Show Rules
Judging
Judging is an important life skill that teaches the process of evaluation and how to identify important characteristics that can improve quality in an item or animal. Judging can be fun and challenging, but it can also be very rewarding.
- 4-H Judging Card - printable 4-H judging cards (fits 2 on a letter sized paper).
- 4-H Alberta's Judging Project Manual - available on 4-H ALberta's website, this provides details on many livestock species.
- Let's Judge - a manual available from the 4-H office (one per club).
Learn to Judge
Many livestock clubs, districts or regions organize judging clinics throughout the year, where members learn how to judge a class of animals or items, as well as how to present their choices. Additionally, many agricultural societies and exhibition associations offer livestock judging competitions to members.
Your Regional 4-H Specialist can present a 'Learn to Judge' workshop for your club, or your club members can attend Judging workshops. Many of the Regional 4-H Judging Competitions have a judging clinic or workshop for younger members or beginners to judging.
Your Regional 4-H Specialist can present a 'Learn to Judge' workshop for your club, or your club members can attend Judging workshops. Many of the Regional 4-H Judging Competitions have a judging clinic or workshop for younger members or beginners to judging.
Regional 4-H Judging Competitions
Regional judging competitions select only the top eight senior members to be Regional Judging Teams. Most judging competitions also combine a judging clinic for younger members. You do not need to be in a livestock project to participate.
Competition Dates
Click on the event link for more information about each event, where available.
Prince Albert (NE) |
Prince Albert |
April 13, 2019 |
Lloydminster (NW) |
Lloydminster |
April 2019 (TBD) |
Whitewood (SE) |
Whitewood |
April 2019 (TBD) |
Frontier Days (SW) |
Swift Current |
June 2019 (TBD) |
Weyburn |
May 2019 (TBD) |
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Prairieland Park (NW) |
Saskatoon |
July 2018 (TBD) |
PrOvincial 4-H JUDGING COMPETITIONS
Qualified Regional Judging Team members participate in this competition, which is held in late summer or early fall and rotates throughout the province. The top eight will form the 4-H Saskatchewan Junior Judging Team, and go on to compete at the International Judging Seminar.
International 4-h Livestock Judging
Saskatchewan’s team, those chosen at the provincial competition, take on the world in November each year at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina.
The 2018 International 4-H & Youth Judging Competition will take place during Agribition 2018.
The 2018 International 4-H & Youth Judging Competition will take place during Agribition 2018.
