2013 VitaFerm Junior National Hereford Expo

 

July 14-21, 2013 – Kansas City, Mo.

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Saturday, July 13

6 p.m.               Outdoor tie spaces available for early arriving cattle

Sunday, July 14

8 a.m.               National Hereford Women board meeting

noon                 Barns available for setting up stalls

2 p.m.               National Junior Merit, Ed Bible, NOP Founders, Golden Bull Achievement, 

                         John Wayne, Future Cattleman and Hereford Herdsman interviews

6 p.m.               NJHA director candidate interviews follwed by NJHA board and candidate meeting

 

Monday, July 15

Cattle may enter the barns

(All cattle processing will be completed on Monday)

7:30 a.m.        Begin cattle processing

8 a.m.             People registration — pick up show shirts and tickets
– 5 p.m.

9 a.m.              Begin processing cattle

10 a.m.            Trade show opens

2 p.m.              State advisors meeting, hand out contest sign up packets, turn in posters

                        and scrapbooks

3 p.m.              All cattle (except steers) must be in barn and processed at this time

3 p.m.              Process steers (weigh and ultrasound)

3 p.m.              Illustrated speech contest: senior, junior, intermediate and peewee

4 p.m.              Hereford Idol

5 p.m.               All steers must be in the barn and processed by this time

5 p.m.               People registration completed for the day

6 p.m.               Contest sign up deadline – all advisors must turn in contest sign up packets at    

                         show office      

7 p.m.               Delegate orientation      

7:30 p.m.         State delegate dinner followed by candidate roundtable discussion

 

Tuesday, July 16

8 a.m.               Hereford bowl written test

9 a.m.-Noon      People registration 

9 a.m.               Great American CHB Grill-off

11 a.m.             3-on-3 basketball

Noon                 State silent auction baskets must be in place

Noon                 National Hereford Women Annual Meeting

1 p.m.               Queen's Tea

3 p.m.               Mentoring mixer

4 p.m.               State group pictures                

5 p.m.               Opening ceremonies

6:30 p.m.          Welcome social

                                        

Wednesday, July 17

7 a.m.               Pancake breakfast

8 a.m.               Cattle judging contest

8:30 a.m.          HYFA golf tournament

10 a.m.             Team marketing

11 a.m.             Extemporaneous speech contest (First preparation starts at 10:30 a.m.)

noon                 Hereford bowl—final “buzzer” round (top teams compete)

2 p.m.               Sullivan Supply/Stock Show University Fitting demonstration

4 p.m.               Sullivan Supply/Stock Show University Team fitting contest

7 p.m.               NJHA membership meeting – election of NJHA board of directors

                       

Thursday, July 18

8 a.m.               Sullivan Supply/Stock Show University National showmanship contest

                         ring 1: senior, intermediate, and senior final

                         ring 2: junior and peewee divisions

                         *Pre-peewee showmanship in first ring to finish

      

Friday, July 19

8 a.m.               Cow-calf pairs, bred-and-owned bulls, junior AI bulls, bred-and owned-heifers,

                         junior AI heifers

5 p.m.               Steer show

7 p.m.               Steer Show and BBQ Dinner

 

Saturday, July 20

8 a.m.               Begin owned heifer show

5:30 p.m.         CHB steak fry

7 p.m.               Awards night

 

Sunday, July 21

8 a.m.               Resume owned heifer show, followed by the announcement of premier breeder and exhibitor, Walter and Joe Lewis Memorial, golden pitchfork and herdsman of the year award winners, and then all group classes.

NO cattle will be released until the conclusion of the show.