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| Project Title: | Beef |
| Description: | Provides an excellent opportunity to learn about an important industry in Colorado and the rest of the nation. 4-H members will gain exposure to all aspects of the beef industry, either by directly caring for a calf or by learning about beef through the breeding project. 4-H members may carry either a market beef or manage a breeding animal at any level. |
| Cost: | Over $1,000 |
| Project Manuals | Member: Market and Breeding Feeding Market Beef (MA0201A) Beef Breeding (MA0100) **Beef, Unit 1—Bite into Beef (MA0111) **Beef, Unit 2—Here’s the Beef (MA0112) **Beef, Unit 3—Leading the Charge (MA0113) All units are for Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors Leader: Beef Breeding (MA0100) Beef Group Activity Guide (LA0110) Feeding Market Beef (MA0201A) |
| Project Length | Long |
| Contests | Livestock Judging Contests, County and State Fair Shows |
| Educational Activities | Beef Camps (varies from county to county); Beef Fitting Clinics (varies from county to county) |
| e-Record | Livestock/Horse e-Record: http://www.colorado4h.org/project_resources/erecords/index.shtml Cow e-Record: http://www.colorado4h.org/project_resources/erecords/index.shtml |
| Exhibit Requirements | Available at: http://www.coloradostatefair.com/; check local county exhibit requirements |