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Youth show richest ever

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Published: April 16, 2009

A national steer show for young beef showmen will be held in Olds, Alta. May 8-9.

The show will offer more than $20,000 in prizes and scholarships, making it Canada’s richest youth steer and heifer event.

It is open to anyone 21 or younger. Entry fees are $55 per animal, which must be received on or before April 15. Late registrants are $100 per animal.

The show allows young people to compete in a professional environment against their peers.

For more information, visit www.calberta.com and follow the link to Canada’s richest youth steer show, or call Kim Lamb at 403-226-0380, Karen Kent at 403-337-2249 or Debbie McMillin at 403-854-4304.

About the author

Barbara Duckworth

Barbara Duckworth

Barbara Duckworth has covered many livestock shows and conferences across the continent since 1988. Duckworth had graduated from Lethbridge College’s journalism program in 1974, later earning a degree in communications from the University of Calgary. Duckworth won many awards from the Canadian Farm Writers Association, American Agricultural Editors Association, the North American Agricultural Journalists and the International Agriculture Journalists Association.

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