Junior exhibitors take top honors at the 2020 National Junior Shorthorn Show and Youth Conference in Abilene. Overall, 622 animals were pre-entered and 368 junior exhibitors traveled all across the nation from 24 states to compete for the National Champion top honors from June 22-27.
Judging the Owned Show was Jirl Buck of Madill, Oklahoma. There were 272 head entered in the Owned Purebred Female show, with eight divisions.
Placing as the Division VII Reserve Champion Female was WHR RHS AUGUSTA PRIDE 9118 ET, daughter DF WACO 6W and WHR AUGUSTA PRIDE 4104, owned by Raynee Sesco of Rowlett.
The American Shorthorn Association provides quality service and support to its members by promoting the value of Shorthorn Cattle in all aspects of the beef industry while maintaining the integrity of the herd book and performance database. The American Junior Shorthorn Association promotes personal development through youth activities and educational events while being dedicated to the betterment of its members. To learn more, contact the ASA office or visit www.shorthorn.org or www.juniorshorthorn.com.
AJSA history: History was made July 22, 1968, in Louisville, Kentucky, during the first National Shorthorn Youth Conference when Mark Tracy of Boulder, Colorado was elected as the first president of the newly formed American Junior Shorthorn Association (AJSA). The National Shorthorn Youth Conferences have continued since, being held every summer in states all across the US. The first National Junior Shorthorn Show was held in Springfield, Illinois in 1973. The two events merged into one week full of activities held simultaneously since 1981. Since these modest beginnings, the AJSA now boasts over 4000 junior members from all across the US participating in one of the top Junior beef programs available. Youth have opportunities available to them through this association that led to unprecedented careers not only in the agricultural industry but the skills and lessons learned from a Shorthorn project can be easily adapted to careers in any industry.