GCA/NRYO Annual Spring Livestock Show and FFA Blue Jacket Jamboree March 24

University of Florida IFAS Extension in Escambia County is hosting the Gulf Coast Agriculture & Natural Resources Youth Organization Annual Spring Livestock Show and Future Farmers of America Blue Jacket Jamboree Saturday, March 24 at the Escambia 4-H Livestock Facility located at 5701 Highway 99 in Molino. This year’s show begins at 8 a.m. with over one hundred 4-H and FFA youth exhibiting hogs, beef cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and rabbits from Escambia and neighboring counties. The day will conclude with youth exhibitors auctioning off their market animals beginning at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Youth exhibitors receive quality premiums for their animals as well as proceeds from the auction of their animals. The GCA/NRYO show and auction is the culmination of the projects that youth have invested months and numerous hours in preparation. The livestock auction has become a success through the generous support of local sponsors and businesses who purchase the animals.  

For more information on this event or how you can support 4-H in Escambia County, contact the Escambia County Extension office at 850-475-5230 or Gwen Shiver at gwenshiver@yahoo.com. You can also follow the Escambia County 4-H Facebook page at UF IFAS Escambia County 4-H.