EXHIBITOR HANDBOOK. October 18 21, Minnesota State Fairgrounds. Featured Breed

EXHIBITOR HANDBOOK October 18 21, 2018 Featured Breed Miesota State Fairgrouds

TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule of Evets... page 2 Show Remiders... page 3 Juior Show Rules & Ifo...page 4-5 Showmaship Competitio... page 6 Cattle Health Regulatios... page 7 IAFE Form... page 8 Sale Cosigor Iformatio...page 9-10 Seedstock Alley Registratio Form... page 11 Commercial Exhibitor Rates & Hours...page 12-13 Commercial Exhibitor Licese Registratio... page 14 Premier Exhibitor Cotest... page 15 Judgig Cotest... page 16 Fittig Cotest...page 17-18 Youth Kowledge Bowl...page 19-20 MN Beef Ambassador Cotest...page 21-22 MYBEP Ideas & Isights Symposium...page 23-24 MYBEP Applicatio...page 25-30 ADVERTISING RATES Advertisig Rates for Miesota Beef Expo Sale Catalog Over 3,500 catalogs circulated each year Iside frot cover, four color, 7.25 x 10.5... $600 Two page spread, ceter, four color... $1,000 Full page, four color, 7.25 x 10.5... $600 1/2 page, four color, 7.25 x 5.25... $300 1/4 page, four color, 3.5 x 5.25... $200 Busiess card (1/8 Page), four color, 3.5 x 2.5... $100 ADVERTISING DEADLINES Camera Ready Copy...September 4 JPG or PDF; 300 DPI & saved for maximum quality settigs All Others...September 11 Preferred formats are PDF JPG, TIFF or EPS (with TIFF preview) 300 DPI & saved for maximum quality settigs MAIL TO: Eberspacher Eterprises Ic., Val & Lori Eberspacher 2904 Co. Rd. 6, Marshall, MN 56258 Telephoe: 507-532-6694 Fax: 507-532-9457 Electroic Copy: Sales@Ebersale.com

MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 6 a.m. Bar opes for stallig 8 - oo Trade Show set-up 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Juior Show ad Showmaship check-i: Show Office 11-11:30 a.m. Kowledge Bowl check-i: Warer Coliseum 11:30 a.m. Kowledge Bowl: Warer Coliseum Noo - 2 p.m. Sulliva Supply Stock Show Uiversity Semiar: Show Rig, Warer Coliseum This well-atteded evet will be lead by some of the best fitters i the Midwest ad their umber oe priority is helpig you be more cofidet i your skills. The semiar is t over util every questio is aswered. 2:30-4:30 p.m. Sulliva Supply Fittig Cotest 4-7:30 p.m. MYBEP Symposium Beef Idustry Ideas & Isights Symposium: CHS Miracle of Birth Ceter Please joi us for this icredible opportuity geared towards helpig youth explore the beef idustry i a fu ad rewardig atmosphere filled with elite cattle people! This evet was iitially desiged to brig together youth who submitted a MYBEP applicatio, but did ot wi a heifer; MYBEP staff is proud to expad this icredible experiece by ivitig ayoe who is iterested i beefig up their idustry kowledge, while ejoyig the compay of amazig people. Adults ad kids are welcome to atted this memorable ight. Note: Poits ca be eared for the Premier Exhibitor Award. 8 p.m. Bar closes for the ight for stallig (Olie registratio closes for showmaship.) All cattle arrivig after this time MUST REMAIN ON TRAILERS. TIE OUTS OR STALLS CANNOT BE TAKEN. Stalls will be assiged whe the show office opes agai at 6 a.m. o Friday morig. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 6 a.m. Bars ope for stallig 8-9 a.m. Judgig Cotest registratio Warer Coliseum Cocourse 8-11 a.m. Juior Show & Showmaship check-i (Fittig cotest registratio closes at 10 am.) 8 a.m. - oo Sale cattle check i & weigh-i: West ed of Cattle Bar ear Moo Booth 9:15-11:30 a.m. Judgig Cotest: Warer Coliseum Sposored by Miesota Farm Bureau 10 a.m. Trade show opes 10 a.m. Sale ad Juior Cattle must be i place ad ad checked i by expo staff 1-3 p.m. Juior Show Prospect & Market weigh-i (locatio to be aouced) 1:30 p.m. MYBEP iterviews: Warer Coliseum 3 p.m. Judgig Cotest Awards: Warer Coliseum 3:30 p.m. MYBEP showmaship: Warer Coliseum 4 p.m. Juior Showmaship Competitio: Warer Coliseum Showmaship has traditioally bee, ad will cotiue to be, a o fit show. Exhibitors will be judged strictly o their showmaship skills, with o emphasis beig placed o fittig skills; exhibitors do have the optio of fittig their aimal for the sole purpose of persoal practice. 4 p.m. Grab ad Go Burger Dier: I betwee Warer Coliseum ad Cattle Bar Sposored by Compeer Fiacial SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018 7:30 a.m. Sale Cattle Show: Warer Coliseum Sposored by Show-Rite Show Feeds ad Hubbard Feed, Ic. 9 a.m. Trade Show opes: Warer Coliseum 8-11:30 a.m. 2018 MN Beef Ambassador Team Competitio: CHS Miracle of Birth Ceter 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. All sales will ru cocurretly i Warer Coliseum Sposored by Laesboro Sales Commissio Ic. 2 p.m. Supreme Row Social! Warer Coliseum Cocourse Fruit ad desserts will be offered 2:30 p.m. 16th ANNUAL SUPREME ROW Selectio: Warer Coliseum Sposored by MN Farm Guide, AgriMedia Group, Puria Aimal Nutritio LLC, Rabo AgriFiace & Optimizer Calf Gel 2018 Miesota Beef Ambassador Recogitio 2018 MYBEP Heifers Awarded 2017 MYBEP Achievemet Award, Sposored by Miesota Beef Cattle Improvemet Associatio ad MYBEP Achievemet Award Scholarship, Sposored by Miesota Farmers Uio Selectio of Supreme Row Champios 4 p.m. Market Beef ad Prospect Show Rig 1: Prospect Steers (breed steers followed by crossbred steers) Rig 2: Market Beef followed by Prospect Heifers *Prospect Calf Champioship 5 p.m. Grab & Go Dier: Warer Coliseum Cocourse Sposored by MN Shorthor Associatio SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 8 a.m. Show Order Breedig Heifer Show: Warer Coliseum Rig 1: Charolais, Shorthor Plus, Agus, Charolais Composite, Shorthor, Hereford, Red Agus, South Devo Rig 2: Limousi, Simmetal, Maie Ajou, Commercial, Foudatio Simmetal, British White Park, Miiature Hereford, AOB. The Supreme Champio Heifer selectio will follow the last class of the show. Premier Exhibitor wiers will be aouced durig the Supreme Heifer Selectio. 10 a.m. Trade Show opes: Warer Coliseum RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY! $99 Exclusive Rate with $8 goig back to the Beef Expo util October 5, 2018 OR UNTIL BLOCK IS FILLED Call 651-636-4567 or 800-333-3333 Radisso Hotel Roseville 2540 North Clevelad Ave. Roseville, MN 55113 2 mbeefexpo.com

