Herd Handlers 4-H Livestock Club

Barren County Herd Handlers
"for those interested in meat animal production"
 
President: Kyle Coomer
Vice President: Rebecca Hurley
Secretary: Mary Lowe
Treasurer: Trista Russell
Reporter: Bethany Schalk
Historian: Jonathan Mattingly
Sgt at Arms: Clifton Hurley, Kristen Coomer & Jacob Smoot
 
Meeting dates & location
 
Sept. 13th Officer elections
Oct. 11th Digestive Tracts- (Chris Schalk Pig/Goat) BCHS barn
Nov. 8th Breeds of Livestock (Bobby & James) Extension Office
Dec. 13th Skillathon DVDs (James) BCHS Room 40
Jan. 10th External Body Parts- Comparison between species (James) Extension Office
Feb. 14th Country Hams- What to look for in a good ham ( Shannon Hurley) Extension Office
Mar. 13th Nutrients (James) Extension office
Apr. 10th Feed Stuffs- Classes of nutrients/Feed tags (James)- Extension Office(may make this a trip to a feed mill)
May 8th Field Trip (Quiggins pigs) Hart County - call for directions
June 12th Planning Meeting for 2012/2013 year - Extension Office 
 
Certified Livestock Volunteers:
 
James Coomer
David McKinney
Mary Ann McKinney
Bobby Russell
Darryl Fields
 
4-H Leaders
We consider all our parents volunteer leaders