2. Time to Write your Goal
• Please write your goal for this workshop on
the index Card
• Then we will share
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3. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
A good 4-H Goal has….
•The Action- How will you do something
• The Result- What will be the result
•The Timetable-The Amount of time it
will take to complete the goal
•“I want to break my Beef Heifer to lead by
June 1.”
•“ I want to collect and mount 10 new
butterflies by fair time.”
A 4-H Goal is like planning a trip
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4. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
A good 4-H Goal identifies what you
want to happen and when.
•How can you get where you are going if
you don’t know where you are headed?
•Yes you may discover other things
along the way or fall into a learning
situation, but it will inspire you to plan
for the next time
A 4-H Goal is like planning a trip
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5. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
It is important for you to consider the
judging process as much more than
awarding ribbons
•You have the opportunity to help that young
person grow in their ability to see an exhibit as a
product of their learning
•To help them Understand the learning
•Help them understand how they can evaluate
their own exhibits as well as others
The Judging Process should be a learning process
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8. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
As you begin the judging process…
•Always show excitement to meet the 4-H’er
and model good communication skills
•Spend some time looking through the write-up
to recognize their hard work but always focus on
the 4-H’er…a balancing act
•4-H’ers should be able to respond to these
three questions:
1. What was your exhibit goal?
2. How do you go about working toward that goal?
3. What were the most important things you
learned working on your goal?
A basic foundation of good judging
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9. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
As you begin the judging process…
•give credit to sources for their information—
informing others if they were interested where
they could find good or more information
•be able to figure costs
•look for ways to use their skills in doing
community service
•explore career and vocational opportunities to
use their skills
A basic foundation of good judging
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10. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
As you begin the judging process…
•How do you handle expertise beyond their age?
•How do you take the age and experience of the
4-H’er into the judging process?
•What if an Exhibit is clearly in the wrong class
based on their goal or their learning
explanation?
A basic foundation of good judging
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11. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
Some things have changed…
•We no longer break a 4-H Exhibit area such as
Crop Production into a bunch of classes.
•If you bring a Crop Production exhibit it is
entered into Crop Production.
A basic foundation of good judging
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12. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
Ag and Natural Resources Exhibits
• All Animal species
• Outdoor Adventures (cont.)
• Vet Science
• Campfire Cooking
• Crop Production
• Hiking
• Environment and
• Orienteering
Sustainability
• GPS/GIS Applications
• Entomology
• Safety and Education in
• Forestry
• Horticulture Shooting Sports
• Taxidermy
• Floriculture
• Safety
• Vegetables
• Habitat
• Landscaping
• Outdoor Adventures
• Camping, Backpacking
• Sport Fishing
• Biking
Agricutlure and Natural Resources Exhibits May be…
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13. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
• 4-H Project Webpages
• 4-H project HotSheets
• Learning Ideas
• Learning Resources
• Exhibit Ideas
• Citizenship, Leadership and
Communication Ideas
• 4-H Exhibit Tipsheets
• What is the judge looking for?
• Special directions for collections
and special exhibits
Resources for you that will help you relate to Member
Learning
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14. 4-H Judges Training Ag and Natural Resources
• 4-H Project Webpages
• 4-H Exhibit Evaluation Form
• 4-H Poster Exhibit Ideas
• Other Opportunities for Learning
Let’s take a tour of the Web Resources…
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/projects
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4h/adults/judges/
Resources for you that will help you relate to Member
Learning
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15. Some overall Challenges for Ag &
Natural Resource Judging
• Quantity of Quality Ag & Natural Resource
Exhibits in selecting State Fair Projects
• Process of evaluating at the County Fair
compared to the State Fair Evaluation of
Exhibits
• Trying to help 4-H’er capture in their write-
up the learning process as they prepare for
exhibiting at the State Fair
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16. Some overall Challenges for Ag &
Natural Resource Judging
• Fresh Flowers and Produce do not advance
to the State Fair through State Fair Exhibits,
there is a separate entry process
• No Firearms or weapons are allowed at the
Iowa State Fair
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