Michigan Youth Livestock Judging Camp 2025
Michigan Youth Livestock Judging Camp
June 11-12, 2025
MSU Campus, East Lansing
This overnight camp experience is for youth ages 12-19 (as of January 1, 2025) who are interested in taking a deep dive into livestock judging and sharpening their judging skills! Co-hosted by Michigan 4-H and the MSU Collegiate Livestock Judging Team, this camp will take place on the campus of Michigan State University on June 11 & 12. Activities will include reasons training from current MSU team members, numerous practice classes, one-on-one coaching in swine, small ruminants, and cattle, and a mock contest.
During the mock contest on Thursday, coaches of county 4-H and FFA teams are welcome to join us for a coaches training session. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required.
Schedule Overview
subject to change
June 11
- 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Check-in at Bailey Hall
- 10:00 a.m. Welcome!
- 10:45 a.m. Species 1: Swine
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch
- 1:00 p.m. Species 2: Sheep
- 2:45 p.m. Break
- 3:00 p.m. Species 3: Goats
- 4:45 p.m. Reasons 101
- 6:45 p.m. Dinner
- 7:30 p.m. Recreational activities
- 9:00 p.m. Return to Bailey Hall
- 11:00 p.m. Lights Out
June 12
- 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Check-out and breakfast
- 8:15 a.m. Species 4: Cattle
- 10:15 a.m. Mock Contest orientation
- 10:30 a.m. Coaches training
- 10:30 a.m. Mock Contest begins
- ~12:00 p.m. Lunch
- ~12:30 Reasons portion of the contest
- ~2:30 p.m. Critiques, awards and wrap up
Cost: $200 for youth, coaches can attend on Thursday for free
Youth registration fee covers lodging, meals, transportation during camp activities, a t-shirt, and more.
Cancellations on or after May 30 will not be refunded.
Note: Once you begin the registration, there is not a way to pick up where you left off later; please complete the entire registration in one sitting. Your registration is not complete until you've paid and you reach the confirmation screen. Incomplete registrations will be automatically canceled, and we cannot guarantee a spot will be available at a later date.
Accommodations
Michigan State University Extension programs, services events, and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
For information contact Autumn Converse at conver20@msu.edu.