There are deadlines for owning and tagging animals. Contact Brooke Cass or Melissa Coffey at the UT Extension Office at 745-2852, if your child would like to show livestock. Entry forms and lease agreement forms can be found at the link to the right.
The 4-H Livestock Program provides opportunities for 4-H members to select, care for, train, and show their very own animal. The Livestock program in McMinn County includes: beef and dairy cattle, market lambs, sheep, market hogs, poultry, and horses. 4-Her’s can participate in all levels of competition from county events, to larger regional and state events.
2024-2025 Dates of Importance
October 25-26, 2024 State Sheep Expo, Cookeville
December 13-14, 2024 Regional Hog Show, UTK
January 8-11, 2025 State Market Hog Show, Cookeville
March 20, 2025 Livestock Judging, UTK Campus
June 12, 2025 Regional Beef Expo, White Pine
July 10-12, 2025 State Beef Expo, Lebanon
September 5, 2025 Regional Dairy Show, TVF
September 6, 2025 Regional Dairy Judging, TVF
September 19, 2025 Regional Sheep Expo, Gray
October 13-14, 2025 State Dairy Show, Lebanon
October 25-26, 2025 State Junior Sheep Expo, Cookeville
December 12-13, 2025 Region Market Hog, UT Campus
Important Notes
Entry Forms for all animals can be found here.