Top Honors Awarded in Iowa State Fair 4-H Poultry Competition
DES MOINES, IA (08/10/2013)(readMedia)-- 4-H members from across Iowa received honors in the 4-H Poultry Show held Thursday at the 2013 Iowa State Fair. Sydney Klimesh of Calmar showed the Grand Champion Market Broiler, and the Reserve Champion Market Broiler was shown by Gage Weber of Winthrop.
Additional results below:
Champion American: Attylissa Bailey, Hamilton
Reserve Champion American: Avery Martensen, Onslow
Champion Asiatic: Justin Fisch, Zwingle
Reserve Champion Asiatic: Sydney Hansen, Onslow
Champion Mediterranean: Alex Martens, Wyoming
Reserve Champion Mediterranean: Tommee Pelky, Bonaparte
Champion English: Shau Landt, Charles City
Reserve Champion English: Attylissa Bailey, Hamilton
Champion Continental: Elijah Pasker, Runnells
Reserve Champion Continental: Sydney Hansen, Onslow
Champion Miscellaneous: Camryn Norton, Knoxville
Reserve Champion Miscellaneous: Trevor Grubb, Ellsworth
Grand Champion Large Fowl: Shau Landt, Charles City
Reserve Grand Champion Large Fowl: Attylissa Bailey, Hamilton
Champion Old English: Jayce Malone, Morning Sun
Reserve Champion Old English: Jayce Malone, Morning Sun
Champion Single Comb Clean Legged: Tanner Hild, Webster City
Reserve Champion Single Comb Clean Legged: Hannah Beekman, Pierson
Champion Rose Comb Clean Legged: Tanner Hild, Webster City
Reserve Champion Rose Comb Clean Legged: Tanner Hild, Webster City
Champion Feather Legged: Tanner Hild, Webster City
Reserve Champion Feather Legged: Clover Churchill, Altoona
Champion Any Other Comb: Camryn Norton, Knoxville
Reserve Champion Any Other Comb: Clover Churchill, Altoona
Grand Champion Bantam: Tanner Hild, Webster City
Reserve Grand Champion Bantam: Tanner Hild, Webster City
Champion Waterfowl: Emma Dahir, Minden
Reserve Champion Waterfowl: Gabe Button, Van Meter
Grand Champion Commercial Fowl: Trey Tempel, Kamrar
Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Fowl: Bobbi Jo Bellmann, Dubuque
Champion Poultry Presentation: Bobbi Jo Bellmann, Dubuque
Reserve Champion Poultry Presentation: Eric Keller, Gladbrook
Champion Junior Showmanship: Lillian Dahir, Minden
Reserve Champion Junior Showmanship: Trey Tempel, Kamrar
Champion Intermediate Showmanship: Emma Dahir, Minden
Reserve Champion Intermediate Showmanship: Marla Grubb, Ellsworth
Champion Senior Showmanship: Tanner Hild, Webster City
Reserve Senior Intermediate Showmanship: Samantha Urmie, Long Grove
Egg Production
1) Trey Tempel, Kamrar
2) Trey Tempel, Kamrar
3) Justin Fisch, Zwingle
The Grand and Reserve Champion Market Broiler, along with 14 other livestock champions, will be auctioned in the prestigious Sale of Champions on Saturday, August 17, at 2 p.m. in the Penningroth Media Center of the Cattle Barn. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement, a non-profit organization established to encourage the pursuit of agriculture-related careers by Iowa's youth.
Youth Earn Honors in FFA Breeding Swine Show at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2013)(readMedia)-- Youth from across Iowa captured the spotlight at the FFA Breeding Swine Show on Thursday at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.
Luke Worden of Belmond captured the Champion Commercial Gilt title, while Cole Grings of Wilton took the Reserve Champion Commercial Gilt title.
Elizabeth Jones of Williamsburg received the Supreme Champion Purebred Breeding Gilt title, while the Reserve Champion Purebred Breeding Gilt title went to Austin Hofman of Sioux Center.
Champions in the FFA Breeding Swine Show included:
Champion Berkshire Gilt - Austin Lane, Spragueville
Reserve Champion Berkshire Gilt - Seth Warren, Glenwood
Champion Chester White Gilt - Cole Jamison, Anamosa
Reserve Champion Chester White Gilt - Larame Boysen, Columbus Junction
Champion Duroc Gilt - Elizabeth Jones, Williamsburg
Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt - Amy Sampson, Nevada
Champion Hampshire Gilt - Austin Hofman, Sioux Center
Reserve Champion Hampshire Gilt - Cody Vantiger, Mount Union
Champion Poland China Gilt - Walker Wagener, DeWitt
Reserve Champion Poland China Gilt - Walker Wagener, DeWitt
Champion Spotted Gilt - Bay Boysen, Columbus Junction
Reserve Champion Spotted Gilt - Wyatt Orr, Mediapolis
Champion Yorkshire Gilt - Cole Grings, Wilton
Reserve Champion Yorkshire Gilt - Alexis Delaney, DeWitt
Doubles Defeat Competition in State Fair Horseshoe Contest
DES MOINES, IA (08/12/2013)(readMedia)-- Horseshoe enthusiasts across the Midwest competed in the Doubles State Fair Championship and the Open Singles divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Saturday at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.
The State Fair hosts both Championship and Open Class competitions every Fair day. Division winners are crowned daily. All Horseshoe Pitching competitions take place on the clay courts just east of Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall.
Complete results below:
DOUBLES STATE FAIR CHAMPIONSHIP
Championship Class
1) Ron Rowley, West Des Moines, and LeRoy J. Law, West Des Moines
2) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City, and Bill Sprague, Berwick
3) Joseph Smith, Gladbrook, and Deb Davis, Ankeny
Class A
1) Marvin Dirks, Fonda, and John Ghrist, Des Moines
2) Tom Flores, Des Moines, and Anthony Buttrey, Des Moines
3) Derek Bloodgood, Creston, and Kyle Hines, Prole
OPEN SINGLES
Class A
1) LeRoy J. Law, West Des Moines
2) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City
3) Donald Draker, Hills
Class B
1) Jake Clair, Colo
2) Derek Bloodgood, Creston
3) Jerry Gering, Des Moines
Class C
1) Mike Kelling, Davenport
2) Todd Thompson, Des Moines
3) Jeremiah Johnson, Creston
Class D
1) Todd Baker, Council Bluffs
2) Ramon Scarpino, Des Moines
3) Alison Wenck, Farmington, Minn.
Class E
1) Tyler Wenck, Farmington, Minn.
2) Colton Kollasch, Iowa City
3) Kyle Wenck, Farmington, Minn.
"Nothing Compares" to the 2013 Iowa State Fair, August 8-18. 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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