Alabama Angus Association

2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show

Angus exhibitors led 11 entries at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL. Chandler Akins, Nashville, GA, evaluated the entries before naming champions. Photos by Mark Sims, American Angus Association.

Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull

Birge Farms Titus 423D won Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL Case Birge, Graceville, FL, owns the October 2016 son of S A V Brilliance 8077.

Grand Champion Bred-and-owned Female

McGuire Esteem 528 won Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3, in Oxford, AL. Reid McGuire, Waverly, AL, owns the November 2015 daughter of S A V Momentum 9274.

Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female

Graves Flora Rose A E G 606 won Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL Audra Graves, Cleveland, AL, owns the September 2016 daughter of Leachman Saugahatchee 3000C.

Grand Champion Owned Female

Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female

BCII Zoey 5416 won Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL. John Thrower, Arab, AL, owns the November 2016 daughter of Greene Pokerface 1304.

Grand Champion Steer

AAM Insight 3165 won Grand Champion Steer at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL Case Birge, Graceville, FL, owns the March 2016 son of PVF Insight 0129.

Scholarship Winners

Case Birge, Graceville, FL center, received the Alabama Angus Association Auxiliary Scholarship at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL Pictured presenting the award are Mahlon Richburg, Alabama Angus Association, left, and June Wood, Alabama Angus Auxiliary, right.

Senior Showmanship

Chandler Langley, Camp Hill, AL. left, won top honors in Senior Showmanship at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL. Also pictured is Chandler Akins, Judge, right.

Intermediate Showmanship

These junior Angus members won top honors in Intermediate Showmanship at the 2016 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 4 in Rogersville, AL. Pictured from left are John Thrower, Arab, AL, Fourth; Chelsea Langley, Camp Hill, AL Third; Case Birge, Graceville, FL, Second; Audra Graves, Cleveland, AL, First; and Chandler Akins, Judge.

Photo Contest Winners

These junior Angus members placed in the Photography Contest at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL. Pictured from left are Allie Long, Fayette, AL, Junior Division; Case Birge, Graceville, FL, Senior Division; and Elizabeth Griffith, Hokes Bluff, AL, Intermediate Division.

Coloring Contest Winners

These young Angus enthusiasts were winners in the coloring contest at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL Pictured from left are Kynleigh Wood, Holly Pond, AL, and Austin Haynes, Dutton, AL

Alabama Junior Board

These young men and women were elected to serve on the Alabama Junior Angus Association Board of directors and are pictured at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL. Pictured kneeling from left are Audra Graves, Cleveland, AL, President; Case Birge, Graceville, FL, Vice President; Chelsea Langley, Camp Hill, AL, Secretary-Treasurer, holding Reason Rutherford, Starkville, MI, future member; and Layton Adams, Union Springs, AL, Reporter. Pictured standing from left are Kynleigh Wood, Holly Pond, AL, future member; Allie Long, Fayette, AL; John Thrower, Arab, AL; Reid McGuire, Waverly, AL; Chandler Langley, Camp Hill, AL; Aspen Adams, Union Springs, AL; and Elizabeth Griffith, Hokes Bluff, AL.

Richard Dyar Scholarship

Case Birge, Graceville, FL, left, received the Richard Dyar Scholarship at the 2017 Alabama Angus Association Field Day and Junior Preview Show, June 3 in Oxford, AL. Also pictured is Richard Dyar, presenting, right.