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The Expo continues to develop around youth activities, including a judging contest, showmanship contest and junior show.  4-H, FFA and junior breed members also have a wonderful opportunity to select next year’s project at the breed sales.

The Expo will again feature a Market Beef Show, Prospect Market Calf Show and a Breeding Heifer Show.  Last year’s Junior Show had over 550 head of livestock competing for over $10,000 in prize money!

2008 Junior Show Entry Form

2008 IAFE Code of Ethics

Last year, more than 100 juniors competed in the 2007 Junior Showmanship.  The six age divisions ranged from grades 4 & under all the way up to high school grads thru age 21, with an average of 20 participants in each division.

BOVINE TB STATUS - Important information:
To help alleviate confusion for our exhibitors, we will be posting any changes to the Minnesota Beef Expo TB regulations on this website. To download the updated regulations, please CLICK HERE.

We are working in conjunction with the Minnesota State Board of Animal Health, as well as the animal health regulatory bodies of the surrounding states to provide a consistent set of rules and regulations to best serve our cattle consignors and exhibitors.

For up-to-date information on Minnesota's TB status, go to the Minnesota State Board of Animal Health website (Bovine TB page) at: http://www.bah.state.mn.us/diseases/tuberculosis/bovine_tb.html.

The 2008 schedule will continue the Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program , designed to aid youth with their start in the beef cattle business. The program awards heifer calves to FFA and 4-H youth from Minnesota and Wisconsin.  Each winner is responsible for raising, breeding and maintaining complete records on care of the animal while providing monthly progress reports to the original owner and the Minnesota Beef Expo.

NEW! The Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program (MYBEP) Seminar will be held on Thursday, October, 17th.   Any youth who applied to the 2008 MYBEP are eligible to attend this workshop on nutrition, cattle breeding, handling, financial needs, transportation, and breed profiles. These sessions are developed to enhance a junior's ability to begin and prosper with their own herd of cattle and will be presented by industry and educational professionals along with leading cattlemen. The Minnesota State Cattleman's Assn. will donate an additional heifer to one attendee of this workshop. Additionally, four passes will be awarded to the Minnesota Cattleman's conference held in December.

The Youth Judging Contest will be held on Friday morning.  With dozens of teams and individuals participating, it continues to be an activity that many enjoy participating in.  The Minnesota Beef Expo is an excellent venue for juniors to show off their judging skills and their knowledge of the cattle industry.

NEW! Collegiate Judging Contest:  National Contest Bound 4H or FFA teams and teams from a 4 year college are eligible to enter.

2008 Judging Contest Rules & Regulations

The Minnesota Beef Ambassador Competition will again be held in conjunction with the Beef Expo.  The competition will take place at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16th at the CHS Miracle of Birth Center. The winner will present at the Supreme Row Selection Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 16th.
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