REMINDERS As a remider, we have some major schedule & policy chages this year. Please keep these chages i mid as you pla for the 2018 show. Beef Expo Schedule Chages The bars will ope for stallig o Thursday, October 18 at 6 am. The Sulliva Supply Stock Show Uiversity Fittig Cotest will be held after the Semiar o Thursday, October 18. The Cotest will begi at 2:30 p.m. The Sale Show will begi at 7:30 a.m. ad the Supreme Row Sale will begi at 11 a.m. There will be a Supreme Row Dessert Social at 2 p.m. o Saturday, October 20 with the Supreme Row Selectio begiig at 2:30 p.m. At this time the Miesota Beef Ambassadors will be recogized, the 2018 MYBEP heifers awarded ad the 2017 MYBEP Achievemet Award recipiet aouced. The Supreme Row Wiers will be amed. The Market ad Prospect Shows will both be held o Saturday, October 20 begiig at 4 p.m. Juior Activities Age Requiremet Ay youth may exhibit aimals or participate i Juior Activities provided that they are i at least secod grade ad have ot reached their 22d birthday o opeig day of the Miesota Beef Expo. Juior Show Registratio NEW! Showmaship must be preregistered olie by 8 p.m. o Thursday, October 18. NEW! If your aimal gets away from a exhibitor three times durig a competitio, the exhibitor ad aimal will be excused from the show rig. All aimals must be pre-registered olie by 11:59 p.m. o Suday, October 14 prior to the evet. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE SHOW with the exceptio of aimals purchased o the sale o Saturday; aimals bought o the sale ca be show i the Juior Show o Suday provided they sig-up after the sale. All other etries must go through our olie registratio system. There will be o refuds for o-shows. If you do ot have access to the iteret, please cotact our office for assistace. Juior Show Stallig Aimals will be allowed i the bar from 6 a.m. - 8 p.m. o Thursday, October 18 ad must be i place o Friday, October 19. Exhibitors must check-i at the Juior Show office prior to uloadig to receive their stallig assigmets. Bars will be ope for stallig begiig at 6 a.m. util 8 p.m. o Thursday, October 18 ad o Friday, October 19 from 6 a.m. util 10 a.m. If you arrive later tha 8 p.m. o Thursday, you may ot take stalls i the bar or i tie outs, your cattle must remai o the trailer util the office opes agai for stallig o Friday at 6 a.m. All aimals will be stalled o a first-come, first-serve basis as they arrive. No stallig requests will be take prior to 6 a.m. o Thursday. Juior Show Check-I Times Juior show check-i will start at 8 a.m. o Thursday, October 18 ad ru util 6:00 p.m.. Check-i will cotiue Friday at 8:00 a.m. util 11 a.m. All aimals, icludig Prospect Steers, Prospect Heifers ad Market Beef, must check-i durig juior show check-i. Prospect Steers, Prospect Heifers ad Market Beef will be weighed from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. o Friday, October 19 but must be checked i at the juior show office by Friday at 11 a.m. New! Registratios for showmaship will oly be take through the olie registratio system ad those etries will close at 8 pm o Thursday, October 18. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME. Exhibitors must cofirm their etry with the show office i order to compete. The Showmaship Fee is $5. Other Miscellaeous Items We will be able to take credit card paymets at the juior show office for ay additioal fees or paymets. Please review the aimal health requiremets for 2018, specifically the aimal ID requiremets. All parkig sigs will be eforced. There is o parkig o the roads aroud the bars or Coliseum. Violators will be ticketed ad/or towed. All livestock trailers must be parked i the Cafield Lot D. All dogs at the show must be o a leash. This is a Miesota State Fair facilities requiremet. The Radisso is the headquarter hotel for 2018. There is a block of rooms at a discouted rate available for Beef Expo exhibitors but do fill up fast. The $99 per room rate is oly available util October 5 or util the block is filled. 3 mbeefexpo.com

JUNIOR SHOW RULES & INFORMATION Early Etry Deadlie - October 12, 2018 at oo Late Etry Deadlie - October 14 at 11:59 p.m. All aimals must be pre-registered olie through the lik available at mbeefexpo.com. If you are uable to access the olie system, please cotact Virgiia Mold at (651) 288-4440. Early etry fee (aimals registered by oo Friday, October 12): $40/head Late etry fee (aimals registered after oo October 12 util 11:59 p.m. o October 14): $60/head Tie-out fee: $20/head Showmaship fee: $5/exhibitor Camper fee: $25/ight Juior Show Check-I Times: *New this year, registratios for showmaship will oly be take through the olie registratio system ad those etries will close at 8 pm o Thursday, October 18. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THAT TIME. Exhibitors must cofirm their etry with the show office i order to compete. The Showmaship Fee is $5 JUNIOR SHOW BREEDS Subject to chage based o fiacial support from breed ad a miimum of five (5) head per breed. Other breed classes may be added if etries ad fiacial support warrat. 10 Agus 21 Shorthor 11 British White Park 22 Shorthor Plus 14 Charolais 23 Simmetal 13 Charolais Composite 24 Foudatio Simmetal 17 Hereford 25 South Devo 18 Limousi 12 All Other Breed (AOB) 19 Maie Ajou 15 Commercial 20 Red Agus 26 Miiature Hereford BREEDING HEIFER CLASSES Classes may be combied by maagemet based o umber of etries. 01 Summer Calf after May 1, 2018 02 April Calf Apr 1 Apr 30, 2018 03 March Calf Mar 1 Mar 31, 2018 04 Witer Calf Ja 1 Feb 28, 2018 05 Fall Calf Sept 1 Dec 31, 2017 06 Summer yearlig May 1 Aug 31, 2017 07 Sprig yearlig Mar 1 Apr 30, 2017 08 Late seior yearlig Ja 1 Feb 28, 2017 09 Early seior yearlig Sept 1 Dec 31, 2016 JUNIOR SHOW RULES & REGULATIONS Aimals must have a legible ear tattoo correspodig to the purebred registratio certificate recogized by the breed associatio to be eligible to show i a purebred divisio or class. Ay aimal ot meetig this criteria will be moved to a appropriate commercial divisio or class. All breedig females must have proof of registratio. This will be checked by the show staff at check-i. HEIFERS OR STEERS ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE TO SHOW IN ONE BREED SHOW & DIVISION. OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO 4 mbeefexpo.com

JUNIOR SHOW RULES & INFORMATION 1. Ay youth may exhibit aimals or participate i Juior Activities provided that they are i at least secod grade ad have ot reached their 22d birthday o opeig day of the Miesota Beef Expo. 2. Ay breed with fewer tha five (5) etries may ot be offered. Etries will be placed i aother appropriate class. 3. All etries must be registered or recorded with their respective breed orgaizatio. Aimals exhibited must be owed by the exhibitor, joitly by agreemet, or by the farm or rach of the immediate family. 4. Requiremets to show i the breedig heifer classes: Agus - must be registered as 100% Agus British White Park- must be registered as America British White Park or British White Charolais - must be registered as 31/32 blood or more Charolais Composite - must be registered at least 50% Charolais Foudatio Simmetal - must be registered as 1/2, 5/8 or 3/4 Simmetal Hereford - must be registered as 100% Hereford Limousi - must be registered as 1/4 or greater accordig to N.A.L.F. percetages Maie Ajou - must be registered as 1/4 or more Red Agus - must be 1-A registered (100%) Shorthor - must be registered as 15/16 blood Shorthor Plus - must be registered as 1/2 blood or greater Simmetal - must be registered as 7/8 or more South Devo - must be registered as 1/2 or greater All Other Breeds - Aimals that have a registratio paper but are ot oe of the above breeds. Please ote there is ot a All Other Purebred or All Other Composite divisio this year. Because of limited umbers, they have bee combied. Commercial - Ay o-registerable aimal Miiature Hereford - must be registered with the America Hereford Associatio 5. Ay eligible juior that violates ay of the rules of the MBE, or kowigly attempts to misrepreset a aimal or its registratio, or acts i a ubecomig maer, shall be disqualified for exhibitio ad o premiums shall be paid. Such actio shall be take as deemed ecessary by the Miesota Beef Expo Executive Board. 6. Exhibitors must follow the Iteratioal Associatio of Fairs ad Expositios (IAFE) Natioal Code of Show Rig Ethics. By eterig, the exhibitor agrees to abide by the IAFE code of ethics. Submissio of etry idicates acceptace of all rules, regulatios, ad releases associated with the evet. Photos take durig the Expo by staff or official photographers may be used for promotioal reasos. 7. All aimals must be exhibited by the juior i whose ame the aimal has bee etered. If a issue comes up where the juior caot exhibit the aimal, it must be exhibited by aother juior registered to show at the 2018 MBE. 8. All etries must be filed olie by 11:59 p.m. o Suday, October 14 uless purchased at the MBE sale. Etries for sale aimals must be made at time of settlemet. Each exhibitor will be limited to two (2) etries per class. 9. Etry fee of $40 per head must accompay etry, uless aimal is cosiged for MBE sale. Etry fee for aimals purchased at the sale by a juior is waived. Beddig is icluded i all etry fees. There is a additioal $20 fee for etries made after oo o October 13. Tie-outs will be made available at $20 per head. 10. Space is ot guarateed for groomig chutes ad tack space will be limited. Juiors are ecouraged to share groomig chutes ad tack areas. 11. Aimals may be brought to the Miesota State Fairgrouds after 6 a.m. October 18 ad before 10 a.m. October 19. Cattle must be o the grouds by 10 a.m. o Friday, October 19 - o exceptios. Juior etries will be processed Thursday, October 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ad from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. o Friday, October 19. There will be o Saturday check-i for ay aimals. For iformatio o Juior Show etries or rules, cotact Miesota Beef Expo at (651) 643-6476 or e-mail beef.expo@mstatefair.org. 5 mbeefexpo.com

SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITION Friday, October 19, 2018 4 p.m. Sposored by Miesota Livestock Breeders Associatio Miesota State Fairgrouds, St. Paul, MN Lee & Rose Warer Coliseum Showmaship has traditioally bee ad will cotiue to be a o fit show. Exhibitors will be judged strictly o their showmaship skills, with o emphasis beig placed o fittig skills; exhibitors do have the optio of fittig their aimal for the sole purpose of persoal practice. AGE DIVISIONS Group A: Grades 4 & uder Group D: Grades 9 & 10 Group B: Grades 5 & 6 Group E: Grades 11 & 12 Group C: Grades 7 & 8 Group F: Graduates to age 21 Awards will be give to the top five i each divisio. Etry Iformatio: Advaced etry is required. All participats must be registered by 8 pm o Thursday, October 18 through the olie system.check i for Showmaship will be o Thursday, October 18 from 8 am to 6 pm ad Friday, October 19 from 8 am to oo. Check i is required. Etry Fee: $5 6 mbeefexpo.com

CATTLE HEALTH ID & REQUIREMENTS ALL SPECIES All aimals will be ispected by the official veteriaria the opeig day of the exhibitio ad daily durig the exhibitio. The official veteriaria will order the immediate removal to a quaratie facility or removal from the exhibitio premises of ay aimal showig cliical sigs of ay ifectious, cotagious or commuicable disease, icludig rigworm ad warts. Ay aimal showig evidece of ay disease, abscesses, or ay ope cotagious lesios will ot be allowed to exhibit or show ad will be subject to isolatio or expulsio depedig o the ature ad seriousess of the disease, abscess or lesio i questio. If illess of ay ature is suspected i ay aimal, said aimal is subject to examiatio by the State Veteriaria ad ower or exhibitor of said aimal must abide by the decisio of this veteriaria. Aimals with warts or rigworm may ot be show. A statemet from a veteriaria that a aimal is beig treated for these diseases is ot acceptable. Aimals kow by the exhibitor to have a ifectious, commuicable disease or to have bee exposed to a ifectious, commuicable disease, or to be from a quaratied herd may ot be etered i a exhibitio. IDENTIFICATION Idividuals must be officially idetified (see m.gov/bah/official-id.html for list of official ID). The USDA istituted its Aimal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule which improves its ability to trace livestock i the evet of a disease outbreak. Accordig to the ADT rule, livestock movig iterstate must be officially idetified ad accompaied by a iterstate certificate of veteriary ispectio (ICVI). The USDA Aimal Disease Traceability rule wet ito effect March 11, 2013. For more iformatio regardig the USDA ADT rule please visit: http://www. aphis.usda.gov/traceability. CATTLE Idividuals must be officially idetified (see m.gov/bah/official-id.html for list of official idetificatio). 1. Cattle from Miesota A. No Certificate of Veteriary Ispectio (CVI) required. B. Must have proper idetificatio as outlied i the USDA ADT rule oted above (as of Mar. 11, 2013). 2. Cattle from outside Miesota A. Must meet the Miesota Importatio requiremets. See m.gov/bah/imports.html, or call the Miesota Board of Aimal Health at (651) 296-2942. B. Must have proper idetificatio as outlied i the USDA ADT rule oted above (as of Mar. 11, 2013). C. Certificate of Veteriary Ispectio (CVI) must list the Miesota State Fair as cosigee ad will be accepted if examiatio ad tests are coducted withi 90 days prior to the exhibitio. D. Cattle from outside Miesota must meet the importatio requiremets of their state of origi if they are returig 3. Forms of acceptable aimal idetificatio. A. USDA Natioal Uiform Ear taggig System (NUES) tags, must display U.S. shield. 1) Brucellosis (Bag s) orage vacciatio tags (oly by accredited veteriarias); 2) Metal or plastic NUES tags. Metal tags may be ordered at o cost from the Miesota Board of Aimal Health at (651) 201-6836 or usig their olie order form. B. USDA AIN visual or RFID tag [15 digit umber startig with 840]. Must display U.S. shield 4. Alterate idetificatio accepted if applied to aimal prior to March 11, 2015. A. America ID tags [8 or 9 digit umber begiig with the prefix USA ]; icludes the Natioal Farm Aimal Idetificatio ad Records (FAIR) by Holstei Associatio USA, Ic. 7 mbeefexpo.com

