The New Hampshire 4-H Dairy Cattle Project is a rewarding project that will help you learn about the selection, production, management, health and showing of dairy animals.
You do not have to own your own dairy cattle to participate in the project. You can lease an animal and/or participate in a variety of the activities the project has to offer. This can be a long term and dedicated project.
Required Participant Age: 8-18 as of January 1 of the current year (12 and older to go on to Eastern States Exposition)
New to the Dairy Project? Check out the NH 4-H Dairy Cattle Project Fact Sheet for more information and click on any of these links below! Also check out How To Get Started in the 4-H Dairy Project for more information. To see if others in your county are participating in the Dairy Cattle Project Area, contact your county 4-H office by clicking here.
Forms, resources and Fact sheets here for members, volunteers, leaders and parents
Project Resources
- Virginia 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Materials
- Dairy Cattle Judging Reasons Note Cards
- Discover Dairy Curriculum for Schools
- Holstein Foundation Educational Workbooks
- National 4-H Dairy Cattle Curriculum
- NH 4-H Dairy Cattle Project Fact Sheet
- UNH CE Dairy Website
- UNH CE Feeding Colostrum to Calves
- UNH CE Interpreting Feed Analysis
- University of New Hampshire Dairy Management Program
- University of New Hampshire Fairchild Dairy Teaching and Research Center
- University of New Hampshire Organic Dairy Research Farm
- Wisconsin Dairy Youth Page
- eXtension Dairy Cattle Webinars (Recorded)
- UNH Dairy Club (Facebook)
- Eastern States Expo (ESE)
Related Associations
- American Guernsey Association
- American Jersey Cattle Association
- American Milking Shorthorn Society
- Ayrshire Breeders’ Association
- Brown Swiss Association
- Dairy Herd Network
- Hoards Dairyman
- Holstein Association
- Holstein Foundation
- Purebred Dairy Cattle Association
- Red and White Dairy Cattle Association
