Posted: December 18, 2019
Ten 4-H’ers represented Pennsylvania in four different contest areas at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference held at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, KY on November 21, 2019, showed impressive results at the national event.
Entire 4-H delegation, from left: Ryan Miller, Phillip Clauer, Madison Shaw, Angie Shaw, Linzy Fetterolf, Gregory Martin, Alyssa Neff, Alyssa Brown, Valerie Miller, Jacob Haagen Kadel, Kara Miller, Jaydon Grumbine, Gretta Sherman, Virginia Kessinger, M
134 senior 4-Hers, representing 25 states, participated as teams or individuals in the various events at the 2019 National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference.
The Pennsylvania Poultry Judging Team was from Centre County, and placed first overall, first in the Production Hens and Oral Reasons Division, and first in the Market Poultry Division. They were fifth in the Market Egg Division.
Team members and their individual placings were:
- Alyssa Brown, Spring Mills, PA
- 1st place Overall receiving a plaque, gold pin and $250
- 4th place in the Production Hens and Oral Reasons Division
- 1st place in the Market Poultry Division
- Linzy Fetterolf, Bellefonte, PA
- 2nd place Overall receiving a plaque, gold pin and $225
- 2nd place in the Market Poultry Division
- 8th place in the Market Egg Division
- Ryan Miller, Howard, PA
- 3rd place Overall receiving a plaque, gold pin and $200
- 3rd place in the Market Poultry Division
Virginia Kessinger from State College, PA, was the fourth team member. The team was coached by Jacob Haagen Kadel, Middleton, MD, with assistance from Phillip Clauer, Penn State Poultry Specialist and Associate Teaching Professor.
Gretta Sherman, Townville, PA, participated as an independent individual in poultry judging and placed 16th overall.
In the National Avian Bowl Contest, Pennsylvania was seated first after the exam and placed second in the double elimination Bowl portion of the event.
Team members were Kara Miller, Dillsburg, PA; Jayden Grumbine, Myerstown, PA; and Marissa Woodward, Honey Grove, PA. All are members of the Lebanon County Poultry 4-H Club.
The team was coached and chaperoned by Valerie Miller, Dillsburg, PA.
Fourteen teams participated in this year's Avian Bowl competition.
In the National Turkey BBQ Presentation contest, Madison Shaw, Harrisburg, PA, placed 4th. Alyssa Neff, Harrisburg, PA participated in the National Chicken BBQ Presentation contest.
This annual conference allows 4-Hers from all over the country to compete in educational events that help them learn to make and defend decisions, speak publicly, and gain poultry-related skills. A poultry careers workshop exposes the 4-Hers to hands-on information from poultry food industry personnel who provide participants with pertinent information about career and educational opportunities in poultry industries.
Youth are strongly encouraged to participate in one of these poultry contests in the future. These activities provide exceptional learning experiences, a lot of fun, and excellent awards. To learn more about these events, contact Phillip J. Clauer (e-mail: pclauer@psu.edu, phone: 814-863-8960). The PA State 4-H Poultry website has additional information.
Recognition and thanks go to the Pennsylvania Poultry Industry Fund for Poultry Science 4-H Program Support and USPOULTRY Foundation for helping to sponsor the Pennsylvania delegation for this trip and for helping sponsor the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference.
