Training Adults to Teach Youth Animal and Products Evaluation

Monday &Tuesday, July 20-21, 2009, UF Animal Sciences

Materials from program for Coaches

Livestock Judging Overview - PowerPoint (in pdf) summarizing the State and National contest, plus introductinos to judging swine, cattle, and sheep.
Coaches Advice - PowerPoint (in pdf) detailing the benefits in participating in a judging program, how get a judging team started/organized, arranging workouts, and overcoming human tendancies that make a contest harder than it should be.
Judging Information - Principles of judging, taking notes, and formulating reasons. Also traits to condsider when juding breeding and/or market hogs, cattle, and sheep. Includes explanations of Yield grades, USDA grades, and EPD's.
Also refer to link on the Resources pages, primarily the Livestock/Meats Evaluation Resources page.

Info for 2009 (past) program

Flyer with Schedule & Registration Form (PDF)

This clinic is designed for Extension Agents, Agriculture Teachers, Volunteer Leaders, & Parents who want to improve their ability as teachers of horse, livestock, and meat evaluation. Additionally, state winning senior 4-H & FFA horse, livestock, and meat judging teams and their instructors are invited free of charge to receive extensive hands-on training from current UF Intercollegiate team members. The program will include general sessions for all attendees and separate instruction in individual contest groups.

There will be a $20 per person registration fee for adults, and no charge for state winning senior 4-H & FFA horse, livestock, and meat judging teams and their instructors. Please return the registration form and payment by July 10, 2009.

The clinic will start at 1 pm on Monday, July 20 and again at 8 am on Tuesday, July 21. Lunch on Tuesday is included, as are snacks on both days.

The tentative basic schedule for the clinic is as follows:

Monday, July 20, Animal Science Building, RM 156 Check-in starts at 12:30, Program starts at 1:00 pm
1:00 pm	General Session Suggestions/ Goals for Coaching Judging Teams Using Multimedia to Train Judging Teams
3:00	Refreshments & Break into Contest Groups
3:15	Concurrent Contest Sessions Individual Contest Components & Scoring Note Taking Evaluation of Economically Important Traits Sample Multimedia Classes
6:00	Adjourn
Tuesday, July 21 Concurrent Contest Sessions Meet at Following Locations: Horse: UF Horse Teaching Unit Livestock: UF Swine Barn Meat: Animal Science Building
8:00 am	Concurrent Contest Sessions Evaluate & Discuss Live Classes
Noon	Lunch Provided on Location
1:00 pm	Concurrent Contest Sessions Horse & Livestock: Oral Reasons & Sample Presentations Meat: Retail ID
5:00	Adjourn