The purpose of the North American Limousin Junior Association is to develop knowledgeable, motivated beef industry leaders, while promoting the Limousin breed through fellowship, leadership and education.
A one-time membership fee and an annual activity fee opens NALJA membership to anyone age 21 and younger. NALJA members enjoy special member rates on all registrations and other NALF services, receive the NALJA News newsletter, and take part in setting the direction of NALJA through an annual meeting.
NALJA members may participate in NALJA leadership conferences – such as the POWER conference – as well as the national junior show and regional shows during the summer.
The North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) has a governing board of 10 junior directors. In addition to those 10 directors, the immediate past president of NALJA serves as an Ex-officio member of the board. Directors are elected to two-year terms and are eligible to serve two terms.
Their main purpose is to plan national programs and activities for the membership. The Junior Board’s primary responsibility is to organize, plan and run the National Junior Limousin Show & Congress (NJLSC) each summer. They also represent the Limousin breed at state and regional field days and at the Youth Beef Industry Congress (YBIC), which is a three-day seminar sponsored by the U.S. Beef Breeds Council and other industry groups and businesses.
NALJA Board of Directors Application– will download as a Microsoft Word file.
Meet the 2022-2023 NALJA Board of Directors
NALJA sponsors 2 regional shows – Eastern and Heartland, and the National Junior Limousin Show & Congress.
NALJA Honorary Member
Description
Each year state the NALJA Junior Board selects an individual or family that encompasses the NALJA Association’s purpose to develop knowledgeable, motivated beef industry leaders, while promoting the Limousin breed through fellowship, leadership, and education.
2023 NALJA Honorary Member
Schmalshof Family, ATAK Limousin, Avon, Illinois
Dick O’Brien Junior Herdsman Award
Description
Each year state junior advisors nominate National Junior Limousin Show & Congress exhibitors for the O’Brien Award to recognize a superior job of caring for animals, interacting with others, meeting the public and demonstrating maturity. First presented in 1996, the award honors the memory of Limousin enthusiast Dick O’Brien. This award is based upon the leadership that has been exhibited through their Limousin and other various activities.
Dick O’Brien Junior Herdsman Nomination Letter
2023 Junior Herdsman Award Winner
Tyler Speck, Chehalis, Washington
NALJA News is a bi-annual – Summer and Winter – printed newsletter for NALJA members. This newsletter is the source of information for junior shows, events, programs, and information.
Current
Archives
Satellite Events
NALJA offers various satellite events during the National Junior Limousin Show & Congress to build leadership skills and increase education of Limousin cattle. Entries for contests such as photography, state poster, and magazine advertisement are submitted prior to the national junior show. Other contests including judging, public speaking, team fitting, and cow camp are held throughout the week of the show.
Junior members must enter for satellite events by entry deadlines prior to the national junior show.
Individual Contests
Individual Contest Breakdown 2023
Limi Boosters FUTURE PROFESSIONALS CONTEST
Magazine Advertisement Contest – Score Sheet
Photography Contest – Score Sheet
Public Speaking Contest (Held Even Years) – Score Sheet
Carcass Contest – 2021 Official Pricing Grid
Sales Talk Contest (Held Odd Years) – 2021 Senior Sales Talk Scenario
State Contests
Cow Camp (Held Even Years) – 2022 Cow Camp Study Guide
Quiz Bowl (Held Odd Years) – 2023 Senior Quiz Bowl Study Guide; 2023 Junior Quiz Bowl Study Guide
State Herdsmanship – Score Sheet
State Poster Contest – Score Sheet
Results
2023 Contest Results
NALJA and the Limi Boosters offer four scholarship programs for junior members pursuing higher education. These scholarships are presented at the National Junior Limousin Show & Congress. Applications are due May 15.
Limi Boosters Donna Etherton National Scholarship
Sponsored by the Limi Boosters, selection for the Donna Etherton scholarships are based on scholastic excellence, demonstrated leadership, citizenship, financial need, and participation in 4-H, FFA, and Limousin junior activities.
2023 Limi Boosters Donna Etherton Scholarship Application
2023 Donna Etherton Limi Boosters National Scholarship Recipients: Boone Begert, Allison, Texas; Ryleigh Morris, Ash Grove, Missouri; Jacey Smith, Decatur, Arkansas
Leonard and Vi Wulf Scholarship
The Leonard and Vi Wulf Scholarship is awarded to financially support the educational pursuits of young Limousin enthusiasts who possess upstanding character, perseverance, work ethic, ingenuity, and demonstrated scholastic achievement, consistent with the values endeared by the Wulf family. This scholarship is funded with income generated from the honorary fund established at the time of Leonard Wulf’s induction into the North American Limousin Foundation Hall of Fame. It’s further supported by the generosity of the Wulf family.
2023 Leonard and Vi Wulf Scholarship Application – Downloads as a Word doc.
2023 Leonard and Vi Wulf Scholarship Recipient: Boone Begert, Allison, Texas
NALJA Award of Excellence Scholarships
NALJA sponsors the Award of Excellence scholarships. These $750 scholarships are awarded to support Limousin enthusiasts who have proven excellence in Limousin activities as well as leadership skills demonstrated in NALJA, 4-H, FFA, and other endeavors. They are selected based on their hands-on experience shown by a detailed report of management practices used within the applicant’s own herd as well as their ability to set and achieve worthy goals.
2023 NALJA Award of Excellence Scholarships– Downloads as a Word doc.
2023 NALJA Award of Excellence Scholarship Recipients: Landry Kleman, Nazareth, Texas; Nikki Keeton, Wolfforth, Texas; McKenna Richardson, Eureka, Kansas
Follow this blog to get a more in-depth look at the NALJA program and to keep up with all of our activities throughout the year.
