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Scholarship and Youth Programs

The Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation supports a number of youth activities that help advance, promote and educate the industries up and coming leaders.

 

Florida FFA Association:

The Florida Cattlemen’s Association and Foundation have been sponsoring the FFA Feeder Steer Awards since 1980.  They’ve been sponsoring the Middle School Meats Evaluation Award since 2006. 

 

 

Florida State Fair, Champion of Champions Program: 

The Florida State Fair offers this unique youth program that allows exhibitors to show their prize winning animals as well as the option of participating in numerous educational activities.  The exhibitors can earn points and on the final day of the fair, the top 32 exhibitors compete to be the best of the best in the final round robin competition. We are proud to support this program. http://www.floridastatefairag.com/pdffiles/donor.pdf

 

FCA Young Cattlemens Tour:

Each year young Cattlemen from around the state are selected to be a part of this indepth Florida industry tour, visiting some of Florida’s best ranches.  They not only get a chance to interact with the industry leaders but with each other as they form lifelong friendships.

 

 

 

Junior Florida Cattlemen: 

Our JFCA kids are some of the strongest in the country, consistently competing and placing high on the national level in many of the junior events such as quiz bowl, team marketing, photography and more. 

 

University of Florida Livestock Judging Teams: 

As the land grant university in the state, the University of Florida has a strong animal sciences program.  They also have some talented livestock evaluators who travel the country competing in livestock competitions.  We know that in addition to learning about beef, they are learning to give reasons and meet industry contacts in other parts of the country that could lead to jobs an opportunities beyond their college years.