Swine showmanship is all about looks — looking good, looking out for the pig and looking at the judge. Reese Senior, who earned first place in the 2023 4-H Senior Showmanship, senior division, said ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — The coat on the big, beautiful, red-haired pig was shiny thanks to a fresh gloss of oil. The pig’s name — Sexy Red, who is named after a rapper called Sexyy Red — was ready to get out ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - The Olympics aren't the only games in town. The Western Montana Fair's livestock showmanship contests can be nail biting exhibitions. The youngsters showing their 4-H pigs need to ...

There’s more to swine showmanship than leading a hog around a ring. “You’re a partner with that pig,” judge Jerry Lentfer said Thursday morning at the Hall County Fair. “You have to know how it’s ...

27 at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. placing in the individual species showmanship events in beef, dairy, goat, sheep and swine. The contest had three age divisions: senior, 15 to 18 years old; ...

Our slogan at 4-H is “Learn by Doing.” The 4-H Pig Squeal Project gives young people the opportunity to do just that. In January, each student receives two feeder hogs they care for through April.

FARGO - 4-H involvement at the 2009 North Dakota State Fair came to a close with the Showmanship and Herdsman competitions. The champions and reserve champions from each livestock division competed in ...

Mini 4-H members, grades K-2, who want to show a goat, pig, rabbit, and/or sheep during the Mini 4-H Showmanship Show during the Washington County Fair on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 are invited to the ...

If you think giving a dog a bath is a challenge, try bathing a pig. You'll need a cage, a hose, a soft bristle brush and a lot of patience. If your hearing is sensitive, you may also want to bring ...

For Troy's Nick Harper, his last year competing in 4-H is very bittersweet. Harper, a 2025 Bonners Ferry High School graduate, will enlist in the U.S. Navy next spring and while he's a bit unsure of ...

Clouds rolled over the Hancock County Fairgrounds Tuesday night as a heat index close to 100 degrees permeated throughout the county. The rides and attractions dotting the sky just a few nights before ...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The excitement in the coliseum of the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds drowned out the voice of the announcer as she was preparing to declare 2022’s 4-H Supreme Livestock Showmanship ...