Iowa Beef Expo Updates
2020 SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 13
Friday, February 14
Saturday, February 15
Sunday, February 16
Thursday, February 13
8:00 AM – Junior cattle may begin to arrive.
NEW THIS YEAR: We will start stalling immediately in both the Cattle Barn and Tie-Outs. Upon arrival on Thursday, all junior exhibitors MUST enter at IJBBA Gate located on East University Avenue, look to the IJBBA website for a map. You will receive your unloading permit and stalling at the check-in trailer. NOTICE: Due to the Hereford Sale on Thursday the washrack will not be available to junior exhibitors until the completion of the sale.
We appreciate everyone’s cooperation with the new change so that we can efficiently get everyone in the barn. If you have questions please reach out to any advisor ahead of time so we can address before there are any issues.
No one will be allowed to unload without barn manager permission, those not complying are subject to disqualification from the show.
Skillathon Quizzes can be taken in the office anytime Thursday or Friday and must be complete by Friday at 3:00 pm.
Friday, February 14
IJBBA Scholarship Interviews – Time TBD
6:45 AM – Check-in IJBBA Board Member Cattle
7:30-11:00 AM – Junior Cattle, Arts & Crafts and Photography Check-In
All cattle, including crossbred steers and commercial heifers will check in on Friday.
10:30 AM – Weaver Stierwalt Clinic
North Annex
11:30 AM-12 Noon – Registration Paper Return
Pavilion
12 Noon – Sullivan Supply-Stock Show U Fitting Clinic
Penningroth
1:00 PM – Sunglo No-Fit Showmanship Contest
Pavilion
3:30 PM – Sullivan Stock Show U Fitting Contest
Pavilion
Saturday, February 15
8:00 AM – IJBBA Year-End Awards Presentation
9:00 AM – Expo Junior Show – 2 Rings
Sunday, February 16
8:00 AM – Expo Junior Show – 2 Rings
Judges
Market Animal Judge: Dave Duello & PD Miller
Breeding Heifer Judges: Zach Butler & Andy Higgins
Showmanship Judges
Senior: Mason Edwards & Mitch Holcomb
Junior: Tim Loudon & Nathan Nickle
- STALLING: Due to the growth of the Iowa Beef Expo Junior Show and the utilization of tie outs during junior weekend this year, stalling will be not be by county but rather you will be assigned stalls when you arrive. If you would like to be stalled by certain people or your county would all like to be together, please arrive at the same time or have one person in your group get all of the stalls at the same time. Make sure you designate one person to get them all so we do not have duplicate stalls.
- Fitter Guards will NOT be allowed at the 2020 Iowa Beef Expo. The Iowa State Fair is not allowing them at the 2020 Iowa State Fair therefore we will not allow at the expo.
- No blocking chutes are allowed on bedding in the barns and you cannot dig out the bedding to put in blocking chutes.
- Make sure you follow the route to come into the fairgrounds. This will make it easier and faster for us and you.
- ARRIVAL: Come in Gate 2 on East University. There will be signs marking the gate.
- Also remember registration papers and current health papers must be marked for the Iowa Beef Expo.
- HEIFERS/STEERS PURCHASED AT THE 2020 IOWA BEEF EXPO SALES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE JR. SHOW: The only exception which will be made for entries received after Feb. 1 for the junior show will be for show heifers and steers which are purchased in one of the sales held during the 2020 Expo. If you purchase a heifer or steer from one of the Expo sales, and you desire to show it on Saturday or Sunday, you should report to the cattle barn office after the sale and enter the animal. The information is necessary in order to reserve stall space for you.
- Pop-up Fitting Tents: All Pop-Up Fitting Tents MUST be in the designated Tent area. You must fi ll out your Tent Permit in the cattle barn offi ce and make payment, the charge is $1 per square foot and you will be refunded 50% of your rate once you have taken down your tent and cleaned up the area, and the barn manager has given approval.
- Rock Island Trailer Parking: Because of the large number of trailers Rock Island will be PERMIT parking only starting Thursday, Feb. 14 at 5 p.m. Sale Cattle Trailers take priority and some spots may have to wait until we can load out sale cattle. Again this year, trailer permits will be available for purchase HORSERACE STYLE CLOSING FORMAT online at www.sconlinesale. com on Jan. 26. Trailers will not be allowed to park in Rock Island without a Trailer Permit. Watch the IJBBA website and Facebook Page for more information.
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IJBBA APP
To download the app, TEXT IJBBA to 43506 to receive link. There will be many updates, including class calls, for the weekend and upcoming year!
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UNLOADING PROCEDURES
- You will have 30 minutes to unload when you get to the barn.
