Richland County 4-H Livestock Judging Team Earns Honors to Represent Montana at Western 4-H Roundup

Published: 2022
By Josie Evenson

Montana 4-H Congress is a statewide leadership event held on Montana State University's Campus in Bozeman every July. In 2022, Richland County 4-H sent a delegation of seven members to the event to gain leadership skills and compete in state 4-H contests. Of the delegation, four members competed in the livestock judging contest. In a livestock judging contest, 4-H members practice skills in visual evaluation and decision-making as it relates to the livestock industry. Classes of beef, swine, sheep, and goats are evaluated, and reasons are given; reasons test members' ability to defend their decision on class rankings to an official judge. The four members who represented Richland County placed second in the statewide contest. By placing second, the team will now represent Montana at the Western 4-H Roundup in Denver in January of 2023. The Richland County 4-H members who will proudly represent Montana are Jori Horsburgh, Marett Schieber, Garrett Larson, and Landry Larson.