NALJA News Summer 2024 | 11 and intermediate showmanship winners must advance to an older division . 7 . Exhibitors must wear the official showmanship shirt and official showmanship number during the contest . 8 . Any substitution or deviation will be at the discretion of the NALJA board and its advisors .
* NEW * Adult Division 1 . Exhibitors can show any species of animal . 2 . Costumes that go with the theme of NJLSC are highly encouraged . 3 . Will take place the same day as the showmanship contest . 4 . You do NOT need to pre register .
State Poster Contest
A ) Time : Each state must deliver its entry to the checkin table by the end of check-in on Saturday , June 29 . States without members attending the show may submit their entries to the NALF office no later than June 1 . NALJA will display the boards throughout the NJLSC .
B ) Divisions : All states will compete in the same division .
C ) Rules : 1 . The tri-fold display must be 36 inches tall , have a 24 inch center and 12 inch flaps on each side . 2 . Each display should promote or highlight the state ’ s junior association and programs . The display should fit the theme of the current NJLSC , “ Legends of the Mother Road ” All materials must be attached to the board . The use of computer generated graphics will be allowed . The states name and contact representative must be printed on the back of the display . 3 . One entry per state . 4 . Displays become the property of NALJA . By entering , states agree that NALJA and NALF may use the display for any publication or promotion . 5 . The state display contest will count toward state sweepstakes .
State Herdsmanship
A ) Time : The herdsmanship judging begins Sunday , June 30 , at 8 a . m . and continues through noon Wednesday , July 4 .
B ) Divisions : After check-in , NALJA will assign the states to one of two categories ( large or small ) based on the number of cattle each state checks in .
C ) Rules : 1 . States will be judged throughout the aforementioned period . 2 . Judging for state herdsmanship will be based on the following criteria : a ) General neatness and tidiness each exhibitor ’ s area within each state ’ s area . b ) How well the state maintains its alley . c ) How well all exhibitors from a state maintain their cattle . d ) Creativity of aisle theme and décor . 3 . Any state that has a decoration display beyond standard cattle equipment occupying stall or aisle space will be disqualified . 4 . Any state that violates the official show rules or barn rules will be disqualified . 5 . Points will go to each division winner and will count toward the final point total for the state sweepstakes award .
* NEW * NALJA will be conducting a people ’ s choice award for state decorations , ballots will be due by noon on Wednesday , July 3 , 2024 . The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony . No additional points will be awarded towards sweepstakes for the People ’ s Choice winner .
Team Fitting
A ) Time : Wednesday , July 3 at 8 a . m . B ) Divisions : All states will compete in the same division
C ) Registration : Teams are registered by their state advisors on Saturday , June 29 .
D ) Rules : 1 . All contestants must be members of both NALJA and the state association they are representing . If a contestant is not exhibiting cattle or entered in individual sweepstakes , they must pay a $ 10 team participation fee . Fee due by State Advisor meeting . 2 . Teams will consist of four members with a least one member from each of the junior , intermediate and senior divisions as described in the Individual Sweepstakes Points . 3 . NALJA will allow all states to have more than one team as long as they follow the team member age division rule . If a state does not have enough members to make a team , it may form a team with another state ’ s members if that state does not have a team in the contest already . 4 . NALJA will allow substitutions among team members as follows : a ) A junior team member may substitute for an intermediate or senior team member . b ) An intermediate team member may substitute for a senior team member . c ) Seniors may not substitute for another age division . 5 . A two or three person panel will judge the team fitting contest .