Project Bowl is a long-standing program in Minnesota 4-H and is the second most attended event of the year. In Project Bowl, teams of 3-6 youth build skills working and thinking together while testing their knowledge in these 4-H areas: dairy, dog, general livestock, horse, llama/alpaca, poultry, and rabbit. In 2023, Plant Science Bowl will also be available at the state contest.
There are four regional bowls, which lead to the state competition. Each has two divisions: Junior (grades 3-8) and Senior (grades 4 through 4-H graduation). Regional winners advance to the 4-H State Project Bowl. Winners at the state level in dairy, general livestock, horse and poultry go on to national contests!
Get your friends together, recruit a coach, study hard, and most of all have fun during the project bowl season!
Upcoming 2023 competitions
- March 4- Sauk Rapids (Sauk Rapids/Rice Middle School)
- March 11- Hastings (Hastings High School)
- March 18- Bemidji (Bemidji High School) and Redwood Falls (Redwood Falls High School)
- March 25- Snow date
- April 15- State Bowl (Sauk Rapids/Rice High School)
For participants
2023 rules
2023 references
Project Bowl references used for each contest are below. Each contest selects questions from the references provided each year.
- Dairy
- Dog
- General livestock (beef, sheep, swine, meat goat)
- Horse
- Llama/Alpaca
- Plant science
- Poultry
- Rabbit
2023 Regional Project Bowl Registration Form
Registration deadline must be postmarked by February 6, 2023.
Bowling 101
The state 4-H bowl committee is committed to increasing the interest in project bowl participation, particularly for younger 4-H’ers. Therefore, we are offering a non-competitive “Bowling 101” category. This document will provide the only details for this virtual activity.
2023 results
2023 photos
Past results
State results
Regional results
2022
4-H State Project Bowl: April 15, 2023
Winners in dairy, general livestock, horse and poultry will advance to the national contests. If your team qualifies for the State Project Bowl, you must sign up before you leave the Regional Project Bowl. If you do not sign up before you leave, you will forfeit your state trip.
The State Project Bowl registration form for Llama/Alpaca and Plant Science - due by March 20, 2023
April 15, Sauk Rapids
- Team registration: 8:30-9 a.m.
- Team orientation: 9 a.m.
- Bowls commence: 9:30 a.m.
Team confirmation letter
- Coaches of qualifying teams will receive confirmation letters when they sign up for the state contest.
T-Shirts and sweatshirts
- T-shirts and sweatshirts will be for sale at the State 4-H Project Bowl! The official design is still being drafted by Northwest Designs, but as in previous years, 4-H members will be able to have their names on the back of the shirts. Bring some extra money as you may want to buy a shirt! The Minnesota 4-H Project Bowl Program receives a portion of the sales.
- Results
- Photos
- See past Regional and State Project Bowl results
Coach and volunteer information
Interested in coaching a 4-H Project Bowl team?
- 2023 coaches training (webinar recorded 1/10/23)
- The purpose of the training is to prepare coaches to work with a bowl team and build the bowl program by developing confident coaches. On the webinar, we gave an overview of the bowl program, shared ideas for practices and answered questions.
- How to get started and sample questions
- Ideas for Project Bowl practices
- 4-H Project Bowl Procedure of Play video (traditional bowl)
Tentative 2024 Dates
- March 2
- March 9
- March 16
- March 23 (snow date)
- April 6 - State
Contact
- Sharon Davis, Animal Science Director, davis051@umn.edu
- Randi Schwartz, 4-H program manager, schw1553@umn.edu
- Amber Greeley, Director of State and County Fairs Programs, runk0014@umn.edu