Hundreds of youth and their parents, as well as their dairy cows, will gather July 15-19 at the Michigan State University Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education for Michigan 4-H Dairy Days and the 17th annual Michigan Dairy Expo.
The expo is the largest annual dairy event in the state, and combinesyouthactivities with openshow events.Some of the activities planned during the week include:July 15: Exhibitors will move their cattle for the weeklong event and youth will compete in the 4-H dairy management contest.
July 16: A day-long youth show begins at 7:30 a.m., and at 6 p.m. the fifth annual Michigan Dairy and Livestock Expo Sale-abration auction; champion animals and products will be auctioned off to raise money for scholarships and youth educational programs and activities.
July 17: Michigan 4-H dairy youth members will compete in the dairy cattle judging competition. Also, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the 16th annual Great Dairy Adventure Consumer Education Day. New on display will be a robotic milking unit.
July 18: 4-H dairy quiz bowl, the Michigan Dairy Expo Celebration Picnic and Dairy Youth and 4-H Recognition Program, the Michigan Jersey Futurity and 27th annual Michigan Holstein Association Great Lakes State Futurity. The evening will conclude with an ice cream social.
July 19: Open and youth breed show activities begin with showmanship classes at 7:30 a.m., followed by heifer and cow classes and the selection of the supreme champion heifer and cow in the youth and open shows.
There is no admission fee, and parking is free.
For more information contact Carla McLachlan at (517) 432-5402. PD
—From Michigan State University news release
