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.
Tristan Gulotta, Vice President
NALJA sponsors 3 regional shows – Eastern, Western, 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.
2020 NALJA Honorary Member
Ty and Susie Heavin, Pinegar Limousin, Springfield, Mo.
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
2020 Junior Herdsman Award Winner
Lindsey Gulotta, Independence, La.
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.
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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 Contest Breakdown 2020
Individual Contests
Judging Contest – Held every year
This contest tests the evaluation skills of NALJA members. There will be no oral reasons but there will be 2 question classes.
Divisions
Novice, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior as described under Individual Sweepstakes Points. There also will be an Adult division.
Registration
All contestants must pre-register by May 15 using the standard entry form. If not pre-registered, exhibitors entering late will judge in the Adult division.
Rules
Magazine Advertisement Contest – Held every year
This contest allows NALJA members the ability to design a magazine advertisement to promote the Limousin breed and Limousin activities.
Divisions
Novice, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior as described under Individual Sweepstakes Points.
Registration
Competitors must deliver their entries to the appropriate table by the end of check-in on Sunday, June 28. All contestants must pre-register by June 1 using the standard entry form. If not pre-registered, late entry will be accepted at check-in for a fee of $100 (fee is per exhibitor not per event). NALJA members not attending the show may compete by completing the entry form and must submit their entries to the NALF office no later than May 15. NALJA will display the advertisements throughout the NJLSC.
Rules
Novice: 2020 NJLSC
Junior: 2020 NJLSC
Intermediate: Promote any single animal
Senior: Promote any ranch, program, or sale
Photography Contest – Held every year
This contest tests the evaluation skills of NALJA members. There will be no oral reasons but there will be 2 question classes.
Divisions
Novice, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior as described under Individual Sweepstakes Points. There also will be an Adult division.
Registration
Competitors must deliver their entries to the appropriate table by the end of check-in on Sunday, June 28. All contestants must pre-register by June 1 using the standard entry form. If not preregistered, late entries will be accepted at check-in for a fee of $100 (fee is per exhibitor not per event). NALJA members not attending the show may submit their entries to the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) office no later than May 15.
Rules
Public Speaking Contest – Held on the even years
This contest allows NALJA members to become familiar with the art of photography.
Divisions
Novice, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior as described under Individual Sweepstakes Points.
Registration
If not preregistered, late entries will be accepted check-in in for a fee of $100 (fee is per exhibitor not per event).
Rules
Novice: not to exceed 5 minutes
Junior: not to exceed 5 minutes
Intermediate: 5 to 7 minutes
Senior: 7 to 10 minutes
Showmanship – Held every year
This contest is judged based on a NALJA member’s ability to control and present their animal to the best of their ability.
Divisions
Novice, Junior, Intermediate, and Senior as described under Individual Sweepstakes Points. Classes will be split after check-in and will be posted Sunday evening.
Registration
All contestants must pre-register by May 15 using the standard entry form. If not preregistered, late entries will be accepted at check-in for a fee of $100 (fee is per exhibitor not per event).
Rules
Carcass Contest – Held every year
This contest allows NALJA members to evaluate their breeding and feeding program in the production of meat. It provides contestants the opportunity to study and correlate live animal characteristics with those desired in a carcass.
Divisions
All Progress steers will compete in the same division
Registration
30 minutes after the selection of the Champion Lim-Flex Female. All steers will be brought back to a central chute to be ultra-sounded.
Rules
Tenderfoot – Held every year
The NALJA Tenderfoot Program was designed to provide first-time NJLSC exhibitors with a go-to contact during NJLSC. This provides NALJA members an opportunity to share their past experiences with younger members and allows juniors of all ages to interact with juniors from different states.
Registration
Participation is strongly encouraged. Registration will be held at the NJLSC check-in. Pairings will be announced at the beginning of the Tenderfoot Program.
Sales Talk Contest – Held on the odd years
This contest allows NALJA members to become familiar with marketing their animal to prospective buyer(s).
Divisions
Novice, Junior, Intermediate and Senior as described under Individual Sweepstakes Points.
Registration
All contestants must pre-register by May 15 using the standard entry form. If not preregistered, late entry will be accepted at check in for a fee of $100 (fee is per exhibitor not per event).
Rules
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.
Limi Boosters Donna Etherton Scholarship Application
2020 Donna Etherton Limi Boosters National Scholarship Recipients: McKinley Begert, Texas; Cassidy Jones, Texas; Brooke Heavin, Mo.
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.
Leonard and Vi Wulf Scholarship Application – Downloads as a Word doc.
2020 Leonard and Vi Wulf Scholarship Recipient: McKinley Begert, 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.
NALJA Award of Excellence Scholarships– Downloads as a Word doc.
