Information on showing swine is now available. All exhibitors and their parents must read the swine show guidelines.  

Contest Dates: January 7 & 8 – Hyder-Burks Ag Pavilion, Tennessee Tech, Cookeville

Tentative Schedule of Events (an updated schedule will be sent out if anything changes before the show)

Wednesday, January 7

8 AM                            Open for arrival

12 PM to 4 PM           Central Region check-in

4 PM                            All Central Region Hogs must be on-site

4:30 PM                      Central Region Skillathon (will be conducted at one time for all exhibitors)

6 PM                            Declared weight cards due for Central Region Show (Declared weight information)

6 PM                            Central Region Show – Showmanship (Senior 2, Senior 1, Junior High, Junior, Explorer)

Thursday, January 8

9 AM                        Central Region Show – Purebred Gilts, Purebred Market Hogs, Prospect Pigs, Crossbred Gilts, Crossbred Market Hogs

• Purebred Gilts
• Purebred Market Hogs (230-305)
• Prospect Pigs (195-229)
• Crossbred Gilts (230-335)
• Crossbred Market Hogs (230-305)

Entry forms can be found here.

Entries:

1. Ownership and Ear Tagging Deadline is November 1. All entries must be made at and submitted through the local UT Extension office by November 1. Entries are due in the online database by this date. This is the procedure for entries by both 4‐H and FFA members.
   • Mrs. Nicole and Mrs. Alyssa will be placing an order for Tags in the next week. Please inform them of how many tags you will need ASAP.
2. Each exhibitor may enter twelve (12) hogs but can ONLY exhibit six (6) hogs in the Tennessee Junior Swine Show. All animals listed on the entry forms are subject to the entry fee. Due to space, an exhibitor can only bring 6 hogs to the show.
3. The 840‐RFID tag number and ear notch for each pig must be completely and correctly entered. Extension Agents or FFA Advisors MUST supervise the tagging of each animal. These tag numbers will be verified against the ID that is in the animal’s ear at check‐in of the show. These numbers must match for the animal to be eligible to be shown.
   • Jason, Alyssa, or Nicole will have to schedule a time to be present for the tagging. Please contact them ASAP to be added to their schedule.
4. Regional entry fees are $6.00 per head. Entry fees must be paid for all animals entered, regardless of whether they show or not. Refunds will not be made for animals not exhibited.
5. State entry fees are $10.00 per head must be submitted with entry forms. Refunds will not be made for animals not exhibited.  Receipt number must be listed on the summary form.
6. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to be sure that his/her entries meet the criteria to qualify for the exhibition and to complete all the information requested on the entry form. Incomplete entry forms will not be accepted and will be returned to the Extension Agent. Animals will not be entered if entry forms are not completed and entry fees are not submitted.
7. The signatures of the exhibitor, his/her parent or guardian, and the Extension Agent or FFA Advisor are required before an entry will be accepted. These signatures will confirm that the parties:
   • Have read, understood, and agree to the rules and regulations outlined in the Tennessee State Junior Swine Show Handbook.
   • Have certified that the animal and exhibitor have complied with the rules and regulations outlined in the Tennessee State Junior Swine Show Handbook.
   • Have certified that they understand that exhibitors are completely responsible for the care and custody of their animals at the Tennessee State Junior Swine Show. Ownership, Possession, and Registration: All hogs must be individually identified with an 840‐RFID tag (witnessed by the Extension Agent or FFA Advisor) and an ear notch, owned and in the possession of (in care of) by the youth exhibitor by November 1.

Once it is on the farm and tagged, it shouldn’t go to another state and be shown by another exhibitor.

Please note, that while the deadline is November 1st, we plan to be done with entering swine show information by October 27th. We are out of the office almost every day between now and December and it makes it challenging to submit information.