Gorham Sweeps Iowa State Fair FFA Rabbit Show
DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Mariah Gorham of Carroll won Market Best of Show in the FFA Rabbit Show judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Brooklyn Housley of Wayne was awarded Breeding Best of Show.
A total of 34 exhibitors from 22 chapters showed 191 animals in this year's competition.
Additional results below:
MEAT PENS
Champion Meat Pen: Mariah Gorham, Carroll
Reserve Champion Meat Pen: Dylan Barker, ADM
Champion Roaster Pen: Mariah Gorham, Carroll
Reserve Champion Roaster Pen: Dylan Barker, ADM
Champion Fryer Pen: Tyler Waddingham, Creston
Reserve Champion Fryer Pen: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak
MEAT RABBITS
Champion Meat Rabbit: Mariah Gorham, Carroll
Reserve Champion Meat Rabbit: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak
Champion Roaster: Mariah Gorham, Carroll
Reserve Champion Roaster: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak
Champion Fryer: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak
Reserve Champion Fryer: Tyler Waddingham, Creston
SIX CLASS BREEDS
Champion Six Class Breed: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis
Reserve Champion Six Class Breed: Paris Reimann, Forest City
Champion California: Paris Reimann, Forest City
Reserve Champion California: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak
Champion Champagne D' Argent: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis
Champion Checkered Giant: Kelsie McClarnon, South Page
Reserve Champion Checkered Giant: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis
Champion Flemish Giant: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis
Reserve Champion Flemish Giant: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis
Champion New Zealand: Max Wetzel, Louisa- Muscatine
Reserve Champion New Zealand: Max Wetzel, Louisa- Muscatine
Champion Satin: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis
Reserve Champion Satin: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis
FOUR CLASS BREEDS
Champion Four Class Breed: Brooklyn Housley, Wayne
Reserve Champion Four Class Breed: Abby Diesing, Maquoketa
Champion Dutch: Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak
Reserve Champion Dutch: Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak
Champion Dwarf Hotot: Anna Russell, Ballard
Champion English Angora: Faith Carlson, Newton
Champion English Spot: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis
Reserve Champion English Spot: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis
Champion Havana: Karli Jerman, Gilbert
Reserve Champion Havana: Kelsie McClarnon, South Page
Champion Himalayan: Tyler Waddingham, Creston
Reserve Champion Himalayan: Tyler Waddingham, Creston
Champion Holland Lop: Kaitlyn Kelly, South Page
Reserve Champion Holland Lop: Gabrielle Brown, Hudson
Champion Mini Lop: Faith Carlson, Newton
Reserve Champion Mini Lop: Paris Reimann, Forest City
Champion Mini Rex: Abby Diesing, Maquoketa
Reserve Champion Mini Rex: Abby Diesing, Maquoketa
Champion Netherland Dwarf: Faith Carlson, Newton
Reserve Champion Netherland Dwarf: Parker Werling, West Liberty
Champion Polish: Allison Furne, Maquoketa
Reserve Champion Polish: Kaitlyn Kelley, South Page
Champion Rex: Emily Wagner, Louisa- Muscatine
Reserve Champion Rex: Emily Wagner, Louisa- Muscatine
Champion Mini Satin: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis
Reserve Champion Mini Satin: Thomas Lehman, Maquoketa Valley
Champion Tan: Brooklyn Howley, Wyane
Reserve Champion Tan: Faith Carlson, Newton
Champion Other: Faith Carlson, Newton
Reserve Champion Other: Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak
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FFA Breeding Sheep Win Honors at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Kylee Silliman of Oskaloosa showed the Champion Commercial Ewe in the FFA Breeding Sheep show Friday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Silliman's ewe topped 226 sheep exhibited by 116 other competitors.
Savannah Keitzer of Mediapolis was awarded Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe.
