Heidi Hawkins
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 Heidi
graduated from the Carlson School of Management at the University of
Minnesota in 2009 and currently works as a financial analyst for Wells
Fargo's Food & Agribusiness Commercial Bank. She grew up on a farm near Eyota, Minnesota
and in 1999 her parents moved off the farm and to the town of St. Charles,
MN. Heidi has been showing cattle for
the past 13 years and currently owns a herd of purebred shorthorns. She has been very involved with agriculture, holding various leadership roles with her local 4-H club and FFA Chapter. In 2007 she received her
American Degree at the National FFA Convention. Heidi
and 4 other committee members started the MJSC beef show in 2007 as an
opportunity for youth throughout MN to exhibit their calves ahead of the
busy summer show season. Heidi and her husband, Matt, currently reside in Chicago, IL.
Paige Allen
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Paige Allen is a finance maj or at Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Paige grew up in Saint Charles and was active in both 4-H and FFA. She enjoyed showing both beef and swine. Coordinating the Minnesota Junior Spring Classic has allowed Paige to shareher passion for agriculture and to work with youth. She continues to be active in FFA and received her FFA American Degree in the fall of 2010.
Jamie Purfeerst
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 Jamie Purfeerst joined the MJSC team in 2009 and assists with publicity. Her family raises Herefords and club calves in Randolph, MN and she has been a very active member of 4-H, FFA and junior beef programs, both state and nationally. Also, Jamie served as a communications intern for the American Angus Association and media intern for the North American International Livestock Exposition. In December 2010, she graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in Advertising and Agriculture Communications. She serves as BEEF Magazine's Managing/Digital Editor. Jamie was also a member of the 2010 NDSU Livestock Judging Team, experiencing success at the Nebraska Cattleman's Classic and Meat Animal Evaluation Contest. She also was active in the NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club and Judging Club.
Amanda Harguth
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Amanda has just moved to Baraboo WI for a year long position
with AmeriCorps VISTA. She will be
working in correlation with the UW- Extension Sauk County Office; working with
groups in the area such as, the 4-H AfterSchool program, Boys and Girls Club,
and Youth Environmental Projects, planning and developing programs while
building sustainability within the groups. Amanda Graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Platteville in May of
2009, with a degree in Communication Technologies and an Emphasis in Public
Relations. Amanda is originally from St.
Charles where her family lives in town; she has shown beef cattle for 15 years
and both her brothers Wyatt and Clint continue to show. Amanda owns 4 purebred Simmental Females and
helps with the Angus and Shorthorn cattle her family owns. She has been not only involved with showing
cattle but has served as President and Reporter of her FFA Chapter in high
school and President, Secretary, and Treasurer of her 4-H Club. This is Amanda’s forth year with the MJSC
Committee.
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 Mark is the newest member to join the MJSC team. He grew up on a small dairy farm
west of Faribault, MN and was heavily involved in the Rice County
4-H program. The ironic thing is that
Mark never showed cattle as a 4-Her, but had several achievements in the rabbit
project including the Minnesota Livestock Achievement award in 1989 with his
rabbit meat business. At age 35, he
started showing after purchasing Scottish Highland cattle. He currently has a small farm in Elkton, MN
where he and his wife Jamie, have Highland
cattle, a few horses, and a large number of rabbits used for meat and
show. The mission of their farm is to
show the public where their food comes from and how it can be grown in a
sustainable manner on a small scale. Mark has a B.S. in Food Science from North Dakota State
University and has worked
for a large food processor in southern Minnesota
for the last 16 years in quality assurance and R&D. He currently serves on the board of directors
for the North Central Highland Cattle Association and the American Highland
Cattle Foundation.
Tom Pierson
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 Tom is employed by Cargill and currently works at Cargill's Excelsior Crossing
Campus in Hopkins, Minnesota. He has worked in Cargill's Animal Nutrition business
unit for 24 years and has been a manager at animal nutrition plants in Flora,
Illinois'; Atlantic, Iowa and Sioux City, Iowa. Tom's current role is working with
Information Technology in Cargill Animal Nutrition. Tom and his wife Sherri reside
near Watertown and have 3 children. Laurel is attending Kansas State University,
Tyler and Spencer attend High School and Middle School respectively in Waconia. All
of the kids are active in 4-H and have exhibited Shorthorn cattle the past 5 years.
Tom is an advisor to the Minnesota Junior Shorthorn Association. Tom is a native of
Pipestone County where during his youth days he exhibited market lambs in 4-H and
FFA.
Mark Purfeerst
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 Mark Purfeerst is from Faribault, MN. Growing up Mark
was very active in 4-H and FFA where he showed both cattle and hogs. He
was an active member of the Rice County General Livestock Judging Team and a
State 4-H Ambassador. While on the judging team Mark earned trips to both
Kansas City and Louisville where his team was named the National Champion 4-H
Livestock Judging Team. He graduated from North Dakota State University
in May of 2008 with a degree in Agricultural Economics and a minor in Animal
Science. In college Mark was involved with the Saddle & Sirloin and
the NDSU Judging Club. He currently works for AgStar Financial Services
in Northfield and is an active Adult Leader in Rice County 4-H.
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Show Details:
When: April 14 & 15, 2012
Saturday: Boot Camp
Sunday: Junior Show
Where: Mower County Fairgrounds, Austin, MN
For more details including maps, visit the show page
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