Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority

06/28/2023

Exciting week to come in Grand Island. Welcome to the Plains National Junior Angus Association exhibitors, we can’t wait to be your host!

⚡ Less than a week until the Guardians of the Plains gather for the best 8 days in July! ⚡

06/20/2023

Today is a very sweet day! We have a full schedule packed with sweet treats throughout the day.

Make sure you stop by the Five Points Bank Arena this evening to check out the Opening Ceremonies followed by the Opening Ceremonies meal for everyone!

06/20/2023

06/17/2023

We are so excited to have the American Junior Maine-Anjou Association and American Junior Chianina Association in Grand Island for their junior national June 19-24. Who doesn’t like a little island life…it’s going to be a Sweet one!

06/17/2023

The Sweet Life is heading into town! Looking forward to a great and fun week!

We are all smiles as we pack the last car for Junior National! Make sure you don't forget these items -
- Health Paper (Digital or Paper)
- Registration Paper(s)
- Generator
- Pop Tabs (for community service project)
- Maine-Anjou State Basket Item
- Cows
- Kids
- Smiles

We can't wait to see you soon in Grand Island for the Sweet Life!

03/11/2023

So looking forward to making the Sweet Life even sweeter. Pleased to be hosting this event this year and can’t wait to have everyone join us!

MY OH MY! There is only 100 DAYS until we will be living The Sweet Life in Grand Island, NE!! Make sure you are making plans to join us for what we think is the best week of the year!

Save the date for June 19 - 24, 2023 in Grand Island, NE for the Maine-Anjou & Chianina National Junior Heifer Show!

12/01/2022

We are beyond excited to welcome the Thunder on the Prairie Draft Horse Show to Grand Island in December.

We welcome a new show to the Winter Circuit, the Thunder on the Prairie Draft Horse Show! Hosted at Fonner Park in Grand Island, the show runs January 13-15. Make your plans to be part of the inaugural event now!

09/30/2022

We are excited to be hosting the Platte Valley Boer-Nanza this weekend! Come out September 30th through October 2nd in the Sheep Barn to watch high quality Boer goats being shown.

09/16/2022

We couldn't think it's any sweeter to host them in 2023!

The Good Life is about to get a whole lot sweeter summer of 23’! We hope to see all of our friends in Grand Island, June 19-24!

Hotel information coming soon!

07/21/2022

We couldn't be more excited to host both the Maine-Anjou/Chianina and Angus Junior Nationals in 2023!

Make Plans to attend your favorite Junior Nationals with Sullivan Supply now! Be sure to check back as more 2023 dates are released!

07/04/2022

Happy 4th of July from the Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority!

06/28/2022

We are looking forward to hosting the Maine-Anjou/Chianina and Angus Junior Nationals in 2023!

Make Plans to attend your favorite Junior Nationals with Sullivan Supply now! Be sure to check back as more 2023 dates are released!

06/06/2022

GILCA is excited to be hosting the 2022 American Boer Goat Association National Show starting this week! Safe travels to the Boer goat exhibitors heading to Grand Island!

05/08/2022

Happy Mother's Day from the Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority!! An extra big shout-out to all the show moms out there. Thank you for all that you do!

04/17/2022

Happy Easter from the Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority!!

04/01/2022

We are very excited to host the AIJCA Junior National at Fonner Park Campus this June!

Entries are OPEN! All entry details and rules are available online for the 2022 Char-Cation AIJCA Junior National Show & Leadership Conference in Grand Island, Nebraska. Entry & Ownership Deadline is May 1. More details here: https://charolaisusa.com/jr-national.php

03/22/2022

Happy National Ag Day! We are thankful for the contributions of agriculturists to feed our world.

03/04/2022

Grand Island is full of awesome places to eat and today is , so we want to know when you come to a show on the Island where do you like to go eat?? Please share your best recommendations

02/28/2022

Tune into a neat story about horses in Nebraska, including our own Fonner Park!

02/08/2022

We are excited to host the UNL Block & Bridle Big Red Show on the Fonner Park Campus!

Mark your calendars and book your hotel rooms! We will be sharing the entry and judge information SOON!

For more information, contact Kelsey Loseke at 402-615-0636 or [email protected]

01/27/2022

We were saddened to hear about the untimely passing of Bill Angell. His love of livestock shows coupled with his fondness of the Nebraska State Fair was evident. He truly enjoyed livestock exhibitors, many that became his second family. His knowledge of purebred cattle and his ability to network with those in the cattle industry is what brought the junior national shows to Grand Island. He truly loved being able to share the Fonner Park Campus with people all over the country. Within the Nebraska State Fair he was close to many of our staff, including our extended staff, superintendents and exhibitors. He also made many positive changes to the Nebraska State Fair livestock shows. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Donna, his family, and his many friends.

01/22/2022

Thank you to our many supporters for voting for us in the Best of Barns Awards for Best Show Facility! We're very proud of our reserve finish!

01/04/2022

We are very excited to announce that we've been nominated for the Best Show Facility for the Best of the Barns Awards!! We are very proud of our facilities and are thankful for the nomination. We know this wouldn't be possible without our fabulous exhibitors and guests! We are asking you to help us out by going to https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/KnWMBIB between now and January 17th and voting. Thank you for your support!

01/01/2022

Happy New Year's from the Grand Island Livestock Complex Authority!!

12/06/2021

GILCA is looking forward to hosting the UNL AGR Winter Preview on our Fonner Park Campus December 17th and 18th.

Mark your calendar to be at this year's UNL AGR Winter Preview! We will be announcing judges along with more information soon. We hope to see you there!

10/05/2021

Thank you to the Platte Valley Boer-Nanza for hosting their Boer goat show and sale as a GILCA event! We look forward to hosting them again next year. If you are interested in holding your livestock event on Fonner Campus be sure to visit our website https://gilca.org/ for more information.