Additional results below:
Champion Suffolk Ram: Dalton Bierle, Creston
Champion Suffolk Ewe: Dalton Bierle, Creston
Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe: Kevin Werner, Grinnell
Supreme Champion Suffolk Individual: Dalton Bierle, Creston
Champion Hampshire Ram: Simon Reichert, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Hampshire Ram: Simon Reichert, Muscatine
Champion Hampshire Ewe: Bailey Godwin, Green County
Champion Southdown Ewe: Destiny Duggen, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe: Ryan Calvert, Muscatine
Champion Oxford Ewe: Eli Van Roekel, Mid Prairie
Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe: Zach Hamilton, Northeast FFA
Champion Dorper Ewe: Brodina Buusselot, Calamus – Wheatland
Reserve Champion Dorper Ewe: Lauren Heilig, Calamus – Wheatland
Champion Dorset Ram: Levi Klimesh, South Winneshiek
Reserve Champion Dorset Ram: Erika Ackerman, Sumner Fredericksburg
Champion Dorset Ewe: Cody Jimmerson, Earlham
Reserve Champion Dorset Ewe: Shayla Seils, Crooked Creek
Champion Commercial Yearling Ewe: Rachel McAnulty, East Marshall
Chapter Award
1) Muscatine
2) Calamus - Wheatland
3) Grinnell
4) Mediapolis
5) Central Lyon
6) Centerville
7) Creston
8) Northeast
9) Wilton
10) Columbus
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FFA Members Flock for Ribbons at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Thirty FFA members exhibited 260 birds in the FFA Poultry Show judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Bevla Lee of Grinnell showed the Grand Champion Market Broiler. Ben Shemanski of Keota claimed the Reserve Champion Market Broiler title.
Skylar Windy of Pleasantville won the Grand Champion Breeding Birds title while Abbigail Bean of Sioux Rapids claimed the Reserve Champion Breeding Birds.
Additional results below:
Champion American: Abbigail Bean, Sioux Rapids
Reserve Champion American: Abbigail Bean, Sioux Rapids
Champion Mediterranean: Sydney Hansen, Monticello
Champion English: Emily Merdink, Akron
Reserve Champion English: Emily Meerdink, Akron
Champion Miscellaneous: Sydney Hansen, Monticello
Reserve Champion Miscellaneous: Sydney Hansen, Monticello
Champion Bantams, Old English Game: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Bantams, Old English Game: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Champion Bantams, Rose Comb, Clean Legged: Chloe Engelbrecht, North Scott
Reserve Champion Bantams, Rose Comb, Clean Legged: Joshua Sundberg, Red Oak
Champion Bantams, Any Other Comb, Clean Legged: Lane Anderson, Bussey
Reserve Champion Bantams, Any Other Comb, Clean Legged: Skylar Windy, Pleasantville
Champion Bantams, Feather Legged: Skylar Windy, Pleasantville
Reserve Champion Bantams, Feather Legged: Matt Appler, West Union
Champion Bantams, Single Comb, Clean Legged: Abbigail Bean, Sioux Rapids
Reserve Champion Bantams, Single Comb, Clean Legged: Skylar Windy, Pleasantville
Champion Ducks, Market: Matt Appler, West Union
Reserve Champion Ducks, Market: Josh Boleyn, West Union
Champion Ducks, Breeding: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Ducks: John Steffon, Waverly
Champion Geese, Market: Josh Boleyn, West Union
Champion Geese, Breeding: Cody McCreedy, Atlantic
Champion Turkeys, Market: Josh Boleyn, West Union
Reserve Champion Turkeys, Market: Kyrnan Liske – Rochholz, Wilton
Champion Turkeys, Breeding: John Steffon, Waverly
Reserve Champion Turkeys, Breeding: John Steffon, Waverly
Chapter Awards
1) Newton
2) Muscatine
3) Pleasantville
4) North Fayette Valley
5) Red Oak
6) Waverly – Shell Rock
7) Sioux Central
8) Wilton
9) North Scott
10) Midland
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4-H and FFA Members Go Head to Head in Dairy Goat Show at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Vin Nguyen of Orient- Macksburg claimed Best Doe of the Show honors at the FFA and 4-H Dairy Goat contest judged Thursday during the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Seven FFA exhibitors from six chapters showed twenty-six animals and fifteen 4-H Exhibitors from twelve clubs showed over forty- five animals in this year's competition.
