ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
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My name is James Osborne, I am 13 years old and I go to Marana Middle School and this year I am in the brand new Ironwood Ranchers Community Club! We are a 4-H club that is run by youth members, we create and vote on our own policies and work together to accomplish goals. Other than poultry, I also show pygmy goats. This is my 3rd year showing pygmy goat and my sixth year in poultry. I also compete in the Florence Cowboy Triathalon Gymkhana every month. I am also very active in my school, I play midfield on the soccer team, I am the president of my FFA club (the only middle school with a FFA chapter in Southern Arizona) and received my Discovery Degree last May. I am also a member of the National Juniors Honors Society.
2025 Pima County Fair
Best Wether
Best Wether
Ironwood Gables Captain Comet won best Wether in pygmy goat breed show
Reserve Champion Bantam
Reserve Champion Bantam
My White Plymouth Rock Cock won Reserve Champion Bantam of the show. Out of 800+ birds entered into the show. I am proud of my breeding program. I also earned 3rd Overall Intermediate High point Showman.
Blue Ribbon Turkey
Blue Ribbon Turkey
My turkey earned a blue ribbon in judging which means I get to auction it off. My Lot number is 76. The Auction will be on April, 27th at 10:00 am. 2 out of 3 goals were met this year, My turkey was 37 pounds by fair and I am proud of my feeding program. I will try again with my goal of getting Grand Champion Market Turkey Next year.
Why Turkey Meat Is Important To Consumers
Why Turkey Meat Is Important To Consumers
Turkey meat played a critical role in the 2007 Chinese Pork Crisis. The USDA assisted China in how to use turkey in their processed meats.
The United States is the worlds largest consumer of turkey meat. In 2018, the US accounted for 41% of turkey consumption. Followed by Brazil with only 8.1% of the worlds consumption! According to the USDA between the years 2014 and 2018, about 2/3 of U.S. Turkey Meat was produced in just six states: Minnesota, Indiana, North Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas and Iowa. with Minnesota producing 15% of U.S. turkey meat annually
The average American consumes 18 pounds of turkey every year!
Roughly 57% of harvested U.S. commercial turkeys are Toms (Males)
Why do Commercial Turkey Producers prefer white feathered birds? Because when they pluck the feathers during processing they don't leave any pigment spots under the skin.
Many people may think that Benjamin Franklin thought that the national bird should have been a turkey but that is just a myth. The real story is that he wrote a letter to his daughter that criticized the Eagle on the Great Seal saying that it looked like a turkey.
Sited Resources:USDA Talking Turkey
Sited Resources: Global Turkey Meat Market
Sited Resources: AG Oklahoma
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