2022 EMPIRE SWINE YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST
Dates: To Be Decided
Components of Contest:
- Registration Closes,
- Monday, : Contest Orientation / Q & A
- Monday, : Contest Records Due / New York Pork Producers Promotion Poster Due
- Tuesday, : Contest Interviews / All About Me Article Due
- Wednesday, : Examination / Skillathon
- Thursday, : Contest Public Presentations
- Friday, : Swine Judging
- Sunday, : Contest Results Call
Component Points Breakdown: (Each Contest is Judged out of the Available Points)
- Records: Using a hog shown or raised during the summer of 2022: 50 Points
- Interviews: Three Interviewers, Three Questions Each, On a scale of 50 points per interviewer : 150 Points
- Written Examination / Skillathon: 100 Points
- Public Presentations: Three Judges, Three Questions Each, On a scale of 50 points per judge: 150 Points
- Swine Judging: Two photo classes, 25 points each, reasons can be submitted for bonus points : 50 Points
- Total Contest Points: 500 Points
- BONUS CONTESTS (Each Contest is on a 5 Point Scale)
- New York Pork Producers Promotion Poster: 5 Points
- Due with Contest Records
- All About Me Article and Photos for NYPP Newsletter: 5 Points
- Due with Contest Records
- Swine Judging Reasons, One Set Submission: 5 Points
- Total Bonus Points: 15 Points
- New York Pork Producers Promotion Poster: 5 Points
Contest Prizes:
- First: $750.00
- Second: $700.00
- Third: $650.00
- Fourth: $600.00
- Fifth: $550.00
- Sixth: $500.00
- Seventh: $450.00
- Eight: $400.00
- Ninth: $350.00
- Tenth: $300.00
- Total Contest Prizes: $5,250.00
Contest Sponsors:
- Farm Credit East
- The New York Pork Producers
Click to download Youth Quality Assurance Program