NELE Youth Events 2010

Youth Events for 2010

All Contests are open for ages 9-19 • Register on your Multi-specie Form!

Poster Contest

Create a poster promoting NELE and all it stands for (e.g. Connecting Maine farmers to buyers, educating youth, informing the public about agriculture). Take a look at the website (northeastlivestockexpo.com) for more ideas.

One poster from each age division will compete for overall. The overall winning poster will be used for 2010 Expo promotion! All posters must be turned into the Expo Livestock Office by noon Saturday May 22, 2010 All participating youth will have their pictures taken with the Commissioner of Agriculture. Judging will take place on Saturday at 12:30 pm.

Guidelines

All posters must be 14" X 22"
Computer Graphics are Allowed, but NO copywrited material can be used.
Must promote all aspects of the Expo
Only one poster per youths
No 3-dimensional posters

Scoring Breakdown

Promotion of the Expo: 25 points
Creativity: 10 points
Originality: 5 points
Overall Presentation: 10 points
Total:50 points

Sales & Marketing Contest

The Sale & Marketing Contest is a project to feature your product/commodity, a means to market it and the reason for doing so. Please use facts to back up your reasoning.

Marketing will be judged by a score of 40% visual display and presentation, 40% on verbal display and presentation, and 20% on subject matter and correct information.
Please list any sources used to substantiate your project facts.
Displays must be set up no later than 6 pm Friday evening and remain in place until after the youth corral on Sunday.
Judging will be done at 11:00 AM on Saturday. All participants must be present with their projects.

Youth Cook-Off

Sponsored by: Flood Zone Farms, Canton, Maine.

Try your hand at cooking!

Groups of 2-6 Youth will be teamed together to make a complete meal (choice of beef, lamb or goat) using Potatos for a panel of judges.Contest will be limited to the first 20 teams that enter. One adult supervisor per team needs to be there for safety precautions (i.e. lighting grill), and can not assist in preparing food.

Regulations…

Anything that needs to be cooked must be done on grill.
Youth must as a group present dish to judges and give explanation of their dish and be prepared to answer questions.
All meats must begin contest raw and not come marinated. Refrigeration will be provided.
Youth must bring everything they will need to prepare dish, including grill. No open fires or dug pits will be permitted.
All preparation including cutting may not be done prior to the start of competition.
No alcoholic beverages may be used in the recipe, presentation or be served to the judges. (Exception: Cooking wine that may be used in marinating or meat preparation)
Potatos must be included in the main dish and not used as a side dish.

Judging Breakdown:

Score cards will be given to judges. Winners will be determined by the following breakdown:

Creativity: 10 points
Teamwork: 20 points
Taste: 25 points
Presentation of food: 20 points
Use of Product: 25 points

Total:100 points

Youth Fitting Contest

The objective of the contest is to gain the ability to work with a team to enhance the show ring performance of the groomed animal.

TEAM FITTING COMPETITION GUIDELINES

BEEF

Each team will consist of four individuals made up by the youth fitting committee.
The youth fitting committee will provide the animals.
Each team must provide their own fitting equipment. A show halter and show stick will be required to present the animal to the judge(s). Once the contest begins, no team member may leave the area and no additional equipment may be brought into the fitting area.
Chutes will be solicited and assembled in the fitting area by the fitting committee.
Once the fitting area is designated for each team by the contest officials, the team may set up their supplies in their designated area. These items should be in place at least 5 minutes prior to the announced starting time of the contest.
Each team will be allowed 45 minutes to fit their animal.
Each team member must fit a leg, use the clippers and blower.
All fitting and grooming techniques must be within accepted practices determined by the fitting committee.
Once the animal has been groomed and time is called, the team will stand at the head of the animal until the judges get to them to review their animal. When the judges arrive, the animal needs to be taken out of the chute and presented by the team. Judges will be encouraged to ask one question per team member at this time. Each team member must answer one question.
Points will be awarded as follows:
- Ability to fit: 25 points
- Organization of supplies & equipment: 5 points
- Participation of each team member: 10 points
- Overall effect: 5 points
- Knowledge & Response to Questions: 5 points
- TOTAL: 50 points
Judging will be by a three-member panel of judges based on 50 points maximum from each judge. Each judge shall total their score and rank the contestants in numerical order on the basis of their score. (Highest score first, lowest score last.)

The rankings (not the score) of the three judges shall be added for each team, and the final placings determined by the lowest composite rankings. Actual scores will be used only to break ties. In the event the participants are still tied, they shall be named co-winners and two awards will be given for that placing and none given for the following placing.

