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A Look Back at Limousin
The 1980’s… 1980 First Junior Limousin Show held at National Western Stock Show Lori Leonard crowned Limousin Queen Indiana forms Junior Limousin Association First Limousin Open Show held at NAILE Louisiana forms State Limousin Association 1981 First time the National Limousin Sale was held “On the Hill” at National Western Stock Show First Open Limousin…
A Look Back at Limousin
The 1970’s…. 1970 Bob Purdy serves as NALF President NALF membership increased to 85 Founder Members and 25 Active Members 1971 Oklahoma forms State Limousin Association Texas forms State Limousin Association South Dakota forms State Limousin Association Washington forms State Limousin Association Nebraska forms State Limousin Association Montana forms State Limousin Association Southeastern states (Florida,…
A Look Back at Limousin
The Beginnings… May 6, 1968 A preliminary meeting was held to discuss the feasibility of the Foundation plan- The first 5 Founding Members came from this meeting Founder Member 1: Bob Purdy, Wyoming Founder Member 2: Charlie Moore, Iowa Founder Member 3: Bruce Waddle, Colorado Founder Member 4: Sherm Ewing, Canada Founder Member 5: James Scott, Colorado…
Your Windshield is a lot Bigger than Your Rearview Mirror
Written By: Brooke Falk, Director This article originally appeared in the October issue of Limousin Today https://view.joomag.com/limousin-today-october-limtoday-web/0354488001538149344?short It was a journey for me to become a member of the NALJA Board of Directors. I first ran in 2015. Fresh out of high school I was ready to face new challenges and opportunities. Sadly, that year serving…
The “Show Family”
Written By: Callie Hicks, Director This article originally appeared in the August issue of Limousin Today https://view.joomag.com/limousin-today-limtoday-august18-web/0828593001533132549?short Growing up in the show world there are individuals that are your second moms and dads, an extra set of hands in the stalls, or a given babysitter for younger kids. This is what many call our show family….
ILC Visits Fillmore Ranch and Olympic Training Center
Written by: Megan Marion The attendees had another early morning as they boarded the bus and headed south to Fillmore Ranch. Immediately when everyone arrived they jumped on the buses and gave a quick tour and talked about their ranch. Fillmore Ranch has been in Boone, Colorado for 101 years. They used to raise Charolais…
ILC Technical Session Day
Written by: Megan Marion Today started off in the beautiful Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs with a technical session. At 9:00 a.m. Hannah Garrett, a territorial manager for GeneSeek Operations welcomed everyone and started off the technical session. We also heard from Butch Whitman, a consulting nutritionist for MoorMan’s, ADM Alliance Nutrition, and Westfeeds, and…
ILC Takes On Cheyenne Frontier Days
Written by: Megan Marion What a wonderful day at Cheyenne! The weather was perfect and so was the rodeo. Before the rodeo started, attendees were able to walk around in the old frontier town, look around in shops, as well as explore the Indian Village. Everyone was very excited once the rodeo kicked off, especially…
Full day for ILC Attendees
Written by: Megan Marion The International Limousin Conference Attendees woke up bright and early to eat breakfast and jump on the buses to head to Ochsner Limousin. The Ochsner family welcomed everyone and discussed a little about their cattle history and how they got started in the Limousin breed. On their ranch, they have around…
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