IAFE NATIONAL CODE OF ETHICS (Iteratioal Associatio of Fairs ad Expos) Exhibitors of aimals at livestock shows shall at all times deport themselves with hoesty ad good sportsmaship. Their coduct i this competitive eviromet shall always reflect the highest stadards of hoor ad digity to promote the advacemet of agricultural educatio. This code applies to juior as well as ope class exhibitors who compete i structured classes of competitio. This code applies to all livestock offered i ay evet at a livestock show. All youth leaders workig with juior exhibitors are uder a affirmative resposibility to do more tha avoid improper coduct or questioable acts. Their moral values must be so certai ad positive that those youger ad more pliable will be iflueced by their fie example. Owers, exhibitors, fitters, traiers ad absolutely resposible persos who violate the code of ethics will forfeit premiums, awards ad auctio proceeds ad shall be prohibited from future exhibitio i accordace with the rules adopted by the respective fairs ad livestock shows. Exhibitors who violate this code of ethics demea the itegrity of all livestock exhibitors ad should be prohibited from competitio at all livestock shows i the Uited States ad Caada. The followig is a list of guidelies for all exhibitors ad all livestock i competitive evets: 1. All exhibitors must preset, upo request of fair ad livestock show officials, proof of owership, legth of owership ad age of all aimals etered. Misrepresetatio of owership, age or ay facts relatig thereto is prohibited. 2. Owers, exhibitors, fitters, traiers or absolutely resposible persos shall provide aimal health certificates from licesed veteriarias upo request by fair or livestock show officials. 3. Juior exhibitors are expected to care for ad groom their aimals while at fairs or livestock shows. 4. Aimals shall be preseted to show evets where they will eter the food chai free of violative drug residues. The act of eterig a aimal i a livestock show is the givig of coset by the ower, exhibitor, fitter, traier ad/or absolutely resposible perso for show maagemet to obtai ay specimes of urie, saliva, blood or other substaces from the aimal to be used i testig. Aimals ot etered i a evet which culmiates with the aimal eterig the food chai shall ot be admiistered drugs other tha i accordace with federal, state ad provicial statutes, regulatio ad rules affect the aimal s performace or appearace at the evet. If the laboratory report o the chemical aalysis of saliva, urie, blood or other sample take from livestock idicates the presece of forbidde drugs or medicatio, this shall be prima facie evidece such substace has bee admiistered to the aimal either iterally or exterally. It is presumed that the sample of saliva, urie, blood or other substace tested by the laboratory to which it is set is the oe take from the aimal i questio ad correctly reflects the coditio of the aimal at the time the sample was take, with the burde o the ower, exhibitor, fitter, traier or absolutely resposible perso to prove otherwise. At ay time after a aimal arrives o the fair or livestock show premises, all treatmets ivolvig the use of drugs ad/or medicatios, for the sole purpose of protectig the health of the aimal, shall be admiistered by a licesed veteriaria. *The Miesota State Fair allows exceptios i breedig classes for soud maagemet practices such as mastitis or peumoia cotrol. 5. Ay surgical procedure or ijectio of ay foreig substace or drug or the exteral applicatio of ay substace (irritat, couterirritat or similar substace) which could affect the aimal s performace or alter its atural cotour, coformatio or appearace, except exteral applicatios of substaces to the hoofs or hors of aimals which affect appearace oly ad except for surgical procedures performed by a duly licesed veteriaria for the sole purpose of protectig the health of the aimal, is prohibited. 6. The use of showig ad/or hadlig practices or devices such as strikig aimals to cause swellig, usig electrical cotrivace or other similar practices are ot acceptable ad are prohibited. 7. Direct criticism or iterferece with the judge, fair or livestock show maagemet, other exhibitors, breed represetatives or show officials before, durig or after the competitive evet is prohibited. I the furtherace of their official duty, all judges, fair ad livestock show maagemet or other show officials shall be treated with courtesy, cooperatio ad respect ad o perso shall direct abusive or threateig coduct toward them. 8. No ower, exhibitor, fitter, traier or absolutely resposible perso shall cospire with aother perso or persos to itetioally violate this code of ethics, or kowigly cotribute or cooperate with aother perso or persos either by affirmative actio or iactio to violate this code of ethics. Violatio of this rule shall subject such idividual to discipliary actio. 9. The applicatio of this code of ethics provides for absolute resposibility for a aimal s coditio by a ower, exhibitor, fitter, traier or participat whether or ot he or she was actually istrumetal i, or had actual kowledge of the treatmet of, the aimal i cotravetio of this code of ethics. 10. The act of eterig a aimal is the givig of coset by the ower, exhibitor, fitter, traier or absolutely resposible perso to have discipliary actio take by the fair or livestock show for violatio of this Code of Show Rig Ethics ad ay other rules of competitio of the fair or livestock show without recourse agaist the fair or livestock show. The act of eterig a aimal is the givig of coset that ay proceedigs or discipliary actios take by the fair or livestock show may be published with the ame of the violator or violators i ay publicatio of the Iteratioal Associatio of Fairs ad Expositios, icludig Fairs ad Expositios ad ay special otices to members. 11. The act of eterig a aimal i a fair or livestock show is the givig of verificatio by the ower, exhibitor, fitter, traier or absolutely resposible perso that he or she has read the IAFE Natioal Code of Show Rig Ethics ad uderstads the cosequeces of ad pealties provided for actios prohibited by the code. It is further a coset that ay actio which cotravees these rules ad also i violatio of federal, state or provicial statues, regulatios or rules may be released to appropriate law eforcemet authorities with jurisdictio over such ifractios. 8 mbeefexpo.com

