Hutchinson To Host Limousin Junior Nationals, All-American Futurity

The Kansas Limousin Breeders Association (KLBA) will host the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) at the Kansas State Fairgrounds and the Grand Prairie Hotel and Convention Center in Hutchinson, July 3–9. The weeklong, family-oriented event will include membership meetings, social activities, cattle shows, showmanship competitions and a variety of satellite educational events. It all helps North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) members have fun while learning about the beef industry, public speaking, marketing and leadership.

John Rayfield of Raleigh, N.C., will evaluate the owned females. Jered Shipman of Lockney, Texas, will judge the steer, bred-and-owned and Lim Flex® shows. Stacey Fisher and Jeff Stump of Great Bend, Kan., will be the showmanship judges.

More than 200 exhibitors and their families (800 to 1,000 people total) will bring about 500 head of cattle to the event. The concluding awards banquet will recognize participants’ achievements through NALJA and spotlight the association’s purpose – to develop knowledgeable, motivated beef industry leaders while promoting the Limousin breed through fellowship, leadership and education.

Entry fees for this year’s NJLSC are $30 per animal entered by May 15. Late-entry fees will be $60 per animal entered after May 15. The NJLSC will not accept entries after June 10. Contact the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) at (303) 220-1693 for more information and entry forms, or visit the “Juniors” section of the organization’s Web site (www.nalf.org).

The All-American Limousin Futurity (AALF) also will take place at the fairgrounds July 9. This year’s event will include purebred, Lim Flex and fullblood divisions. The AALF open show is one of NALF’s four major Medal of Excellence (MOE) shows. To request information about and entry forms for the AALF shows, contact American Cattle Services (ACS) at (580) 597-3006, or see the April issue of the Limousin World magazine.

The North American Limousin Foundation (www.nalf.org), headquartered in Centennial, Colo., provides programs and services – including genetic evaluation of 5,000 active sires – to more than 4,000 members and their commercial customers. The Limousin breed and its Lim-Flex® hybrid lead the beef industry in muscle-growth efficiency and ideally complement British breeds.

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