4-H in the News
National Volunteer Week
Iowa County is proud to celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week, April 19-25, 2026, a time to honor the devoted individuals who generously give their time and talent to support Iowa County 4-H. Iowa County 4-H relies heavily on volunteers in the 4-H program. This year, 101 volunteers have served as 4-H club leaders, project leaders, 4-H Council members and various other volunteer roles. “4-H Volunteers are truly integral for creating intentional and positive experiences for youth statewide. Their volunteer efforts enable youth to improve decision making skills, build leadership skills and help prepare youth to be ready for future careers. 4-H volunteers essential to helping youth find their spark,” said Dan Brandt, Iowa County 4-H Educator.
According to the 2024 North Central Region Volunteer Impact Study, Wisconsin 4-H volunteers spend an average of nine hours per month supporting local 4-H experiences. Examples of their efforts include organizing 4-H club meetings, leading 4-H project experiences, leading a community service project, preparing youth for a judging contest and many other tasks. The work of Wisconsin 4-H volunteers is continuous. Every day a volunteer is ensuring 4-H experiences are available to youth in Iowa county. These experiences are essential not only to youth experiencing positive relationships with a caring adult, but also to making communities stronger. To become a 4-H volunteer, contact the Iowa County Extension Office at 608.930.9850 or email Dan at dan.brandt@wisc.edu.
Livestock Quiz Bowl & Skillathon
Seventeen 4-H members from Iowa County recently competed at the State Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon Contest held at the UW-Madison campus on Saturday March 21st. Livestock Quiz Bowl is a quiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep, swine, and meat goat topics, and students use a buzzer in order to answer the questions. Skillathon contest is made up of a written quiz and learning stations such as breed identification, feed identification, equipment identification as well as some team activities such as demonstrating evaluation skills. All of the participants did a great job and had fun while expanding their knowledge of the livestock industry. The Senior team placed 3rd overall in the Skillathon Contest. Individually, Cole Schauff placed 6th, Riley Sennhenn placed 9th, and Grant Schauff placed 10th. The Red Junior team placed 4th overall in Quiz Bowl and 5th overall in the Skillathon Contest. The Livestock Quiz Bowl and Skillathon teams were coached by Livia Doyle and Mary Schauff with assistance from Dr. Debbie Heth and Casey and Morgan Lobdell. For more information about Livestock Quiz Bowl & Skillathon reach out to the Extension Office at 608.930.9850.
The Senior team consisted of Blake Schauff, Riley Sennhenn, Cole Schauff, Grant Schauff, and Tyler Vondra.
Green team members were Gentry Doyle, Tatum Johnson, Brittany Mueller, and Julia Sennhenn.
Red team members were Sam Sennhenn, Quayde Doyle, Coy Campbell, and Abby Mueller.
White team members were Dieter Johnson, Gabe Oellerich, Ayra Campbell, and Dawson Pete.
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