BEEF Marketing challenge Submission dealine - oct 31, 2026
Put your creativity and beef advocacy skills to work in the BEEF Marketing Challenge! Create an original advertisement promoting beef to a target audience while building marketing and communication skills. Participants can earn OBYC Points Program points, with awards presented to the Top 5 in each age division.
NEW Ohio Beef youth council points program
More opportunities. More flexibility. More ways to earn recognition through year-round involvement in Ohio's beef industry.
2026-2027 OBYC Calendar of Events
january
23 - OBYC Skillathon Contest
23 - Buckeye Cattlemen's Summit (New Youth Educational Path Offered)
23 - OBYC Salesmanship Contest
23 - Fed Cattle Carcass Contest Required Quality and Yeild Grading Seminar
february
OBYC Meat Identification Contest (Satalite Locations)
16 - Southeastern Ohio
17 - Northeastern Ohio
18 - Southwestern Ohio
19 - Central Ohio
march
18 - Fed Cattle Carcass Contest Oral Interviews
april
OBYC Weed and Forage ID (Satalite Locations)
5 - Northeastern Ohio
6 - Central Ohio
7 - Southeastern Ohio
8 - Southwestern Ohio
10 - OBYC Prepared Speech Contest
may
1 - Build-A-BEEF Recipe Submission Deadline
31 - Fed Cattle Carcass Contest Harvest Deadline
31 - OBYC Points Program Final Point Submission Deadline
june
4 - End of Year Celebration
july
august
1 - OBYC Points Program Launches
15 - Evaluation Classic
september
30 - Fed Cattle Carcass Registration Deadline
october
31 - BEEF Marketing Challenge Submission Deadline
november
1 - Fed Cattle Carcass Contest Calves Start On Feed
december
31 - BEEF Brief Submission Deadline