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Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Livestock Judging Team

University of Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is growing its Livestock judging program. We

05/05/2023

Congratulations to the Livestock Judgers that graduated yesterday and those that will be moving on to other Universities:

Andrea Hipke- Kansas State University
Taylor Lautenschlager- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Reid Richards- University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Heidi Wilkerson- Sam Houston State University
Reagan Ross- Completed his degree and is returning to the Family operation.
Ben Ochs- Completed Beef Production Certificate and is returning to the Family Operation.
Dani Layland- University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Great Work while you were here on a successful Collegiate Livestock Judging career!

04/29/2023

By NCTA News Last year, NCTA hosted the North America Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture, bringing students from far and wide to our region. This year, it was our turn to venture far away to Modesto Junior College in California to compete and learn at the NACTA Judging Conference.

04/18/2023

We had a successful trip to Modesto. Students did well!

Livestock Judging

5th High Team Overall
5th in Swine, Sheep, Beef Cattle, and Reasons
6th in Goats

Dairy Judging Teams

3rd High Team
3rd in Placings
4th in Reasons

4th High Team
5th High Team in Placings
3rd in Reasons

Taylor Wilson was 6th High Individual and 2nd High in Placings.
Jozlyn Anderson was 7th High Individual, 5th High in Placings.
Haley Robb was 10th in Reasons.
Emma Harms-9th in Reasons

Livestock Management Team was 3rd High Team.

02/20/2023

A good judging contest at the Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic-Winter Edition! The Livestock Judging Team finished:

10th in Placings
10th in Reasons
10th Overall

Individual Results:

Taylor Wilson- 14th in Feedlot Cattle

After a week off, preparation for NACTA begins.

02/13/2023

The team had a weekend trip to Valentine to compete at the Heart City Bull Bash Livestock Judging Contest! It was a very productive weekend as the team finished:

2nd High Overall

Individuals Results:

Emma Harms
6th High in Reasons
12th High in Placings
11th High Overall

Ben Ochs
10th High in Reasons
9th High in Placings
7th High Individual Overall

Taylor Wilson
11th High in Reasons
15th High Individual Overall

Heidi Wilkerson
6th High in Placings
12th High Individual Overall

Dani Layland
5th High in Placings
13th High Individual Overall

Haley Robb
17th High in Reasons

This week's preparation continues for the Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic in Kearney on Saturday!!

02/02/2023

Individual Highlights from Sioux Empire Livestock Show:

Taylor Wilson- Tied for 10th in Swine

Jozlyn Anderson- 23rd in Swine

Heidi Wilkerson:
16th in Cattle
22nd in Swine
22nd Overall

Looking forward to the Heart City Bull Bash Next weekend in Valentine!

01/30/2023

It has been a busy few weeks for the livestock Judging Team! The team traveled to the National Western Stock Show and assisted with putting on the Livestock Judging and Carload Contests! The opportunity to interact with Industry professionals is one we will not forget! Then several workouts at some great livestock facilities:

Graff Cattle and Tumbling T Angus
Ruth Simmentals
Rule Sheep Company

The team returned last night from Sioux Falls where they competed at the Sioux Empire Livestock Show:

Results:

5th High Team in Swine
6th High Team in Cattle
6th High Team in Sheep and Goats
6th High Team in Reasons
6th High Team Overall

12/20/2022

Great work in the classroom this semester by both teams!
The sophomore team averaged a 3.587 GPA and Freshmen Team averaged a 3.217.
Way to go!!

11/07/2022

What a way to finish the Fall Semester of Livestock Judging! The Inaugural Mid-American Stock show Judging Contest was successful for both NCTA Judging Teams on a species and overall basis.

Sophomore Team:

2nd High Team in Swine
3rd High Team in Sheep and Goats
3rd High Team in Cattle
3rd High Team in Reasons
3rd High Team Overall

Individual Results:

Andrea Hipke:
6th In Sheep and Goats
10th in Swine
12th in Cattle
11th in Reasons
8th High Individual Overall

Heidi Wilkerson:
12th in Sheep and Goats
14th in Swine
11th in Cattle
10th High Individual Overall

Emma Harms:
5th in Swine
15th overall

Danielle Layland:
8th in Swine

Freshmen Team:

4th in Sheep and Goats
3rd in Swine
4th in Cattle
4th in Reasons
4th overall

Individual Results:

Kyle Cohick:
2nd in Swine( Tied for first broken on Reasons)
5th in Sheep and Goats
4th in Reasons
9th in Cattle
4th High Individual Overall

Ben Ochs:
17th in Sheep and Goats

Anna Tvrdy:
14th in Swine

Congratulations to Both teams! We have a couple of events to host then we will be done for the Fall semester! We will say see you later to 4 Sophomores as they move on to bigger and brighter futures! Most of them will be continuing their judging opportunities at 4-year universities!

10/19/2022

What a week it has been! 1776 miles in five states, hosted a contest with 300 FFA students, Sophomores competed in 3 contests, had one ER visit, and made it home safely yesterday afternoon!

Cimmaron Classic ( OSU Contest- Stillwater, OK)
12th in Cattle
13th overall
13th Reasons
13th Sheep and Goats
13th in Swine

Buck Cattle Contest (Madill, OK)
Reagan Ross- 16th High Individual
Reid Richards- 22nd High Individual
Andrea Hipke- 24th High Individual
Heidi Wilkerson- won $500 for the team

American Royal Contest- ( Kansas City)
Tough, thought-provoking, and challenging contest- Only 4 were able to compete.
23rd Cattle
23rd Reasons
24th Swine
24th Sheep and Goats
24th overall

Great weather and livestock throughout the trip!

10/03/2022

The team took a trip to Hutchinson, KS for the Flint Hills/ Mid-America Contest! Great contest and challenged the team. They learned a lot. Here are the results from this past weekend!

Sophomores

Swine-20th
Sheep and Goats, Reasons, and Overall-22nd
Cattle- 23rd

Freshmen
Cattle- 20th
Sheep and Goats-21st
Swine and Reasons- 22nd
Overall- 23rd

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404 E 7th Street
Curtis, NE
69025

Telephone

+13083675286

Website

http://ncta.unl.edu/

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