2024 Skillathons will include 4 stations – Project Interview, Breeds, Parts, and Feed Identification. All information on breeds, parts, and feeds is available in your 4-H Dairy Resource Book. And for Dairy Steers and Dairy Beef Feeders, this also is available in the 4-H Beef Resource Book. Dairy Steer and Dairy Beef Feeder exhibitors will have the option to identify parts on the dairy or beef posters. Breeds will cover dairy cattle only.
FFA Exhibitors are encouraged to check with their FFA Chapter to see if Skillathon or 4-H Resource Books are available to study as many chapters do have these items as classroom resources. If not, 4-H Resource Books are available for purchase from the OSU Extension Office year round and can be used multiple years by all family members.
117DF/117M – 4-H Dairy Beef and Market Beef (Dairy Steer) Exhibitors: You should be completing the Beef Project Record Book. All dairy feeder and market beef records can be contained in the same book if you are taking both projects.
127 CA/127CO/127He – 4-H Dairy Calf/Cow/Heifer Exhibitors: With the revision of the 4-H Dairy Cattle Project and Record book, there is now a required online component. This component, or focus questions, is accessible at go.osu.edu/4hdairyresources. Each year will have its own unique topics of interest, medication label, and treatment record scenario. Attached please find 2024 Dairy Cattle Focus Questions. Please use these when completing your Dairy Project and Record Book.
Project Record Books for 4-H and FFA should be for the CURRENT project year and as up to date as possible on Skillathon day. Project Books will be reviewed on Skillathon days. They will be returned to you at the fair during your specie’s show.
We look forward to seeing your completed book at Skillathon.