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Minnesota 4-H Project Bowl

Dairy

2012 Dairy references

New references for 2012 are marked NEW

2012 4-H Dairy Information Sheet (28 K PDF) NEW - 2012 edition

Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard (530 K PDF)
Published by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (Revised 2009).

Feeding the Dairy Herd from the University of Minnesota Extension.
(revised 1994/reviewed 1996)

Learning About Dairy...A Resource Guide for the 4-H Dairy Project (new version) NEW

Dairy Goat 1 - Getting Your Goat (revised 2006) 08352

Dairy Goat 2 - Stepping Out (revised 2006) 08353

Dairy Goat 3 - Showing the Way (revised 2006) 08354

Dairy Goat - Dairy Goat Helper's Guide (revised 2006)08355

Additional references for seniors

Dairy Facts from Hoard's Dairyman (2000-2010) (109 K PDF) NEW - Coming soon.

Hoard's Dairyman (all 2011 issues) NEW

Practical Techniques for Dairy Farmers (3rd Edition) (2 MB PDF)
Available to download in 10 sections

Notes about all dairy references:

  • Most are available through county Extension offices or the University of Minnesota Extension Distribution Center. Phone 1-800-876-8636 or 1-612-624-4900 or order online.
  • National 4-H Curriculum resources are available through each county Extension office or can be ordered online.
  • Some references come only from commercial sources, as listed above.
  • For the integrity of the contest, we do not release contest questions.
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