For two days, showmanship judges Chris and Kristi Effling of Highmore, S.D., watched the exhibitors at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) in Sioux Falls, S.D., as they led their cattle in the steer, bred-and-owned, Lim-Flex® and owned-female shows. The husband-wife team then invited back 10 juniors, 10 intermediates and 10 seniors to parade animals in the showmanship division finals July 16 and 17. As an added test of skill in the Senior Division, the finalists had just 30 minutes before entering the showring to fit their animals while the judges observed. more

Corinne Harrison, 22, of Minier, Ill., received the Dick O’Brien Memorial Junior Herdsman Award at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) in Sioux Falls, S.D. The North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) presented the award at its annual awards banquet July 18. more

Sarah Johnson of Williamsport, Ohio, won the participation sweepstakes at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) in Sioux Falls, S.D., July 12–18. The 13-year-old won the Junior Division public-speaking and photography competitions and placed second in the Junior Division judging competition. She also led the Class 23 winner in the bred-and-owned Limousin bull show and was an Intermediate Division showmanship finalist. more

Contact: Chris Stephens, cstephens@hereford.org or (816) 842-3757

July 24, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members and their families made the 2008 VitaFerm Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), July 12-19 in Kansas City, the largest Hereford show in the world. More than 2,000 attendees celebrated “Herefords — the Heart of America” at the American Royal complex. Six hundred NJHA members, ranging in ages from 7 to 22, representing 40 states and Canada, exhibited 1,100 head of cattle, making the event one of the largest junior breed shows in the nation. more

DEFOREST, WISCONSIN – July 23, 2008 – Ryan Ollerich has joined ABS Global, Inc. as Feedlot Services Manager.

“The addition of Ryan to the ABS staff symbolizes our commitment to enhancing profit opportunities for breeders and feeders of high quality cattle,” said Darrell Wilkes, U.S. Beef Supply Systems Manager. “Many feedlots are content feeding average commodity cattle, but a growing number of them seek genetically superior cattle that gain faster, gain cheaper, and are worth more when they’re finished,” Wilkes added. “We are pleased to have someone of Ryan’s caliber and experience on staff to help connect the breeders of high end cattle with the feeders who want to feed them.” more

Contact: Holli Parke, jrintern@hereford.org or (816) 342-3757

July 19, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Randa Owen, Ft. Payne, Ala., took home national champion horned female honors at the ninth annual Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), July 19 in Kansas City.

Tyler Cates, Modoc, Ind., judged 701 owned heifers, including 181 horned females. In the championship drive Cates commented, “I admire your breed for being able to excel in many facets of the beef industry, whether it is commercial bulls, raising powerful females, or outstanding youth.” more

Contact: Holli Parke, jrintern@hereford.org or (816) 842-3757

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kari Brumley, Orovada, Nev., claimed the grand champion polled female title during the ninth Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City on July 19. Joining in the excitement was Tamar Adcock, Assumption, Ill., who won reserve grand polled female. more

The All-American Limousin Futurity (AALF) was July 18 in Sioux Falls, S.D., in conjunction with the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC). The AALF is one of the North American Limousin Foundation’s (NALF’s) four major Medal of Excellence (MOE) shows.

Frank Jackson, Windom, Minn., sorted 19 purebred Limousin bulls, 62 purebred Limousin females, 13 Lim-Flex® bulls and 27 Lim-Flex females. Kelly Bruns, Brookings, S.D., evaluated eight bulls and 20 females in the fullblood Limousin show. more

The National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) owned-female show was July 16 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Todd Herman, Skiatook, Okla., evaluated 215 entries for exhibitors from 23 states. more

Junior Limousin exhibitors displayed the results of their personal breeding programs in the bred-and-owned shows at the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) July 15 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Judge Troy Thomas, Harrold, S.D., watched them parade 50 Limousin females and 20 Limousin bulls. more