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L to R: Dr. Lisa Diaz, Director Illinois
4-H; Dawn
Irwin;
Jacob Raber; Addison Raber; Miss Illinois County Fair Queen,
Samantha Hasselbring; and Dave Fischer, IL 4-H Dairy Program
Coordinator.
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2018
Superior Young Dairy Producer Award Winners at Illinois State Fair
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[September 06, 2018]
The 2018 Superior Young Dairy Producer Award (SYDPA)
program was held August 18, at the Illinois State Fair.
Twenty 4-H dairy project members from across Illinois
took part in the event.
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The purpose of the contest is to create an
educational activity that promotes youth development, career
development, and personal growth through increased knowledge of the
dairy industry.
This three-phase competition emphasizes knowledge of
the dairy industry. The “top three” overall participants were
awarded with a $1,000 scholarship.
The $3,000 in scholarships was sponsored by Compeer
Financial and awarded to:
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Rachel Scidmore, Chadwick, IL (Carroll County)
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Addison Raber, Gridley, IL (Livingston, County)
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Lane Heinzmann, Carlyle, IL (Clinton County)
Individual plaques, sponsored by Land of Lincoln
Purebred Livestock Breeders Association and Illinois State Fair,
were awarded to the “top 3” in each phase and the “top 3” overall
winners.
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The first phase was a dairy management test relating to dairy
nutrition, health, reproduction, milk marketing, and other dairy
related information.
The second phase was a three station skill-a-thon on
various aspects of the dairy industry. Contestants had to identify
dairy feeds, identify, understanding DHI information, and identify
dairy equipment.
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The third phase of the Superior Young Dairy Producer
Contest was a judging contest. The judging phase consisted of animal
selection by placing four classes of dairy cows and two classes of
heifers.
The top three contestants receiving a plaque for this
phase were:
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Jacob Raber, Gridley, IL (Livingston County)
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Addison Raber, Gridley, IL (Livingston County)
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Dawn Irwin, Beason, IL (Logan County)
This year marked the 23rd consecutive year for the
Superior Young Dairy Producer Award program which has provided
$111,000 in college scholarships to Illinois dairy youth since its
inception. The program is developed and conducted by Dave Fischer,
4-H Extension Dairy Program Coordinator.
About 4-H: Illinois 4-H strives to help youth learn skills for
living. University of Illinois Extension provides 4-H programs in
every county in Illinois. Illinois 4-H aims to impact the lives of
200,000 youth each year through sustained learning clubs and groups
and short-term programming.
[Patty Huffer
Extension Program Coordinator
University of Illinois Extension] |