Youth Represent Pennsylvania Well at National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference

On November 20, 2003, five 4-H'ers represented Pennsylvania in three contest areas at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

Katie Magliochetti of Delaware County was second in the National 4-H Turkey Barbecue Presentation Contest. Katie's parents, Bonnie and Frank Magliochetti, served as coaches.

In the National Avian Bowl Contest, Pennsylvania was seated eighth after the quiz and placed fifth after the double elimination Bowl portion of the event. The team members were Kiamesha Kulp, Andrew Pullen, and Kyle Rank, all from Montgomery County. The team was co-coached and chaperoned by Lou Ann and Robert Pullen. A record fifteen teams participated in this year's competition.

Summer Chronister of Adams County participated in the National Chicken Barbecue Presentation Contest. Her mother, Tracy Chronister, served as her coach and also helped serve as a chaperone for the trip.

I would like to strongly encourage all youth to participate in one of these poultry contests in the future. These activities provide exceptional learning experiences, are a lot of fun, and provide excellent awards. Beginning in 2002, Pennsylvania offered new contests in Poultry Judging, Chicken and Turkey Barbecue Presentation, and Avian Bowl. We were unable to field a contestant in Poultry Judging or Egg Cookery Presentation in 2003 due to a lack of participation at the state level. If you are interested in these events in the future, contact Phillip J. Clauer (e-mail: pclauer@psu.edu, phone: 814-863-8960) for more information. The PA State 4-H Poultry website http://ulisse.cas.psu.edu/pa4h/contest.html also has information about these events.

I would also like to thank the PennAg Industries Association Poultry Council for helping to sponsor the Pennsylvania delegation for this trip and for helping sponsor the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference.