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For Immediate Release

 

 

Contact: Steven L. Miller, Senior Editor

Phone: (307) 766-6342

E-mail: slmiller@uwyo.edu

Archived News Site www.uwyo.edu/agadmin/news/news.htm

 

Date: March 26, 2007

 

Intermountain livestock judges training at Laramie

            The 2007 Intermountain Livestock Judges Training for beef, sheep and a focus on swine is May 10-12 at the Cliff and Martha Hansen Livestock Teaching Arena near Laramie.

            Early registration deadline is April 9 with a final deadline of April 30.

            Sponsors are the University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service (UW CES), Colorado State University Extension, University of Idaho Extension, Utah State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

            Training includes livestock selection, livestock evaluation skills, current terminology, oral reason skills, proficiency in the show ring, positive youth interaction and audience communication.

            Training is geared toward those who will be judging youth livestock shows and will provide information on the latest industry standards for all three species of livestock. Interested leaders, parents, producers and livestock enthusiasts are encouraged to attend.  

            To pre-register or for additional information, contact Dawn Sanchez, UW CES 4-H/youth educator for Uinta County, at (307) 783-0570 or dasanchez@uintacounty.com.