Junior Livestock Show Moves On-Line
Because of the ongoing response to the coronavirus and the closure of the Spokane County Fairgrounds, the 85th annual Junior Livestock Show of Spokane is going on-line. The show was scheduled for May 5th through the 9th, but because of health concerns, the non-profit origination is moving to a virtual show. The accompanying market sales for the year has been cancelled.
The show is open to any 4-H or FFA member in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Instead of going to Spokane, participants will record a video of them with their animals. They’ll receive instructions on what angles to show, so their animals can be judged. Then they will submit those videos using a third-party company.
Due to privacy concerns, the videos will not be posted publicly.
“We still wanted to do something for the kids, who have put so much time and effort into raising their animals,” said Lynn Cotter, Junior Livestock Show manager. “This is new for everyone, and we’re still working to figure out the logistics, but we’ll be ready to judge the competition on May 7.”
“The kids won’t be able to meet up with or make new friends in person, but this will still allow them to experience the friendly competition that is a staple of the show,” Cotter said. “We talked with a similar show in Arizona that did this recently using the same technology we’ll use, and they had a phenomenal response. So we’re encouraged we’ll have a successful virtual show.”
“These kids have to sell their animals themselves now, when they’d normally have an outlet at the market sale,” Cotter added. “So we’ll do everything we can to help them.”
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