Charles Goodnight earns Junior Silver Award
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
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Charles Goodnight earns Junior Silver Award
Charles Goodnight, Billings, Mo., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Silver award, according to Caitlyn Brandt, events and junior activities director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Goodnight is the 14-year-old son of Jeff and Catherine Goodnight. He is a member of the NJAA and the Missouri Junior Angus Association.
He has participated in local, state, regional and national shows and showmanship contests. At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Goodnight participated in the public speaking and livestock judging contest. He also participated in the mentoring program in 2022 and 2023.
Goodnight has submitted weight data to the Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR®).
The Silver award is the second level of the NJAA Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the award, then meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honor. Applicants are evaluated in areas of junior Angus association activities and leadership, participation in showmanship, contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.
The NJAA promotes the involvement of young people in raising Angus cattle, while also providing leadership and self-development opportunities for the nearly 4,500 active members nationwide.
— Written by Amber Wahlgren, Angus Communications
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