Nelson Wins Iowa State Fair Breeding Sheep Show
DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Chansea Nelson of Exira showed the Champion Commercial Ewe in the FFA Breeding Sheep show Friday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair. Nelson's ewe topped 266 sheep exhibited by 112 other competitors.
Kaci Keitzer of Mediapolis was awarded Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe.
Additional results below:
Champion Suffolk Ram: Kolton Werner, Grinnell
Reserve Champion Suffolk Ram: Kayte Werner, Grinnell
Champion Suffolk Ewe: Ashleigh Metzger, State Center
Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe: Kayte Werner, Grinnell
Supreme Champion Suffolk Individual: Ashleigh Metzger, State Center
Champion Dorset Ram: Logan Wilson, Colfax
Reserve Champion Dorset Ram: Blake Miller, Atlantic
Champion Dorset Ewe: Zach Vermillion, Pleasant Hill
Reserve Champion Dorset Ewe: Daren Chambers, Indianola
Champion Other Meat Breeds Ram: Rebecca Martin, Dewitt
Reserve Champion Other Meat Breeds Ram: Faith Reiners, Muscatine
Champion Other Meat Breeds Ewe: Payge Edwards, Monroe
Reserve Champion Other Meat Breeds Ewe: Blake Miller, Atlantic
Champion Commercial Ewe Lamb: Chansea Nelson, Exira
Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe Lamb: Kaci Keitzer, Mediapolis
Champion Commercial Yearling Ewe: Tara Gray, Toledo
Reserve Champion Commercial Yearling Ewe: Jaxon Kampen, Humboldt
No Horsing Around for FFA Competitors at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Elyse Buysse of West Liberty was named High Point Exhibitor at the FFA Horse Show judged Thursday during the 2014 Iowa State Fair. Katie Rinkert of Prole showed the High Point Horse.
Additional results below:
Champion Barrel Racing: Melissa Lindley, Creston
Reserve Champion Barrel Racing: Sydney Dornbier, Wesley
Champion Flag Race: Jannell Huebbe, Maquoketa
Reserve Champion Flag Race: Morgan Quick, Redding
Champion Draft Breeds: Ethan Bair, Keswick
Reserve Champion Draft Breeds: Ethan Bair, Keswick
Champion Draft Showmanship: Ethan Bair, Keswick
Reserve Champion Draft Showmanship: Kim Blackford, New Virginia
Champion Trail Class: Abbey Smith, Adel
Reserve Champion Trail Class: Elyse Buysse, West Liberty
Champion Draft Horse Single Pleasure Driving: Kim Blackford, New Virginia
Champion Light Horse/Pony Pleasure Driving: Lauren Faas, Williamsburg
Champion Heavy Hitch Draft Team: Ethan Bair, Keswick
Champion English Pleasure: Elyse Buysse, West Liberty
Reserve Champion English Pleasure: Katie Rinkert, Prole
Champion English Equitation: Katie Rinkert, Prole
Reserve Champion English Equitation: Jessica Hanrahan, Prole
Champion Hunter Hack: Jessica Ackerson, Indianola
Reserve Champion Hunter Hack: Amy Turner, Knoxville
Champion Two-to-Five Year Old Walk Trot: Amber Hammes, Ankeny
Reserve Champion Two-to-Five Year Old Walk Trot: Elyse Buysse, West Liberty
Champion Pony Western Pleasure: Jane Hoffmann, Deloit
Reserve Champion Pony Western Pleasure: Amy Turner, Knoxville
Champion Junior Western Pleasure (two and three-year-old): Elyse Buysse, West Liberty
Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure (two and three-year-old): Wade Wuebker, Jefferson
Champion Junior Western Pleasure (four and five-year-old): Shania Roush, Newton
Reserve Champion Junior Western Pleasure (four and five-year-old): Jessica Hanrahan, Prole
Champion Senior Western Pleasure: Brittany Nicholson, Ellsworth
Reserve Champion Senior Western Pleasure: Meredith Williams, Hudson
Champion Western Equitation: Brittany Nicholson, Ellsworth
Reserve Champion Western Equitation: Katie Rinkert, Prole
Champion Reigning: Danielle Nemmers, Earlham
Reserve Champion Reigning: Deven Heitland, Sheffield
Champion Bareback Pleasure: Brittany Nicholson, Ellsworth
Reserve Champion Bareback Pleasure: Elyse Buysse, West Liberty
Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure: Deven Heitland, Sheffield
Reserve Champion Ranch Horse Pleasure: Danielle Nemmers, Earlham
Champion Pony Breeds: Jane Hoffmann, Deloit
Reserve Champion Pony Breeds: Alexandra Cleverley, Newton
Champion Mule: Bailey Brummel, Peru
Champion Other Light Breeds: Leslie Marvin, Bellevue
Reserve Champion Other Light Breeds: Caley Jacobsen, Clinton
Champion Western-Type Horse: Katie Rinkert, Prole
Reserve Champion Western-Type Horse: Larissa Volz, Norway
Champion Showing: Crystal McGarry, Bryant
Reserve Champion Showing: Brittany Nicholson, Ellsworth
Premier Exhibitor
1) Amy Turner, Knoxville
2) Jarret Horn, Newton
3) Meghan Mills, Janesville
FFA Members Flock for Ribbons at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Fifty-seven FFA members exhibited 329 birds in the FFA Poultry Show judged Thursday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair. Emily Martins of Fairbank showed the Grand Champion Market Broiler. Hannah Sikkink of Decorah claimed the Reserve Champion Market Broiler title. Payton Rivera of Durant won the Grand Champion Breeding Birds title while Nathaniel Foell of Forest City claimed the Reserve Champion Breeding Birds banner.
