The
New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the New Jersey
Junior Breeder Program, and Rutgers Cooperative
Extension will sponsor a "Livestock and Equine
Youth and Volunteer Symposium" on Saturday, February
24, 2001 at the Cook Campus Center, New Brunswick,
New Jersey. The snow date is Sunday, February 25.
Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. There will be a charge
of $7.50 for the box lunch. To register or for
more information, contact Lynn Mathews at 609-984-4389
or e-mail Lynn.Mathews@ag.state.nj.us. Featured
speakers in the morning session are Jeff Goodwin
who will speak on "Ethics In Animal Youth Projects" and
Jean Griffiths, who will present "Positive Attitudes
in Youth Programs".
Attendees
will be able to choose any three mini-seminars
in the afternoon. Those topics include "Fitting
and Showmanship of Goats," "General Goat Herd
Management," "Goat Judging," "Conformation Analysis
of the Horse," "Horse Judging: Oral Reasons," "Horse
Pasture Management," "Dairy Showmanship and Dairy
Judging," "Cattle Breeding and Genetics," "Marketing
Your Livestock Project - Beef, Sheep, Goats,
Swine," "Beef Judging," "Sheep Judging," "Swine
Judging," "General Flock Management," and "Nutrition
for the Beef Animal." |