MAINE-ANJOU Junior Update
TEJLOR STROPE REGION 2 DIRECTOR, NEBRASKA
Hi all!! Many great things have been happening with the American Junior MaineAnjou Association (AJMAA), and we have a ton of exciting things coming up! First of all, I am Tejlor Strope, your Region 2 Director. I grew up in O’Neill, Neb., showing mainly Shorthorn cattle. It wasn’t until later I discovered my true love for the Maine-Anjou breed. It has been amazing getting to know all of the youth and breeders, and I am a true believer in this breed. Currently, I attend the University of Nebraska – Lincoln for Agriculture Education and will graduate in May 2020. My parents are Boyd and MaLaine Strope, and I have a 15-year-old brother Berren, who shares my passion for the Maine-Anjou breed. We have a small herd of Maine-Anjou and Shorthorn cattle and plan to continue to show at state and national shows. Although some of us are still recovering from Denver, it was a great one for Maine-
Anjou breeders and exhibitors. The show on the hill hit a high for entries and quality, and the Pen show was full of quality cattle once again. The cattle were great this year, but the people and exhibitors were even better. Thank you to all of the supporters who attended the Bright Lights Maine-Anjou Sale on Saturday. We look forward to seeing you at Junior Nationals this Summer in Lima, Ohio June 28th to July 4th. What am I most excited to tell you about? We are officially bringing back the National Youth Leadership Conference (NYLC). This isn’t going to be your normal youth conference. NYLC will offer a range of leadership, industry, and of course some very special evening events you won’t want to miss. This year, it will be held in Kansas City, Mo., and is available to ages 14-22, May 31st through June 3rd. We are eager to see you there!
! s U Join May 31 - June 3, Kansas City, Mo.
2020 AJMAA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President - Dalton Line, Illinois Vice President - Kaleb Miller, Iowa Secretary/Treasurer Adelyda Ebersole, Iowa REGION 1 Whitney Walker, Arkansas Dalton Line, Illinois REGION 2 Kaleb Miller, Iowa Tejlor Strope, Nebraska REGION 3 Cameron Luedtke, Texas Blakelee Hayes, Oklahoma AT-LARGE Madison Loschke, Kansas Adelyda Ebersole, Iowa Cade Van Vliet, Iowa Cade Austin, Wisconsin Cassidy Barker, Missouri
2019 ROYALTY
QUEEN Mattison Beattie, Nebraska PRINCESS Emma Yochum, Ohio Jacie Wolfinger, Nebraska AMAA YOUTH COMMITTEE Jirl Buck, Oklahoma Brian Fox, Colorado Cliff Randall, Louisiana Andy Jones, Illinois
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