Just got a call from my dad. They pulled into West Fargo, ND, yesterday morning for the Red River Valley Fair. It's a four-day event with three separate cattle shows. Had to pull some strings to get a heifer calf registration number, but all is well.
Jack and Marcy are in Fargo handling the string. They've brought four animals this time. The two-year-old cow-calf pair, and two yearling heifers (a March- and April-born).
Judge today was Nate Frederickson from St. Onge, SD. We had another really good day! The cow-calf pair was first in it's class of two, but didn't manage to get around the aged cow-calf pairs for Champion or Reserve overall cow-calf pair. The heifer calf won it's class of two. The April-born yearling heifer (0947) was first in a class of one. The March-born yearling heifer (0914) was second in a class of three - but, as Jack tells me, "[The judge] hmmed and hawwed over first and second, it was really close." In the overall drive, Champion went to a Berg Red Angus January/February-born heifer, and the Reserve went to the Berg March-born yearling heifer (that just beat us in class).
So, a very good day in all. You can tell Jack is excited, because he had to call me right away as he was leading the two-year-old cow from the showring to the barn. Sounds like Fargo is going to get hit with severe storms today, and possible hail. I wish I could be with the girls and dad at the show, but it's fun to get updates from them. Dad says, "They all looked really, really good."
It's a good day when you can take something you've raised and say that. Way to go!
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