Feb 6, 2017 · These tips and tricks will help you be more prepared for your 4-H swine project experience. This final article in this series focusses on pig selection. Swine projects are usually …

Jun 14, 2022 · Making the right choice in choosing a 4-H pig breed takes quite a bit of thought, research, and preparation, to get to auction day. Looking ahead and choosing a breed that will …

Mar 29, 2019 · The swine project teaches why people raise swine, how to select a pig for your project, feeding and caring for your pig, learning about swine behavior, parts of a pig and how …

Feb 6, 2017 · This three-part series from Michigan State University Extension will review important swine project content and address three main topics: preparations for your market …

Working with your pigs and taking part in 4-H activities will help you to develop personally and build skills for living. These skills include: Market Swine—selection and feeding of one or more …

One of the most popular of all 4-H livestock projects, swine (pigs) are intelligent, versatile farm animals. In these projects become familiar with and apply the recommended principles of …

May 9, 2024 · The educational 4-H swine program and related activities (such as workshops and tours) provide youth with a fun and hands-on learning experience which develops both swine …

One of the most rewarding and educational 4-H projects is raising, finishing, and showing a market hog. Many younger 4-H'ers excitedly wait for the day when they can choose their first …

Caring for one or more pigs to sell for market purposes is the most common 4-H swine project. The project doesn’t require a large amount of money or expensive buildings. It takes a shorter …

This page is here to answer all your questions about pigs and swine including, raising pigs, breeds of pigs, feeding pigs raising pigs for show and auction, fun and interesting facts aboput …