DES MOINES, IOWA (September 6, 2019) — Reed Family Berks of Ottumwa won the Champion Gilt in the Berkshire Show at the 2019 Iowa State Fair. The Reserve Gilt was shown by Brent Meister of Kingsley. The Champion Boar banner went to Brennan Lynch of Boone while the Reserve Champion Boar banner was awarded to Ploeger Show Pigs of Pierson.
Animals are divided according to farrowing date based on the other animals entered in the competition.
BERKSHIRE
Gilts
1) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein
Gilts
1) West Valley Farms, Council Bluffs
2) Four Generation Berkshires, Ida Grove
3) Seybold Berkshires, Wilcox, Nebraska
4) Casey Conover, Council Bluffs
5) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland
6) Four Generation Berkshires, Ida Grove
7) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland
8) Englands Berkshires, Clearfield
9) Seybold Berkshires, Wilcox, NE
Gilts
1) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
2) Pink Genetics, Douds
3) Olson Berks, Newhall
4) Brennan Lynch, Boone
5) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
6) HZH Berkshires, Morning Sun
7) Brennan Lynch, Boone
8) HZH Berkshires, Morning Sun
9) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein
Gilts
1) HZH Berkshires, Morning Sun
2) Brayden Weldon, Maxwell
3) Cc Berks, Ackworth
4) Cc Berks, Ackworth
5) Fly'n K Berkshires, Alvord
6) Fly'n K Berkshires, Alvord
7) 4TK Genetics, Clearfield
8) Marland Farms, Fayette
9) Englands Berkshires, Clearfield
Gilts
1) Brent Meister, Kingsley
2) Ploeger Show Pigs, Pierson
3) Tyler Davisson, Calamus
4) Brice Conover, Baxter
5) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
6) Rourke Sisters & RTS, Iowa City
7) Ver Ploeg Farms, Pella
8) Reed Family Berks, Ottumwa
9) Twisted W Acres, 51559
Gilts
1) Reed Family Berks, Ottumwa
2) Ploeger Show Pigs, Pierson
3) Reed Family Berks, Ottumwa
4) Lucky Campfield, Runnells
5) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein
6) Brice Conover, Baxter
7) MPT Farms, Sloan
8) Cornhusker Genetics, Lexington, NE
9) MPT Farms, Sloan
Gilts
1) Long Family Farms, Cedar
2) Voyles Family Farms, Delta
3) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
4) AJC Berkshires, Baxter
5) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
6) Fly'n K Berkshires, Alvord
7) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland
8) Englands Berkshires, Clearfield
9) Biensen Farm, State Center
10) Englands Berkshires, Clearfield
Boars
1) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein
2) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
Boars
1) Four Generation Berkshires, Ida Grove
2) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
3) West Valley Farms, Council Bluffs
Boars
1) Long Family Farms, Cedar
2) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
Boars
1) Brice Conover, Baxter
2) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City
3) 4TK Genetics, Clearfield
4) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs
5) Casey Conover, Council Bluffs
Boars
1) Brennan Lynch, Boone
2) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein
3) Reed Family Berks, Ottumwa
4) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein
Boars
1) Ploeger Show Pigs, Pierson
2) AJC Berkshires, Baxter
3) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland
4) Seybold Berkshires, Wilcox, Neb.
The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single-largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites: August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.