Breed division winners in the FFA Poultry Show included:
Champion American: Payton Rivera, Durant
Reserve Champion American: Emily Meerdink, Hawarden
Champion Asiatic: Nathaniel Foell, Forest City
Reserve Champion Asiatic: Emily Meerdink, Hawarden
Champion Continental: Zach Redmond, Long Grove
Reserve Champion Continental: Madalyn Boehm, Elgin
Champion Mediterranean: Alaina Martensen, Onslow
Reserve Champion Mediterranean: Darcey Tjaden, Wyoming
Champion English: Emily Meerdink, Hawarden
Reserve Champion English: Emiy Meerdink, Hawarden
Champion Miscellaneous: Darcey Tjaden, Wyoming
Reserve Champion Miscellaneous: Josh Sunberg, Red Oak
Champion Bantams, Old English Game: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Reserve Champion Bantams, Old English Game: Hunter Britton, Muscatine
Champion Bantams, Rose Comb, Clean Legged: Cami Maurer, Wilton
Reserve Champion Bantams, Rose Comb, Clean Legged: Jay McCoskey, Jewell
Champion Bantams, Any Other Comb, Clean Legged: Natasha Klocke, Rockwell City
Reserve Champion Bantams, Any Other Comb, Clean Legged: Natasha Klocke, Rockwell City
Champion Bantams, Feather Legged: Alaina Martensen, Onslow
Reserve Champion Bantams, Feather Legged: Rease Morris, Maxwell
Champion Bantams, Single Comb, Clean Legged: Jay McCoskey, Jewell
Reserve Champion Bantams, Single Comb, Clean Legged: Cami Maurer, Wilton
Champion Ducks, Market: Kenzie St. Germain, Gilbert
Reserve Champion Ducks, Market: Braeden Vandervoort, Wilton
Champion Ducks, Breeding: Nathaniel Foell, Forest City
Reserve Champion Ducks, Breeding: Bradlee Hank, Wapello
Champion Geese, Breeding: Bradlee Hank, Wapello
Reserve Champion Geese, Breeding: Bradlee Hank, Wapello
Champion Turkeys, Breeding: Noah Gronewold, Calamus
Reserve Champion Turkeys, Breeding: Noah Gronewold, Calamus
Champion Egg Production: Madalyn Boehm, Elgin
Reserve Champion Egg Production: Natasha Klocke, Rockwell City
FFA Exhibitors Compete for Supreme Honors at the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Drew Norris of Corydon exhibited the Supreme Female Champion in the FFA Breeding Beef show held Thursday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
James Gradert of Sibley won the Reserve Supreme Female title.
Additional results below:
Champion Angus Heifer: Drew Norris, Corydon
Reserve Champion Angus Heifer: Chayse Jaspering, Washington
Champion Charolais Heifer: Joni Erwin, Crawfordsville
Reserve Champion Charolais Heifer, Matthew Schroeder, Radcliffe
Champion Chianina Heifer: James Gradert, Sibley
Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer: Makayla Smith, Charter Oak
Champion Hereford Heifer: Colton Black, Chariton
Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer: Hunter Wilkening, State Center
Champion Limousin Heifer: Bailey Walrod, Moorland
Reserve Champion Limousin Heifer: Anna Radcliff, Davenport
Champion Appendix Maine-Anjou Heifer: James Gradert, Sibley
Reserve Champion Appendix Maine-Anjou Heifer: Cody Fausch, Cambridge
Champion Shorthorn Heifer: Jacob Darbyshire, Morning Sun
Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer: Mikaela Boss, Manchester
Champion Simmental Heifer: Paige Reck, Blakesburg
Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer: Katlyn Ruth, Iowa City
Champion Foundation Simmental Heifer: Cendra Sebolt, Seymour
Reserve Champion Foundation Simmental Heifer: Kennedy Wohlford, Geneva
Champion All Other Breeds Heifer: Mallory Bormann, Algona
Reserve Champion All Other Breeds Heifer: Parker Frey, Earlham
Champion Commercial Heifer: Jaden Compton, Tipton
Reserve Champion Commercial Heifer: Jordan Crall, Albia
Champion All Other Breeds Bull: Katelyn Holmes, Benton
Reserve Champion All Other Breeds Bull: Morgan McDermott, Wiota
Champion All Other Breeds Cow-Calf: Sadie Simatovich, State Center
Reserve Champion All Other Breeds Cow-Calf: Rachel Maloy, Ottumwa
FFA Ag Mechanics Competition Revs-Up Its Engine at the Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/11/2014)(readMedia)-- Restored tractors and metal working topped off the Ag Mechanics competition judged Friday at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Entries were judged on the basis of workmanship, design, usefulness, appearance and safety.
Complete results below:
Restored Tractor 1958 & Prior: Tayler Jones, Eddyville
Restored Tractor 1959 & Later: Jacob Miller, Dixon
Restored Tractor by First Year Exhibitor: Parker Kray, Monticello
Restored Tractor by Group: North Scott FFA, Eldridge
Metal Working (small): Natalie Johnson, Murray
Metal Working (medium): Riley Rowold, Wheatland
Metal Working (large): Brett Roquet, Fremont
Restored Farm Equipment: Kyle Huber, Wellman
Computer Designed: Logan Mesenbrink, Gilbert
Woodworking (indoor): Taylor Lee, Sumner
Woodworking (outdoor): Addison Crow Schrader, Marion
Overall - First Year: Parker Kray, Monticello
"Nothing Compares" to the 2014 Iowa State Fair, August 7-17. 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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