18 Sep 2019

Milking Shorthorns Impress Judges at Iowa State Fair

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2019) — Midwest dairies faced off in the Milking Shorthorn Dairy Cattle show judged at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Iow Ayr Farms of Brooklyn was awarded Grand Champion Female. Iow Ayr Farms took home Champion in the Senior Female class.

Reserve Grand Champion Female was awarded to Elron Farms of Lost Nation.

Complete results below (name, hometown and animal identification):

 

MILKING SHORTHORN

18 Sep 2019

Champions Recognized at Youth Dairy Goat Show

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2019) — Seven Chapters competed in the Youth Dairy Goat show during the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Results below:

 

GRADES

Champion Junior Does: Skylar Tomlinson, Muscatine FFA

Reserve Champion Junior Does: Skylar Tomlinson, Muscatine FFA

 

Champion Senior Does: Allison Dicks, Bondurant 4-H

Reserve Champion Senior Does: Skylar Tumlinson, Muscatine FFA

 

18 Sep 2019

FFA Supreme Breeding Goat Exhibitors Awarded

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2019) — FFA chapters from across the state showed in the FFA Breeding Goat competition at the Iowa State Fair. The top ten chapters are recognized below.

 

Chapter Awards:

1) Southeast Polk FFA

2) Wayne FFA

3) Agri-Power FFA

4) North Polk FFA

5) Wilton FFA

6) Knoxville FFA

7) Tipton FFA

8) Benton Community FFA

9) Creston FFA

10) Boyden-Hull FFA

 

18 Sep 2019

Boer Goat Exhibitors Win Big at Iowa State Fair

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2019) — Ribbons and banners were awarded at the Boer Goat Show judged August 17 and 18 at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results below:

 

COMMERCIAL BREEDING DOES

 

Commercial Doe Class A

1) Lampe Girls, Fort Madison

2) Jaelynn Therring, Hayfield, Minnesota (MN)

3) Tallgrass Livestock, Lake Benton, MN

4) Wyatt Chittenden, Des Moines

5) BDNK Farm, Hillsboro, Illinois (IL)

18 Sep 2019

North Fayette Valley FFA Took Top Honors In Iowa State Fair Performance Beef

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 18, 2019) — FFA exhibitors competed in the Performance Beef Show judged Wednesday prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair. Entries were open to purebred, grade or crossbred market steers.

Additional results below:

 

Choice Retail Beef — Window A

Champion: Brian Forret, Calumus, Calamus — Wheatland FFA

Reserve Champion: Ben Gibson, Elgin, North Fayette Valley FFA

 

Lean-Lite Beef — Window B

10 Sep 2019

Banners Awarded in Iowa State Fair Simmental Cattle Show

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2019) — Heartland Simmentals of New Hampton took home the Grand Champion Percentage Bull banner in the Simmental Cattle show judged at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Reck Brothers N Sons of Blakesburg took home the Grand Champion Purebred Bull and Champion Iowa Bull at the Iowa State Fair.

Addyson Lehman of West Liberty took home Grand Champion Foundation Female.

10 Sep 2019

Angus Exhibitors Take Home Grand Champion Banners

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2019) — Breeze-hill Angus of State Center was awarded the Grand Champion Bull banner in the Angus Show judged at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Rowdi Van Zee of Sioux Center had a very strong showing at the fair, taking home Champion Iowa Bull, Reserve Grand Champion Bull and Premier Exhibitor, as well as Grand Champion Female.

Kara Collison of Rockwell City was awarded Champion Iowa Female and Reserve Grand Champion Female.

10 Sep 2019

Ribbons Awarded at Iowa State Fair Draft Horse Show

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2019) — The very best in Percheron and Clydesdale horses competed in the Richard O Jacobson Exhibition Center August 15 through 18 at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Shining Stars of Pleasant Hill won the show's Six-Horse Hitch Showdown of all breeds.

Complete results below:

 

Herdsmanship, Six or More Stalls

1) Anderson Farms, Oelwein

2) Jason Hill, Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada

 

10 Sep 2019

Honors Awarded in English Society Horse Show at Iowa State Fair

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2019) — The English Society Horse Shows took place August 13 through 15 in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

The complete results are listed below:

 

ENGLISH SOCIETY

 

Five-Gaited Open

1) Judith Gauger, Marengo

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

 

Five-Gaited Iowa Owned

1) Brenna Smith, Norwalk

2) Kelsi Keith-Rusch, Ottumwa

 

10 Sep 2019

Quarter Horses Win Big at Iowa State Fair Competition

By Mindy Williamson

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2019) — Winners in more than 70 classes of competition were named in the 2019 Iowa State Fair Quarter Horse Show.

The Iowa State Fair Quarter Horse Show was a double-judged show. In such a show, the use of two judges, independent of one another, takes place. Thus, two sets of results are produced with two full sets of American Quarter Horse Association points being awarded.

Complete list of results below:

 

QUARTER HORSE

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