Illinois Hereford Bulletin Sept/Oct 2022

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Results

GKB SUPER STATES AWARD (over 25 head cattle) Illinois Photos provided by Hereford

2022 IJHA JNHE Contest

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION – HEREFORD CATTLE 1st Place — Kendall Boatman, 2nd Place — Kade Boatman SENIOR DIVISION – HEREFORD CATTLE 3rd Place — Dellana Muck PHOTO CONTEST INTERMEDIATE DIVISION – HEREFORD PEOPLE 1st Place — Waylon Lee (no picture) JUNIOR DIVISION - HEREFORD CATTLE 1st Place — Nolan Lee (no picture) MALE DIVISION 15-30 YEARS OF AGE 2nd Place — Rhett Lehman MALE DIVISION 14 & UNDER YEARS OF AGE 3rd Place — Trevor Crutcher 5K RACE FEMALE DIVISION 15-30 YEARS OF AGE 3rd Place — Dellana Muck

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LIVESTOCK

JUDGING CONTEST

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION 2ND PLACE TEAM Kade Boatman, Paige Lemenager, Morgan Richardson, Houston Stapleton PEEWEE DIVISION 1ST PLACE TEAM Owen Crutcher, Charlie Kent, Corbin Perry, Blakely Storey JUNIOR DIVISION 1ST PLACE TEAM Peyton Garnhart, Nolan Lee, Karson Sundberg, Hunter Wexell SENIOR DIVISION 1ST PLACE TEAM Reid Allen, Morgan Hutchins, Dellana Muck, Emma Richardson SENIOR DIVISION HIGH INDIVIDUAL Dellana Muck JUNIOR DIVISION 2ND PLACE INDIVIDUAL Nolan Lee

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SENIOR DIVISION 1ST PLACE TEAM Molly Biggs, Morgan Richardson, Kira Sayre, Nick Torrance SENIOR DIVISION HIGH INDIVIDUAL Nick Torrance JUNIOR DIVISION HIGH INDIVIDUALS (tie) Ella Bane JUNIOR DIVISION 2ND PLACE TEAM Ella Bane, Cora Chapman, Addison Duis, Daniel Richardson HEREFORD BOWL PEEWEE DIVISION HIGH INDIVIDUAL Charlie Kent PEEWEE DIVISION 2ND PLACE INDIVIDUAL Blakely Storey

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SCHOLARSHIPS & RECOGNITION

FUTURE

JOHN WAYNE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Lauren McMillan BUCKEYE/BLUEGRASS SCHOLARSHIP Lauren McMillan GOLDEN BULL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Molly Biggs BUD SNIDOW AWARD Paige Lemenager HYBRID

EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEECH SENIOR DIVISION 2nd Place — Dellana Muck

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JUNIOR DIVISION — 8TH PLACE INDIVIDUAL Stetson Storey Boatman INTERMEDIATE Kade Boatman, 2nd Place — Kendall Boatman SENIOR Muck NJHA BOARD MEMBERSHIP CHAIRWOMAN Lauren McMillan NJHA RETIRING BOARD CHAIRMAN Noah Benedict

INTERMEDIATE DIVISION 6TH PLACE INDIVIDUAL Kade

SHOWMANSHIP CONTEST

DIVISION 1st Place —

DIVISION 2nd Place — Dellana

SALES ACADEMY CONTEST

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2022 Junior National Hereford Expo

Louisville, KY | July 16-22

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Division 2 Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Bull Shown by Kendall & Kade Boatman Champion Bred & Owned and Reserve Grand Champion Cow/Calf Pair Shown by Ella Bane Division 7 Champion Bred & Owned Heifer Shown by Riley Rhodes Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Steer Shown by Aidan Knobloch Grand Champion Owned Polled Heifer Shown by Paige Lemenager Division 2 Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Steer Shown by Hunter Wexell

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Division 3 Champion Owned Horned Heifer

Class 31 Bred & Owned Heifer

Shown by Reid Allen

Class 42 Bred & Owned Heifer

Shown by Kendall & Kade Boatman

Class 57 Owned Horned Heifer

Shown by Ava Gilbert

Class 63 Owned Polled Heifer

Shown by Reid Allen

Class 99 Owned Polled Heifer

Shown by Lauren McMillan

Premier Adult Breeder

Shown by Hawk Livestock

Division 1 Reserve Champion Owned Polled Heifer Shown by Ella Bane Shown by Stetson & Blakely Storey Division 10 Champion Owned Polled Heifer Shown by Addison Young Division 12 Reserve Champion Owned Polled Heifer Shown by Denton, Clayton, Houston Stapleton

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SKY IS THE LIMIT FOR HEREFORD JUNIORS AT FACES OF LEADERSHIP

Ninety-two junior members from 22 different states and Canada all gathered in Billings, Montana, for the 2022 Faces of Leadership conference, hosted by the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) on August 3-6. The theme of the conference was “Sky’s the Limit,” hosting tours of Hereford operations in the big sky country, inspirational and educational keynote speakers, sessions hosted by the NJHA Board of Directors, tours of the iconic Public Auction Yards (PAY’s) and fun adventures that included white water rafting on the Yellowstone River.

