SWMO
Well-known member
OK I am going to fan the flames somewhat but I truly want to know what others opinions are on this subject.
I love the haired shows. The steers are really very pretty when they are all fit up and I know how much time and effort goes into preparing an animal for a fit show.
But my concern is this. Has the time come that the playing field in the jr steers shows is not level ( especially for the summer shows that we have here in Missouri). It seems like a lot of the very competitive steers are now not being kept on or even near the owners farm. Many of these steers are being kept in cool rooms far removed from the area in which the steer ultimately is shown. ( I know I know alot of you have cool rooms on your farm.) But most of us know that many of these steers are farmed out to a "professional".
I am playing devils advocate here somewhat. My concern is this. For those families that do not have the resources in either the time or the money for a cool room but have very good skills in finishing a steer are they being disadvantaged. Cool rooms have to have someone there monitoring them 24/7. So many people work off the farm in addition to their farm that they do not have the time for a cool room. Hence you do your best to keep adequate hair on a calf by rinsing and genetics or you send the animal (if you want to spend that kind of money) off to someone that has the cool room thus taking away the whole purpose of a jr project which is learning from managing your project.
I do not have a dog is this fight so do not slam me. I just want to hear others peoples opinions on this subject.
I love the haired shows. The steers are really very pretty when they are all fit up and I know how much time and effort goes into preparing an animal for a fit show.
But my concern is this. Has the time come that the playing field in the jr steers shows is not level ( especially for the summer shows that we have here in Missouri). It seems like a lot of the very competitive steers are now not being kept on or even near the owners farm. Many of these steers are being kept in cool rooms far removed from the area in which the steer ultimately is shown. ( I know I know alot of you have cool rooms on your farm.) But most of us know that many of these steers are farmed out to a "professional".
I am playing devils advocate here somewhat. My concern is this. For those families that do not have the resources in either the time or the money for a cool room but have very good skills in finishing a steer are they being disadvantaged. Cool rooms have to have someone there monitoring them 24/7. So many people work off the farm in addition to their farm that they do not have the time for a cool room. Hence you do your best to keep adequate hair on a calf by rinsing and genetics or you send the animal (if you want to spend that kind of money) off to someone that has the cool room thus taking away the whole purpose of a jr project which is learning from managing your project.
I do not have a dog is this fight so do not slam me. I just want to hear others peoples opinions on this subject.