YOU ARE INVITED TO COME TO THE
2015 NEBRASKA JUNIOR HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
PREVIEW SHOW
June 5, 6 & 7 2015 -- CUSTER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS,
BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
FRIDAY, June 5 - CHECK IN CATTLE - 4:00 to 8:00 P.M.
NO SATURDAY CHECK IN
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
10:00 SENIOR SHOWMANSHIP - FIT & SHOW
11:00 FUTURITY SHOW - STEERS, THEN HEIFERS
FOLLOWED BY SHOWMANSHIP - BLOW & SHOW
INTERMEDIATE
JUNIOR
PEE WEE
BRED & OWNED HEIFERS
30 MINUTES AFTER SHOW ENDS - SPEECH CONTEST
FUN ACTIVITIES – TO FOLLOW SPEECH CONTEST
7:00 P.M. - BANQUET
8:30 - NJHA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SUNDAY, JUNE 7
8:00 - COW/CALF PAIRS
BRED & OWNED BULLS
ALTERNATING OWNED POLLED & HORNED HEIFERS
STEERS
CATTLE RELEASED FOLLOWING SHOW
SHOW JUDGES:
SATURDAY –
SUNDAY –
BEDDING: BEDDING AND CHIPS WILL BE PROVIDED IN BARN AND TIEOUTS.
Motel Information
Motels with possible rooms are Arrow Hotel, 308-872-6662; Cobblestone Hotel, 767-2060;
Wagon Wheel Motel, 872-2344, Big 12,872-2412; Gateway Motel, 872-2478; Pump & Pantry
872-6842 or Boarders Inn & Suites 872-6428 you may also call the Broken Bow Chamber of
Commerce for names of Bed and Breakfasts, 308-872-5691, or bring your tent or camper. There
are showers on the fairgrounds.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Exhibitor must be seven years old and not 22 years old by January 1, 2015, and a member of
the Nebraska Junior Hereford Association. Membership is $10 for the first year and $5 for
each year after. Out of state juniors must pay the NE membership to show.
2. All animals must be registered in the American Hereford Association (AHA).
3. Each entry, except in the bred-and-owned bull show (refer to bred-and-owned show rules,
#7), must be owned solely by the junior exhibitor(s) and in his/her recorded ownership by
May 20, 2015. Siblings may jointly own animals, provided both are members of the NJHA
and meet NJHA age requirements. No animal is eligible to compete if recorded in joint
ownership (other than the sibling rule and bred-and-owned bull rule), or ownership of farm
name or family name.
4. Horned or de-horned animals are eligible for the horned owned breeding show; polled cattle
or cattle with scurs are eligible for the polled owned breeding show. Horned and polled bulls
will be shown together in one show. Horned and polled cow-calf pairs, steers, and bred-andowned heifers will show together in their respective shows. Scurs, if present, must be loose
and not firmly attached to the head; they must not be removed or tampered with.
5. Entry fees are $20 per head.
6. Entry deadline is May 20, 2015. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. All animals
must be registered and transferred prior to entry deadline date. Entry fees are not refundable. .
If you have a situation with transfers or registration and will not be able to make the May
20th deadline PLEASE contact Kent Lewis at 308 214-0618.
7. All entries must be checked in and in place by 8:00PM June 5, 2015.
8. Original registration certificate must be presented at check-in. All animals will have tattoos
checked.
9. Entries must meet Nebraska health regulations. Out of state animals must have an official
health certificate. Brand inspectors will we on the grounds to issue papers to those cattle that
originate out of brand area.
10 Exhibitor must show his/her own animals. Owner may secure another junior member to show
his/her animals if exhibitor has more than one entry in the same class.
11. Cash premium schedules will depend on the number of entries in each class.
12. All persons making entries in the show shall agree to abide by all the rules and regulations as
outlined and will not hold the Nebraska Junior Hereford Association or Nebraska Hereford
Association responsible for accident, loss or injury to any person, animal or article.
