Welcome to Kentucky 4-H & Youth

The Department of Animal and Food Sciences offers projects and activities in the areas of beef cattle, sheep, swine, goats, dairy, equine, and food science.  

 EVENTS (2025)

• March 28 - Kentucky 4-H Dairy Jeopardy Contest
• April 3 - State 4-H Dairy Cow Camp
• May - State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
• May 17 - Kentucky 4-H Trail Ride & Cookout
• June 17-18 - Kentucky 4-H State Horse Contest
• June 28-July 2 - Kentucky State Fair 4-H Horse Show
• July 6-10 - Southeast Dairy Youth Retreat
• July 26 - Chicken & Turkey BBQ Contest
• July 26 - 4-H Egg Chef Challenge
• Aug. 14 - Poultry Showmanship Contest
• Aug. 15 - Kentucky 4-H Poultry Judging Contest
• Aug. 15 - Avian Bowl Contest
• Kentucky 4-H/FFA Market Animal Validations (due dates)

NEWS

• Kentucky 4-H Horse Program: Evaluating Horse Pastures Using the UK Pasture Health Score Card
  - Anna Draeger, Reilly Kaplan-Fardy
  12/20•Kentucky 4-H Horse Program YouTube

• From the Horse's Mouth (Dec. '24)
  - Dr. Camargo, Anna Draeger
  12/20•KY 4-H Horse

• 2024 Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup Official Results
  12/2•KY 4-H Horse

• From the Horse's Mouth (Nov. '24)
  11/27•KY 4-H Horse

• Gaits of the Horse
  - Anna Draeger
  10/30•Kentucky 4-H Horse Program YouTube

• Understanding Autumn Laminitis in Horses
  - Madeline Boast
  10/25•KY 4-H Horse

• Free equestrian themed templates for pumpkin carving
  10/24•KY 4-H Horse

• Gaits of the Horse Word Search
  10/24•KY 4-H Horse

• The DMRT3 Gene
  - Anna Draeger
  10/24•KY 4-H Horse