EastGen Atlantic 4-H Showcase - Dairy and Beef participants shine
86 youth from all four Atlantic Provinces participated in the 27th EastGen 4-H Showcase held the weekend of July 15-17th at the Nova Scotia provincial Exhibition grounds in Bible Hill, NS. The Showcase is one of the most highly
anticipated 4-H youth events every year and is one of four that EastGen hosts across their service area. Despite the very warm weather over the weekend, the show boasted the largest participation numbers in recent years. The participants with their competition calves helped make this event one of the most successful in the history of the show. Special thanks to judges Paula Cornish, Ontario (Beef) and Luke McLellan, Nova Scotia (Dairy).
The 2.5 day event is a combination of education and skill enhancement sessions that are put into practice the final day when the youth compete for top prizes. Educational, handson sessions lead by qualified instructors include proper clipping techniques, showing and cattle evaluation. Youth also had the opportunity to participate in classroom sessions on “Understanding Beef EPD’s” by Scott Cornish, EastGen; Holstein Canada Services with Kelly Velthuis, Holstein Canada and a very special presentation on Cow Signals provided by Dan
Mosley, Perennia. The group were also treated to a tour and team building exercise at Dalhousie University-Faculty of Agriculture.
“The Showcase is a great event and one we at EastGen look forward to hosting each year. The youth of tomorrow are very enthusiastic, energetic and positive about the beef and dairy industry. With this kind of optimism the future of both industries looks to be in good hands.” said Dale MacPhee, EastGen Atlantic Regional Sales Manager.
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