MSU Extension St. Joseph County

Find on this page:

• Beef/Dairy Beef
• Dairy Cattle
• Goat
• Poultry
• Rabbits
• Sheep
• Swine

Links to Non-County-Specific Information:

• Department of Animal Science Events
• Michigan 4-H Project Snapshot Sheets
• Michigan 4-H Member's Personal Portfolio (4H1192)

Post-Fair Meeting Minutes

• All-Species Post-Fair Meeting Minutes (Unofficial) - November 13, 2025
• Rabbit Post-Fair Meeting Minutes (Unofficial) - January 27, 2026

Beef/Dairy Beef (Market and Feeder)

• Beef/Dairy Beef Project Information Letter - posted January 30, 2026
• Dairy Feeder Steer Vaccination Verification Form
• Cattle Leasing Form or fillable
• Your 4-H Market Beef Project Pages Cover - 12
• Your 4-H Market Beef Project Pages 13-27
• Your 4-H Market Beef Project Pages 28 - End
• 4-H Beef Project Snapshot
• Skill-a-thon Study Guide              

Dairy Cattle

• Dairy Project Information Letter - posted February 25, 2025
• Cattle Leasing Form or fillable - Updated 2024
• Dairy Cattle 8-11 Year Old Evaluation         
• Dairy Cattle 12-14 Year Old Evaluation       
• Dairy Cattle 15-19 Year Old Evaluation
• World of Dairy Cattle Nutrition
• Working with Dairy Cattle
• Dairy Judging Workbook
• 4-H Dairy Project Snapshot
• Skill-a-thon Study Guide

Goat

• Goat Project Information Letter - posted February 5, 2026
• Scrapies Information - USDA
• 4-H Goat Project Snapshot
• Skill-a-thon Study Guide    

Poultry

• Poultry Project Information Letter - posted February 25, 2025
• 4-H Poultry Fitting & Showmanship Guide - 2017
  • Black & White - pre-2017
• Glossary of Terms
• Raising Waterfowl Guide
• Raising Turkeys - OSU (no longer available for purchase)
• 4-H Poultry Project Snapshot
• Skill-a-thon Information
  • Poultry Evaluation Study Guide 8-11 Year Olds
  • Poultry Evaluation Study Guide 12-14 Year Olds
  • Poultry Evaluation Study Guide 15-19 Year Olds  
• Waterfowl Evaluation

Rabbits

• Rabbit Project Information Letter - posted February 2, 2026
• Rabbit Information & Reminders - posted August 11, 2025
• 4-H Rabbit Fitting & Showmanship Guide New
• The Rabbit Diary
• Rabbit Digestive Tract
• Rabbit Quiz Study Guide 8-11 Year Old - Updated 7/11/25
• Rabbit Quiz Study Guide 12-14 Year Old - Updated 7/11/25
• Rabbit Quiz Study Guide 15-19 Year Old - Updated 7/11/25
• Market Rabbit Kindling Report
• 4-H Rabbit Project Snapshot
• Skill-a-thon items to study
  • Ailments & Disorders
  • Body Types
  • Breeds
  • Conformation
  • Faults & Disqualifications
  • Parts - updated 8/17/23

Sheep

• Sheep Project Information Letter - posted February 25, 2025
• Scrapies Information - USDA
• 4-H Sheep Project Snapshot
• Skill-a-thon Study Guide  

Swine

• Swine Project Information Letter - posted February 5, 2026
• Your 4-H Market Hog Project
• 4-H Swine Project Snapshot
• Skill-a-thon Study Guide