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Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program (MYBEP)

MYBEP 2011 Winners (61k pdf)

The Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program (MYBEP) will be awarding ten (10) heifers this year. Any youth aged 12 to 16 who is a 4-H or FFA member may enter (previous winners of MYBEP heifers are ineligible to participate). The entry deadline is September 19, 2011. 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.  Minnesota Select Sires will be donating two straws of semen to each winner (subject to availability) and Land O Lakes Purina Feeds will donating 10 bags of Honor Show Chow to each recipient as well.

In 2010 we received over 50 entries for the sixth year of the Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program and awarded eleven (11) heifers to deserving youth. This overwhelming response is a tribute to youth who wish to pursue a future in the beef industry. The purpose of this program is to aid youth in getting a start in the beef cattle business by awarding heifer calves to program participants on the basis of merit, need, future goals, and ability to care for the animal.

Download the application for the 2011 Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program.

2011 Donors

• Charolais Heifer – Nelson Charolais, Dwain, Barb, Katie and Rachel Nelson, Rice, Minn. on behalf of the Minnesota Wisconsin Charolais Association
• Angus Heifer – Cannon Valley Ranch, Bruce and LeAnn Waugh & family, Goodhue, Minn. on behalf of the Minnesota Angus Association
• Hereford Heifer – Kruses' Polled Herefords, Steve and Becky Kruse & family, Harris, Minn. on behalf of the Minnesota Hereford Breeders
• Limousin Heifer – Wulf Limousin, Jerry, Jim, Dennis and Dave Wulf & families of Morris MInn. on behalf of the Minnesota Limousin Association
• Commercial Heifer – JT Weber Family Show Cattle, JT and LuAnn Weber & family, Lake Benton, Minn.
• Red Angus - Mark, Claudine and Joyce Goodrich, Emerald, Wisc., on behalf of the Minnesota Red Angus Association
• Shorthorn Heifer – Faxon Creek Cattle Company, Terry and Michelle Morrison & family, Belle Plaine, Minn. on behalf of the Minnesota Shorthorn Association
• Simmental Heifer – Hillbrands Simmentals, Clara City, Minn., AJE Cattle Company, Marshall, Minn. and Mel Boehland Cattle Company of White Bear Lake Minn. on behalf of the Minnesota Simmental Association
• South Devon Heifer – Northern States South Devon Association
• Seminar Heifer – Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association

Meet the generous sponsors for the 2011 Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program.

The Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program (MYBEP) Seminar

The Minnesota Youth Beef Experience Program (MYBEP) Seminar will be held on Thursday, October, 20, 2011. Any youth who applied to the 2011 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. At the conclusion of the workshop, the attendee present with the highest application score given by the MYBEP selection committee will be awarded a heifer by the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association. Additionally, four passes will be awarded to the Minnesota Cattleman's conference held in December.

Visit the 2010 Winner Gallery

Visit the 2009 Winner Gallery