The 2020 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest has been approved and will be held IN-PERSON at the UNL Animal Science Complex Arena on Sunday, September 20, 2020. Registration/Check-in will begin at 7:00am that morning with the contest kicking off at 8:00am. As of now, the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest is still moving forward as planned so this contest is vital for us to qualify a team for the national level.
Their will be multiple changes to this year's contest, please see those below:
- This will be a Senior Division Only contest. Each team will be limited to 5 contestants and only one coach and one other chaperone if needed.
- Everyone attending the contest will wear a mask and hand sanitizer stations will be present throughout the facility.
- Livestock classes will be arranged in a more spread-out fashion and we may implement a 2-round system for the placings portion of the contest.
- Youth will maintain at least 10-foot distancing from reasons takers during that portion of the competition.
- We will not arrange a live awards ceremony on site. Awards will either be announced on Facebook Live or simply sent out by email. Awards will be mailed as well.
- We will not be providing any pencils, clipboards, paper, etc. to the youth. Each team shall bring their own materials. We will only handout placing cards and contestant numbers in the team packets.
- We will not be providing lunch this year but plan to have the contest finished by 1-2pm.
- If you need hotel rooms for Saturday night, the Staybridge Suites I-80 will be providing a special rate.
Registration is open now online! Registration will close at NOON on Wednesday, September 16! If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact me or Katie Pleskac.
Questions? Contact Blaine French at blaine.french@unl.edu.