RHAME, N.D.—Dillon Bowman, a senior at Bowman County High School in North Dakota, never envisioned himself going to college. “I didn’t really want to go to college. I just wanted to stay at home and ...

During a recent visit to the Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic, we learned about a youth livestock judging competition, and what kids learn from it. We talked with Blaine French, who was the superintendent ...

Youth from around the state recently competed in a livestock judging contest hosted by one of our Denton County 4-H clubs. The Ag Leadership Club hosted the North Texas Stockmen’s 4-H and FFA ...

CHICO — Whether it’s learning to evaluate a sports performance, a piece of artwork or a living animal, the process is a long one. Experience and time are the only ways to gain the skill. That was the ...

The Pierz FFA, along with Kent and Stacy Happke, hosted a dairy judging competition at Happke’s dairy farm in Pierz on Oct. 6 ...

The Oklahoma State University livestock judging team won high team overall at the 2022 North American International Livestock Exposition on Nov. 14. This fall marks the 22nd year OSU has brought home ...

A group of North Dakota State University judging team alumni are coming together to create an endowment to support the university’s livestock and meat judging programs. “We just thought it's too bad ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—After attending a local animal show, 5-year-old Alexandra Pittman asked her mother and stepfather to buy her a piglet. Twenty years and numerous 4-H-related events later, she is now ...

University sophomore Jake Grass knows a good heifer when he sees one. He looks for good shape in the hindquarters, deep body and good curvature to the ribs. And now, his prodigious eye for the bovine ...

The Oklahoma State University Livestock Judging team continues to break records by winning its 23rd national championship. OSU was recently named high team overall at the 2023 North American ...

Participation on the University of Wyoming Livestock Judging Team is the perfect enhancement to a student's education. Students learn to accurately evaluate market and breeding livestock as well as ...