Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
6/21/01
Contacts:
Denise Schwab, 4-H Youth Development, (515) 294-3187,
dschwab@iastate.edu
Tracy S. Petersen, Continuing Education and Communication
Services, (515) 294-9915
Teams Invited to Participate in 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl at State Fair
AMES, Iowa -- Entries are being accepted for the new Iowa 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl. The inaugural contest will be held Aug. 10 at the 4-H Exhibit Building on the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
Teams of four youths between the ages of 12 and 18 will answer a series of questions about beef, swine and sheep production.
"The competition will test youths' basic knowledge of production and management techniques," said Denise Schwab, 4-H youth development specialist. "The questions will relate to nutrition, health, physiology, disease and care."
Team members do not need to be enrolled in a specific 4-H project to participate.
Additional information is available from each county Iowa State University Extension office, the state 4-H office (call (515) 294-3187 or (515) 294-8617) or www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/Agriculture/LivestockQuizBowlRules.PDF. Registration forms, along with a $15 team entry fee, are due in the state 4-H office by July 15.
Extension programs are available to all without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability.