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National Jr. Hereford Expo

07/04/2009 - 08:00
07/11/2009 - 17:00
US/Central

Join in our broadcast of the 2009 Jr. National Hereford Expo live from Tulsa, OK July 8th-11th.

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2009 Junior National Hereford Expo
“Take Me Back to Tulsa”
July 4-11, 2009
Expo Square ―Tulsa, Okla.
(Schedule is subject to change.)

Saturday, July 4
8 a.m. Outdoor tie spaces available for early arriving cattle
Barn available for setting up stalls
Noon NJHA, AHA staff, host states and candidates meeting
6 p.m. National junior director candidate orientation/junior board meeting

Sunday, July 5
Cattle may enter the barns
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. People registration – pick up show shirts and tickets
Noon Begin processing cattle
2 p.m. State advisors meeting, hand out contest sign up packets, turn in posters and scrapbooks
3 p.m. Process steers (weigh and ultrasound)
3 p.m. Illustrated speech contest: senior, junior, intermediate and peewee
4 p.m. Hereford Idol
7:30 p.m. State delegate meeting followed by candidate round table and meet-the-candidates dinner

Monday, July 6
7 a.m. – Noon Finish processing cattle – all cattle must be in the barn and processed by noon
8 a.m. National Junior Merit, Ed Bible, NOP Founders and Hereford Herdsman interviews
9 a.m. Contest sign up deadline – all advisors must turn in contest sign up packets
9 a.m.-Noon People registration
9 a.m. Hereford bowl written test
10 a.m. Great American CHB Grill-off
Noon State silent auction baskets must be in place
12:30 p.m. 3-on-3 basketball
2 p.m. Queen orientation
3 p.m. Mentoring mixer
6 p.m. State group pictures
6:30 p.m. Opening ceremonies
Barnyard Olympics following opening ceremonies

Tuesday, July 7
7:30 a.m. National Organization of Poll-ettes breakfast
8:30 a.m. Cattle judging contest
10:30 a.m. Team marketing: senior and junior
Noon Extemporaneous speech contest
1 p.m. Hereford bowl—final “buzzer” round (top teams compete)
2 p.m. Fitting demonstration
4 p.m. Team fitting contest
6:30 p.m. NJHA membership meeting – election of NJHA board of directors
7:30 p.m. Junior dance and adult social

Wednesday, July 8
8 a.m. Combined steer show followed by national showmanship contest
Showmanship contest, ring 1: senior, intermediate, and senior final
Ring 2: junior and peewee divisions
Steers are released immediately after the conclusion of the showmanship competition

Thursday, July 9
8 a.m. Cow-calf pairs, bred-and-owned bulls, junior AI bulls, bred-and owned-heifers, junior AI heifers

Friday, July 10
8 a.m. Begin owned heifer show
6 p.m. Awards dinner and ceremony

Saturday, July 11
8 a.m. Resume owned heifer show, followed by the announcement of premier breeder and exhibitor, Walter and Joe Lewis Memorial, golden pitchfork and herdsman of the year award winners, and then all group classes. NO breeding cattle will be released until the conclusion of the show.