Washington County 4-H has had both state and national-level success in the livestock judging project area.  All 4-H’ers are invited to be a part of this project for one or all of the practice sessions this summer. Participants gain many life skills through judging. They learn to understand livestock body structure, be an articulate and confident speaker, work with a team, make decisions, and defend decisions with reasons. Livestock judging workouts have been set on the following dates.  Workouts begin traditionally at 6:00 p.m. Youth, and parents are welcome to attend all, but not required.  4-H Livestock Judging coaches are Dustin Ford, Ted Greiner, and Chad Younge. These workouts are also very valuable to showmen as well.  Youth can learn more about what the judge expects out of each species in the show ring. June 9 cattle & swine, June 16 swine & steers, June 23 sheep, June 30 heifer & steers, July 15 Livestock Judging Contest, 12:30 p.m. at the Washington County Fair. Check-in at the main show ring at noon. You can find more information with the link with this news story at KCIIRadio.com.