judges
junior shows - Colby lind
Colby and his wife Tracy have 3 children; Tate, Channing and Laramie.
Colby is a 2009 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Ag Education and Animal Science. While at the
University he was a member of the livestock evaluation team placing in the top 10 in numerous national contests.
Today Colby is the Ag teacher and FFA advisor at Rushford -Peterson schools and along with his family run a 125
head cow /calf operation raising Red Angus and Hereford cattle that they exhibit at shows and sales across the country.
His family has been fortunate enough to win numerous national shows across North America including, Denver, Louisville, Fort Worth, Kansas city, Canadian western Agribition, Red Angus junior nationals, and Colby was named the 2023 Red Angus Herdsman of the Year.
Colby is a 2009 graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Ag Education and Animal Science. While at the
University he was a member of the livestock evaluation team placing in the top 10 in numerous national contests.
Today Colby is the Ag teacher and FFA advisor at Rushford -Peterson schools and along with his family run a 125
head cow /calf operation raising Red Angus and Hereford cattle that they exhibit at shows and sales across the country.
His family has been fortunate enough to win numerous national shows across North America including, Denver, Louisville, Fort Worth, Kansas city, Canadian western Agribition, Red Angus junior nationals, and Colby was named the 2023 Red Angus Herdsman of the Year.
open show - jeff bunker
Jeff Bunker, and his wife Angela, own and operate J&A Charolais in Sparta, Wisconsin. J&A Charolais is a purebred Charolais seedstock operation which includes the sales and marketing of cattle, embryos, and semen throughout the nation.
J&A Charolais has an active embryo program, utilizes artificial insemination, and keeps extensive performance records on all animals. The show ring is used as an advertising tool at local, state, and national shows. Numerous champions have been
produced including winners at the American Royal, Black Hills Stock Show, and many Midwest State Fairs.
The herd is marketed through private treaty sales and consignment sales throughout the Midwest.
Jeff, a lifelong cattleman, has judged cattle shows at the local, state, and national levels. Junior shows are especially important to Jeff and Angela as they are involved in many youth organizations. Jeff and Angela have two daughters, Shade – 21 years old who will be a senior this year at Iowa State and Breeze – 19 years old who will be a sophomore at Iowa State this year.
J&A Charolais has an active embryo program, utilizes artificial insemination, and keeps extensive performance records on all animals. The show ring is used as an advertising tool at local, state, and national shows. Numerous champions have been
produced including winners at the American Royal, Black Hills Stock Show, and many Midwest State Fairs.
The herd is marketed through private treaty sales and consignment sales throughout the Midwest.
Jeff, a lifelong cattleman, has judged cattle shows at the local, state, and national levels. Junior shows are especially important to Jeff and Angela as they are involved in many youth organizations. Jeff and Angela have two daughters, Shade – 21 years old who will be a senior this year at Iowa State and Breeze – 19 years old who will be a sophomore at Iowa State this year.
