News Release
Area Youth Participate in National 4-H Dairy Conference
MADISON, WI – A delegation of three 4-H’ers enjoyed several days of fun and learning during the 54th annual National 4-H Dairy Conference on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison, September 27 – 30, 2009. The educational program attracted approximately 175 youth and adult delegates from across the USA and Canada.
The delegation included: Suzanne Chickering of Westmoreland, Laura Thompson of Stoddard, Kourtne Flanders of Winchester; and chaperon Andrea Sawyer, Cheshire County Extension Program Assoc., 4-H Youth. They were selected from a field of applicants to attend the conference based on past experience, knowledge and interest in the dairy industry.
The four-day experience exposed 4-H members to new dairy science technology and dairy-related careers. Through a combination of workshops, speakers, educational off-site experiences, and networking with other dairy-oriented youth, 4-H members gained information they could use to strengthen their futures in the dairy industry. Hands-on learning workshop topics included biotechnology, genetics, foods evaluation, animal nutrition and marketing.
4-H is the youth education program of the Cooperative Extension system in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. National 4-H Dairy Conference is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Supplemental monetary support is provided by numerous corporate sponsors including ABS Global; Accelerated Genetics; Alltech; Alta Genetics USA, Inc.; American Dairy Science Assoc.; AMPI; Cargill Animal Nutrition; Cooperative Resources International; Cotton Incorporated; Dairy Farmers of America; Foremost Farms USA; Hoard’s Dairyman; Land O’Lakes Purina Feed. LLC; Mycogen Seeds; Nasco International, Inc.; National Dairy Shrine; Purebred Dairy Cattle Assoc. (PDCA); Select Sires, Inc.; United Dairymen of Idaho; Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board; World Dairy Expo, and other Friends of the Conference.
To learn more about the 4-H Youth Development program, contact your local UNH Cooperative Extension office.
