4-H/FFA Beef Poster
The Louisiana Beef Industry Council 4-H/FFA Beef Poster Contest is a statewide marketing and design contest allowing youth to creatively learn about beef and the beef industry while promoting beef production, products, and nutrition. This contest is open to 4-H and FFA members between 4th and 12th grades. There are four divisions: Division I (4th-6th grades); Division II (7th-9th grades); Division III (10th-12th grades); and Division Digital (open division - all ages compete together).
4-H and FFA divisions compete against each other and therefore participants may only enter either as a 4-H or FFA poster or design. Competitors must choose to compete in either the poster or digital competition, participants cannot participate in both divisions in the same year.
Visit Louisiana Beef Industry Council 4-H/FFA Beef Poster Contest to get contest rules and talk to your 4-H agent for more information and to get the parish deadline.
Commodity Cookery
To compete at the parish level contest, all 4-H members may enter any or all categories. Only one dish per category, please. Enter a copy of your recipe and only one serving of your dish is required to be judged. All entries must arrive on ice in a hard, insulated, ice chest-type carrier.
The 1st Place winner in each category will get the chance to represent their parish and win cash awards in the regional contest. Follow these instructions to enter the parish contest:
- The categories to compete in are Rice Main Dish, Rice Any Other, Sweet Potato, Pecan, Chicken, Egg, Corn, Quick-N-Easy Ground Beef, and Main Dish Beef.
- Prepare your recipe according to the requirements listed for your contest division below. (.pdf attached for printing)
- Make a typed or handwritten copy of your recipe to accompany your entry.
- Prepare your dish at home the night before and save one large serving to enter in the contest. Be sure to refrigerate your entry overnight. Please send only one serving to be judged per contest. If you are entering the same recipe in more than one contest, you will need to save one serving for each contest. Example: Chicken and Rice Casserole, entered in chicken division and rice division.
- Label your entry with your name, grade, and school along with the name of your recipe.
- Pack your entry in a plastic, covered container and pack it cold and on ice in an insulated ice chest or carrier.
- First place winners will receive complete contest guidelines and instructions for preparing for the Regional 4-H Commodity Cookery Contest.
4-H Cookery Contest Divisions
- Rice Main Dish - Dish must contain at least one cup of uncooked rice or two cups of cooked rice (white or brown rice). If contestant is using rice bran instead of rice, the recipe must contain at least ¼ cup of rice bran. Wild rice is acceptable as long as there are two cups of cooked white or brown rice also included in the dish. Dish must contain a plant or animal protein. (Excludes Protein Powder)
- Rice Any Other - Dish must contain at least one cup of uncooked rice or two cups of cooked rice (white or brown rice). If contestant is using rice bran instead of rice, the recipe must contain at least ¼ cup of rice bran. Wild rice is acceptable as long as there are two cups of cooked white or brown rice also included in the dish. Any type of rice dish other than a main dish may be entered. Dish could be salad, dessert, and/or side dish. Egg is the only allowable protein in the dish.
- Sweet Potato - Any type sweet potato dish may be entered. Dish must contain a minimum of one cup of fresh, canned, or frozen sweet potatoes.
- Pecan - Dish must contain at least one cup of pecans. Any type of pecan dish may be entered.
- Chicken - Dish must contain a minimum of two (2) pounds bone-in or one (1) pound deboned chicken meat. Any type of chicken dish may be entered.
- Egg - Dish must utilize a minimum of four (4) eggs. This can be four whites, four yolks, or four whole eggs. No raw eggs will be allowed in final product. The recipe with four eggs must make only one standard size dish. For example, a recipe with four eggs that makes two pies of standard size will not qualify. Any type of egg dish may be entered.
- Corn - Dish must contain a minimum of one cup (8 oz.) of corn products such as corn meal, grits, hominy corn, fresh, frozen, or canned corn. Any type of corn dish may be entered.
- Main Dish Beef - The dish must contain a minimum of one (1) pound beef. All beef should be cooked until gray in color, not pink, and juices run clear. Any type of beef dish may be entered.
- Quick-N-Easy Ground Beef - The dish must contain a minimum of one (1) pound ground beef. All beef should be cooked until gray in color, not pink, and juices run clear. Any type of ground beef dish may be entered. Dish must be prepared and cooked within 30 minutes or less.
Don't forget - all entries must arrive cold, on ice, in an insulated ice chest.
Contact your 4-H agent about contest dates.
Dairy Billboard
This contest is co-sponsored by the Louisiana Dairy Industry Promotion Board and the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service. The contest is open to all Bonafide 4-H club members. There are three divisions: Division I (4th-6th grades); Division II (7th-8th grades); and Division III (9th-12th grades).
4-H club members are to draw a billboard that encourages or promotes the consumption of milk and milk products and their importance for health. Visit the Dairy Billboard page for the official rules and regulations. Talk to your 4-H agent for more information and to get the parish deadline.
