Participants in the Dairy Bowl compete in “quiz bowl” format, where teams of four answer questions posed by a moderator, earning points accordingly. The 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl offers individual youth the chance to compete by answering questions that cover topics like dairy nutrition, milk quality, herd health, breeding and genetics, and industry-related current events. The competitions are open to teams, divided into age divisions: the junior division for participants under 14 and the senior division for those 14 and older, with specific eligibility criteria in place. 4-H also offers quiz bowls in addition to other educational opportunities for young people to learn about horses, goats, and other types of livestock and food production without needing to be on the farm.

Results include:

– Western District Beginner Team of Evan Mierzwa, Chautauqua (first place individual), Westyn Bruyer, Chautauqua (second place individual), Eli Vranich, Wyoming (seventh place individual) and Matthew Niefergold, Erie, capture first place overall.

The Western District Junior Team placed second overall. Team members were Tyler Crowell, Chautauqua (second place individual), Esther Heineman, Wyoming (fifth place individual), Stephen Vranich, Wyoming (eighth place individual) and Jolene Mesch, Erie.

Western District Dairy Bowl Junior Team of Tyler Crowell, Esther Heineman, Stephen Vranich and Jolene Mesch is pictured.

The Western District Senior Team placed first overall. Members were Hayden Ayers, Wyoming (first place individual), Larsen Swan, Chautauqua (second place individual), Michellynn Schroeder, Niagara (fourth place individual) and Ashley Youngers, Wyoming.

The Western District 4-H Dairy Bowl Beginner Team of Evan Mierzwa, Westyn Bruyer, Eli Vranich and Matthew Niefergold is pictured.