Three Addison County teens will be traveling to the Eastern National 4-H Horse Roundup in Louisville, Ky., this fall: Shyanne Wedge of Shoreham in the Judging division, and Hannah Gendreau of Shoreham and Bella Shimel of Bridport in the Quiz Bowl division.
“You just survived your first foot crushing by a hoof,” a 4-H parent told an Addy Indy reporter after an excited Jersey calf stepped on her right foot as she exited the animal showing area after a strong performance at Tuesday’s Addison County Fair and Fi … (read more)
The 2024 Multi-County 4-H Dairy Show was held July 19 and 20 at the Addison County Fair and Field Days grounds in New Haven under beautiful skies and sunny weather.
Shyanne Wedge of Shoreham placed fifth in the recent 4H Horse Judging contest, held May 5 at Destiny Morgan Farm in Colchester.
Two local 4-H members placed in the 2024 State 4-H Hippology Contest on April 29 and May 5. Aliyah Bradford of Addison came in second in the Juniors 8-9 division and Tessa Buskey of North Ferrisburgh took home seventh in the Juniors 12-13 division.
A young woman from Bridport was among the Vermont delegation at the 2024 National 4-H Conference, which provided a platform for 4-H teens to engage in conversation with federal agencies on important issues that can impact their future from climate change … (read more)
The annual Addison County 4-H Foods Day, which featured an Italian theme, was held on Feb. 24 at the Middlebury Union Middle School. Forty-nine youths took part in the event, which included three workshops and a buffet lunch, followed by an awards ceremon … (read more)
The 2023 Addison County 4-H Achievement Night was held on Nov. 18 at Mary Hogan School in Middlebury. The evening was culmination of the 4-H year for the members who have worked hard on their project areas to receive recognition for their efforts.
A Vermont 4-H team featuring two Addison County kids finished third at the 2023 North American 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl after the first-place New York and second-place Wisconsin teams.
A group of Vermont 4-H horse members just returned from a whirlwind trip to Kentucky, that combined national competition with some educational sightseeing and a bit of shopping fun.
Local 4-H members fared well at the Champlain Valley Fair, held Aug. 25-Sept. 4 in Essex Junction.
Vermont 4-H’ers proved that they are the champions when it comes to showing dairy animals, capturing five of the six fitting and showing championship titles and all but three of the 17 breed championships at the highly competitive 4-H dairy show at Easter … (read more)
Several Vermont 4-H’ers competed on state teams in the quiz bowl, clipping and dairy judging contests at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass, September 15 and 16.
NEW HAVEN — Despite a week of frequent downpours, the weather cooperated on Saturday, July 15, for the 49 youths with their 64 animals who participated in the 2023 Multi-County 4-H Dairy Show. They traveled to the Addison County Fair and Field Days ground … (read more)
For the second year in a row, Jonathan Chamberlin’s daughter, Paige, 9, was able to show animals at the Addison County Field Days Fair through the same 4-H lease program that he participated in as a child.
