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2014 NEBRASKA STATE FAIR LAUNCHES TWO NEW CATTLE SHOWS The Nebraska State Fair will launch two new Open cattle shows in 2014. The first is an Open Junior Breeding Heifer Show, which will be held Wednesday, August 27 at 4:00 pm in the Five Points Bank Arena. This show will be open to any junior exhibitor who is enrolled in 4-H or FFA or is a member of a junior breed association. Nebraska residency is not required. The entry fee is $25.00/head and the entry deadline is August 10, 2014. Go to the State Fair website for entry information. Registration papers must be in the sole name of the exhibitor at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the Fair. Original papers must be available for inspection at the show. Junior breeding heifers may also be exhibited in the Open Breeding Cattle classes with an additional fee as well as the Open Class Jackpot Feeder & Breeding Calf
Show. There is no limit to the number of animals an exhibitor may enter in this division. Substitutions within the same class and same owner only will be accepted until August 15. Classes for this initial year will be available for Angus, Charolais, Gelbvieh/ Balancer, Hereford (polled and horned show together), Limousin (Limousin and Limflex show together), Red Angus, Shorthorn and Simmental (purebred and percentage show together) females. There will also be an Other Breeds division for those breeds not listed. If any breed fails to have 10 entries, those heifers will be placed into the Other Breeds division. Within each breed there will be a Cow/Calf class. The calf must be halter broke. Calf must be the cow’s most recent natural calf and be no more than 280 days of age on the day of the show. Calf must be bred
and owned by the junior exhibitor. There will also be an all breed showmanship class. Pre-entry is required, but no entry fee is required. Premiums will be $50.00 for first, $40.00 for second and $30.00 for third place. A breed champion will receive $75.00 and a reserve breed champion will receive $50.00. Following the individual breed shows there will be an overall Supreme Champion Junior Breeding Female which will pay $400.00 and a Reserve Supreme Champion Junior Breeding Female will pay $250.00. In addition to the Junior Breeding Heifer Show, 2014 will mark the first time exhibiting for Miniature Herefords at the Nebraska State Fair. Miniature Herefords are a smaller version of the Hereford Breed and are registered in the American Hereford Association Register. The Miniature Herefords have
been shown all over the country in some of the largest livestock shows including the National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO; the North American International Livestock Show, Louisville, KY; the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, the Iowa State Fair and the Star of Texas State Fair. Maximum hip height to be shown is 48” for mature bulls and 45” for mature females. The Miniature Hereford breed is a large favorite of the American public no matter where they are shown. The cattle will be in the barns Tuesday, August 26 through Thursday, August 28. Their show will be on Wednesday, August 27. For further information on these or any other livestock events, go to the State Fair website at www.statefair. org or contact the Nebraska State Fair Livestock Department at 308-3840624.
2014 American Royal Judges Announced Junior Market Animals: Steer: Shane Bedwell, Fort Collins, CO Lamb: Brad Ellerbrock, Atkinson, IL Swine: Al Snedegar, Vermontville, MI Goat: Josh Taylor, Perkins, OK
CHECK OUT PAGE 253 FOR MORE JUDGES!
Junior Breeding Heifers: Supreme: Brandon Callis, El Reno, OK LOOK FOR THE FULL LIST OF AMERICAN ROYAL JUDGES IN OUR NEXT ISSUE!
34 THE SHOWTIMES MAY/JUNE 2014