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Explore Project Guides

Texas 4-H Youth Livestock and Agriculture provides a project guide for various livestock species. Each lesson can be volunteer or self-led and has an evaluation for in-depth program plans and reports or simply measure knowledge gained by youth.

Quality Counts

Texas has the largest number of 4-H and FFA livestock projects in the nation. Focused on quality assurance and character education, Quality Counts is designed to teach young people the importance of displaying good character in carrying out livestock projects, and in every aspect of their lives.

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The Hands in Youth Livestock Projects

The hands of youth livestock exhibitors do more than raise livestock projects. Those hands also work to learn, lead, mentor, and serve. Thousands of 4-H and FFA youth use their hands to succeed with livestock projects and build a better future for themselves and those around them.

Embracing Our Past. Engaging Our Present. Defining Our Future.

Texas Youth Livestock & Agriculture provides a variety of unbiased resources for 4-H/FFA families, leaders and volunteers interested in youth livestock projects and agricultural advocacy. We are committed to helping ensure the successful development of young people involved in agriculture through our programs and resources. Check out our pages on youth livestock projects, Quality Counts, Norman Borlaug Youth in Agriculture Program and Texas 4-H Livestock, Equine and Poultry Ambassador Programs to learn more!

What is Your Area of Interest?

Beef Cattle

The beef project teaches the fundamentals of the beef cattle industry by allowing youth to explore the areas of animal husbandry, livestock selection, health, and care, in addition to the showing of beef cattle at local, county, state, and national cattle shows.

Goats

The meat goats project involves raising and caring for live animals while learning about animal health, nutrition, breeding, selection, and marketing. The 4-H goat project offers outstanding opportunities for individuals to gain experience in decision making, record keeping, responsibility, sportsmanship, and leadership.

Sheep

The sheep project teaches youth to care for live animals while learning about animal health and nutrition, breeding, selection and marketing. In the 4-H sheep project individuals learn decision making, record keeping, responsibility, sportsmanship and leadership. They may participate in market projects, breeding projects and non-competitive projects.

Swine

The swine project teaches participants proper methods of selecting, feeding, raising, breeding and marketing swine. Either market or breeding animals can be raised.

Equine

The horse project offers activities in horsemanship, horse development and training.

Poultry

The poultry project teaches members poultry production and marketing by managing poultry projects. Project topics include broilers, capons, turkeys, egg production, and development from egg to chick.

Rabbits

The rabbit project teaches proper methods of caring for, raising, breeding and marketing rabbits. There are three project options: Market Rabbit Project (breeding and raising rabbits for meat); Rabbit Breeding Project (breeding and raising rabbits for desired or unique characteristics); and Pet Project (maintaining rabbits for companionship).

Are You a Future Texas 4-H Ambassador?

Poultry Ambassador Program

Livestock Ambassador Program

Equine Ambassador Program

Other Resources

Quality Counts

Livestock Validation

Horse Validation

Norman Borlaug Youth in Agriculture Program

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