Make your way to Grand Junction for a fun day with area Farming and Ranching community and Agricultural Vendors. The event will feature many agricultural vendors, demonstrations, and presentations. This free event is fun for the whole family! Start: March 26, 2011 @ 9:00 am Venue: COOP Country Ace Hardware End: March 26, 2011 @
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Of the thousands of junior market animals that compete at the National Western Stock Show each year, only 90 of the very best are at the exciting “Auction of Junior Livestock Champions” held January 21, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Beef Palace Auction Arena. For Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion animals, the auction
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They come from Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming to compete in National Western Stock Show’s longest running program of practical beef cattle management. In just over 70 years, the Catch-A-Calf Contest has awarded nearly 3,000 steers to 4-H members hailing from the western United States. The program began in 1935 when 10 boys caught 10
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It’s that time of year again, so dust off your hat, shine up your boots and squeeze into your Wrangler Jeans and get ready for the Rodeo! Here is a taste of what you can expect to see this year at the 105th National Western Stock Show PRCA ProRodeo. Bareback riding offers a sensation about
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The National Western Stock Show (NWSS) is held every January in Denver, Colorado at the Stadium Arena, Denver Coliseum and National Western Events Center. The 2011 season marks the 105th year of the NWSS and the 16 days of competition, judging, award ceremonies, exhibits and shows will take place from January 8-23, 2011. You can
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With 12 locations nationwide, Fort Collins, Colorado is home to one of only five U.S. Budweiser breweries that offer a free tour, making it a favorite destination in the Colorado Front Range. You may be thinking, I’m looking for an activity for my whole family, why would my kids want to tour a brewery? Here’s
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The Junior Market Lamb show was held at the National Western Stock Show on Sunday, January 17. The Grand Champion Market Lamb was exhibited by Luke Davis, 16, of Guthrie, Oklahoma. The Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb was selected from the same weight division as the Champion, and was exhibited by Cooper Newcomb, 18, of
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This is known as the “Super Bowl of Cattle Shows” and will host nearly 20 breeds of cattle during it’s 16 day run. But that’s not all the National Western is famous for! The traditional competition among exhibitors of breeding animals also features horses, sheep, goats, llamas, poultry, rabbits and dogs. All of these animals
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