Dairy projects of many kinds are available to New York youth ages 5-19 through the Cornell Cooperative Extension program. For more information, contact your county CCE office or the address at the end of this page. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to read many documents on this site. You can download it for free from Adobe.com
4-H Youth Dairy Events & Activities
- 2008 Dairy Cattle Judging Clinic (May 08)
- Dairy Heifer/Cow Project
- Dairy Showmanship/Judging
- Dairy Discovery Days at Cornell
- Dairy Quiz Bowl- Sample Questions and Rules
- 4-H Fair
- New York State Fair
- County Fairs
- NY Jr. Leaders Program
Dairy cattle resource links:
Breeds of Cattle
NYS Cattle Health Assurance Program
PRO-DAIRY Program
Holstein Dairy Cattle Association
- The Holstein Foundation is a source for Uniform Scorecards for Jr. Dairy
Contests and the workbook Dairy Judging.
4-H Livestock Educator's Animal Health Notebook
4-H Youth Dairy Events & Activities
- 2008 Dairy Cattle Judging Clinic (May 08)
- Dairy Heifer/Cow Project
- Dairy Showmanship/Judging
- Dairy Discovery Days at Cornell
- Dairy Quiz Bowl- Sample Questions and Rules
- 4-H Fair
Other youth dairy activities & programs
- New York State Fair
- County Fairs
- NY Jr. Leaders Program
The 4-H Dairy "Skills for Life" Series developed by the 4-H Cooperative Curriculum
System (4-HCCS) is part of the national 4-H reviewed and recommended resource
collection. Price ranges vary according to quantity. The average price per book
is approximately $3.30. The 4-HCCS website is located at: http://www.n4hccs.org.
Dairy 1 Dig Into Dairy
Dairy 2 Moving Ahead
Dairy 3 Leading the Way
Dairy 4 Helper's Guide
Booklets can be ordered separately or in packages of 4. The National 4-H council
also features the same recommended resources on their on-line product catalog
site at http://www.4-hmall.org.
For more information, contact:
National 4-H Supply Service
7100 Connecticut Ave.
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-4999
Phone: (301) 961-2934
Fax: (301) 961-2937
Email: 4Hsupply@fourhcouncil.edu

NYS 4-H Youth Development