4-H & FFA Livestock Judging and Meat Judging Clinics

Friday & Saturday, January 13-14, 2012
Livestock - UF Horse Teaching Unit
Meats - UF Animal Sciences Meats Processing Center

**Materials, Handouts, cards, etc. from Judging Clinics**

Flyer with Schedule & Registration Form
- Registration Form only - fill-in on screen version
- Registration Form only - to print and fill-in by hand

 -Entries Received
 -Entry deadline details

Extension Agents, Volunteer Leaders, & Agriculture Teachers Interested in fielding Meat or Livestock Judging Teams in 2012 … Come to Gainesville for one trip as the University of Florida Department of Animal Sciences will host two concurrently running judging clinics. The Meat Judging program will be held at the UF Animal Sciences Building in the Meat Processing Center. The Livestock Judging program will be held at the UF Horse Teaching Unit.

The program is targeted to 4-H and FFA youth ages 11-18 (4-H Intermediates & Seniors, FFA Middle & High School), leaders/coaches, teachers/advisors, and Extension Agents. There will be a $15 per person registration fee for both youth and adults.

Participants (youth and adult) in the Meat Judging Clinic will need to dress warmly (40 degree coolers), wear close-toed shoes, and bring hard hats and frocks. If needed, contact Larry Eubanks to possibly borrow UF equipment.

Both clinics will start at 2 pm on Friday, January 13th and again at 8 am on Saturday, January 14th. There will be a dinner for participants in both programs (included in the registration fee) Friday at 6:30pm.

HOTEL ROOMS are blocked at the Cabot Lodge at the Archer Road exit off I-75.  Rooms are $79 plus tax and include breakfast.  Call (800) 843-8735 or (352) 375-2400 and reserve a room in the “Judging Clinic” group before December 23.

Entry Deadlines-
Please note that the entry form is a pdf form that can be completed on screen and printed or saved. If you want to return the form by email, fill it in on-screen, save it (with a file name that identifies your group), and send as an email attachment.

January 5, 2012, Thursday – Entry forms and payment due in Gainesville. Groups are encouraged to send their entry forms and payment before the holiday break to ensure that it has time to arrive by the 5th. Please use the actual form - not notes in an email, voice mail message, etc.
Late registration – Any additions to registered groups received after Jan. 5 are an additional $10 per person and will be accepted on a space available basis. Similarly, any group registering for the first time after Jan. 5 will be charged an additional $10 per person.

Late payment on site – Payment is due at UF by January 5. If payment cannot arrive by Jan. 5, then it should be held to pay on-site with one additional $30 late fee for the group. Groups who registered after Jan. 5 will owe only the extra $10 per person charge, not the additional $30 for the group.
Cancellations/Refunds – Groups may cancel individuals or the entire group by January 9 (Monday) and receive a refund for those cancelled.
**All persons committed to attend after Jan. 9 will have to be paid for whether they attend or not.**

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