Showman's Clinic

The AgZINE Showman's clinic took place today! We discussed feeding, daily care, clipping, fitting and showmanship and the participants even got some hands-on experience. The demo calf, provided by Matthew Siddoway, was very well behaved and looked very good when we were all done. I had a great time helping the young exhibitors who came with their questions and I hope they enjoyed themselves and learned a lot. Many thanks to our sponsors and volunteers who made this clinic possible: Oregon Trail Livestock Supply, Thomas Angus Ranch, Ampersand Ranch, Coffee Corral, Terri Siddoway, Beverly Coomer, Mark Coomer, Tami Foltz and Jennie Foltz. Without your support this clinic would not have happened. If you missed today's clinic and have questions about clipping your calf, please do not hesitate to call me and we will set up an appointment for you!

Have a nice day!

4-H and FFA beef project members!

Do you want to learn how to clip and fit cattle for show? Do you already know the basics but want to learn more? How about improving your showmanship skills to give you that extra edge at fair? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then the AgZINE Showman’s Clinic is for you! We will cover such topics as daily care, clipping, fitting, and showmanship and will even have time for some hands-on practice. Fresh off of a Kirk Stierwalt fitting clinic, Luke Coomer is ready to help you take your game to the next level! The clinic will take place on May 26 at the Baker County Fairgrounds. The cost is $25 per person and anyone under the age of 21 may enter. The early entry is May 16, after which the cost will increase to $30. There will be a potluck dinner after the clinic so please bring a side, salad or dessert. For entry forms and more information, please contact Luke Coomer at: 541-377-0916 or luke.agzine.coomer@gmail.com.

FFA CDE Days

The Oregon FFA CDE Days were held May 7-8 in Corvallis Oregon. This event is encompasses many different contests, or "Career Development Events", which range from Agricultural Mechanics to Livestock Judging. The Baker FFA Chapter was very competitive this year in several of these CDEs. Taking center stage for Baker this year was the Ag Mechanics team who their contest and will now be representing Oregon at the 2012 National FFA Convention! The team, consisting of Talon Colton, Mickayla Hall, Mark Voboril, Joel Rohner and Cameron Kerns showcased their abilities of welding, tool indentification, electrical wiring and many other agriculturally related tasks to the judges who decided to award them the blue banner. Congratulations and good luck at nationals! The chapter also had Meats Evaluation, Horse Judging, Dairy Judging, Dairy Foods and Livestock Judging teams competing this year. The Meats team took 9th place and the Livestock Judging team placed 6th. Many of the these teams were composed of younger members so next year is going to be GREAT! Let's get 'em Baker!