- Please fill out your mirror tag and put it on our rearview mirror immediately. Please leave your mirror tag in your truck through the duration of the expo. It has your telephone number on there in case of an emergency. It will save you a tow bill.
- As soon as you are finished move your truck and trailer so the next people can unload.
TRAILER PARKING
- If you purchased an online trailer pass, you will need to come to the cattle barn office and pick it up.
- The North Lot will serve as our trailer parking if you did not purchase a Rock Island Permit.
JUNIOR CATTLE CHECK-IN
Friday, Feb. 14 – 7:30-11:00 AM
ALL junior cattle, purebred and crossbreds will be checked in Friday, Feb 14 beginning at 7:30 AM in the Livestock Pavilion. Check-in will close at 11:00 AM. All animals need to have health papers to exhibit. Purebred steers and heifers must bring their registration papers or digital registration papers with them at the time of check-in. (AGAIN IN 2020: See below for change in registration paper requirement.) Commercial heifers and all market animals will be weighed for class breaks.
REGISTRATION PAPERS
Passed back Friday, Feb. 14 from 11:30 AM- 12:00 PM in the Pavilion. It is the exhibitors responsibility to pay their breed dues and retrieve their registration papers.
All registration papers collected during check-in will be available for pick-up in the Pavilion from your breed association.
Registration papers MUST be picked up at this time!
HEALTH PAPERS
NO animal will be allowed to show without presenting a valid approved health certificate at check-in that meets all Iowa Health Requirements. Exhibitors will have to present health papers in order to be released from the show as well.
View Iowa Beef Expo Junior Show Health Rules
View Iowa District Show Health Rules
RINGWORM: Any evidence of ringworm, warts, foot rot, pinkeye, draining abscesses or any other contagious disease will eliminate junior cattle from the show and the Expo grounds. The Iowa Beef Expo Veterinarian reserves the right to final judgement on ringworm assessment. No tolerance will be allowed unless the Expo Vet determines the condition has been treated and is in the healing stage.
Digital Registration Papers
These Breeds WILL Accept
Several breeds will begin accepting digital registration papers for the IBE Junior Show and other IJBBA Sanctioned Shows. Please see below to know if your breed will accept digital registration papers at check-in.
These Breeds WILL Accept
Digital Registration Papers:
- Chianina
- Maine-Anjou
- Miniature Hereford
- Shorthorn
- Simmental
- Simbrah
These Breeds WILL NOT Accept Digital Registration Papers:
Original registration papers MUST be in-hand for show entry.
- American Aberdeen
- American Blue
- Angus
- Charolais
- Gelbvieh
- Hereford
- Limousin
- Red Angus
- Salers
- South Devon
EXPO SHOW REMINDERS
- In order for any points to be awarded, the cattle must be owned by, entered in the name of, and shown by the individual IJBBA member, the only exception being if the exhibitor has two or more animals in the same class. INJURY EXCEPTION: The exception for a substitute showman will be approved by IJBBA Advisors in person or via phone. To be applicable for a substitute showman the injury must have occurred in the show ring or makeup arena of an IJBBA sanctioned show. The injury must be at the IJBBA Advisor’s discretion. With extending injuries, a doctors’ note must be presented stating that the exhibitor is unable to exhibit their animals at the future shows. Extending injuries that occur at an IJBBA show will allow for a substitute showman to show that animal for a 14-day time frame from date of injury. Extending injury consist of broken bones, torn ligaments that do not allow an IJBBA showman to show. Illness such as a sickness or vomiting will not be susceptible to a substitute showman, the only exception to illness is one that puts you in the hospital while at the event.
- All Breed Champions and Reserves must stay for the Championship selection on Sunday. No points or premiums will be awarded if the respective winners are not present for the Championship Drive.
- Use of hemp hair, removed hair, or other hair-like materials added to the animal’s body will not be allowed. I.J.B.B.A. does not allow surgical or any other alterations to the animals such as the use of permanent dyes or paints to alter the animals original color pattern. Exhibitors found in violation of this rule will be stripped of all their points and premiums for that day and all animals will be disqualified from the remainder of the show. After their third offense, it will be considered a code of conduct violation and will be handled accordingly.
- No junior cattle will be allowed in the barn until barn managers give the OK.
- All cattle must have health papers and form of registration specified by breed a time of check-in. Absolutely NO FAX COPIES OF PAPER REGISTRATIONS ALLOWED FOR ANY BREED!
- All breed associations reserve the right to bloodtype/DNA/retinal eye scan any cattle being shown within their breed divisions. Request for blood-type/DNA testing/retinal eye scan can come from the breed association or the IJBBA at any sanctioned show throughout the year beginning with the Iowa Beef Expo. Should testing reveal that the animal has been misrepresented on its registration papers, the exhibitor will be immediately withdrawn from the point program for the remainder of the year and any points previously earned will be void. This applies both to steers and heifers.
- Under NO circumstances will exhibitors be allowed to artificially fill animals through the use of pumps or bottles or any other unethical means.
- Dogs, whether loose, caged or on a leash are not allowed in the cattle barns at the Iowa Beef Expo.
Photography Contest
Entries may be checked in Friday, February 14 from 7:30-11:00 AM in the Livestock Pavilion.
Photography Entries may be made by any age division (Junior-13 and under Senior- 14 and up)
a) The contest will select the best ‘Cattle picture’. Candid shots, scenic pasture views – any picture featuring cattle will be accepted.
b) Photography should concentrate on all aspects of good composition and quality photography.
c) Judging criteria will consist of:
- i) Quality of image: 15 pts (focus, light, balance, etc.)
- ii) Well-positioned center of interest 5 pts
- iii) Good angle/viewpoint 5 pts
- iv) Captures moment well 5 pts
- v) Originality/creativity 5 pts
- vi) Emphasis on Cattle 5 pts
- vii) Overall appeal 10 pts
d) All entries should be 8 x 10 color photos and MUST include mattes. (No glass or framing permitted)
e) Digital entries are allowed, but all entries must be on photo quality paper. If the entry was taken digitally, a digital file(cd) of the entry must be submitted. The cd must include the exhibitor name, City, State and age division.
f) No digital enhancements to the photo are allowed. Cropping is ok.
g) Captions are not allowed on the pictures. Captions may be summarized on the entry form.
h) Exhibitors are allowed to enter as many as two photos in this contest; however, only one entry per exhibitor will be able to place in the top five.
i) A statement of originality must accompany the entry upon check-in.
j) All entries can be used in future promotional materials of the Iowa Beef Expo and Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association.
k) Duplication of entries in subsequent years is not permitted.
l) Camera timer settings may not be used; therefore, the junior submitting the entry may not appear in the photo.
Digitally Enhanced Photo Contest
Entries may be checked in Friday, February 14 from 7:30-11:00 AM in the Livestock Pavilion.
Photography Entries may be made by any age division (Junior-13 and under Senior- 14 and up)
a) This category refers to photos that have been enhanced or altered in some way using a computer program such as Photoshop.
b) The contest will select the best ‘Agriculture Lifestyle’ picture. Candid shots, scenic pasture views – a picture featuring any aspect of agriculture including cattle will be accepted.
c) Photography should concentrate on all aspects of good composition and quality photography.
d) Any form of digital enhancement is allowed (i.e. photoshop techniques, color alteration, captioning, etc.)
e) Judging criteria will consist of:
- i) Quality of image: 15 pts (focus, light, balance, etc.)
- ii) Use of enhancement effects 5 pts
- iii) Good angle/viewpoint 5 pts
- iv) Captures moment well 5 pts
- v) Originality/creativity 5 pts
- vi) Emphasis on Cattle 5 pts
- vii) Overall appeal 10 pts
f) All entries should be 8 x 10 photos and MUST include mattes. (No glass or framing permitted)
g) All entries must be on photo quality paper. A digital file(cd) of the entry must be submitted. The cd must include the exhibitor name, state and age division.
h) Exhibitors are allowed to enter as many as two photos in this contest; however, only one entry per exhibitor will be able to place in the top five.
i) A statement of originality must accompany the entry upon check-in.
j) All entries can be used in future promotional materials of the Iowa Beef Expo and Iowa Junior Beef Breeds Association.
k) Duplication of entries in subsequent years is not permitted.
l) Camera timer settings may not be used; therefore, the junior submitting the entry may not appear in the photo.
Arts & Crafts Contest
Entries may be checked in Friday, February 14 from 7:30-11:00 AM in the Livestock Pavilion.
Arts and Crafts Entries may be made by any age division (PeeWee – 8 and Under; Junior – 9 to 13; Senior – 14 and up).
1) Juniors with any special ‘artistic’ skill (painting, video, sculpture, artistic posters, music, etc.) may put their talents on display at the Iowa Beef Expo.
2) The contest will be judged by a group of judges instructed simply to do their best.
3) Entries must promote the cattle industry in some way.
4) Exhibitors are allowed to enter as many as three entries in this contest; however, only one entry per exhibitor will be able to place in the top five.
5) A signed statement of originality, that will include a short description about the process and supplies used to create the entry, will accompany it upon check-in. Duplication of entries in subsequent years is not permitted.
6) Judging criteria will consist of:
- i) Quality of craftsmanship 10 pts
- ii) Attention to detail 5 pts
- iii) Originality/creativity 15 pts
- iv) Promotion of cattle industry 15 pts
- v) Difficulty of medium used 5 pts
- vi) Overall artistic appeal 10 pts