4-H
4-H'ers to compete in Pig Squeal Livestock Show and Auction
WINSTON COUNTY - Winston County 4-H’ers Justice Bowen, Braxten Cagle, Emma Johnson, Erin Tidwell and Elizabeth Treece will soon wrap up their Pig Squeal projects by showing the pigs they’ve raised at the North Alabama Pig Squeal Livestock Show and Auction, 10 a.m., April 29, at the Fayette County Multipurpose Complex, Fayette, Ala.
4-H Pig Squeal registration underway
WINSTON COUNTY - The Pig Squeal is a 4-H project in which kids aged 9-19 raise two pigs, starting Jan. 14, 2023, and then show one of them at the 4-H Pig Squeal Show and Auction on April 29, 2023. The pig will be processed before being delivered to the winning bidder. The deadline for registration is Nov. 14, 2022, and the registration fee is $150. Please see the flier below for additional requirements of the project and registration information. Contact Regional Extension Agent Dylan Gilbert at (205) 489-5376 for more information.
4-H livestock judging team places in state competition
The Winston County Rough and Rowdy livestock judging team won fifth place in the junior division at the 2022 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest at Auburn University on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, and its members also won some individual awards.
Michael Camp, rising ninth grader at Haleyville Middle School, won fourth place in swine judging and eighth place in the presentation of oral reasons, during which he had to explain his reasons for how he ranked a class of animals. Robert Gilmore, rising seventh grader at Addison Elementary School, won seventh place in cattle judging.
4-H to hold interest meeting for livestock judging
Students in Winston County aged 9-18 who would like to learn more about participating in livestock judging competitions will have the opportunity on March 3. Regional Extension Agent Dylan Gilbert, who heads up the 4-H program in Winston County, is holding a Livestock Judging Interest Event at 5:30 p.m. in the Double Springs Municipal Building. Students, as well as their parents or guardians, can attend in person or by Zoom.
Animals, art, and anything-goes: 4-H has something for every student
Participants and winners in the 4-H Blocks Rock contest at DSES pose with their projects and Extension Agent Dylan Gilbert. Left to right are the team of Chris Moore and Brantley Hood, 3rd place in Mrs. Box's class; Elise Beach, 1st place in Mrs. Box's class; Natalie Eward, 1st place in Ms. Nix's class; and Karsyn Caudle. The participants not shown were absent.
Winston County 4-Hers are busy with a variety of fun—and educational—projects. Addison 4-Hers, for example, are working on the eXtreme Birdhouse project and a photography project called the World I See/Imagine.
4-H introduces students to fishing education
Kyler Jordan has been fishing before and likes it. “My aunt has a house by the lake and my other grandmother used to have a lake house at Smith Lake,” Jordan said. He had caught a catfish before while out fishing.
Feist state 4-H ambassador
Suzie Feist
Winston wildlife team headed to national competition
Winston County 4-H students attend state competition at Eufaula Springs. Back row, from left, Ethan Smith, Tommy Daniel, Alden Archer, Jagger Benson and Suzie Feist. Front row, Destiny Walker, Daneaul Walker, Bethany Fuller, James Feist and Avery Archer. (Courtesy photo)