Illinois Hereford Bulletin - July/August 2023

The ILLINOIS BULLETIN

CONTENTS

July/August 2023

BOARD

PRESIDENT

Kent Burns

618-521-3199

TREASURER

Buddy Edenburn 217-649-0108

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES

Emily Bernard

815-992-8233

illinoishereford@gmail.com

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Cody Crum, 217-248-7282

Jodi McMillan, 815-751-2293

Chad Benedict, 217-246-5099

Matt Anderson, 309-267-1410

David Biggs, 815-441-4354

Kim Carney-Rhodes, 217-899-4104

Jimmy Bernard

Craig Crutcher

Andrew Spinazola

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Paige Lemenager pets her Hereford cow during the IBA junior member of the year award winner shoot. Spring 2023.

CONTACT

To

olivia@illinoisbeef.com

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N JHA F ED ST EER SHO O T OUT FIELD D AY

Owen and Shawn Crutcher and Kendall and Kade Boatman attended the 2023 NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Field Day in Scott City, Kansas, on April 15, 2023. The day included speakers from Cargill and the American Hereford Association. Sessions included, a Junior Networking Mixer with the National Junior Hereford Association Board of Directors; Cargill Team Members led workshops in carcass grading, quality and consistency, carcass defects and hides, and an Inside the Round and Meat Evaluation Activity. The NJHA Board of Directors also hosted Barnyard Olympics and Certified Hereford Beef sponsored a tri-tip lunch. After the morning sessions, attendees relocated the to HRC feed yards to view their entries. AHA Chief Operating Officer and Director of Breed Improvement, Shane Bedwell, and Executive Vice President Jack Ward, led a live cattle demonstration

with evaluation and pricing. While at HRC members also participated in rotations including health in the feedyard, nutrition basics and NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Program cattle viewing.

IL LI NO IS J U NIOR BEE F T OU R

Six IJHA members attended the first ever Illinois Junior Beef Tour in May. They toured Illinois State University, Prairie View Farms, Duzan Agency and Backgrounding, Earlybird Feed, Raber Packing Co., the IBA Office, Timbercrest Veterinary Services and Timbercrest Land and Cattle.

S TATE FFA LIVESTOCK JUDGING

Members included: Jay Peterson, Connor Rhodes, Kade Boatman, Rhett Lehman, Kendall Boatman and Addison Stollard.

IJHA President, Kade Boatman and IJHA Treasurer, Shawn Crutcher, at the State FFA Livestock Judging Contest. Boatman won the Reasons Division and Crutcher won the Non-Reasons division at the contest held earlier this spring.

CHAMPION B&O BULL

RESERVE CHAMPION B&O BULL

PERKS 2TK 5101 JABARI 1122 ET KENDALL BOATMAN

CHAMPION COW/CALF PAIR

LF PMH 8071 MR. T ET LOGAN RHOADS

RESERVE CHAMPION COW/CALF PAIR

OAKS FOXIES DOUBLE 117G KRISTA ALLSCHEID

CHAMPION STEER

HPH 756 LADY LUCK 5480J NICK JONES

RESERVE CHAMPION STEER

HAWK ANCHOR 18K AIDAN KNOBLOCH

EF D87 OLIVER 10K ET HADLEY EUBANK

CHAMPION: LAUREN MCMILLAN

RESERVE CHAMPION: MOLLY BIGGS

CHAMPION: RESERVE CHAMPION: BRENNA BARTLOW NOLAN LEE

JUNIOR PEEWEE

CHAMPION: ELLA BANE

RESERVE CHAMPION: FAITH BENEDICT

CHAMPION: CRAYTON CHAPMAN

RESERVE CHAMPION: BRYNLEY PYSZKA

SHOWMANSHIP

RETIRING MEMBERS:

Cassie Allscheid, Lauren McMillan, Kira Sayre, Molly Biggs.

Not Pictured: Krista Allscheid, Abbigail Peterson.

2023 ROYALTY: Princess, Shelby Pearl; Queen, Elaina Walsh; Princess, Allie Anderson

CHRIS STEPHENS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Molly Biggs

SALES AND SPEECH:

Caden Perry, Kendall

Boatman, Corbin Perry, Owen Crutcher, Ella Bane, Addison Young, Faith Benedict

WAYNE SAGE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Molly Biggs

JNHE JUNIOR HEREFORD BOWL TEAM:

Payton Garnhart (alternate), Addison Duis, Cora Belle

Chapman, Ella Bane, Brogan Keltner

FITTING CONTEST:

PEEWEE:

Champion - Crayton

Chapman

Reserve - Owen Crutcher

SAM TAYLOR MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Lauren McMillan

JNHE SENIOR HEREFORD BOWL TEAM:

Kira Sayre, Morgan

Richardson, Kendall

Boatman, Molly Biggs.

JUNIOR:

Champion - Stetson Storey Reserve - Karson Sundberg

SENIOR:

Champion - Kade Boatman

Reserve - Simon Shepard

VIEW FULL RESULTS HERE:

SCHOLARSHIPS

SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS:

INTERMEDIATE:

Champion - Brenna Bartlow Reserve - Nolan Lee

SENIOR:

Champion - Lauren McMillan Reserve - Molly Biggs

PROSPECT AWARD WINNERS:

BACK ROW: Caden Perry, Griffin Anderson, Cora Belle Chapman, Lily Anderson, Addison Young, Faith Benedict.

FRONT ROW: Maggie Shepard, Ty Anderson, Crayton Chapman, Owen Crutcher, Corbin Perry, Gabe Crutcher.

FACES OF LEADERSHIP TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:

BACK ROW: Rhett Lehman, Trevor Crutcher, Aidan Knobloch, Caden Perry, Nolan Lee, Kade Boatman, Shawn Crutcher.

FRONT ROW: Morgan Richardson, Kendall Boatman, Simon Shepard. Not Pictured: Clayton and Denton Stapleton.

2023 IJHA OUTSTANDING MEMBER

Molly Biggs

2023-2024 IJHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BACK ROW: Kendall Boatman (Secretary), Morgan Richardson, Kade Boatman (President), Molly Biggs (Director of Public Relations), Emma Richardson, Shawn Crutcher (Treasurer). FRONT ROW: Houston Stepleton (Vice President), Nolan Lee, Connor Rhoads, Rhett Lehman, Aidan Knobloch. Not Pictured: Paige Lemenager.

2023 IJHA SPIRIT AWARD: Logan Rhoads

& CONTESTS

Illinois Hereford Royalty with National Hereford Queen, Madison Katzenberger of Wis.

Retiring IJHA Advisors, Scott and Monica Torrance.

PHOTO CREDIT: Cindy Cagwin-Johnston and her AMAZING TEAM!