2020 NALJA Award of Excellence Scholarship Recipients: Lindsey Gulotta, La.; Ashley Wiles, Md.
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12.1.20 – Utilizing the Uncertainty
11.3.20 – Changing Things Up
5.29.20 – Keep Moving Forward
4.28.20 – Looking for the Bright Spots
3.31.20 – Passionate and Persistent
2.24.20 – Just a Class
12.30.19 – The First Step
11.29.19 – Celebrating 50 Years in North America
10.16.19 – New Beginnings
9.26.19 – Faith, Hope, and More Faith
12.18.18 – A Look Back at Limousin “The 1980’s”
12.12.18 – A Look Back at Limousin “The 1970’s”
11.28.18 – A Look Back at Limousin “The Beginnings”
10.31.18 – Your Windshield is a lot Bigger than Your Rearview Mirror
8.27.18 – The “Show Family”
7.26.18 – ILC Visits Fillmore Ranch and Olympic Training Center
7.25.18 – ILC Technical Session Day
7.24.18 – ILC Takes On Cheyenne Frontier Days
7.23.18 – Full day for ILC Attendees
7.22.18 – ILC Visits Magness Land and Cattle
7.12.18 – 2018 Western Regional Exposition
7.11.18 – Junior Board Spotlight: Hannah Zieglar
7.7.18 – Junior Board Spotlight: Lindsey Gulottla
7.4.18 – Unconventional Show Box Item
7.2.18 – Scholarship Winner Spotlight
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.
Individual Contest Breakdown 2020
Dick O’Brien Junior Herdsman Award
State Contests
Cow Camp – Held even years
This contest judges NALJA member’s understanding of the Limousin breed, general beef industry topics, knowledge of NALF and NALJA. This is a team event.
Divisions
Junior (13 and under), Senior (14 and over).
Registration
A team consists of three or four individuals.
Rules
State Poster Contest
This contest allows state associations to promote the Limousin breed, their state association, and their juniors.
Divisions
All states will compete in the same division.
Registration
Each state must deliver its entry to the check-in table by the end of check-in on Sunday, June 28. States without members attending the show may submit their entries to the NALF office no later than June 1. NALJA will display the boards throughout the NJLS&C.
Rules
Team Fitting
This contest allows state teams to showcase the fitting skills of NALJA members. Teams are judged based off of their teamwork, effective use of fitting products, the participation of each team member and overall final presentation of the animal.
Divisions
All states will compete in the same division.
Registration
Teams are registered by their state advisors at 1:00 pm Sunday, June 28.
Rules
State Herdsmanship
This contest will judge states based on the neatness of their stalling area and cattle area as well as the creativity of the NJLSC them. The purpose of this contest is to promote cooperation, teamwork, pride and enthusiasm among a state’s junior organization.
Divisions
After check-in, NALJA will assign the states to one of two categories (large or small) based on the number of cattle each state checks in.
Registration
The Herdsmanship judging begins Monday, June 29, at 8 m. and continues through noon Friday, July 3.
Rules
Limi Boosters Cook-Off Contest
This event is sponsored by the Limi-Boosters group and gives states an opportunity to educate the crowd about Limousin beef while performing a skit.
Divisions
There will be one division for juniors and one for adults
Registration
Each Cook-Off team must submit its roster and a typed copy of its recipe by June 15 to Mary Blaydes, 859-533-6090.
Rules
Recipe Criteria (60% of score)
Showmanship Criteria (40% of score)
Quiz Bowl – Held odd years
This contest judges NALJA member’s understanding of the Limousin breed, general beef industry topics, knowledge of NALF and NALJA. This is a team event.
Divisions
Novice (5-9), Junior (10-13), Intermediate (14-16), Senior (17 and over)
Registration
A team consists of three or four individuals. Teams are registered by their state advisors at the state advisor meeting held at NJLSC.
Rules
2019 Senior Quiz Bowl Study Guide
2019 Intermediate Quiz Bowl Study Guide
2019 Junior Quiz Bowl Study Guide
2019 Novice Quiz Bowl Study Guide
State Advisors
Arkansas – Patrick Swint
Colorado – Julie Ochsner
Florida – Richard Norton & Cory Norton
Georgia – Skyler & April Davis
Illinois – Erin Smith
Indiana – Holly Cox
Iowa – Brenda Anderson
Kansas – Lacey Shipman McCarley
Kentucky –Rene’e Portwood
Louisiana – Troy Gulotta
Minnesota – Jon & Lori Moser, Casey & Kelly Fanta
Missouri –Melanie Brockhaus
Nebraska – Erin Clason
Ohio – Kayleesue Laber
Oklahoma – Shana Holloway, Mary Booth, Elizabeth Wright
Oregon – Grace Haskins
South Dakota – Mike Ludens
Tennessee – Brian & Rachel Wyatt
Texas – Donna Stowers, Amber Parkinson
Virginia – Tabby Moore
Washington – Holly Berry
West Virginia – Jennifer Friend
This year the CornerPost looks a little different and the NALJA Board of Directors is super excited! The juniors are selling raffle tickets on bred or open heifer that does not need to be in Oklahoma City, picture or video is sufficient. High quality heifer, insurance for one year, transportation to owner, one ET flush, all to be awarded to raffle winner.
Tickets cost $250 each or 5 for $1000 to be sold by NALJA Board. Heifer will not be auctioned.
This years heifer is CHR Hazel 005H.
Reg #: LFF2288607
Tattoo: KQ 005H
Sire: MAGS Eagle
Dam: SSTO Alice 3866A
DOB: 2/20/2020
LimFlex
EPDs: CED: 12 BW: 0.7 WW: 73 YW: 114 Milk: 19 CEM: 6 DOC: 13 YG: -0.21 CW: 45
REA: 0.62 MARB: 0.08 MTI: 56.73