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NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Sets Record Numbers in Year Three

NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Sets Record Numbers in Year Three

November 30, 2018

Up almost 60% from last year, 238 steers from 13 states are set to be on feed for the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout. 238 steers from across the nation made their …


Up almost 60% from last year, 238 steers from 13 states are set to be on feed for the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout.

238 steers from across the nation made their way to Gregory Feedlots Inc., Tabor, Iowa last week to be entered into the contest.

The program, in its third year, focuses on youth education and industry experience through commercial cattle feeding, industry technology and performance measures such as feedlot and carcass merit.

The Fed Steer Shootout was designed to provide junior members with real-world experience and education. Educational events such as webinars and open house field days are hosted throughout the contest.

BioZyme® Inc., longtime supporter of Hereford youth, announced its commitment to educating youth in agriculture with a $30,000 contribution to the Fed Steer Shootout through the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) and BioZyme’s Feed the Future Program during the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Honorees Program Oct. 26.

The new partnership will allow the NJHA to incorporate more educational components into the program. In addition to the existing webpage and webinars offered to youth, participants can now learn from a series of educational e-blasts and curriculum. A Facebook group has also been created to update youth and their parents on the activities taking place at Gregory Feedlots.

The contest would not be possible without the following sponsors: Gregory Feedlots, Inc., BioZyme Incorporated, GeneSeek, Allflex, UltraInsights Processing Lab Inc., Zoetis, Hereford Research Foundation and Endovac Animal Sciences.

The next portion of the contest will take place on Dec. 10 when all 238 steers will be sorted, worked and ultrasounded for carcass data.