NEW START TIMES! 7:30 a.m. for the Sale Show ad 11 a.m. for the Sale o Saturday, Oct. 20 SALE CATTLE Etry Deadlie September 11, 2018 Etry Fee $240 Per Head (fees applied to sale, beddig & juior show expeses) SALE GUIDELINES: Cosigors ca register their aimals for the Supreme Row Sale olie! Usig the same registratio system as the juior cattle show, cosigors to this years Supreme Row sale will be able to register ad pay for the aimals olie. The etry fee of $240 is applied towards sale, beddig ad juior show expeses. Tie-outs will be available at $20/head. If the aimal is o sale $240 will be applied to sale, beddig ad juior show expeses. Please cotact the Beef Expo office if you are uable to use the olie system ad require a paper copy of the form. 16th AuAl supreme row MN FARM GUIDE AGRI MEDIA GROUP Puria Aimal Nutritio LLC Rabo AgriFiace Optimizer Calf Gel Sposored by SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 7:30 a.m. Sale Cattle Show by breeds (females & steers) 11 a.m. Sale begis (all breed sales & steers will ru cotiually) 2 p.m. Supreme Row Social - desserts & fruit Warer Coliseum 2:30 p.m. Selectio of Supreme Champios (females & steers) Supreme Champio Female will receive $4,000 $2,000 goes to the Cosigor $2,000 goes to the Buyer Reserve Champio Female will receive $2,000 $1,000 to the Cosigor $1,000 to the Buyer Supreme Row Social Sposored & Preseted by: O Saturday morig, all sale cattle will be show to select a champio ad reserve champio of each breed. Each breed divisio must have eight (8) or more etered ad i the show to make a breed divisio. Ay breed that does ot have eough etries will be combied i a AOB/AOP divisio. Females will show first, followed by prospect steers. Supreme Champio Steer will receive $500 $250 to the Cosigor $250 to the Buyer Reserve Champio Steer will receive $250 $125 to the Cosigor $125 to the Buyer 9 mbeefexpo.com

SALE CONSIGNMENT INFORMATION MN BEEF EXPO SALE SHOW Eberspacher Eterprises will maage ad clerk all sales, as well as prepare the catalog/program. All exhibitors coductig a private sale of aimals will be charged $200 per aimal. The show will be Saturday, October 20 at 7:30 a.m. Awards for breed champios. All sale aimals are eligible to show for $6,750 i cash awards! All cattle sellig must have a health certificate! No exceptios. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS All cattle will be ispected by the official veteriaria the opeig day of the exhibitio. The official veteriaria will order the immediate removal to a quaratie facility or removal from the exhibitio premises of ay aimal with symptoms of ifectious or commuicable diseases. Aimals placed i a quaratie facility must remai there util removed from the exhibitio premises. They MAY NOT eter a show rig; aimals affected by these diseases caot be exhibited. A statemet from a veteriaria that a aimal is beig treated for these diseases is NOT acceptable. Aimals kow by the exhibitor to have a ifectious, commuicable disease or to have bee exposed to a ifectious, commuicable disease, or to be from a quaratied herd may ot be etered i a exhibitio. Ay aimal showig evidece of ay disease, abscesses, or ay ope cotagious lesios will ot be allowed to exhibit or show ad will be subject to isolatio or expulsio depedig o the ature ad seriousess of the disease, abscess or lesio i questio. If illess of ay ature is suspected i ay aimal, said aimal is subject to examiatio by the State Veteriaria ad ower or exhibitor of said aimal must abide by the decisio of this veteriaria. Aimals with warts or rigworm MAY NOT be show. A. All females must be calfhood vacciated. B. All bred females must have accurate breedig dates ad ay female represeted ad sold as safe i calf must have a veteriaria s certificate statig that she has bee examied withi 30 days of sale date. Registratio umbers o AI sires ad pasture exposure bulls are required o the registratio paper. 1. Cattle from Miesota a. No specific tests required (as of July 1, 2012). b. Must have proper idetificatio as outlied i the USDA ADT rule oted above (as of Mar. 11, 2013). 2. Cattle from outside Miesota. a. Must meet the Miesota Importatio requiremets. See http://m.gov/bah/imports.html, or call the Miesota Board of Aimal Health at (651) 296-2942 b. Must have proper idetificatio as outlied i the USDA ADTY rule oted above (as of Mar. 11, 2013). c. Certificate of Veteriary Ispectio (CVI) must list the Miesota State Fair as cosigee ad will be accepted if examiatio ad tests are coducted withi 90 days prior to the exhibitio. Health papers must iclude federal I.D. umbers. d. Cattle from outside Miesota must meet the importatio requiremets of their state of origi if they are returig Please cosult with the Miesota Beef Expo website for the most up-to-date iformatio regardig the TB regulatios. For Juior Show iformatio, see page 4-5. Forms of acceptable aimal idetificatio: 1. USDA AIN RFID tag [15 digit umber startig with 840] 2. USDA AIN Visual tag [15 digit umber startig with 840] 3. USDA Natioal Uiform Ear taggig System (NUES) tags [Brucellosis (Bag s) orage vacciatio tags, Brite (metal or plastic) tags] HALTER BREAKING All cattle must be halter broke. The Miesota Beef Expo committee reserves the right prior to the sale to cull ay aimal that is deemed umaageable or potetially detrimetal to the sale. PROCESSING AND TAGGING All sale cattle will be processed ad tagged o Friday, October 19, from 8 a.m. to oo. Registratio papers must be i the hads of sale maager o Friday prior to the sale. FEES (icludes beddig & Jr. show fee) $240 sale etry per head. Tie-outs are a additioal $20 per head. Above $240 etry fee applies toward sale expese, beddig, ad etry fee i the show. Etry fee will be retaied to help defray expeses if your aimal is a o-show. Same sale commissio applies to o sales. CATALOG INFORMATION AND PHOTOS All catalog material is due September 11, 2018. Photos are very importat! High quality photos will be used i the catalog, if you eed assistace i takig photos, please cotact Val at (612) 805-7405. 10 mbeefexpo.com

SEEDSTOCK ALLEY Seedstock Alley is desiged to be a promotioal tool to ehace awareess of your herd to fellow breeders ad commercial cattleme. Joi us for this great etworkig opportuity! Farm & Rach Exhibit: Exhibit Pes: Tie Exhibits: Breed Ass. Exhibits: OCTOBER 18 21, 2018 Miesota State Fairgrouds Sait Paul, MN Showcase your farm or rach with a 8 x 12 display area i the Cattle Bar. A excellet opportuity to promote your operatio i frot of cattleme. Exhibit fee $50. Showcase your cattle i a 8 x 12 display pe i the Cattle Bar. Pe fee $90, which icludes Stroghold paels ad beddig. Does ot iclude tie-outs. Showcase your cattle i a 4 x 8 tie area i the Cattle Bar. Stall fee $40/head. Fee icludes beddig, but does ot iclude tie-outs. Showcase your breed with a 8 table i the Coliseum i a special all breed display area. Display fee $50. c SEEDSTOCK ALLEY REGISTRATION FORM The deadlie to register for Seedstock Alley space is October 5, 2018. For additioal iformatio or questios, please call (651) 643-6476 or email beef.expo@mstatefair.org c Rach or Busiess Name: email Cotact Name: Cotact Phoe: Address: City, State, Zip Please check type of exhibit desired: Farm & Rach Exhibit (8 x 12 display area)...$50 Exhibit Pe (8 x 12 display pe)...$90 Tie Exhibits (4 x 8 tie area)...$40/head Breed Associatio Exhibit (8 table)...$50 ENTRIES AND FEES (icludes beddig) Exhibit fee $ Tie-outs @ $20/head $ GRAND TOTAL $ Please make checks payable to: Miesota Beef Expo ALL FEES MUST ACCOMPANY ENTRIES For stallig purposes, please provide the followig iformatio: How may additioal aimals will you be brigig? Sale Cattle Jr. Cattle Breed of aimals you are brigig: How may tack stalls eeded? MAIL ENTRY FORMS TO: Miesota Beef Expo, 1265 Sellig Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108-3099 11 mbeefexpo.com

MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO TRADE SHOW EXHIBITOR RATES & HOURS Iside Commercial Exhibit Rates 10 x 10... $250 (Coliseum) 20 x 20 Bulk... $300 (Cattle Bar) 20 x 50 Bulk... $600(Cattle Bar) Iside No-profit, Breed Associatio, ad No-Commercial Exhibit Rates 8 x 10... $200 (Coliseum) Iside Rates Iclude: 13 x8 uskirted table with two chairs 8 high backdrop drapes 3 high side drapes Idetificatio Sig Basic Electric* (1-110 volt, 15 amp, duplex plug) *more available for additioal charge Bulk Spaces Iclude: 3 x8 table with two chairs Electric (1-110v, 15 amp plug) 3 high side ad back drape Idetificatio sigs Outside Commercial Exhibit Rates $25/frot foot (25 miimum) Outside No-profit, Breed Associatio, ad No-Commercial Exhibit Rates $20/frot foot (25 miimum) CATTLE BARN FLOOR PLAN Cattle Bar - Beef Expo Outside Rates Iclude: 3 x 8 table with two chairs Basic Electric* (1-110 volt, 15 amp, duplex plug) * more available for additioal charge Commercial Exhibit Hours Friday, October 20... 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Saturday, October 21...9 a.m. 5 p.m. Suday, October 22...9 a.m. 3 p.m. Commercial Exhibitor Set-up Thursday, October 19:... 8 a.m. Noo Commercial Exhibitor Tear-dow Suday, October 22... 3 p.m. 8 p.m. Moday, October 23... 7 a.m. Noo The Expositio Service will provide o-site decoratig services. There is o charge for vehicle, exhibitor trailer, or livestock trailer parkig. A limited umber of fairgroud campsites providig electricity, sewer ad water are available for $25 per ight. All self-cotaied uits will be accommodated free of charge. Please stop by the juior show office i the bar upo arrival to reserve your campsite. Milkig Parlor 42 42 36 36 41 41 35 35 40 40 34 34 39 39 33 33 38 38 32 32 37 37 31 31 36 36 30 30 35 35 29 29 34 34 28 28 WATER 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 Wash Rack 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 WATER 42 42 41 41 40 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 36 36 35 35 34 34 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 WATER 48 48 47 47 46 46 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 41 41 40 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 48 48 47 47 46 46 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 41 41 40 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 42 42 41 41 40 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 WATER 48 48 47 47 46 46 45 45 44 44 43 43 42 42 41 41 40 40 39 39 38 38 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 34 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 Space 106 WATER Space 102 Wash Rack JR Show Office 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 XX 27 XX 26 XX 25 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 25 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 25 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 25 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 25 27 27 26 26 25 25 24 24 23 23 22 22 33 33 32 32 31 31 30 30 29 29 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 25 27 26 25 24 23 22 Space 105 MYBEP X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D Office 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 WATER 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 WATER 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 WATER 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 WATER 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 24 24 23 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Space 104 WATER Space 103 Picture Area Space 101 Sales Office Wash Rack Me s Restroom Wome s Restroom Spaces: 101,102,103,106 20 x 50 104, 105 Wash Rack 12

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2018 MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO LICENSE REGISTRATION Firm, Orgaizatio or Idividual ame Cotact Mr./Ms. Address City/State/Zip Phoe (Iclude area code) email: We are a (check oe): Type of site desired: Site Size: (idicate order of preferece) (iclude all awigs, tie-outs, overhags, trailer hitches, etc.) q Commercial Eterprise q Idoor Miimum Maximum q No-profit Orgaizatio q Outdoor Frotage q Other (specify below) A electrical outlet (110 volt, 15 amp) is provided i booth retal X fee. please If additioal specify: power is required, Depth Exhibit purpose; products or services to be displayed or sold: (Iclude a booth photo ad/or brochure of your product or service. Do ot sed samples.) Fax E-mail address Two expos or shows with recet participatio (cotact perso, address, phoe & fax for each) 1. 2. Oe busiess referece ad oe bak referece (cotact perso, address, phoe & fax for each) 1. 2. I ackowledge that this registratio is ot a licese agreemet, ad does ot costitute a offer or guaratee of same for the Miesota Beef Expo. (Sigature ad date) Please retur paymet ad form by September 24 to: Miesota Beef Expo 1265 Sellig Ave. N., St. Paul, MN 55108-3099 Phoe: (651) 643-6476 E-mail: beef.expo@mstatefair.org Fax: (651) 642-2456 14

Miesota Beef Expo Premier Exhibitor Award This prestigious cotest rewards all of our youth who go above ad beyod at the Miesota Beef Expo each fall. Our 4th Aual Premier Exhibitor cotest will recogize youth who actively participate i educatioal evets ad youth cotests ad excel i the show rig. Prizes will be awarded to the Top 5 ad will be aouced durig the Supreme Heifer Drive; the Premier Exhibitor will wi a ew showbox sposored by Sulliva Supply! Poits will accumulate for participatio i these evets ad cotests: PARTICIPATION POINTS FOR: BONUS POINTS FOR: Kowledge Bowl Kowledge Bowl placig Attedig Sulliva Supply Stock Show Uiversity OR Ideas & Isights Symposium Judgig Cotest placig Judgig Cotest Showmaship Top 5 placig Fittig Cotest Placig of top aimal show Fittig Cotest placig Showmaship All youth exhibitig are eligible to participate. A short iformatioal meetig will be held at 12:15 p.m. prior to the Sulliva Supply Stock Show Uiversity semiar i the Warer Coliseum show area. Please pla o attedig if you have ay questios or cotact Virgiia Mold at virgiia.mold@mstatefair.org. Will our 2018 Premier Exhibitor Wier be YOU? The Premier Exhibitor prizes ad poit system are tetative ad will ot be fialized util closer to the show. Please visit mbeefexpo.com for the most up-to-date iformatio. 15

MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO JUDGING CONTEST JUDGING CONTEST RULES 1. Cotest will feature six classes of beef cattle, cosistig of breedig heifers, market steers ad prospect calves. 2. Time limit will be 12 miutes per class. 3. Oe class will iclude questios that will be asked followig the first three classes. 4. There will be o oral reasos. 5. Team etries will be comprised of four idividuals. All four scores will be used to calculate the team score. 6. Idividual etries will also be accepted. 7. Age groups for the judgig cotest will be as follows: Juior: Grades 2 5 Itermediate: Grades 6 8 Seior: Grades 9 post high school (21 years old or youger o first day of MBE) Adult: Ayoe older tha 21 years old o the first day of the MBE 8. There will be team competitios i the Juior, Itermediate ad Seior age groups. Adults will oly judge as idividuals. Awards will be give to top teams i the Juior, Itermediate ad Seior divisios ad to the top idividuals i all four age groups. 9. Age groups are based o grade level ad age o the day of the cotest. 10. Etry fee is $15 per team, or $5 per idividual. 11. Please brig a pecil. Friday, October 19 Miesota State Fairgrouds, St. Paul, MN Lee & Rose Warer Coliseum Sposored by Miesota Farm Bureau Questios? Cotact Ket Thiesse, Juior Activities Coordiator at (507) 381-7960, e-mail ket.thiesse@mistarbak.com or cotact the Miesota Beef Expo at (651) 643-6476. REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 8 A.M. IN THE WARNER COLISEUM CONCOURSE Please come prepared with your list of idividual or team participats ames ad etry fee. 8 9 a.m. Registratio, Warer Coliseum Cocourse 9:15 a.m. Istructios, Warer Coliseum Sectio 21 9:30 a.m. Judgig cotest begis, Warer Coliseum Area 1:30 p.m. Awards presetatio, Warer Coliseum Area 16 mbeefexpo.com

MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO Sulliva Supply Fittig Cotest REMINDER: The Sulliva Supply Stock Show Uiversity Fittig semiar will be o Thursday at 2 p.m. & the cotest will follow begiig at 2:30 p.m. Fittig cotest supplies must be i place by 2:15 p.m. ad the cotest will start at 2:30 p.m.. Fittig Cotest Rules 1. Each team will cosist of four idividuals. Oe team member must be from each age divisio: ages 9 to 13; ages 14 to 17; ad ages 18 to 21. (Use cotestat s age as of the 1st day of the MN Beef Expo.) The additioal team member may be from ay of the three age divisios. 2. Teams must sig up durig the cotest registratio period. Etry forms will be available i the Show Office util 10 a.m. o Thursday, October 18. 3. Each team will be resposible for brigig a heifer or steer to use i the competitio. Heifers ad steers are ot to be groomed but should be washed ad dried. Aimals will be checked before the competitio begis. 4. Each team must provide their ow fittig equipmet. Oce the cotest begis, o team member may leave the area ad o additioal equipmet may be brought ito the area. 5. Oce the fittig area is desigated for each team by the cotest officials, the team may set up their groomig chute ad supplies i their desigated area. These items should be i place at least 10 miutes prior to the aouced startig time of the cotest. 6. Each team will be allowed 30 miutes to fit their aimal. 7. Each team member must fit a leg, usig the clipper ad blower. 8. All fittig ad groomig techiques must be withi the accepted practices of the IAFE Natioal Code of Show Rig Ethics. 9. Oce the aimal has bee groomed ad time is called, the team will stad at the head of the aimal util the judges get to them to review their aimal. Whe the judges arrive, the aimal eeds to be take out of the chute ad preseted by the team. Judges will be ecouraged to ask oe questio per team member at this time. Each team member must aswer oe questio. 10. Poits will be awarded as follows: Ability to fit - 20 poits Participatio of each team member - 10 poits Overall effectiveess - 10 poits Orgaizatio of supplies & equipmet - 5 poits Kowledge & respose to questios - 5 poits Judgig will be by a three-member pael of judges based o 50 poits maximum from each judge. Each judge shall total their score ad rak the cotestats i umerical order o the basis of their score. (Highest score first, lowest score last.) The rakigs (ot the score) of the three judges shall be added for each team, ad the fial placigs determied by the lowest composite rakigs. Actual scores will be used oly to break ties. I the evet the participats are still tied, they shall be amed co-wiers ad two awards will be give for that placig ad oe for the followig placig. 17 mbeefexpo.com

TEAM NAME : Team cotact phoe umber: Cotact ame: Address: E-mail: TEAM MEMBERS: Ages 9-13 divisio MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO SULLIVAN SUPPLY FITTING CONTEST ENTRY FORM Thursday, October 18 at 12:30 PM Miesota State Fairgrouds, St. Paul, MN Lee & Rose Warer Coliseum REMINDER: I the past, the fittig cliic has immediately followed the Stock Show Uiversity Fittig Semiar. The 2018 semiar will be o Thursday at 12:30 & the cotest at 2:30 p.m. Joi us for both! Name Age as of 10/18/18 City, State Ages 14-17 divisio Name Age as of 10/18/18 City, State Ages 18-21 divisio Name Age as of 10/18/18 City, State Additioal team member may be from ay age divisio Name Age as of 10/18/18 City, State ENTRY FEE Etries postmarked by October 5... $10 per team Etries postmarked October 6 or later...$20 per team Mail etry form ad paymet to : Miesota Beef Expo, 1265 Sellig Ave. N., Sait Paul, MN 55108-3099 18 mbeefexpo.com

MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO Youth Kowledge Bowl Cotest Thursday, October 18 at 11:30 AM Miesota State Fairgrouds, St. Paul, MN Lee & Rose Warer Coliseum Cocourse Sposored by Miesota Beef Coucil 11-11:30 a.m. Check-i at the Warer Coliseum Cocourse 11:30 a.m. Cotest team istructios & cotest begis; Cotest awards will be give out after the competitio YOUTH KNOWLEDGE BOWL RULES Teams will cosist of four team members (three team members are ot accepted). A team may have a fifth perso as a substitute. A substitute ca eter oce, betwee rouds, ad must complete the competitio after etry. Questios: Cotact Ket Thiesse at (507) 381-7960 or ket.thiesse@mistarbak.com. Three age groups Juior: Grades 2-5 Itermediate: Grades 6-8 Seior: Grades 9- Post High School (21 years old or youger o first day of MBE) Rules ad Iformatio 1. The cotest will be desiged after the Miesota 4-H Cotest. All questios will be related to the beef idustry. 2. MATCH SET UP: Each MBE Kowledge Bowl Cotest will have three phases i a match: Phase #1 Idividual questios (Oe questio per player) Phase #2 Oe-o-oe questios (Eight questios total; two per player) Phase #3 Ope questios; ayoe ca aswer (10 toss-up questios; two bous) Overtime Three ope questios; ayoe ca aswer (sudde-death after that) 3. SCORING: Phase #1 Phase #2 Phase #3 Overtime 5 poits per correct aswer; o loss of poits 10 poits per correct aswer; o loss of poits 10 poits per correct aswer; o loss of poits 10 poits for correct bous aswer; o loss of poits 20 poit team bous if all four members aswer a questio 10 poits per correct aswer; o loss of poits 4. AWARDS: Awards will be give to the top three Juior, Itermediate ad Seior teams immediately followig the fial cotest. 5. ENTRY INFORMATION: Advaced etry is required. Early etry deadlie is Moday, October 8, 2018. All late etries must be postmarked by Moday, October 15. Etries postmarked after October 15 will ot be accepted. 19 mbeefexpo.com

