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2024 Junior Livestock Show Information Guide PO BOX 150 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101-0150 | 817.877.2400 | FWSSR.COM I. JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW A. General • Entry deadline: November 15, 2023. • Livestock Premium List and Entry Applications will be available at FWSSR.COM on September 15. • Please fill out Entry Applications completely including appropriate signatures prior to submitting entries. • Entry applications are legal, binding documents. An exhibitor who makes a material misrepresentation subjects themselves to being barred from all further competition. • Residue Avoidance Program remains in effect. • All entries in the Junior Livestock Show must be exhibited by the owner/exhibitor, except when the exhibitor has more than one entry in a class or cannot be present to show their own animal due to circumstances beyond their control. In these cases, a substitute showman may exhibit the animal provided that the substitute showman meets all Junior Exhibitor criteria and is approved by the Superintendent of that department. A substitute showman may not exhibit animals for an owner/exhibitor participating in other events or activities (UIL competitions, school sports, etc.) or just being absent from the competition. If the exhibitor is scholastically ineligible to participate, as determined by the respective School District, the exhibitor and their entries are ineligible for competition. • An animal will be disqualified from the show if it is being trimmed, fitted or dressed by anyone other than exhibitors, County Extension Agents or Agricultural Science Teachers from the State of Texas, or other feeders or leaders within the county or school district from which the animal is entered. • Any Junior animal entry which, when rubbed with a cloth or glove show residual evidence of artificial coloring, will be disqualified. • No Cable Halters Junior Livestock Show CHANGES & REMINDERS 1. IMPORTANT
2024 Junior Livestock Show Information Guide PO BOX 150 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101-0150 | 817.877.2400 | FWSSR.COM sponsored by B. Junior Ag Robotics Challenge • Friday, January 26 at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, conveniently located across Gendy Street, west of the Round Up Inn. • Junior and Senior Divisions can now accomodate the first 40 Entries in each Division; this is double the number of teams accepted in 2023 event. - In Senior Division: • each member of Champion team gets a $2,500 scholarship and a trophy buckle. • each member of Reserve Champion team gets a $1,500 scholarship and a trophy buckle. • each member of 3rd Place team gets a $1,000 scholarship. C. Junior Heifer Show • Entry Verification. Exhibitors will be responsible for obtaining and verifying their show number/entry to Superintendents at the McFarland Room in the Watt Arena from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Thursday, January 18 and 8 a.m. until 11 a.m., Friday, January 19. • Purebred Simbrah*(asterisk) Heifers will not qualify for the 2024 Junior Heifer Show. • SHOW ORDER: Sat., January 20: 8:00 a.m. Brangus, Charolais, Shorthorn 1:00 p.m. Beefmaster, Polled Hereford, Hereford 1:30 p.m. Maine-Anjou Sun., January 21: 8:00 a.m. Limousin, Red Angus 1:00 p.m. Angus, Santa Gertrudis Mon., January 22: 8:00 a.m. Brahman, Simmental 1:00 p.m. Other Recorded Heifers, Simbrah • Heifer Superintendent’s Beef Challenge presented by - In 2023, seven scholarships were awarded ranging from $6,000 – $16,000 each for a total of $64,000. - Complete details will be available on FWSSR.COM on October 1. • Junior Heifer Judges: - Angus, Charolais, Limousin, Maine-Anjou and Other Recorded Heifers: Wravenna Bloomberg – Secor, Illinois - Beefmaster, Brahman, Brangus, Santa Gertrudis and Simbrah: John McCurry – Huchinson, Kansas - Hereford, Polled Hereford, Red Angus, Shorthorn and Simmental: Katy Wunderlich – Hempstead, Texas NEW 2024 NEW 2024 ROBOTICS AG junior challenge 2. REMINDER
2024 Junior Livestock Show Information Guide PO BOX 150 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101-0150 | 817.877.2400 | FWSSR.COM D. Junior Steer Show • All Weight/Breed cards due to Superintendent: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 31. • Arrivals will begin at Trinity Park. Trinity Park will not be available until 8:00 a.m. Monday, January, 29. • Judge: Mark Hoge – Good Hope, Illinois E. Junior Wether Lamb Show • Weight/Breed cards due to Superintendent: 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 26. • No initial bedding will be provided • Judge: Brad Dale – Brooklyn, Iowa F. Junior Barrow Show • All Barrows must weigh not less than 250 lbs. or more than 290 lbs. Any barrow that weighs more than 10 lbs. above or below its show weight will be disqualified. • Arrivals will begin at Trinity Park. Trinity Park will not be available until 8:00 a.m. Monday, January 29. • Weight/Breed cards due to Superintendent 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 30. • No initial bedding will