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9.20.23 – Glass Half Full
8.22.23 – Tyler Speck: Junior Herdsman of the Year
6.12.23 – Surround Yourself with Good People
5.19.23 – Keep on Going
4.27.23 – Celebrating 50 Years of NALJA
4.18.23 – Spring has Sprung
3.14.23 – Progress Over Perfection
2.7.23 – Do Good. Be Good.
1.17.23 – Live in the Moment
12.5.22 – One Day at a Time
10.21.22 – Junior Spotlight: Ashley Wiles
9.27.22 – What will you do “With Limousin?”
8.29.22 – In Everything, Give Thanks
8.16.22 – Riley Smith: Junior Herdsman of the Year
7.19.22 – Change
6.9.22 – Don’t Be Afraid to Step Our of Your Comfort Zone
5.1.22 – Get Involved at Junior Nationals
4.5.22 – Keep Carrying on the Limi Tradition
3.11.22 – Make the Most of Each Day
2.7.22 – Rise Above
12.22.21 – Finding Your True Gifts
11.29.21 – Focus on the Here and Now
11.18.21 – Simis to Limis: Paige Peine’s Success Saga
Increasing communication with state advisors is a current goal of NALJA. State association junior advisors are asked to send your contact information to Mallory Blunier, NALF director of media & activities.
2023 NJLSC State Advisor Reference Guide
Individual Sweepstakes Points Breakdown 2023
Dick O’Brien Junior Herdsman Award
State Contests
Cow Camp (Held Even Years) – 2022 Cow Camp Study Guide
Quiz Bowl (Held Odd Years) – 2023 Senior Quiz Bowl Study Guide; 2023 Junior Quiz Bowl Study Guide
State Herdsmanship – Score Sheet
State Poster Contest – Score Sheet
Results
State Advisors
Arkansas – Patrick Swint
Colorado – Julie Ochsner
Florida – Richard Norton & Cory Norton
Georgia – Skyler & April Davis
Illinois – Erin Smith & Becky Freed
Indiana – Rachel Burns
Iowa – Brenda Anderson
Kansas – Lacey Shipman McCarley
Kentucky – Joey Massey & Kaye Kaufman
Louisiana – Troy Gulotta
Minnesota – Casey & Kelly Fanta
Missouri –Melanie Brockhaus
Nebraska – Crystal Vander May
Ohio – Kayleesue Laber
Oklahoma – Shana Holloway, Gina McEligot, Peyton Haley
Oregon – Grace Haskins
South Dakota – Meghan Torgerson
Tennessee – Brian & Rachel Wyatt
Texas – Leighton Chachere, Amber Parkinson
Virginia – Tabby Moore
Washington – Zane Gavette
West Virginia – Jennifer Friend
Wisconsin – Amy Mitchell
The NALJA Board of Directors is super excited about this year’s CornerPost raffle heifer! The juniors are selling raffle tickets on heifer and a hotel or Airbnb voucher for the 2024 National Junior Limousin Show & Congress (details below). Contact a Junior Board Member to purchase your ticket.
Drawing 1 – Heifer donated by Wulf Cattle. The first winner will receive heifer insurance for one year, transportation to the owner, and one ET flush.
Drawing 2 – The second winner will receive a stay at the host hotel from June 28-July 4 (one hotel room) or an Airbnb voucher, equal to or less to the expense of one room at the host hotel, during the 2024 National Junior Limousin Show and Congress.
Tickets cost $200 each or 6 for $1,000 to be sold by NALJA Board. Heifer will not be auctioned.
This year’s heifer is Wulfs Ladasha 3018L.
Registration Number: LFF2527850
Tattoo: FI 3018L
DOB: 1/27/2023
Lim-Flex
Sire: Wulf’s Jack Frost 2467J
Dam: Wulf’s Elderberry 7118E ET
EPDs – CED: 12 BW: 0.1 WW: 66 YW: 92 MK: 32 CEM: 7 DOC: 13 YG: -0.52 REA: 1.11 MB: -0.04 $MTI: 52.52
Donation Heifer – FI 3018L Dam – FI 7118E Maternal Brother – FI 7118K Wulfs Ladasha 3018L first calf made available from Wulfs Jack Frost 2467J who was a member of our 2022 Denver Champion Pen. Wulfs Elderberry 7118E (Dam) has produced the lead bull of our last two Denver Champion Pens. Wulfs Kut Above 7118K (Maternal Brother) was Lot 1 of 2023 Opportunity Sale and 2nd high seller to Rafter DP for $44,000. Wulfs Ladasha 3018L was raised at Yackley Trans Ova where her dam is now in transplant.
Wulfs Ladasha 3018L
2025 IGS Youth Summit
The Summit IGS Youth Leadership Conference is an opportunity where juniors ages 14 – 21 have the ability to not only develop leadership skills that can be used in their future, but also a place where they are able to gain new friendships, experience a new college campus and expand their knowledge on the current issues of the agricultural industry. The weekend event is held in the summer at a different major university each year to give youth a feel for a college setting and to experience what that college offers. Participation is not limited to Limousin juniors; anyone interested in the agricultural industry is encouraged to attend!
NALJA is partnering with the Gelbvieh, Simmental, Shorthorn, and Chianina Associations to bring a joint leadership conference that will take place every other year (odd years). We hope to see you in the summer of 2025!
Contact Mallory Blunier for questions.
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