Megan Reasoner of Mount Ayr took Champion Showmanship honors.
Additional results below:
Grand Champion Grade: Kaetlyn Titus, Johnson County
Reserve Grand Champion Grade: Kaetlyn Titus, Johnson County
Champion Junior Grade Doe: Elaina Lee, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Junior Grade Doe: Elaina Lee, Muscatine
Champion Senior Grade Doe: Kaetlyn Titus, Johnson County
Reserve Champion Senior Grade Doe: Kaetlyn Titus, Johnson County
Grand Champion Recorded Grade Doe: Chloe Coover, Woodbury
Reserve Grand Champion Recorded Grade Doe: Alli Youngbauer, Muscatine
Champion Junior Recorded Grade Doe: Megan Reasoner, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Junior Recorded Grade Doe: Megan Reasoner, Muscatine
Champion Senior Recorded Grade Doe: Chloe Coover, Woodbury
Reserve Champion Senior Recorded Grade Doe: Alli Youngbauer, Muscatine
Grand Champion All Other Breeds Doe: Vin Nguyen, Orient- Macksburg
Reserve Grand Champion All Other Breeds Doe: Jamy Randol, Panorama
Champion All Other Breeds Junior Doe: Tarun Peffer, Marion County
Reserve Champion All Other Breeds Junior Doe: Megan Reasoner, Muscatine
Champion All Other Breeds Senior Doe: Vin Nguyen, Orient- Macksburg
Reserve Champion All Other Breeds Senior Doe: Jamy Randol, Panorama
Chapter Award:
1) Mount Ayr
2) Muscatine
3) Oreint- Macksburg
4) Panorama
5) Colo- Nesco
6) Des Moines FFA
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Wheatland FFA Members Snag Wins in Derby Pork at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Nineteen Exhibitors showed more than forty animals in the FFA Derby Pig Show judged Thursday during the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Results below:
Live Show
Champion: Luke Massman, Calmar
Reserve Champion: Blake Frascht, Charles City
Derby Group of Four
Champion: Jaden Jacobsen, Wheatland
Reserve Champion: Morgan VanderHeiden, Wheatland
Derby Class
Champion: Blake Frascht, Charles City
Reserve Champion: Morgan VanderHeiden, Wheatland
Derby Rail Class
Champion: Morgan VanderHeiden, Wheatland
Reserve Champion: Samuel Lane, Mediapolis
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FFA Ag Mechanics Competition Revs-Up Its Engine at the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Restored tractors and metal working topped off the Ag Mechanics competition judged Friday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.
Entries were judged on workmanship, design, usefulness, appearance and safety.
Results below:
Restored Tractor 1958 & Prior: Paul Queck, Interstate 35- Truro
Restored Tractor 1959 & Later: Nathan Casady, West Marshall
Restored Tractor by First Year Exhibitor: Dallas Palas, Postville
Restored Tractor by Group: Garrett Schoonover, Eldridge
Metal Working (small): Luke Stortenbecker, East Mills
Metal Working (medium): Luke Stortenbecker, East Mills
Metal Working (large): Tegan Hinricks, Liberty Center
Restored Farm Equipment: Brady North, Diamond Trial- Prairie City
Garden Tractor: Caleb Christensen, Algona
Woodworking (indoor): Paige Wood, Diamond Trial- Prairie City
Woodworking (outdoor): Garrett Princehouse, Tama
Chapter Award
1) Agri- Power - Eddyville
2) Calamus- Wheatland
3) Nevada
4) North Fayette Valley
5) Panora
6) Fremont Mills
7) Audubon
8) ACGC – Adair, Casey and Guthrie Center
9) Interstate 35 – Truro
10) Diamond Trial- Prairie City
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