ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Tyler Meier, Jackson, Mo., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Bronze and Silver awards, according to Jaclyn Upperman, education and events director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Meier is the 10-year-old son of Greg and Lesley Meier and attends Saint Paul Lutheran School. He is a member of the NJAA and the Missouri Junior Angus Association.
He has participated in state, regional and national shows. At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Meier participated in the photography. team sales, quiz bowl, livestock judging and Skill-A-Thon contests and the All-American Certified Angus Beef® Cook-Off.
He has submitted weight data to the Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR®) and has consigned cattle to the Show Me Select Heifer Sale, the Decades of Design Sale and the Missouri Angus Futurity.
The Bronze and Silver awards are the first two levels of the NJAA Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the awards, then meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honors. Applicants are evaluated in areas of junior Angus association activities and leadership, participation in showmanship, contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.
The NJAA promotes the involvement of young people in raising Angus cattle, while also providing leadership and self-development opportunities for the nearly 4,500 active members nationwide.
— Amber Wahlgren, Angus Communications
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