State Program Contact

Elizabeth Killinger
Assistant Extension Educator
Southeast Research & Extension Center
ekillinger2@unl.edu
(308) 385-5088
3180 W Hwy 34
Grand Island NE 68801-7279

 

Horticulture Identification Contest

  • The Horticulture Identification Contest tests participants’ knowledge about plants.

  • 4-H youth ages 10-18 participate in the Horticulture Identification Contest within the current age divisions:

    • Intermediate – 10-13 years old (by January 1 of the current year)
    • Senior – 14-18 years old (by January 1 of the current year)
  • A participant may enter as an individual and/or member of a team. A team consists of three or four individuals. The sum of the three high individual scores constitutes the team score.

  • The Horticulture Contest is held at the Nebraska State Fair. The date for the 2011 contest is to be determined.

  • The cost for the 2011 contest is to be determined. The cost of the 2010 contest was $5 per individual.

  • UNL Extension offices will register participants as a part of their Nebraska State Fair entries.
     

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