Cape County 4-Hers compete at state poultry contest

Five Cape Girardeau county 4-H members competed in the 2014 State 4-H Poultry Contest Saturday, June 7 on the University of Missouri campus. Nathan Aufdenberg and Ryan Schumer competed in the Senior Judging Division and Audrey Knight, Dylan Knight, and Steven Peters competed in the Junior Judging Division.

Aufdenberg placed 3rd overall and Schumer was 4th overall which qualifies them to compete at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in November. Peters was the high individual in the Junior Division while Audrey Knight placed 6th. Peters also won the photography contest.

The day included an egg contest where members brought in a dozen eggs from their flock to be judged, a poultry quiz bowl contest, and workshops. The topics covered in the workshops were poultry health, what makes a good egg, and integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into the poultry project.

Missouri 4-H is a community of over 300,000 youth ages 5-18 from rural farming communities, suburban schoolyards, and urban neighborhoods. 4-H youth are learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills, guided by over 10,000 caring adult volunteers statewide. University of Missouri Extension 4-H is the youth development program of the nation's Cooperative Extension system.