be provided • Judge: Seth Swenson – Newark, Illinois G. Junior Dairy Cattle Show • Judge: Roger Turner – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin H. Junior Wether Goat Show • Exhibitors will be responsible for weighing their own goats and must submit weight cards by 12:00 noon, Friday, January 26. Minimum weight on goats is 50 lbs. Any goat not meeting minimum weight, or any goat with a weight of more than 4 lbs. above or below weight submitted, will be disqualified. • Judge: Brent Jennings – Kenley, North Carolina I. Junior Breeding Sheep Show • Delaine-Merino and Rambouillet will show together in Finewool Purebreds Show. • Seperate shows for Dorper and White Dorper Breeds. Will now show by teeth like all other breeds in Junior Show. new for 2024 Junior Steers will be classified at the time of judging by a three person committee. If the animal is classed out, it will be sifted. The decision of the committee will be final and protests will not be consisidered by Management. 3. REMINDER REMINDER NEW 2024 NEW 2024
2024 Junior Livestock Show Information Guide PO BOX 150 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101-0150 | 817.877.2400 | FWSSR.COM J. Junior Agricultural Mechanics • Texas M.A.D.E. Promoting Mechanics, Agriculture, Development and Education through youth scholarship. Complete details will be available on FWSSR.COM on October 1. • All Divisions compete for Grand Champion and Reserve Champion of the Show. • Premiums: Class winners = $100, Division winners = $1,000. All premiums paid to FFA or 4-H group. Total $13,370 • Only projects started AFTER April 1, 2023 are eligible. • $20,000 in Bonus Rewards provided by Priefert Rodeo & Ranch Equipment and FWSSR. K. Junior Judging Contests • Entry deadline for contests is December 1, 2023. • Contests Offered: Dairy Cattle, Floriculture, Goat, Horse, Meat, Range & Pasture and Wildlife. • Horse Judging Contest will be held on Tuesday, January 16. presented by II. CALF SCRAMBLE A. 23 performances beginning January 12 through February 2 – 20 students per performance. B. Calf Scramble Scholarship Program – An overall minimum of $21,500 will be awarded among 30 recipients. In 2022, there were 66 scholarships worth $425,000 awarded through our Calf Scramble Scholarship Program. C. Entry Process - Entry applications will be available at FWSSR.COM on October 1. - Entries will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. After all the positions have been filled, the remaining applications will be kept on file and used on an as needed basis. 4.
2024 Junior Livestock Show Information Guide PO BOX 150 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101-0150 | 817.877.2400 | FWSSR.COM III. JUNIOR SHOW DATES Arrival: Show: Release: Ag Mechanics 8 a.m. – Noon, Fri., 1/12 Sat., 1/13 7 a.m., Mon., 1/15 Ag Robotics Fri., 1/26 Barrows 1 p.m. – 7 p.m., Mon., 1/29 Wed., 1/31 & Thur., 2/1 Terminal Breeding 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Wed., 1/17 Sun., 1/21 Noon, Sun., 1/21 Sheep Dairy Cattle 8 a.m., Fri., 1/12 – Noon, Sat., 1/13 Tues., 1/16 5 p.m.,Tues., 1/16 Heifers 8 a.m., Thurs., 1/18 – Sat., 1/20, Sun., 1/21 6 a.m., Mon., 1/22 8 a.m., Fri., 1/19 & Mon., 1/22 Steers 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tues., 1/30 Thurs., 2/1 & Fri., 2/2 6 a.m., Fri., 2/2 Wether Goats & 8 a.m., Wed., 1/24 – Sat., 1/27 & Sun., 1/28 6 a.m., Sun., 1/28 Wether Lambs 6 p.m., Thurs., 1/25 THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FUND CONTINUES TO SUPPORT YOUR YOUTH! - Continuing to provide $500 to the exhibitors of Champions and $250 to Reserve Champions in each division of the Junior Breeding Shows. Bonuses totaling $18,750! - Since 2015, the Agricultural Development Fund has committed additional premiums annually to exhibitors in the following Junior Shows: Barrows, Breeding Sheep, Dairy Cattle, Wether Lambs, Wether Goats, Youth Poultry and Youth Dairy Goats. - Grand Total Support = $131,950 for the 2024 Show 5.
2024 Junior Livestock Show Information Guide PO BOX 150 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76101-0150 | 817.877.2400 | FWSSR.COM 2024 COLLEGE AG DAY SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (come and go as you please) CACTUS ROOM, AMON. G. CARTER JR. EXHIBITS HALL PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES: Abilene Christian University Angelo State University Hill College Howard College Kansas State University The Lincoln Memorial University – Richard A. Gillespie College of Veterinary Medicine Louisiana State University Louisiana Tech University Stephen F. Austin University Sul Ross University Tarleton State University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University - Commerce Texas Christian University Texas Tech University Weatherford College If you have any questions, please contact Tracy Friday at tfriday@fwbg.org Together with the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo invite students and their families to attend a college day designed for individuals interested in agricultural careers. 6.
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