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Beef Breeders Case Study

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Starting at the sunrise in the crisp air, throughout the hectic day, and until sunset, FFA was setting up panels, judging, and then taking down panels at day’s end. It was their annual participation at Beef Breeders. An event on the first Friday of February, where bulls are showcased , a trade show takes place, and a livestock judging at the Ag Advancement Center.
Compared to other events that FFA participates in, they have to collaborate more so with other groups in the community.
“It is more of a community put on event. It’s a group effort involving Miles Community College, 4-H, and the Miles City Chamber of Commerce,” says Scott Rehbein, FFA adviser. Judging, for example, was one of the areas where FFA collaborated with 4-H and MCC. …show more content…

Among other things, 30+ members worked with the Miles City Chamber of Commerce to do their main task, setting up the panels for sales. According to Cord Ellis, a senior, setting up the panels is what makes Beef Breeders more challenging than other FFA events.
“It is one of the most fun events, but also the most labor-intensive with the setting up of the pens,” Ellis said.
An additional challenge they faced with lifting the heavy panels was keeping them in place.
“We have to try to not knock down the panels,” Donnelly said, who has helped out with Beef Breeders for three years.
Moreover, the largest challenge for FFA is organizing, with the amount of members participating.
“Organizing everything and getting everything to come together with such a large number of people is always challenging,” Rehbein said.
An example of why they must remain organized was a situation that ensued a couple years ago.
“In the past, we had had bulls almost escape when moving panels around. It resulted in a group not being able to show their bulls,” Rehbein said.
However, situations like that allows them to learn from their mistakes, like to remain vigilant during Beef

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