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Summer Jackpot Shows are in full swing around here! Attached you will find a calendar for JUNE AND JULY jackpots and cam...
05/04/2026

Summer Jackpot Shows are in full swing around here! Attached you will find a calendar for JUNE AND JULY jackpots and camps in and around Oklahoma!

❗️Calendars will be updated as more shows are announced❗️

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out!!

You don’t have to own land to belong in ag… but not everyone agrees with that.Agriculture doesn’t look the way it used t...
03/21/2026

You don’t have to own land to belong in ag… but not everyone agrees with that.

Agriculture doesn’t look the way it used to, and that makes some people uncomfortable.

For a long time, ag was tied to one thing: land.
Generations deep. Family farms. Operations passed down, not built from scratch.

But that’s not the reality for a lot of kids anymore.

Some don’t have land.
Some don’t have cattle.
Some didn’t grow up in it at all.

And yet, they’re still here.

Borrowing trailers.
Feeding out of makeshift pens.
Learning the hard way, without a roadmap.

Working just as hard, if not harder, to earn their place.

So here’s the question people don’t always want to answer…

Does agriculture belong only to the ones born into it?
Or to the ones willing to fight their way into it?

Because if we start measuring belonging by what someone has instead of how hard they work,

we’re not protecting agriculture,
we’re gatekeeping it.

And this industry doesn’t survive by staying the same.
It survives by making room for the next generation, no matter where they come from.

So… do they belong?

𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚… 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍.And lately, they already are.Agriculture feeds the world, but most people ...
03/20/2026

𝑰𝒇 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚… 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍.

And lately, they already are.

Agriculture feeds the world, but most people shaping the narrative have never stepped foot in a barn.

They don’t see the early mornings.
The losses.
The long days that don’t end when the sun goes down.

Instead, they see headlines. Opinions. Half truths.

And the scary part?
Those voices are getting louder than the ones actually living it.

Because while we’re busy doing the work, someone else is busy defining it.

They’re telling people how livestock are raised.
What farmers should be doing.
What agriculture really looks like.

And most of the time, they’re getting it wrong.

But silence doesn’t correct misinformation.
It allows it.

So if we choose not to speak up,
if we choose not to show the hard parts and the good,

we don’t get to be surprised when the story gets twisted.

Because agriculture isn’t just an industry,
it’s a way of life that’s constantly being questioned by people who don’t understand it.

And if we don’t take ownership of that story,

we’re handing it over to people who were never part of it to begin with.

🏆 When the Banner Isn’t Purple 🏆As Oklahoma Youth Expo comes to a close, it’s easy to feel the weight of a season when t...
03/20/2026

🏆 When the Banner Isn’t Purple 🏆

As Oklahoma Youth Expo comes to a close, it’s easy to feel the weight of a season when the banner isn’t purple.

The ring always goes quiet before placings are announced. Hearts race, eyes stay fixed on the judge, and for a moment, everyone still has hope. Then Champions are slapped, banners are handed out, and reality sets in. And for some, the color they dreamed of never comes.

There’s a heaviness in that walk out of the ring. Not because it’s only about winning, but because of the early mornings, the long nights, the feed, the work, and the belief that you did everything right. Sometimes disappointment doesn’t look like tears, it looks like a quiet walk back to the stall and a forced smile.

In a world full of backdrop pictures and highlight reels, it can feel like everyone else is winning. But what you don’t always see are the losses, the doubts, and the moments that truly shape you.

Here’s the truth:
The banner not being purple does not mean you failed.

It means you showed up.
It means you worked.
It means you cared enough to try.

Some of the most important lessons in the show ring don’t come from winning. They come from learning how to lose with grace, how to keep going when it’s hard, and how to grow when no one is watching.

The way you carry yourself after a tough class, the handshake, the “congratulations,” the decision to keep your head up, that says more about you than any banner ever could.

Because long after Oklahoma Youth Expo is over, it won’t be the color of the banner that defines you. It will be your work ethic, your character, and your resilience.

So if this year didn’t end in purple, don’t hang your head.

The story isn’t over. 🤍

Read more here :
https://issuu.com/stockshowchronicles/docs/ssc1.1_529436e3e85aa3

03/19/2026

We are currently working on a list of all jackpots, camps, and contest that will be coming up within the next couple of months. If you have a jackpot, camp, or contest you would like us to put on our list & calendar please make sure to reach out to us!

With Oklahoma Youth Expo starting this week and a new era beginning in the OG&E Coliseum, thousands of exhibitors are pr...
03/11/2026

With Oklahoma Youth Expo starting this week and a new era beginning in the OG&E Coliseum, thousands of exhibitors are preparing for one of the biggest shows of the year. But for some, this one means a little more, it’s their last.

Senior year in the show barn brings a lot of emotions: excitement, pressure, pride, and sometimes even uncertainty about what comes next. And the truth is… it’s okay not to have all the answers yet.

“Showing Livestock One Last Time” takes a look at what that final season really feels like, the quiet moments in the barn, the lessons learned over years of showing, and the realization that the show ring helped shape who you’ve become.

Because long after the final class is called, the work ethic, resilience, and memories from the barn will stay with you.

If you’re a senior exhibitor or someone who remembers that final year, this is an article you won’t want to miss.

You can find “Showing Livestock One Last Time” on Page 16 in the first edition of Stockshow Chronicles.

https://issuu.com/stockshowchronicles/docs/ssc1.1_529436e3e85aa3

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