Swine Project

Project Description 

The Swine Project is an excellent way to learn about the pork industry. Through this project, you can learn about all aspects of the pork industry, either by directly caring for a hog or by learning about swine. At any level you may enroll in market pig or breeding pig. Youth wishing to enroll in Market Swine or Breeding Swine must also be enrolled in Level 1, 2, or 3.

If you enroll in the independent study, you are expected to have already completed the three levels of the swine project and to have set some learning goals for your independent work.

Project Requirements

Project Books Required?: 1st year only

Project books can be purchased here

Introduction to Raising Swine Presentation(PDF, 165KB)

*** Each member must attend 3 workshops per the market project area to take your market animal to fair. Workshops are defined as an educational exercise lead by a project sup.

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 2?

• Complete level 1 and attend 2 workshops throughout the year
• 3 years in the project

What needs to be accomplished to move on to level 3?

• Complete level 2 and attend 2 workshops throughout the year
• 6 years in the project

Project age limit? 8 and up

Dates for the 2025-2026 4-H Year

• Sunday, Nov. 16th at 2:00pm - BHB - Harriman Family Farm (Feeds they offer)
• Wednesday, Dec. 3rd at 5:30pm - BHB - SOE w/ Rose Maslisani (Standards & Divisions)
• Monday. Dec. 8th at 6:30pm - BHB - Pigs 101
• Sunday, Jan. 11th at 2:00pm - K&S Butcher Shop Tour/Carcass Info
• Sunday, Feb. 21st at 10:45am - BHB - DIY Swine Marketing Products
• Sunday, Mar. 15th at Noon - BHB - Marketing/Thank You Writing
• Thursday, Apr. 9th at 6:30pm - BHB - Swine Health w/ Anna Forsyth
• Friday, Apr. 17th at 5:00pm - Online - Swine Tagging Forms Due
• Sunday, Apr. 19th at 10-11am - BHB - Swine Tagging
• Sunday, May 17th at 10:00am - BHB - Showmanship with Pigs

Project Superintendent Information

Swine Superintendent: Katie Grady- Selby & Brandon Dearing
Contact: katiegrady18@icloud.com or 406-202-1802
              dearingbrandon68@gmail.com or 406-461-1780

How will you be contacted? Text and email

Lewis & Clark Swine Project Facebook Page

Junior Superintendent: Emily Dearing, Tucker Selby, Tanner Selby, Brooklynn Novak

2026 Swine Tagging

Possession date: Wednesday, April 15th, 2026

Tagging form(s) due: Friday, April 18th, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.

Tagging date: Sunday, April 19th, 2026

10:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. Bill Hamilton Building Scale House

Swine Tagging Form

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Montana State University and the Montana State University Extension Service prohibit discrimination in all of their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital and family status. Issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jeff Bader, Director of Extension, Extension Service, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717