Event Program
Our anticipated schedule for Market Animal College is below. Our event will begin at 9 am and end in between 3 and 4 pm, depending on the specific tract of lessons you participate in. All youth will participate in our early morning classes together before splitting into their species tract groups for the remainder of the day.
Welcome
Supplementation & Feeding for Phenotype
Led by Dr. Patrick Gunn, Senior Nutritionist - Honor Show
Marketing Your Project
Break/Species Tract Prep
Goat Tract
Livestock Evaluation
Handling & Showmanship
Lunch(Available for purchase on-site)
Fitting & Clipping
Lamb Tract
Livestock Evaluation
Handling & Showmanship
Lunch (Available for purchase on-site)
Advanced Topics (drenching, treadmill work, etc)
Cattle Tract
Livestock Evaluation
Handling & Showmanship
Lunch (Available for purchase on-site)
Fitting & Clipping
Hog Tract
Livestock Evaluation & Selection
Training & Handling
Lunch (Available for purchase on-site)
Showmanship
Dr. Patrick Gunn, Senior Nutritionist - Honor Show, will be in attendance to lead a group discussion on Supplementation for Market Livestock and be available for questions throughout the day.
Goat, Hog & Lamb Board Sale Joining Market Animal College this year!
We’re pleased to be able to offer a board sale opportunity for both local market animal producers and youth livestock exhibitors this spring at Market Animal College.
Interested Club producers of Goats, Hogs or Lambs can contact us at customerservice@rockinghamcoop.com to reserve your pen space to feature your livestock for sale for just $10/head.
Board Sale Hours will coincide with Market Animal College and be held in the same facilities as Market Animal College at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. Animals should not arrive until 7 am on Saturday, April 26th.
*All livestock on-site will be the responsibility of their owner and Rockingham Cooperative holds no liability nor are they involved in any direct private sales happening on-site.