DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — Exhibitors competed on Saturday, August 10, in the Prospect Calf Cattle Show at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Fraker Show Cattle of Malcom exhibited the Grand Champion Prospect Breeding Heifers. The Grand Champion Prospect Market Animal was shown by Matilyn Lautner of Adel.

Complete results below:

 

PROSPECT

 

Grand Champion and Reserve Breeding Heifer

Grand) Fraker Show Cattle, Malcom

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — The best Iowa made dairy products were honored in the Iowa Quality Dairy Products competition, judged prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair. Simple Life Farm of Winterset received Best of Show honors.

Complete results follow:

 

Butter

1) Tie — Kalona Creamery, Kalona

1) Tie — Kalona Creamery, Kalona

2) Kalona Super Natural, Kalona

3) Better Butter Bureau, Des Moines

 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — Competitors claimed their spot as the strongest Fairgoers when they competed in the Monster Arm Wrestling contest at the Iowa State Fair in the Penningroth Media Center in the Cattle Barn, Sunday, August 11, at the Iowa State Fair.

Complete results below:

 

Men's Right

Fly

1) Eric McDonald, Keswick

2) Jake Stanton, Urbandale

 

Light

1) Kyle Kohn, Cherokee

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — The 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 19, 2019) — Carson Finch of Huxley exhibited the Supreme Champion Heifer in the FFA Breeding Beef show held Thursday at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Ashtyn Danker of Avoca won the Reserve Supreme Heifer title.

Judd Swanton of Goose Lake exhibited the Supreme Champion Cow-Calf, and Kara Gnade of Wyoming received Reserve Supreme Champion Cow-Calf.

 

Additional results below:

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 18, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits built a solid lead in the middle innings and then hung on late to hold off the Cedar Rapids Kernels 5-4 on Sunday evening at Modern Woodmen Park. Cedar Rapids put the tying run in scoring position in each of the last two innings.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 18, 2019) — With a final swing of the gavel, the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) raised $336,000 for the 16 exhibitors of 4-H and FFA Grand and Reserve Champion livestock in the Sale of Champions Saturday at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Five champion records were broken during the 2019 Sale.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 18, 2019) — Governor Kim Reynolds ordered all state flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff on Monday, August 19, 2019 until sunset in honor and remembrance of fallen Lyon County Sheriff's Deputy, Stephanie Schreurs. Deputy Schreurs, a 24-year veteran with the department, died from injuries sustained in the line of duty on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. 

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 18, 2019) — Samuel Fine, 13, of Johnston, placed first in the senior division during the championship round of the 60th annual Bill Riley Talent Search Competition held Sunday, August 18, at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.

Fine walked away with an $10,000 prize for his contemporary dance solo performance.

Cali Wilson, 18, of Norwalk, was awarded second place and $5,000 for her lyrical dance solo.

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