The Texas Agriculture Product Identification Contest will be held in Dallas on October 8 at 9:00 am. Registration information can be found here: http://www.bigtex.com/sft/LiveStock/Contests.asp. All 4-H members are welcome to register online with an entry fee of $10 per team. This deadline is Tuesday, August 25. Please contact the County Extension Office (972) 932-9069 or check out the Texas 4-H Information page at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/agriculture_products for more information. This is a team and an individual type contest. Heads up though... you need to have the Texas Quality Counts Verification done. For more information on QC Verification please go to http://agrilife.org/qualitycounts/verification/
What exactly is this "Ag ID Contest" ... Well
20 Texas agricultural products are selected and exhibited at separate
stations. Contestants select the correct identification of each product
from four possible answers. Following, the product identification, each
station has one multiple choice question pertaining to the product on
display. Questions can be general to the industry that produced the
product, (i.e. Texas’ national ranking, economic impact to Texas,
general nutritional content, region of production) and specific to the
individual product that is on display (i.e. cooking method, use, growing
season, specific nutrition of the cut or variety). Contestants are
given 40 seconds at each station to answer both questions. Please refer
to the Product list for suggested products and the resource guide for
study materials. Products and resources are listed in the samples rules
and the Agricultural Products Manual.
Great fun... Lets go try it out.
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