Mineral County holds 4-H beef weigh-In
Left to right, Heather Haskins with her steer that she is raising. Macy Hill, Shannon Todd, Colton Todd, Wyatt Todd with Jim and Mary Jo Lommen at the 4-H beef weigh in at the Mineral County Fairgrounds. 5 steers are entered in the 4-H program this year. Mary Jo Lommen is the Livestock Project Leader. Jim Lommen is the chairman of the Mineral County Conservation District and helped with the weigh in process.
Macy Hill with her dad, Devon and her steer for the 4-H livestock sale in August. This will be Macy’s last year as she will be studying Fish, Wildlife & Management as a freshman at MSU this fall.
The 4-H beef weigh in had plenty of enthusiasm and help Sunday as the steers were weighed and measured in height. From these numbers, calculations were made so the 4-H students could figure out how much their steer will weigh and how much feed and exercise it will take to mee that goal.
Another sign that spring is close, the 4-H beef was weighed and measured at the Mineral County Fairgrounds last Sunday. There will be five cattle sold at the 4-H sale on Saturday, Aug. 5 along with lambs and pigs which have yet to be weighed...
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