Meat purchases are available
Baton Rouge, La. – More than 100
young farmers from throughout the state will travel to the Maurice A. Edmond
Livestock Arena with hopes of having their prized winning animals named champion
during the Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus’ 75th Annual
State Livestock and Poultry Show.
The event provides an opportunity
for youth to showcase their hard work in raising and caring for various breeds
of cattle, hogs, sheep, lamb, goats and poultry. Winners will receive premiums,
ribbons, rosettes and trophy belt buckles.
A week of events has been scheduled
to celebrate the show’s 75th anniversary. Activities leading up to
the Livestock Show will begin on February 23 with a Livestock Show Advisory
Council Luncheon held at the SU Ag Center, a Livestock Information Social Media
Blast will be held on Feb. 26, a Jagriculture Student Livestock Show Cook-Out will
be held on the front lawn of Fisher Hall on Feb. 27, and a Jagriculture Student
Livestock Show Information Booth will be set-up at the Smith-Brown Memorial Student
Union on Feb. 28. The 2018 Livestock Show will run from March 1 – 3.
The Livestock Show Office is
currently accepting pre-orders of non-processed
choice meats from various livestock. All proceeds from meat sales go directly
to participating youth as a reward for their hard work and financial
investment. The following meat choices and quantities are available:
- One whole beef $2,000
- One half beef $1,000
- One-fourth beef $500
- One whole pork $225
- One whole lamb $200
- One whole goat is $175
There is a processing fee that is not
included in the original cost of the meat. All purchases must be paid by money
order or check and made payable to the Southern University Ag Center Livestock
Show, prior to picking up the meat from the slaughter house.
Those who don’t pre-order their meat
are invited to make a purchase during the show’s ‘Junior Auction Sale’ on Saturday,
March 3 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Maurice A. Edmond Livestock Arena.
The office will deliver the meat to
two locations, either the Cutrer Slaughter House in Kentwood, La. or Rouchers
in Plaquemine, La.
Donations
to the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank are also welcome.
For
more information on the SU Land-Grant Campus’ Livestock Show or to purchase
meat, click here or contact the Livestock Show Office at 225.771.6208 or 225.771.4350.
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