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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.

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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, 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.

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