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  • Dairy Cattle
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  • Goat
  • Herpetology
  • Horse and Pony
  • Poultry
  • Rabbit/Cavy/Small Animal
  • Sheep
  • Swine

Congratulations, Top-Scoring Clubs

June 8, 2020

A total of 276 4-H members from 88 clubs participated in the 4-H Animal Science Blog Contest from April 10 through May 31, 2020 (keep reading for a list of the top 15 clubs).

These 4-H members evaluated classes of horses and livestock; visited a variety of farms, zoos, and museums; joined educational webinars with experts from across the country; developed new skills; and discovered online resources from eXtension and several of our land-grant university partners.  They learned about animal breeds, care, nutrition, products, and training; met a variety of people involved in animal research and conservation; and explored animal science career opportunities and the Department of Animal Sciences at Rutgers.  They also shared their favorite animal resources and club activities – some will be featured in upcoming blog posts!

Congratulations to all of our participants!  Here are the 15 highest scoring clubs, based on member participation.  The top five clubs will receive $200 mini-grants to support their efforts to learn and/or teach animal science (curriculum, guest speakers, field trips, educational workshops, exhibits, outreach, etc.).  Clubs ranked 6th through 15th will each receive $100 mini-grants for the same purpose.  We’ll be in touch soon to make arrangements with the club leaders.

1 Essex Tech Club Essex
2 Puppy Tails Morris
3 Buckaroos Cumberland
4 Rabbit Rocketeers Salem
5 Scales and Tails Cape May
6 Goat Gang Burlington
7 Kicken Chickens Sussex
8 County Corners 4-H Salem
9 Wags N’ Whiskers Dog Club Somerset
10 Tails and Trails Monmouth
11 14 Carrot Rabbit Club Monmouth
12 Kidding Around Warren
13 Poultry Pride Cumberland
14 Mt. Airy Dairy Hunterdon
15 Heads and Tails Gloucester

If you didn’t have a chance to complete all of the activities, they will remain posted under Club Programming Idea and STEM Learning.  Thanks to everyone for your participation!

Filed Under: Alpaca/Llama, Club Programming Idea, Dairy Cattle, Dog, Goat, Herpetology, Horse and Pony, Poultry, Rabbit/Cavy/Small Animal, Sheep, STEM Learning, Swine

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