Corn Sweet Potato Tomatillos Tomato Turkey (Whole, Breast) Turnip Greens Watermelon Wool Yellow Squash Yogurt Zucchini Page 5 of 6
Texas Agriculture Product Identification Contest Form Age Division: Junior/Intermediate Senior County: Team # 4-H Member Name: Station # Product ID Question Station #1 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #2 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #3 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #4 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #5 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #6 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #7 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #8 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #9 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #10 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #11 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #12 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #13 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #14 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #15 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #16 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #17 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #18 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #19 1 2 3 4 A B C D Station #20 1 2 3 4 A B C D Page 6 of 6