Greetings from the Aksarben Stock Show produced and managed by the Nebraska State Fair!
On behalf of our team we are delighted to be celebrating our third year in Grand Island, Nebraska - September 26-29, 2019. The 92nd Aksarben Stock Show is pleased to have you as an agricultural colleague.
You are receiving this email as a state representative for youth in agriculture. Please pass this along to your leaders, advisors, clubs, social media, breed associations, website pages that we have transitioned to a junior livestock show format, youth ages 9-19 years old are eligible to compete now. Also there is no prerequisite of youth organization affiliation.
Our website is http://www.aksarbenstockshow.com , and full of details. The media page here lists several of the changes and additions for 2019. https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/about/media-releases
Highlights –
Aksarben Purple Ribbon Auction moves to Saturday September 28, 2019. Previously this was on Sunday evening.
British breed market beef return to Aksarben Stock Show
Added – Arkansas, Montana, Indiana and Wisconsin to the 10 existing states
Rules for the 2019 will be written by Aksarben Stock Show management, versus the previous system of rules within each state operating independently
American Foods Group presents Livestock Judging Contest
Quiz Bowl competitions continue
New DNA Process and envelope design; https://www.aksarbenstockshow.com/p/events/2019-dna-information/dna-information
Our team is lead by Greg Harder, Aksarben Stock Show Director. He can be reached at gharder@showaksarben.com ; Shelby Leonhard is our Operations Manager, her email is sleonhard@showaksarben.com . My responsibilities are in the sales and marketing area, vendors and media relations. The majority of my job is finding sponsorships for the show and fundraising for the Aksarben Purple Ribbon auction. I would be grateful if you can pass along leads within your state and help us expand the buying groups beyond the Nebraska borders.
Below is the media release for the scholarships and awards of $171,000 distributed at the Aksarben Purple Ribbon Auction. https://go.unl.edu/77pr
Thank you so much for your help and assistance as we grow Show Aksarben!
(Source: Gretchen Kirchmann)
More details at: http://www.aksarbenstockshow.com