4-H Judging Teams

The following is a list of possible judging teams offered. Grade eligibility is listed after each event based on the grade as of January 1 of the current year. For more information about a specific event or to check its availability contact the 4-H office at 615-898-7710.

 

Consumer Decision Making  (9-12)​

Objectives: As a result of participating in the Consumer Decision-Making Contest, contestants
will…
• Demonstrate skills in making decisions based on facts
• Apply knowledge and experience in consumer education by analyzing consumer situations
• Experience making choices among selected marketplace options
• Develop and strengthen their reasoning ability in consumer skills
• Demonstrate their ability to organize thoughts and express them orally in a clear, confident manner

​Dairy Judging  (4-12)

 

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​Dairy Products Judging  (9-12)

The purpose of this program is to train the individual to judge those dairy products by
appearances, textures, quality and flavors that reflect some production, processing, or
handling condition which has influenced the quality of the finished dairy product
Thus, the learning objectives for this program are:
1. To learn about the marketing aspects of dairy products;
2. Product identification;
3. Evaluating and identifying dairy product defects based on organolytic (sensory)
techniques to detect flavor, texture and appearance attributes.
4. The familiarizing of the student with processing, handling and storage practices that
affect dairy product quality; and
5. Teach to be an informed consumer when purchasing and consuming dairy products.
 

​Hippology  (4-12)

Hippology focuses on training participants in decision making skills related to horse care and management. 

Participants will learn how to care for and manage equine, knowledge related to the horse and horse industry

and how to apply this knowledge by answering questions in a competitive format. Practice will be held on 

Fridays from beginning of September through the end of April from 4pm to 5:30pm at the Lane Agri-Park 

community center building.  

Contact Kim Hall for more information:  khall58@utk.edu

 
 ​Land Judging  (5-11)

​LifeSmarts  (9-12)

Lifesmarts is an educational opportunity that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge
and skills of teenagers in a fun way and rewards them for the knowledge. Lifesmarts, runs as a game show style competition
and teams compete online.

​Horse Judging  (4-12)

Horse Judging focuses on training participants decision making skills related to equine selection. Team members

will learn how to evaluate the conformation of different types of breeds of horses, how to evaluate the performance

of different types of breeds and how to defend their placings through the delivery of oral reason.  

Contact Kim Hall for more information:  khall58@utk.edu

 

​Lifeskills  (6-8)

The lifeskills regional judging activity consists of centers that in corporate various subjects in Family and Consumer Sciences.
 
​Poultry Judging  (4-12)

​Meats Judging  (6-12)

The participant will learn to identify species, primal cuts, retail cuts and cookery methods.
 
 

​Livestock Judging  (4-12)

Join our award winning 4-H Livestock Judging Team and learn how to evaluate Beef Cattle, Goats, Hogs, and Sheep.
This group is open to 4-12 grade students. You do not have to have prior animal experience to join this team.
Practices begin in January and the regional contest takes place in April.

​Outdoor Meat Cookery (6-12)

Purpose: to promote the use of meat products in the diet by teaching the art and science of safely preparing beef, lamb,
pork and poultry in an outdoor setting Life Skills: Decision Making, Healthy Lifestyle Choices, Teamwork
An Outdoor Meat Cookery team will consist of four members. A team will have an individual in each of the
four divisions: beef, lamb, pork and poultry. 
 
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​Wildlife  (4-12)    

The National 4-H Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) is designed to teach youth about the fundamentals of wildlife
and fisher­ies science and management.  The contest addresses these concepts with the following activities:
1. on-site recommendation of wildlife manage­ment practices (individual activity);
3. general wildlife knowledge (individual activ­ity); and
4. wildlife identification test (individual activity).
For more information visit WHEP.org
 
 
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