A highlight of the event was hearing from legendary owner/operator of PAY’s, Joe Goggins. He fielded difficult questions posed by the Hereford juniors about the future of the industry and the best ways to continue to be progressive and forward thinking. “We have made cattle on the North American continent much better,” said Goggins. “If you outwork your competition then the sky’s the limit for this generation moving forward.”

Insightful leadership lessons were also provided by the keynote speakers. Amanda Radke kicked off the first afternoon, with an emphasis on being leaders in the industry and sharing our ag story with the public. “More important than your passion is to find your purpose,” said Radke. “Passions can change, but your purpose will not.” This purpose driven life was emphasized in the tours of the Hereford operations.

The first evening was spent at Mohican West Polled Herefords in Laurel, Montana, where junior members had the opportunity to see MOHICAN BLUEPRINT 69B. The next day included a tour of ORIgen in Billings, Montana, where juniors saw the different ways the company manages bulls and provides opportunities for seedstock and commercial producers. Following this the attendees traveled to L Bar W Cattle Company in Absarokee, Montana. There they heard from McKenzie Johnston of Nebraska before exploring the cattle on a hayride. This operation provided high quality viewing of Line 1 Hereford females as well as a strong line of F1 Hereford-Angus cross cattle.

The NJHA Board of Directors had been preparing for the event for the months leading up to the days in Montana, and hosted workshops throughout the week for the attendees. Workshops ranged from a personality test to assist with determining their different leadership strengths, as well as the different lessons that assist with change and learning your individual habits, rituals and patterns.

The closing keynote speaker, Cheryl Mitchell, joined the attendees during the entire event, participating in each tour and activity, as well as coaching the NJHA Board of Directors on the proper way to host their workshops. By attending all of the different aspects of the conference, she was able to bring highlights of the week into her keynote using the white water rafting as an analogy, the tours as learning material and the speakers as inspiration.

“Your mind is the most powerful organ that you have,” said Mitchell, as she emphasized the importance of being a good leader and taking care of your body, mind and spirit, in order to lead others. “It is where you win and lose every decision, every choice in your life. From the minute you get out of bed, you make 35,000 decisions each day all within your mind. So how are you using it and strengthening it?”

The Faces of Leadership conference is supported by the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and the Rick and Bonnie Coley-Malir Endowment. The 2023 conference will be hosted in Malir’s hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Stay tuned for more information regarding next year’s conference.

Clayton Stapleton, Denton Stapleton, Shawn Crutcher, Rhett Lehman, Kade Boatman, Simon Shepard, Kendall Boatman, Lauren McMillan, Morgan Richardson

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AMBASSADORS JOIN THE TEAM

NATIONAL HEREFORD EXPO

The National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) is excited to bring an additional five members of staff to assist with the 2022 VitaFerm Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Louisville, Kentucky. These five individuals are the JNHE Ambassadors and will be joining for the month of July in a mini-internship focused on all aspects of preparation, follow-through and post-production of event management.

This team arrived in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 6, and will be assisting with JNHE festivities until July 28. One 2022 JNHE Ambassador, Emerson Tarr, hails from Le Roy, Illinois.

Emerson Tarr, Le Roy, Illinois, will be entering her sophomore year at Lake Land College, studying agriculture transfer and pursuing a degree in agriculture communications. Emerson is a member of the livestock judging team, vice president of the agriculture transfer club and a member of the student ambassador team. Emerson has grown up raising and showing Simmental cattle and has attended various state, regional and national shows. The Simmental breed has brought many leadership opportunities for Emerson, including serving as the Illinois Junior Simmental Association president and recently being elected to the American Junior Simmental Association (AJSA) Board of Trustees. Her favorite part of the AJSA National Classic is the mentor-mentee program where she helps young exhibitors have a fun and successful junior national experience. Emerson looks forward to expanding her horizons beyond the Simmental breed and is excited to spend the summer with Team Hereford.

Jimmy

READYING FOR THE JUNIOR

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Show Results

2022 Illinois State Fair Junior Show Springfield | August 11-13

Photos by Cindy Cagwin- Johnston 5th Overall Land of Lincoln Female Shown by Aiden Knobloch Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Female Champion Polled Hereford Female Shown by Paige Lemenager Reserve Champion Horned Hereford Female Shown by Kendall Boatman Reserve Grand Champion Aged Cow-Calf Shown by Reece Entwistle Reserve Champion Polled Hereford Female Shown by Ella Bane 3rd Overall Land of Lincoln Steer Champion Hereford Steer Shown by Reece Entwistle 4rd Overall Land of Lincoln Steer Reserve Champion Hereford Steer Shown by Aiden Knobloch

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