Swine
Swine Project
The 4-H Swine Project allows you to learn about swine breeds, health care, production, management, showmanship, marketing and careers in the swine industry. Learn principles of animal science and gain life skills, like responsibility, by owning, caring for and keeping records on one or more head of livestock. Gain knowledge of sound breeding, feeding and management practices.
Green County 4-H Learning Opportunities
- 4-H Livestock Judging Team – Participate in practices to learn to evaluate beef, sheep, swine, and meat goats, and potentially compete at Area Animal Science Day in June. Contact the Extension Office for more information at 608-328-9440.
Wisconsin 4-H Learning Opportunities
- WI 4-H Swine Project Website – site offers Members & Leaders resources, as well as ideas for taking your project further, applying project skills to life, and showing what you’ve learned.
- 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl & Skillathon
- Area Animal Science Day
- Meats Judging Contest
- State Livestock Judging
Green County Fair Opportunities
- Exhibiting in Junior Class at the County Fair – For rules, entry options, and schedule, be sure to carefully read the County Fair website, including the “Fair General Rules & Instructions,” “Dept. 3 Swine” document, and the “Animal Health Regulations”
- Youth for the Quality Care of Animals Certification (YQCA) – Green County Fair Beef Exhibitors must complete and submit certification number as part of the Green County Fair entry process each year.
- Livestock Auction & Animal ID – See this site for information about Auction Rules, Dates, & Deadlines.
Additional Project Related Resources
- Premise ID – The Wisconsin Livestock Premises Registration Act requires anyone who keeps, houses, or co-mingles livestock to register their premises. Green County Fair requires Beef Exhibitors to provide the premise identification number for their animals as part of their Fair Entry form. For more information on premise identification, as well as first time application and renewal, visit the Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium website.
- Green County Pork Producers – This organization supports and sponsors youth in various pork areas through trophy and award sponsorships as well as scholarships. Contact Brad Grossen, President, at 608-214-4816 for more information.
- Extension Swine Website – Information about raising swine in Wisconsin including: disease prevention and management, business management, pork quality, housing, animal welfare, nutrition, and reproduction.
- Wisconsin Pork Association
- National Pork Board
- National Jr. Swine Association
- National Swine Registry
- National Pork Producers Council