Hoosier Beef Congress

12/12/2024

All photos from the 2024 Hoosier Beef Congress are on the website!!⭐️🙌🏻

Go check them out at lindesphotos.com!

Hoosier Beef Congress

12/08/2024

Steer Show Ring 1 - Sunday Showbook

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/08/2024

Heifer Show Ring 4 - Sunday Showbook

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/08/2024

Heifer Show Ring 3 - Sunday Showbook

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/07/2024

12/07/2024

Showmanship Showbook - Saturday

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/07/2024

Steer Ring 1 Schedule - Saturday

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/07/2024

Heifer Show Ring 4 Schedule - Saturday

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/07/2024

Heifer Show Ring 3 - Saturday Schedule

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

12/06/2024

12/02/2024

****Attention all HBC Exhibitors****

Although the deadline for animal information updates was Nov 30, the showman.app entry system has been opened back up to allow for information editing to give some of the 300+ entries that are either missing a breed, a valid 15 digit RFID number or a birthdate (if a registered heifer) a chance to correct your information so that you are eligible to show.

Please double check your entries to make sure you have at least the above listed items correct for each one of your entries. You will have 24 hours to update your info and then the system will be locked back down so we can get things ready for check in on Friday.

12/02/2024

Calling all HBC exhibitors! You won’t want to miss this podcast.

2024 HBC Judge, Dr. Chris Cassady, discusses his path in the cattle industry and provides tips to those exhibiting at this year’s Hoosier Beef Congress.

This podcast is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

11/30/2024

Today is the deadline for Junior Show and Showmanship late entries! Also, all animal information must be entered into the Showman.app by Midnight!

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!!

HBC Stalling Assignments have been completed.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GltImNut4-Z0rGzC09FFqaAnF8hVe_2fYsBXB679MLs/

Send an email to [email protected] if you have a major issue.

11/27/2024

Final Rule Change for the AOB Division for HBC and IJBCA Finest Points Series.

Maine-Angus registered heifers will be able to pick whether they want to show as either Mainetainer or in the AOB division for this year at HBC and during the IJBCA Points Series Shows. This one year exception only applies to Maine-Angus registered heifers due to the initial miscommunication about them being eligible for the new AOB division when they technically should not have been. Again, this one year exemption only applies to Maine-Angus registered females for the 2024 HBC and the 2025 Points Season.

Sorry for all the confusion with this new AOB Division. There were many questions that have come up and some miscommunication on our part early on when discussing the new division so HBC leadership felt like this exception was the best option moving forward this year for families that might have purchased a Maine-Angus heifer specifically under the impression that they would qualify for the AOB Division.

Unless something else changes, next year (2025 HBC and 2026 Points Series) these Maine-Angus females will need to show as Mainetainers and will not be eligible for the AOB division at that time.

Again, sorry for all of the confusion on this new division.

11/27/2024

On the latest episode of IN to Beef, learn about one of our HBC judges, Dr. Parker Henley. He discusses his path in livestock judging and provides tips and advice for those exhibiting at Hoosier Beef Congress.

This episode is now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

11/21/2024

AOB Division Clarification

We have been getting questions on what qualifies for the new AOB Division at Hoosier Beef Congress and for the IJBCA Finest Points Series Shows.

All Other Breeds (AOB)
The All Other Breeds (AOB) division is open to animals that are registered with a National Breed Association, but do not qualify under one of the other recognized breed divisions. Animals that are disqualified from competing in one of the recognized breeds are not eligible to compete in the AOB Division.

Steers: Must be registered with a National Breed Association and have matching tattoos. Steers will show by weight with all breeds showing together.

Heifers: Must be registered with a National Breed Association and have matching tattoos. Heifers will show by age with all breeds showing together.

For additional clarification; If the set of papers that you present for your animal at check in qualify them for a recognized breed, they will show in that breed.

Some potential examples;
- Composite Chianina heifers qualify to show in the Chi division,
- Limflex registered heifers qualify to show in the Limousin division,
- Balancer registered heifers qualify to show in the Gelbvieh division,

Registered animals that will qualify for the AOB division include but are certainly not limited to;
- this year only Maine-Angus heifers can choose to shoe in either AOB or Mainetainer divisions
- Low Percentage registered animals that do not qualify for that particular breed division (1/4 and 3/8 blood Simmy or Shorthorn heifers, percentage Red Angus heifers, etc.)
- breeds not recognized (Aberdeen Angus, British White, Murray Grey, Devon, Pinzgauer, Tarentaise, etc.)
- unfortunately we still have a no horns rule at HBC so at this time, Highlands that have their horns intact are not eligible

We will also ask that if your calf is registered with one of the breed associations that require membership in their state organization to exhibit at HBC, that you pay those breed dues as well.

Feel free to send an email to [email protected] if you have additional questions not answered above about whether your animal will qualify for the AOB division.

11/19/2024

Nominate someone for Ringside for Riley today! 5$ nominations and 20$ buy-outs.

https://mms.indianabeef.org/Calendar/moreinfo.php?org_id=INBC&eventid=144364