Iowa Youth Show the Best of the Best in 4-H Showmanship Competition
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2014)(readMedia)-- Showmanship awards were given on Saturday and Sunday to the top 4-H exhibitors of beef, sheep, swine and meat goats at the 2014 Iowa State Fair. Youth demonstrated their ability to present their livestock in the show ring and answered any questions the judge asked about their animals.
Outstanding exhibitors received purple ribbons, and top individuals were presented with belt buckles. The Showmanship contest is open to all 4-H exhibitors.
Complete results below:
BEEF
Champion 5-6 Grade - Makayla Houck, Prescott
Reserve Champion 5-6 Grade - Colin Henzen-DeCap, Dixon
Champion 7-8 Grade - Chloe Van Vliet, Otley
Reserve Champion 7-8 Grade - Grace Greiman, Goodell
Champion 9-10 Grade - Gracie Danner, West Liberty
Reserve Champion 9-10 Grade - Cassidy Becker, Diagonal
Champion 11-12 Grade - Ben Weis, McIntire
Reserve Champion 11-12 Grade - Reed McCormick, Pleasantville
SHEEP
Champion First Year - Marshall Meyer, Marengo
Reserve Champion First Year - Justin Rupnow, Nemaha
Champion Intermediate - Nicole Zuber, Marengo
Reserve Champion Intermediate - Karlyn Snider, Rhodes
Champion Senior - Kylee Silliman, Fremont
Reserve Champion Senior - Lexie Berry, Sac City
SWINE
Champion 5-6 Grade - Kylee Brown, Earlham
Reserve Champion 5-6 Grade - Dylan Cain, Chariton
Champion 7-8 Grade - Creigh Rourke, Iowa City
Reserve Champion 7-8 Grade - Jessica Frasher, Anamosa
Champion 9-12 Grade - Nick Bangert, Blue Grass
Reserve Champion 9-12 Grade - Kale Boysen, Morning Sun
MEAT GOAT
Champion 5-6 Grade - Haley Sweeting, Riverside
Reserve Champion 5-6 Grade - Taylor Decious, Tracy
Champion 7-8 Grade - Pearl Jones, Saint Charles
Reserve Champion 7-8 Grade - Erin Patterson, Gilman
Champion 9-12 Grade - Danielle Hoenig, Keokuk
Reserve Champion 9-12 Grade - Clayton Scurr, Grinnell
Five Records Set at 2014 Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions
DES MOINES, IA (08/16/2014)(readMedia)-- With a final swing of the gavel, the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) raised $326,900 for the 16 exhibitors of 4-H and FFA Grand and Reserve Champions in the Sale of Champions Saturday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Five champion records were broken during the Sale.
The Grand Champion 4-H Market Heifer set a new record of $36,500, selling for $6,500 more than the record price set in 2010. The Grand Champion 4-H Market Hog sold for a record $36,000, besting the previous record of $31,000 set in 2012. The Reserve Grand Champion FFA Market Hog sold for a record-breaking $50,000, besting the previous 2008 record by an impressive $24,000. The Grand Champion FFA Market Meat Goat sold for a record $10,600, $3,100 more than the record price set in 2012. The Grand Champion 4-H Market Broiler Pen also set a record at $7,600, besting the previous 2012 record of $7,000.
Participants in the Sale of Champions were asked to find hometown supporters to set a floor price for bidding. The purchaser in the auction paid the difference between the floor price and the final sale price. Each participant in the Sale takes home a check for 80 percent of the animal's sale price. The IFAA keeps 20 percent to fund the scholarship program and cover Sale expenses. In addition to their sale earnings, the exhibitors of the Grand Champion 4-H Market Steer, Grand Champion FFA Market Hog, Grand Champion 4-H Market Lamb and Grand Champion 4-H Breeding Heifer earn the use of a new aluminum livestock trailer for one year courtesy of Featherlite, Inc., of Cresco.
When added with the $231,550 of scholarships and performance and carcass awards presented prior to the Sale, the IFAA bestowed $558,450 on young livestock and poultry exhibitors during the day's event. Since the inception of the Sale of Champions in 1988, the IFAA has given out more than $6.5 million through Sale proceeds and scholarships to deserving youth participating in agricultural-related projects and interested in agricultural-related careers.
