WVU Taylor County Extension Service

04/26/2026

The results are in, and the Taylor County 4H horse judging teams had an amazing showing at the contest today! First we had the Junior Hippology portion of the contest, which saw Zadaya Bolyard placing 6th overall, Audra Murray placing 3rd, and Eden Lambert placed 2nd. Together they were the top scoring team for Junior Hippology. And then for the Horse Judging part of the contest, Zadaya Bolyard was 6th, Audra Murray was 2nd, and Eden Lambert was the 1st place individual. And together they were named the 1st place team for horse judging.
Our senior team consisted of Cheyenne Bolyard, Kaige Andrews, PJ McGinnis, and Colton Gillespie, and they only competed in the Hippology portion of the contest, as most of them were part of the team that won horse judging last year. Together they were the first place team, and will now be studying and practicing to prepare for the Hippology contest at the 2026 Eastern National 4-H Horse Expo this coming November.
Congratulations to this great group of members, we appreciate the time and effort you all have invested in this contest and way to go for representing Taylor County so well!

04/25/2026

Best of luck to our junior and senior horse judging teams as they compete in the WV 4-H Horse Judging Competition today at the Hazel Ruby-McQuain Equine Education and Resource Center in Reedsville. These 7 members have been studying and preparing for several weeks for this contest, which consists of an Hippology portion, which was mostly completed yesterday on the WVU Evandsale campus, and then the judging and oral reasons portions which are happening today.

04/18/2026

This morning a group of Taylor County 4-H members got up early to head to Tygart Lake State Park and spend several hours picking up trash in one of the coves. In all, 50 bags of trash, 15 tires, one truck bed liner and a propane tank was collected! We appreciate the efforts of these youth and their dedication to community service ❤️ 🍀

04/14/2026

🥩🐄 Taylor County 4‑H Shines at the WV Beef Expo! 🐄🥩
Taylor County 4‑H members had an outstanding showing at the WV Beef Expo on Friday, April 10, demonstrating knowledge, teamwork, and leadership across multiple competitive events.
A total of 12 Taylor County 4‑H members participated in the Stockman’s Contest, which challenged youth to judge classes of cattle and hay, evaluate expected progeny differences (EPDs), identify meat cuts, livestock breeds, and plant species, and complete a quiz on beef industry topics.
⭐ Congratulations to our award winners:

Audra Murray placed 3rd individually in the Junior Division out of 125 contestants
The Junior Stockman’s Team earned 6th place out of 28 teams
Two Senior Division teams placed 10th and 11th out of 44 teams
Madix Mewshaw, Cole Boyles, and Dylan Garrison placed 3rd in the 1st Annual Cattle Working Contest
Kellen Lambert was selected as the WV Beef Queen and will proudly represent the WV beef industry through the 2027 WV Beef Expo

We are extremely proud of all our 4‑H members for their hard work, preparation, and sportsmanship. Thank you to families, volunteers, leaders, and supporters who help make these opportunities possible for our youth! A special thank you to Jamie Kinsey and Kinsey's Oak Front Farms for working with Madix, Cole, and Dylan to prepare them for the working contest. 🍀

03/20/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Taylor County 4-H Poster Contest!
These ten 4-H members will now have their entries sent on to the state poster contest where they could be awarded a red, blue, or maybe even a Gold ribbon.

4-H Promotion/General, Junior: Oliver Murray
4-H Promotion/General, Intermediate: Audra Murray
4-H Promotion/General, Senior: Sara Moore
4-H Promotion/Club, SPIN, Intermediate: Lenna Biddle
4-H Promotion/Club, SPIN, Senior: Ashton Booth
4-H Promotion/Camp, Intermediate: Parker Harris
4-H Promotion/Camp, Senior: Ashton Booth
Healthy Living, Intermediate: Wyatt Biddle
Agriculture, Senior: Sara Moore
STEM, Intermediate: Kayla Breedlove
Dairy, Junior: Aleeyah Collins
Dairy, Junior: Reagan Summers

03/19/2026

Save the date! The WV Agritourism Conference is making its return on April 23-24 at The Resort at Glade Springs. You won’t want to miss these two days full of farm tours, interactive classes and activities, and engaging workshops! The WV Agritourism Conference is your chance to see how West Virginia’s farms are turning into top attractions.

Registration information is coming soon. We love working with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture to make this event a success each year! ☀🌼🐐

03/13/2026

Seed Sign Up and Donation Link:

https://appalachiancellar.com/pages/grow-this?fbclid=IwY2xjawQdbWlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeVQiMRAHN0BFWXQZ3U1h4epdR8Yn-tWmP_81yeCNuMyjQx_89BwuqcKewEQE_aem_ji2PhjLlcTQMqIbRnY4Rfw

03/03/2026

Ag Webinars start this evening. There is still plenty of time to register. Even if you can't make it to the live webinar, go ahead and register. It may take us a day or two but the plan is to make a recording of the webinar available to everyone who is registered and will continue to take new registrations for the recording at the same registration link.

Join us for our upcoming Ag Webinars to learn about and keep up with agriculture topics! We’ll have classes each Tuesday in March at 7 p.m., covering topics like animal health and biosecurity, rotational grazing, w**d management in ponds, and invasive plants. 🐑🌱 Click here to register ➡ https://tr.ee/pZpUYo

02/17/2026

02/17/2026

Our 4-H Air Rifle program has been busy for the last couple of months preparing for and competing in the WV State 4-H Air Rifle Competition. On January 24, Zadaya Bolyard traveled to Berkley County where she participated in the regional competition held there placing first in the Jr division. On January 31, Ainsley Alexander, Kellen Lambert, Colton Rouzee, Meghan Henline, Olivia McCartney, and Eden Lambert traveled to Marshall County to participate in the regional competition held there. Eden Lambert placed 2nd in the Jr division at the Marshall County Regional. Overall results at the Marshall County Regional showed Meghan Henline in 5th place, Kellen Lambert in 6th place, Colton Rouzee in 9th place, Olivia McCartney in 13th place, Ainsley Alexander in 14th and Eden Lambert in 15th out of 29 participants.
At the conclusion of regionals, the top 20 individuals, regardless of age division, from around the state got an invitation to the state finals. Taylor County was very excited to receive 4 of 20 invitations to the state finals held Saturday, February 14.
16 Seniors and 4 Juniors from across the state traveled to the WVU Rifle Range on Saturday for the WV 4-H State Finals. Zadaya Bolyard finished 11th overall and in 2nd place in the Jr Division. Colton Rouzee finished 9th overall, Meghan Henline 10th overall, and Kellen Lambert 18th overall.
Congratulations to all of the Taylor County 4-H Air Rifle competition members.