SHEEP

Each team will consist of two individuals made up by the NELE committee.
The youth committee will provide the animals.
Each contestant will be asked to fit one lamb in its entirety during the 45 minutes allotted for competition.
Participants may use fitting equipment of their own choice, including electrical shearing or clipping equipment.
All contestants must furnish their own equipment including trimming stands, shears, clippers, extension cords, wool cards and traditional equipment. Once the contest begins, no team member may leave the area and no additional equipment may be brought into the fitting area.
Once the fitting area is designated for each team by the contest officials, the team may set up their supplies in their designated area.
Equipment may be shared with other contestants if an agreement is made prior to the contest. If contestants share, equipment must be handled safely and courteously.
Judging will be based on:
- appearance of the finished animal and the image it would present if entering the show ring
- manner of handling the animal and equipment while fitting to ensure safety
- knowledge of and proper use of equipment and ability to answer questions from judges pertaining to fitting
- courtesy to other contestants and show officials
Points award will be awarded as follows:
- Ability to fit: 25 points
- Organization of supplies & equipment: 5 points
- Participation of each team member: 10 points
- Overall effect: 5 points
- Knowledge & Response to Questions: 5 points
- TOTAL: 50 points
Judging will be by a three-member panel of judges based on 50 points maximum from each judge.

GOAT

Goat Fitting Contest

Each team will consist of two individuals made up by the NELE committee.
The youth committee will provide the animals.
Each contestant will be asked to fit one goat in its entirety during the 1 hour allotted for competition.
Participants may use fitting equipment of their own choice, including electrical shearing or clipping equipment.
All contestants must furnish their own equipment including trimming stands, shears, clippers, extension cords, and traditional equipment. Once the contest begins, no team member may leave the area and no additional equipment may be brought into the fitting area.
Once the fitting area is designated for each team by the contest officials, the team may set up their supplies in their designated area. These items should be in place at least 5 minutes prior to the announced starting time of the contest.
Equipment may be shared with other contestants if an agreement is made prior to the contest. If contestants share, equipment must be handled safely and courteously.
Judging will be based on:
- appearance of the finished animal and the image it would present if entering the show ring
- manner of handling the animal and equipment while fitting to ensure safety
- knowledge of and proper use of equipment and ability to answer questions from judges pertaining to fitting
- courtesy to other contestants and show officials
Points award will be awarded as follows:
- Ability to fit: 25 points
- Organization of supplies & equipment: 5 points
- Participation of each team member: 10 points
- Overall effect: 5 points
- Knowledge & Response to Questions: 5 points
- TOTAL: 50 points
Judging will be by a three-member panel of judges based on 50 points maximum from each judge.

Mentor Program

All youth wanting to participate in the mentor program must sign up on the Multi Species Entry Forms one week prior to state of NELE, May 14, 2010 deadline. There will be a meeting immediately following the heifer show on Friday Night, May 21, 2010 in the NELE Office. You will meet your partner and receive your guidelines at this time.

Judging Contest

More information to follow – look at a later time

Knowledge Bowl Rules

Youth will be divided up into teams of six by the NELE committee.
The Knowledge Bowl is in Jeopardy style. There will be six categories with a total of thirty questions.
- Each of the six categories will be divided into point values: 100 points, 200, 400, 800, and 1000. The lower point values will contain easier questions, higher point values harder questions.
The team to choose the first category and point value will be decided by guessing a random number. Whichever team guesses the number, or closest to the number without going over, will get to be the first to choose.
Once the question is read, the teams will work together to decide on an answer. Whichever team guesses the correct answer first gets the points and gets to choose the next category and point value.
- “First” will be decided by a show of hands. The team that has a hand up first, with the question ready within twenty seconds, gets to answer the question. If they are correct, they get the points. If they are incorrect, the next team with a hand up gets to answer.
- If no team answers the question correctly, the right to choose the next category is given to the team that last answered a question correctly.
This process will continue until all of the questions are answered.
When the original thirty questions are answered, there will be a “Final Jeopardy Question.”
- There will be a category for Final Jeopardy. It will be announced before any bets are placed.
- Teams are allowed to bet their acquired points. These bets must be placed before the question is read. It is allowable for a team to decide not to bet.
- Once the question is read, teams will have two minutes to discuss an answer. At the end of two minutes, teams will be asked to reveal their answers. If the answer is correct, the bet value will be added to the original score. If the answer is incorrect, the value will be deducted.
The team with the most points wins.