Aug. 14—To show sheep, one cannot be sheepish. The animal needs a handler that can roll with punches — a testament to how much young competitors train for the Northwest Montana Fair. The sheep show ...

At one of our editorial meetings recently, another editor asked us to share something happy from the recent weeks. It took me a second, but then it came to me. Livestock judging. In the past couple ...

During a recent visit to the Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic, we learned about a youth livestock judging competition, and what kids learn from it. We talked with Blaine French, who was the superintendent ...

Judge Brett Moriarty speaks to Hollie Estey during market sheep judging at the Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) McKinley Bean leads her ...

The national contest run for collegiate livestock judging doesn’t begin until late October, but already, the team at Northeastern Junior College is flexing some muscle. Students won some of the top ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—After attending a local animal show, 5-year-old Alexandra Pittman asked her mother and stepfather to buy her a piglet. Twenty years and numerous 4-H-related events later, she is now ...

Participants include, from left, Bryan Kutz, UA livestock judging coach; Ted Chambers, Paul Shanks, Bailey Corwine, Jordan Volkman, Michael McFarland, Zane Blubaugh, Lacy Barrett, Baxter Harrod and ...

The Oklahoma State University livestock judging team won high team overall at the 2022 North American International Livestock Exposition on Nov. 14. This fall marks the 22nd year OSU has brought home ...

Youth from around the state recently competed in a livestock judging contest hosted by one of our Denton County 4-H clubs. The Ag Leadership Club hosted the North Texas Stockmen’s 4-H and FFA ...

On a hot, sunny Wednesday morning, Maddie Plante, 17, and several other 4-H Club members held their sheep tightly while guiding them into a circle on a sawdust floor in a barn at the Lake County ...