Virginia Youth Livestock Program

09/23/2026

Virginia, they are bringing home the championship - 2026 National Champion Youth Cattle Working Team🍀🦄🍀 Thomas Garth, Jonas Hitt, and Josiah Hitt coached by John Michael Knight and Jill Garth. They finished what you started Kaci and did it in a way that would have made you incredibly proud! Congratulations boys and coaches - well deserved!!

09/22/2026

Tomorrow is contest day - 2026 National Youth Cattle Working Contest!! Good luck to our Virginia Team from Orange 4-H: Josiah Hitt, Thomas Garth and Jonas Hitt coached by John Michael Knight and Jill Garth🍀🍀🍀 They spent the day practicing, getting to know the teams from the eight other states and listening to Mr Terry Burks, one of our all time favorites. Stay posted for results tomorrow evening!🦄🦄

09/20/2026

Congratulations to London Vanderhyde, Ali Yankey, Wyatt Manbeck, and Levi Osborne on a great day at the Prof Lidvall Contest in Cookeville, TN!!!

High Team Overall
High Individual Overall - Ali Yankey

2nd High Team Sheep and Goats
3rd High Team Swine
High Team Cattle
High Team Reasons

Ali Yankey - 3rd Sheep and Goats
Ali Yankey - High Individual Cattle
Ali Yankey - 4th in Reasons
London Vanderhyde - 7th Overall
London Vanderhyde - 2nd in Reasons

09/19/2026

It’s contest season and our 4-H All Star Livestock Judging Team are on the road to Tennessee this weekend competing in the Prof Lidvall Contest in Cookeville, Tennessee. Excited for Levi Osborne, Wyatt Manbeck, London Vanderhyde and Ali Yankey as they represent Virginia 4-H🍀🍀

07/20/2026

State Fair of Virginia Youth Livestock Shows Entry System is open at this link: http://sfva-youth-livestock.fairentry.com/

Emails went out this afternoon to everyone on the Youth Livestock Listserv and all those who successfully nominated animals during the Nomination Process.

***ENTRY is required for ALL livestock including those that were nominated and approved during the nomination process.

Rules, FairEntry Tip Sheets, and important emails can be found at this link: https://tinyurl.com/2026-SFVA-Youth-Livestock-Help

Entry System Closes THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH AT 11:59 PM

04/16/2026

Day 2 of the Virginia Beef Expo and we have so many fun and educational opportunities available! Come participate in the Youth/Adult Skillathon in a come and go set up with fun prizes for the young and the young at heart!!

Venture outside of the Hoop Barn and check out the Virginia 4-H Life Sciences Mobile Learning Lab and the VSU Agriculture Learning Lab!

Cattle sales, Block and Bridle Food, amazing vendors… head to Harrisonburg and check it out!

04/08/2026

Entries are rolling in and we are excited for a fun and competitive 2026 Virginia Junior Beef Roundup next weekend! There's still time, but you need to enter NOW. Entries close TOMORROW, THURSDAY, APRIL 9th at 5:00 PM.

Use this link: http://jrbeefroundup.fairentry.com/ to submit entries. $35/head entry fee. Judge is Jed Sidwell.

Held in conjunction with the Virginia Beef Expo, the VJBR is open to Virginia 4-H and FFA Youth, and Virginia youth that are members of their respective National Breed Associations.

Classes for Registered Breeding Cattle (Heifers and Bred and Owned Bulls), Commercial/Crossbred Heifers, Registered and Crossbred Prospect Steers. Showmanship for Novice, Juniors, Seniors, and Collegiate/Advanced.

Go to the link now and get those entries in!

03/31/2026

Rockingham 4-H back in the spotlight as these youth work to become Beyond Ready under the leadership of Agent Ashley Craun🍀🍀🍀Awesome job Sutton, Trey, and Wyatt!!

03/31/2026

We are excited to welcome Jed Sidwell as our 2026 Virginia Junior Beef Roundup Judge! Jed grew up in Northern Colorado where he and his family raise and show nationally competitive sheep and cattle. He was a member of the livestock judging team at Butler Community College and a member of the Champion Team at the Cattlemen's Congress. From Butler, Jed made his way to Stillwater, OK and was on the Livestock Judging Team at Oklahoma State where they also won Cattlemen's Congress, The National Western, and The National Barrow Show. Jed graduated from OSU with a degree in Finance and now lives in Northern Illinois, working as a commodity broker and media creator for AgBull Trading.

Entries are open with details at this link: http://jrbeefroundup.fairentry.com/

The Virginia Junior Beef Roundup is open to Virginia 4-H and FFA Youth, as well as Virginia youth who are active, dues paying members of their respective registered breed association. Entry Deadline is Thursday, April 9th and entry fees are $35/head.

03/14/2026

Entries have closed and the contest is at maximum capacity!!

Entries are officially Closed.