April 11, 2018
by Rylee Barber JNHE Entry Site Tutorial from American Hereford Association on Vimeo. The time has come to start preparing for the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). Everyone is getting ready to pack the trailer, …
by Rylee Barber
JNHE Entry Site Tutorial from American Hereford Association on Vimeo.
The time has come to start preparing for the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). Everyone is getting ready to pack the trailer, pack the show box, wash all the calves and with that you can wash away our old JNHE entry site. Yes, we have a brand new shiny entry site that is more user and mobile friendly. We have tried to incorporate everyone’s suggestions and make the entry process as simple as possible. This new site has been designed specifically with ease in mind. From one page to the next it is simpler than ever to sign up for the contest you want, how many meal tickets you need, to making sure all your cattle are entered correctly.
The site is broken up into 5 different pages: personal Information, contests, additional orders, 5K race and cattle entries. Once you have entered all the personal data, this is where the new site really comes in handy. Rather than scrolling through everything on the old site you can click on a certain page to find exactly what you need.
The first page you have the option to select after entering the personal data is the contest page. At the very top it provides a chart of all the different contests offered at JNHE and the age breaks for each division. If anyone is unsure what age category they fall under it is very easy to look up and make sure it is correct. Under the contest page, exhibitors may sign up for showmanship, livestock judging, extemporaneous speech, peewee speech, individual sales, individual Grill-off and the Hereford Pen-to-Pen program. One check of a box is all it takes to enter a contest.
If you are an exhibitor who will show more than one day at JNHE and you might need an extra T-shirt or two you can click on over to the additional orders page. From there you can order extra T-shirts and any other extra opportunities you may want to participate in. Or if you are looking forward to our 5K race the most, we have a separate page for that. All you need to enter is your name, age and T-shirt size and you are set to go.
Once everything else is taken care of, it’s time to get down to business. The last page option is where the cattle entries are made. The information that needs to be entered has not changed and is in the exact same format. You may enter up to three animals on a single page. After that, if you have more to enter, you can hit submit and it will clear the page and you can enter more cattle.
Once you have everything just how you like it, at the top of the page is a check out button. This will bring up your entire shopping cart and will show you what you have entered and what extras you want to purchase. This is your chance to double check everything and make sure you haven’t forgotten anything.
If for some reason the plan changes along the way and you need to order extra T-shirts or enter another animal you can do so by selecting the “Already Registered” button on the home page and enter the exhibitor’s member number in the search bar and the system will recognize what you have already entered and you can bypass the personal data page. You may keep adding to your order as long as it has not passed the entry deadline of June 3rd.
Another feature of the new site is the easy access links to all the extra information you need to know about JNHE. There are links to health guidelines, contest rules, schedules, hotel information, etc. We have tried to design the site so that any question you may have can be accessed with a few simple clicks.
This entry site is much smoother and easier to navigate than our last one. We have tried to improve it to fit everyone’s needs. When it comes time to enter your cattle for the JNHE,
if you have any difficulties please let Amy, Bailey or a junior board member know and we would love to help you. We are already looking forward to seeing all our Hereford family in Grand Island and jumping aboard the Hereford express.
This article originally appeared in “The Advantage” – The National Junior Hereford Association Newsletter – Spring 2018. To download this newsletter, click below.