MINNESOTA BEEF EXPO Youth Kowledge Bowl Cotest Etry Form Thursday, October 18, 2018 Miesota State Fairgrouds, St. Paul, MN Lee & Rose Warer Coliseum Team Name Sr. / It. / Jr. (circle divisio) Team cotact ame Address Email TEAM MEMBERS Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Team Name Sr. / It. / Jr. (circle divisio) Team cotact ame Address Email TEAM MEMBERS Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Name Age as of 10/18/18 Advaced Etries Are Required Etries postmarked by October 8 - $15 per team Etries postmarked October 9 15 - $20 per team Etries postmarked October 16 or later will ot be accepted. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Miesota Beef Expo Mail to: Miesota Beef Expo, 1265 Sellig Ave. N, St. Paul, MN 55108-3099 20

Miesota Beef Ambassador Program The Miesota Beef Ambassador Team will promote beef ad farmig to cosumers as they develop skills of leadership, commuicatio ad self-cofidece. The program spotlights the positive impact cattle farmig has o our health, ecoomy ad eviromet. The Miesota Beef Ambassador Team will cosist of oe Seior MN Beef Ambassador wier, up to two Seior team members ad up to 2 Juior Beef Ambassador team members. Seior cotestats must be at least 16 by 9/1/18 ad ot over the age of 20 by 9/1/18. Juiors must be 13 by 9/1/17 ad ot over the age of 16 by 9/1/18. Cotestat Name Shirt Detail: Me Wome Size Address City State Zip Cotestat Cell Phoe Email Parets Names Phoe Birth Date Age as of 9/1/18 Email Seior (16-19) Juior (13-15) Applicatio Deadlie: October 1, 2018 Please attach a separate page with the followig iformatio usig a 3rd party respose. Example: Sue Brow is from SW Miesota. Her parets are Bill ad Sally. Sue is ivolved i may beef ad school activities i Jackso Couty. Sue would like to be o the Beef Team because. Share a short paragraph about yourself tell us who you are Coectio/experiece with beef productio ad/or agriculture Iterests ad activities both at school ad outside of school Paragraph about why you wat to be a Beef Ambassador The Team wiers will be aouced at the Supreme Row Female & Steer Selectio Dier Saturday, October 20, 2018 begiig at 5:00 p.m.. Seior wier will receive a $500 Scholarship Seior team members will receive a $250 Scholarship Juior wier will receive up to $100 MAIL OR EMAIL ENTRY TO: QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO: MN Beef Coucil Jeifer Schiefelbei MN Beef Coucil P. O. Box 39 jschiefel@meltel.et Royalee Rhoads Maple Plai, MN 55359 320-398-6511 royalee@mbeef.org 763-479-1011 21 mbeefexpo.com

Miesota Beef Ambassador Program BE A PART OF THE TEAM, SPEAK OUT FOR THE BEEF INDUSTRY! Competitio Schedule Saturday, October 20, 2018 9:00 am 9:15 am Check i & istructios, CHS Miracle of Birth Ceter 9:30 am Competitio begis, CHS Miracle of Birth Ceter 5:00 pm Awards at Supreme Row Selectio Dier, Warer Coliseum Judgig Areas: Mock Media Iterview Mock Cosumer Evet Social & Traditioal Media Respose to Beef Idustry Topics Age Requiremets: Juiors Age 13-15 Seiors Age 16-19 Competitio Rules ad Iformatio Competitio Judgig Areas 1. Media Iterview The cotestat will participate i a mock media iterview. The iterviewer will have pre-determied questios to ask each cotestat with the optio to ask follow-up questios i order to receive additioal kowledge or clarify a poit. A pael of judges will observe the iteractio for: kowledge, articulatio, poise ad the cotestat s ability to Tell the Beef Productio Story ad preset beef ad farmig i a positive light. 2. Cosumer Evet A mock cosumer evet will be set up for the cotestats. Each cotestat will be provided with a beef sample, beef literature ad recipes. Iterested cosumers will approach the table. They will ask pre-determied questios to test the cotestat s kowledge, capacity to iteract with the public ad ability to preset beef i a positive light. A pael of judges will observe ad score each cotestat o their ability to educate the cosumers ad provide the cosumers with the appropriate iformatio to aswer their questios. Each cotestat will have 5 miutes to iteract with the Cosumers who will ask questios. Cotestat are able to ask the cosumers questios to egage a deeper dialogue about beef, ad are ecouraged to do so. 3. Social & Traditioal Media Respose to Beef Idustry Topics Cotestats will be provided with a list of beef idustry topics (For example: Beef Nutritio) oce their applicatio is submitted. Cotestats will pick a topic ad write a blog about that subject, icludig 2-3 pictures. Cotestats should also create a sample Facebook post or Tweet about this same subject to be submitted i additio to the blog. Both the blog ad the Facebook post or Tweet must be brought to the competitio. The judges will score the cotestats o their ability to icorporate beef idustry iformatio ad how relatable that message would be with cosumers. Please sight ay sources used for facts. 22 mbeefexpo.com

Compeer Fiacial ad Miesota State Cattleme s Associatio Proudly Presets The MYBEP Beef Ideas & Isights Symposium Special Guest Kirbe Schoor Host of Superior Surise THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2018 4:00 P.M. Where: CHS Miracle of Birth Ceter, Miesota State Fairgrouds Special Guest: Kirbe Schoor, host of RFD TV s Superior Surise, sposored by Compeer Fiacial A Heifer will be give away by the Miesota State Cattleme s Associatio at the ed of the ight. Symposium Heifer Awarded at the ed of the eveig! Please joi us for this icredible opportuity geared towards helpig youth explore the beef idustry i a fu ad rewardig atmosphere filled with elite cattle people! This evet was iitially desiged to brig together youth who submitted a MYBEP applicatio, but did ot wi a heifer; MYBEP staff is proud to expad this icredible experiece by ivitig ayoe who is iterested i beefig up their idustry kowledge, while ejoyig the compay of amazig people. Adults ad kids are welcome to atted this memorable ight. Note: Poits ca be eared for the Premier Exhibitor Award. Featurig: A pael discussio with elite Miesota cattlepeople ad Kirbe Schoor about GOAL SETTING TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN THE BEEF INDUSTRY PANEL PARTICIPANTS Kirbe Schoor: A televisio persoality who ca be see o RFD-TV etwork ad the Cowboy Chael as Host of Superior Surise. She also hosts the Aual Fort Worth Stock Show Sydicate Sale ad is producer of The America Racher. Lori Eberspacher: Ower of Eberspacher Eterprises Ic., a full-service livestock sale maagemet compay for 30 years. Lori was raised i the purebred idustry ad believes strogly i the compay s sloga of for the love of great cattle. Matt Agge: Matt, alog with his family, ow ad operate Oak Meadow Farms i Harmoy, Miesota. The cow herd cosists of 120 Registered Simmetal ad Simm-Agus. Performace with quality is the motto at Oak Meadow Farms which is committed to excel i all aspects of the idustry. Do Schiefelbei: A fourth geeratio seed stock producer who oversees fiaces ad maages farm productio o Schiefelbei Farms i Kimbal, Miesota. Schiefelbei has a log history of idustry service, as a past Miesota Cattleme s Associatio Presidet, o the Board of Directors for the America Agus Associatio ad most recetly as NCBA Policy Divisio Vice Chairma. 23 mbeefexpo.com