Sioux Falls to Host National Junior Limousin Show, All-American Limousin Futurity

The South Dakota and Minnesota Limousin associations will host the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds and the Sheraton hotel and convention center in Sioux Falls, S.D., July 12–18. The weeklong, family-oriented event will include membership meetings, social activities, cattle shows, showmanship competitions and a variety of satellite educational events. It all helps North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) members have fun while learning about the beef industry, public speaking, marketing and leadership.

Troy Thomas of Harrold, S.D., will judge this year’s steer, bred-and-owned and Lim‑Flex® shows. Todd Herman of Skiatook, Okla., will judge the owned females. Chris and Kristi Effling, Highmore, S.D., will officiate the showmanship competitions.

More than 200 exhibitors and their families (800 to 1,000 people total) will bring about 500 head of cattle to the event. The concluding awards banquet will recognize participants’ achievements through NALJA and spotlight the association’s purpose – to develop knowledgeable, motivated beef industry leaders while promoting the Limousin breed through fellowship, leadership and education.

Entry fees for this year’s NJLSC are $30 per animal entered by May 15. Late-entry fees will be $60 per animal entered after May 15. The NJLSC will not accept entries after June 10. Contact the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) at (303) 220-1693 for more information and entry forms.

The All-American Limousin Futurity (AALF) also will take place at the fairgrounds July 18. In addition to the traditional Limousin open show, this year’s event will include the fifth annual Lim‑Flex show and the third annual special fullblood show. The AALF open show is one of NALF’s four major Medal of Excellence (MOE) shows. To request information about and entry forms for the AALF shows, contact American Cattle Services (ACS) at (580) 597-3006.

The North American Limousin Foundation (www.nalf.org), headquartered in Centennial, Colo., provides programs and services – including genetic evaluation of 5,000 active sires – to nearly 4,000 members and their commercial customers. The Limousin breed and its Lim‑Flex® hybrid lead the beef industry in muscle-growth efficiency and ideally complement British breeds.

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Click here for a complete, tentative schedule for the 2008 NJLSC.