CONTEST RULES

DIVISIONS

1. Seniors
   • Anyone 19 years old or older as of Thursday, March 23, 2023. (One entry only for senior participants)
2. Juniors
   • Anyone 5 to 18 years old as of Thursday, March 23, 2023. (One entry only for Junior participants)
3. Families
   • Requires three or more immediate family members who are 5 years old or older and at least one senior entry.
   • Each entrant must all have same Family code
4. 4-H group entries must be comprised of at least five members. Each entrant must be between the ages of 5 and 20 (as of January 1, 2023) to be a member of a 4-H group.
5. FFA entrants must be between the ages of 5 and 22 (as of January 1, 2023) to enter as a member of an FFA chapter.
6. COLLEGE & TECHNICAL SCHOOL teams must consist of 10 people. An individual can be a member of only one college or technical school team, however a school may have multiple teams.
7. AGRIBUSINESS/CO-OP DIVISION teams must consist of 10 people. Businesses with more than 10 people may enter additional teams.
8. High School Ag-Ed Instructors

CASH PRIZES

• Senior and Junior Divisions
  • 12 Places receive a cash prize in both Senior and Junior divisions
  • $100, $75, $60, $50, $45, $40, $35, $30, $25, $20, $15, $10
• Family
  • 4 Places receive a cash prize in the Family division
  • $100, $75, $50, $25
• 4-H, FFA/Ag Ed, College, Agribusiness/Co-op, & Ag Ed Instructors
  • 4 Places receive a cash prize in each 4-H, FFA/Ag Ed, College, Co-op and High School Ag-Ed Instructor division
  • $100, $75, $50, $25

GENERAL RULES

• One entry per person
• Individuals may submit their entry in multiple groups.
• Cow judging contest group leaders who are parents, coaches, teachers or instructors of 4-H, FFA or College teams, should exclude their individual scores from the calculation of the group’s combined score. Family and Agribusiness/Co-op group leaders can include their individual score in the combined group score calculation.
• All entries must be submitted by midnight Central time on Thursday, March 23, 2023
• No changes can be made to an entry once it has been submitted
• All individuals entering in 4-H, FFA/Ag Ed, College, Family or Ag-Ed Instructors are automatically entered in the appropriate Senior or Junior division and are eligible to win prizes in those divisions.
• Contest is open to everyone except Hoard’s Dairyman employees and their families