Held in each year at the University of Connecticut, Storrs campus in March. The program is designed for enrolled UConn 4-H’ers ages 7-18, parents and 4-H leaders, and is also open to Out-of-State & unenrolled 4-H members. Examples of workshops include vaccinations, meats, udder evaluation, ice cream testing, feeds & feeding, judging and more!
Register by March 13th to ensure you get a T-Shirt, sessions fill quickly. Schedule subject to change. All participants, both youth and chaperones, must pay a non-refundable $15 each. DO NOT bring a cow. Each youth MUST have a chaperone to supervise & support them. If a parent/guardian will not be accompanying a youth, the chaperone must have a 4-H Member Health Form in their possession signed by the youth’s parent/guardian. Participants should bring a nut-free lunch.
Each 4-H club should bring/donate a raffle item, please reach out if you have questions regarding this.
Registration
Option 1: Register and pay via credit card using the link in the button above. Scroll down to the 4-H Dairy & Beef Day Store to complete registration. You can register multiple people and No Lunch is Provided. No forms need to be mailed in.
Option 2: Print off section below & mail check payable to UConn. Please note 4-H Dairy & Beef Day in the memo line.
Send to Matthew Syrotiak, State 4-H Office, 1376 Storrs Road, Unit 4134, Storrs, CT 06269-4134
Schedule for the Day
Sponsored by: Farm Credit East, New England Holstein
March 28th, 2026 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
- 9:00 to 9:30 am Check- In at Ratcliffe Hicks Arena
- 9:30 to 9:40 am Welcome
- 9:45 to 10:15 am Rotation 1*
- 10:20 to 10:50 am Rotation 2 *
- 10:55 to 11:25 am Rotation 3 *
- 11:30 to 12:00 pm Rotation 4 *
- 12:00 – 1:00 pm lunch
- *Lunch will be on your own. We suggest bringing lunch with you due to limited time during lunch break.
- 1:00- 3:00 pm Afternoon sessions, split by species.
Rotations: will be split up by juniors and seniors and adults, and each group will start at different stations.
- Weird Germs: Keeping Yourself Healthy on the Farm – Sara Tomis
- Ratcliffe Hicks 201
- Jeopardy & Weight Tape How-To –run by UConn Dairy club and UConn Block and Bridle
- Young 128
- Animal Health/Wound Care- Veterinarians
- Ratcliffe Hicks arena floor
- Nutrition and Feeding- Kevin Woolam
- Young 100
Afternoon barn sessions:
- Beef members go to Horse Barn Hill Arena
- Showing
- Fitting/ hair prep
- Dairy members go to Horse Barn Hill Arena
- Fitting
Paper Registration Form
Non-enrolled Participant Packet
Not an enrolled UConn 4-H member? Complete our "Non-enrolled Participant Packet" and register to attend