Dairy Billboards

Dairy Poster Guidelines:

Parish winning posters may be submitted to the State competition.

State winning beef posters will receive Cash awards; 1^st $100, 2^nd $75, 3^rd $50)

• The design must be on a 22”x28” poster board only.
• The poster should generate a positive image of the milk and/or dairy industry (dairy cattle only) and not portray a negative image of other food products or industries.
• Get ideas from magazines, parents, friends, nutrition bulletins, etc.
• Divisions:
  • I-----4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grades
  • II----7^thand 8^th grades
  • III---9^th, 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th grades

Beef Posters

Beef Poster Guidelines:

Parish winning posters may be submitted to the State competition.

State winning beef posters will receive Cash awards; 1st $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $50)

• Posters must use the following 2025 theme:
  Very Healthful, Very Delicious
• The design must be on a 22” x 28” white poster board or Digital Design for Division III ONLY. See below guidelines for Division III Digital Posters.
• The poster should generate a positive image of beef and beef products and not portray a negative image of other food products (i.e. chicken, pork, etc.)
• Get ideas from magazines, parents, friends, nutrition bulletins, Beef Ambassador Facts Sheets, and meat publications. Materials are also available from your local supermarket, butcher, The American Meat Institute, or National Livestock and Meat Board.
• Divisions:
  • I-----4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grades
  • II----7^th, 8^th, and 9^th grades
  • III---10^th, 11^th, and 12^th grades

Beef Poster Digital Guidelines:

• Digital entries must be designed using one of the following programs: Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Canva.
• Digital designs should be formatted for “22 x28” poster size prints.
• All digital entries must be saved in high-resolution 300 DPI in ALL of the following: original design file, .png file format, and .pdf file format.
• Digital designs should be saved to a blank jump drive, placed in a 3 ½ x 6 blank envelope labeled with NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, GRADE IN SCHOOL, AND PARISH/CHAPTER on the front.
• NO TEMPLATES may be used in the digital division. All design work must be original and from scratch, just as a poster would be designed.
• Pictures, clip-art, and materials (i.e. cartoon characters, advertisements, logos, etc.) that are copyrighted may not be used on the poster. The poster will be disqualified if copyrighted materials are used.
• Computer-generated clip-art may be used on the poster if it is not copyrighted material.
• Materials to pull ideas from are also available from your local supermarket, butcher, the American Meat Institute, and National Livestock and Meat Board.

4-H Posters

4-H Poster Guidelines:

• The design must be on a 22”x28” poster board only.
• The poster should generate a positive image of 4-H. It can encompass any and all aspects of 4-H.
• Get ideas from magazines, parents, friends, 4-H handouts, and materials
• Winning posters may be chosen as next year’s Ascension Parish 4-H theme.
• Divisions
  • I-----4^th and 5^th grades
  • II-----6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grades
  • III----9^th, 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th grades