Heifer Rules
1. Heifer classes will include:
Junior Calf – calved on or after 1/1/15
Winter Calf – calved 11/1/14 to 12/31/14
Senior Calf – calved 8/1/14 to 10/31/14
Late Summer Yearling – calved 6 /16/14 to 7/31/14
Early Summer Yearling – calved 5/1/14 to 6/15/14
Spring Yearling – calved 3/1/14 to 4/30/14
Junior Yearling – calved 1/1/14 to 2/28/14
Senior Yearling – calved 8/1/13 to 12/31/13
2. If the number of entries warrant, classes will be divided or combined.
Special Cow-Calf Rules
1. Cows born prior to Sept. 1, 2013. No maximum age for cows. Calf must be her natural
calf, no more than 270 days in age as of the day of the show. There will be a Bred-andOwned Cow-Calf Class and Standard Cow-Calf Classes.
2. Polled and horned pairs will be combined in one cow-calf show.
3. Bred-and-Owned Cow-Calf Class - Exhibitor must be the breeder and owner of both the cow
and calf. The same cow-calf pair may not show in both the bred-and-owned and standard
cow-calf classes.
4. Standard Cow-Calf Classes - Exhibitor must be the breeder of the calf, and must have been
the recorded owner of the cow since May 20, 2014.
5. Bull and heifer calves on cow-calf pairs are eligible to show in individual classes. They must
be entered individually and pay the additional entry fee. The bred-and-owned bull show
ownership rules apply to bull calves in the cow-calf show.
6. The Champion & Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Cow-Calf Pair and the Champion &
Reserve Standard Cow-Calf Pair will show for the Overall Champion Cow-Calf Pair.
Bred-and-Owned Show Rules
1. To be eligible for the bred-and-owned show, the exhibitor(s) must have owned the entry’s
dam at the time of conception and must be listed as the breeder on the registration certificate.
2. Bred-and-owned heifers calved after August 1, 2013 are eligible.
3. Bred-and-owned heifers may also show in the owned show. An additional entry fee will be
charged.
4. Horned and polled bred-and-owned heifers will show together.
5. Bred-and-owned bulls calved after August 1, 2013 are eligible.
6. Horned and polled bulls will show together.
7. Bred-and-owned bulls must have been bred by the junior member, but may be owned jointly
with an adult/farm, provided that the junior is the sole breeder, and is officially recorded as a
current owner of that bull.
8. All bulls calved before January 1, 2015, must be shown with a nose lead.
Steer Rules
1) Entries are open to Hereford steers sired by a registered Hereford bull and whose dam is
registered with the AHA or is a purebred commercial Hereford. Steers do not need to be
registered but a steer certificate is required.
a) Beginning with the 2015 State Show, the Nebraska Junior Hereford Association will
follow the national rules in regards to steer certificates. The national rules state: “All
steers showing at the Junior National Hereford Expo must be registered by the American
Hereford Association and out of a registered sire and dam. No steer certificates will be
accepted, only registration papers. The AHA will still offer traditional steer certificates
for those state and regional shows not requiring a registration paper on steers at this
time.”
2) Steer classes will be divided by weight. Classes will be determined after check-in.
3) Steers must show characteristics typical of straight-bred Hereford cattle. All steers will be
subject to inspection by a steer sifting committee and are required to meet minimum
standards for type, quality and conformation. Decisions made by the steer sifting committee
will be FINAL, regardless of recorded or implied information.
SPEECH CONTEST
Topic must relate to the beef cattle industry. See entry form for age breaks. The speeches must
be illustrated and electronic illustrations are not allowed (power point, etc.) National rules will
be followed. For a copy of national rules, see the National Junior Hereford Association web site,
or contact the NJHA.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Check photographs in the show office. Awards will be presented during the Banquet on
Saturday evening. State rules will be followed. They are included on the Entry form.