Livestock Achievement Award Application
Name
Last Grade Completed
Club
Award Description:
Show significant growth in learning basic principles of animal science by owning, caring for, and keeping
records. Learning and growth should include several of the following: sound breeding, feeding,
management, identifying types and grades of animals, identifying and using different training
styles, employing efficient marketing methods, or creating recordkeeping tools. Demonstrate
responsibility in the quality and depth of project work.
Application Guidelines:
Recipient must:
 Have completed at least 9th grade by time of application.
 Can only receive this award one time.
 Have worked with two or more animal species over their 4-H career. (Beef, Dairy, Dog, Goat,
Horse, Poultry, Rabbit, Sheep, Swine)
 Have two citizenship, leadership or communication activities within a related project area. (ex.
One communication activity and one leadership activity, not two communication activities.)
 Must have exhibited at the Hancock County fair in a related project area in the year award is
applied for.
Definitions:
Communication: Presentation, demonstration, talk in front of club members or another audience
Leadership: This experience is beyond your family and means teaching others/taking responsibility for
organizing events/activities – “helping a group to attain its goal”
Citizenship: This experience is beyond your family and means how we talk, act, think and feel towards
others. Activities could include anything that will benefit the community, school, church group, a
neighbor, etc.
1.
Give a brief overview on how your work and growth in the project areas has progressively
advanced over your 4-H years.
2.
Describe your exhibits related to this award.
3.
Describe your citizenship/leadership/communication activities.
4.
How do you plan to use the knowledge you have gained in any of your future plans?