DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Five talented Sprout division acts (ages 2-12) and Senior division acts (ages 13-21) have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley's 60th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, August 15, Friday; August 16; or Saturday, August 17.

The names, ages, hometowns and routines of the sprouts acts are:

Amelia (Mia) Ruley, 12, Baldwin, Vocal Musical Theater

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Amateur brewers from across the state competed for top honors in the 2019 Iowa State Fair Oenology — Beer competition.

Best of Show honors for Flanders Red were awarded to Aaron Reif of Pleasant Hill. Andre Bajorek of Clive was awarded Best of Show honors for Crab Apple.

Additional results below:

 

Standard Am Lager

1) Jeff Moyer, West Des Moines

2) Aaron Nord, Ankeny

3) Dwight Baker, Ankeny

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Over 260 exhibitors showed over 500 hogs at the FFA Market Swine Show during the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Additional results below:

 

Champion Lightweight Barrow: Nicholas Edwards, Huxley

Reserve Champion Lightweight Barrow: Trey Lettow, Woodward

Champion Medium Weight Barrow: Nicholas Edwards, Huxley

Reserve Champion Medium Weight Barrow: Megan Moore, Knoxville

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2019) — Sixty-eight FFA members exhibited 420 birds in the FFA Poultry Show judged Thursday at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Jennifer Holliday of Nodaway Valley showed the Grand Champion Market Broiler. Noah Oldenburger of Aplington-Parkersburg claimed the Reserve Champion Market Broiler title.

Hunter Britton of Muscatine won the Grand Champion Breeding Birds title while Skyler Windy of Pleasantville claimed the Reserve Champion Breeding Birds.

DES MOINES, IA (08/12/2019) — The Apiary competition brought out the buzz among competitors when it was judged prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

All exhibitor entries were products of the exhibitor's apiary unless otherwise specified. Entries will be on display throughout the Fair, 9AM-9PM in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy.

Results below:

 

Observation Hive

1) Doyle W Kincy, Urbandale

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — Grand Champion honors were awarded Thursday in the FFA Market and Carcass Lamb shows at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Champion Market Lamb was awarded to Brooke Kuesel of Victor. Phoebe Sanders of Eagle Grove claimed the Reserve Champion Market Wether title.

The judges viewed 321 animals from 157 exhibitors in the Market Lamb division and 87 animals from 73 exhibitors in the Carcass division.

Additional results below:

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — There were 409 exhibitors that entered 1,181 exhibits in the Photography contest judged Wednesday prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Skylar Bloom of DeWitt received Best of Show honors, while Jill Wallace secured the Reserve Best of Show title.

Additional results below:

 

Black and White

1) Rebecca Fettkether, West Union

2) Koleen Good, Eddyville

 

Color

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — Eighty-six exhibitors entered 507 vegetables in the FFA Horticulture competition judged Thursday August 8 at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Ethan Fetzer of West Branch claimed the High Point Exhibitor Award. Aubrey Fay of Wellman received the Reserve High Point Exhibitor Award.

Additional results below:

Table Vegetable

Champion) Nathan Kroeger, Carroll

Reserve Champion) Rebecca Beaman, Adel

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11,2019) — The FFA Herdsmanship summary rewards best displays and cleanliness among chapters.

 

Beef

Large Group Champion: West Marshall FFA, State Center

Small Group Champion: Belle Plaine FFA, Belle Plaine

 

Poultry

Large Group Champion: West Branch FFA, West Branch

Small Group Champion: Carroll FFA, Carroll

 

Rabbit

Small Group Champion: Carroll FFA, Carroll

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — Savannah Keitzer of Mediapolis exhibited the Champion Commercial Ewe while the Reserve Champion title went to Jaxon Kampen of Humboldt during the FFA Breeding Sheep show at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Additional results below:

Champion Suffolk Ram: Sierra Wegener, Clinton

Reserve Champion Suffolk Ram: Kevin Werner, Grinnell

Champion Suffolk Ewe: Tyler Schoelerman, Everly

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