Showing Livestock Teaches Healthy Competition

You enter the show ring. Your heart beats faster, and your palms become sweaty. There is a hush as the judge places the class, and you feel the pressure of all your hard work and preparation mount. You will either experience a natural high by placing at the top of the class, or the feel […]

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Jr Spotlight: The Koy Sisters

Kali and Kassi Koy are more than sisters who show livestock together. They are a team, a partnership, that is unwavering and dedicated more than any story could tell. The girls are high school students from Willis, Texas. Together they show heifers, steers and market hogs, and they do it because they absolutely love it. […]

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Valentine’s Day Stock Show Life Coloring Contest

Do you have a budding artist in your family? Or, maybe you love to pick up the crayons. We’ve got the perfect winter activity for you and your friends. Simply download one of our four Valentine’s Day Stock Show Life Coloring Contest designs and put the crayons to work. Or, feel free to do a little […]

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Setting Goals and Chasing Them

It’s a new year and a new show season for many young 4-H and FFA members. When young people select and purchase their new show animals there is always a goal in mind. Perhaps it’s a dream to be in the grand drive, make the sale at a major show or win showmanship at your […]

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Classy Trailer Designs: Creating Art

Late at night, when her husband and two-year-old boy are snug in their beds dreaming, Jill Skinner works to make her dreams come true by creating beautiful jewelry. She gathers turquoise and metals from her favorite dealers to create unique, custom pieces for her clients. Every piece is different, and several are one of a […]

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Mark That Card: Simmental Heifers

Simmental Heifers Official Results Provided by, Blake Bloomberg, Oklahoma State University 1-2-4-3  Cuts: 4-4-7 I like the Simmental Heifers 1-2-4-3. It’s hard not to tie into the combination of look and cow power I find in the 1 female to win. Not only is she long necked and attractive, but here’s one that puts it together with […]

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