Beef Scholarship Extravaganza

Friday, Dec.4, 2015

IowaStateUniversity, Ames, IA

The 21st Annual Beef Scholarship Extravaganza will be held Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 atthe Hansen Learning Center in Ames, Iowa. More than $7600 in scholarships will be awarded to the teams finishing in the first four places. Deadline for entries is Nov. 1, 2015.

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation is proud to host the Beef Scholarship Extravaganza. It is one of the most challenging and rewarding youth cattle competitions in the nation. Young people who participate in this event reap the benefits of their preparation long after the competition is over.

The contest is open to high school juniors and seniors who will test their knowledge on the beef industry and beef cattle management issues. Stations cover the following topics:

Handling and Health

Nutrition

Marketing (beef cut evaluation)

Seedstock Merchandising

Job Interview

Keep-Cull Replacement Heifers

Reproduction

Beef Management Challenge

Credit and Finance

Beef Industry Issues (beef advocacy)

Each station will be worth 100 points, and participants will receive explanation and feedback aboutthe stations following the competition.

Scholarship dollars won at the Extravaganza can be used at any university or community college. In addition, if the student will be attending Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, KirkwoodCommunity College, HawkeyeCommunity College, MuscatineCommunity College, Des MoinesAreaCommunity College,orIowaLakesCommunity College, those institutionsmay offer additional matching scholarships to students on the winning teams.

This one-day event is open to teams of either two or three current juniors and/or seniors. Team members do not need to be from the same high school or county. In the case of a three-member team, only two will participate at each station (as decided by the team); the third will be an observer. However, all team members will share the team award.

The entry fee is $200 per team.The fee covers noon lunch and an Extravaganza t-shirt.

Finalized details of the day’s itinerary including station protocols will be sent to registered teamsand posted at

Please contact the Iowa Cattlemen's Foundation with any questions at (515) 296-2266 or Mary Greiman at 641-425-1533.

Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation

BEEF

SCHOLARSHIP EXTRAVAGANZA

Ames, IowaFriday, December 4, 2015

OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

NAME OF TEAM ______

TEAM COACH OR CONTACT PERSON ______

ADDRESS ______

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CITYSTATEZIP

PHONE NUMBER______EMAIL ______

SIGNATURE OF COACH ______

Teams can be made up of either two or three high school juniors and seniors.

The team will be selected from the following list of high school juniors and seniors:

Please type or print clearly

NAMEHOME TOWNGRAD. YEARSHIRT SIZE

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AN ENTRY FEE OF $200 IS ENCLOSED

Make check payable to: Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation

ENTRY DEADLINE: Nov. 1, 2015

Return to:ExtravaganzaFax: 515-296-2261

Iowa Cattlemen’s FoundationEmail:

2055 Ironwood Ct.641-425-1533

Ames, IA 50010