Young Judges Compete in Iowa State Fair Competition
DES MOINES, IA (08/17/2014)(readMedia)-- 4-H and FFA judging teams and individuals from across the state competed in the Youth Livestock Judging competition Sunday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
TEAM
Junior
1) CGMS (Cole Moeller, West Point, Gavin Banderhorst, Prairie City, Mitchell Harken, Pleasantville, Shae Lynn Becker, Keota)
2) Benton County (Brock County, no hometown given, Brady Ortner, no hometown given, Will Schmidt, Watkins, Isaac Wiley, Walker)
3) Hancock County #1 (Andrew Baumgard, Garner, Brielle Smeby, Klemme, Erik Goll, Garner, Jade Pringnitz, Garner)
4) Pencils (Blake Moeller, West Point, Tanner Henningsen, Ames, Tate Boysen, Columbus Junction, Jake Schlutz, Letts)
5) Hancock County #2 (Jace Pringnitz, Garner, Joe Pringnitz, Garner, Andrew Furst, Garner)
Senior
1) Washington County (Macy Marek, Riverside, McKenna Brinning, Keota, Jack Carter, Washington, Logan Sieren, Keota)
2) Muscatine (Grace Seaba, no hometown given, Sam Burmeister, Muscatine, Cori Bates, Muscatine, Alyssa Scholz, Muscatine)
3) Carroll Area FFA (Jacob Wallace, Carroll, Matt Dentlinger, Arcadia, Ben Dentlinger, no hometown given, Tucker Vonnahme, no hometown given)
4) Scott County 4-H (Taylor Duckett, New Liberty, Evan Dietz, Walcott, Dylan Golinghorst, Walcott)
5) Davis County FFA (Baxter Knapp, Bloomfield, Nick Prevo, Ottumwa, Sam Knapp, no hometown given)
INDIVIDUAL
Junior
1) Shae Lynn Becker, Keota
2) Leremy Jackson, Unionville
3) Jack Willemsen, Pella
4) Tate Boysen, Columbus Junction
5) Gavin Branderhorst, Prairie City
6) Isaac Wiley, Walker
7) Blake Moeller, West Point
8) Cole Moeller, West Point
9) Brock County, no hometown given
10) Jade Pringnitz, Garner
11) Andrew Baumgard, Garner
12) Karragan Whitman, Calamus
13) Jake Pringnitz, Garner
14) Kale Whitman, Calamus
15) Nick Deppe, Maquoketa
16) Kylee Brown, Earlham
17) Erik Goll, Garner
18) Brielle Smeby, Klemme
19) Andrew Furst, Garner
20) Quinton Schwager, no hometown given
21) Mitchell Harken, Pleasantville
22) Brady Ortner, no hometown given
23) Jackson Sterle, Roland
24) Joe Pringnitz, Garner
25) Samuel Lane, Mediapolis
26) Will Schmidt, Watkins
27) Erik Beckman, Danville
28) Tanner Henningsen, Ames
29) Miranda Peters, no hometown given
30) Jake Schlutz, Letts
31) Riley Bruns, Calamus
32) Lauren Sieren, Keota
33) Ashley Kahler, Cambridge
34) Bryce Greiner, Keota
35) Olivia Marek, Riverside
36) Roy Carter, Washington
Senior
1) Macy Marek, Riverside
2) Anna Brooks, Blue Grass
3) Dylan Golinghorst, Walcott
4) McKenna Brinning, Keota
5) Sam Burmeister, Muscatine
6) Corina Bates, Muscatine
7) Taylor Duckett, New Liberty
8) Ben Dentlinger, no hometown given
9) Grace Seaba, no hometown given
10) Logan Sieren, Keota
11) Nick Prevo, Ottumwa
12) Trenton Kemp, no hometown given
13) Connor Conrad, Hillsboro
14) Tucker Vonnahme, Carroll
15) Jacob Sterle, Roland
16) Matt Dentlinger, Arcadia
17) Michael Peters, no hometown given
18) Tyler Wellman, West Point
19) Baxter Knapp, Bloomfield
20) Andrew Dornbier, Garner
21) Sam Knapp, no hometown given
22) Dale Schlutz, Letts
23) Caleb Weddle, no hometown given
24) Burke Surkrow, no hometown given
25) Evan Dietz, Walcott
26) Jacob Wallace, Carroll
27) Andrew Peters, no hometown given
28) McKenzie Von Rentzell, no hometown given
29) Jack Carter, Washington
30) Maddy Schroeder, no hometown given
31) Alyssa Scholz, Muscatine
32) Eileen Clausen, no hometown given
33) Sam Peters, no hometown given
"Nothing Compares" to the 2014 Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.
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