Top Honors Awarded in Iowa State Fair FFA Market and Carcass Lamb Show
DES MOINES, IA (08/09/2014)(readMedia)-- Grand Champion honors were awarded Thursday in the FFA Market and Carcass Lamb shows at the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Tanner Berry of Sac City showed the Grand Champion FFA Market Lamb, and Chelsea Nelson of Exira took Reserve Grand Champion honors.
In the carcass judging, Megan Collison of Rockwell City earned Grand Champion honors while James Leonard of Newton received the Reserve Grand Champion banner.
The judges saw 367 animals from 136 exhibitors in the Market Lamb division and 77 animals from 50 exhibitors in the Carcass division.
Additional results below:
MARKET WETHERS
Champion Light Weight Wether: Tanner Berry, Sac City
Reserve Champion Light Weight Wether: Chelsea Nelson, Exira
Champion Medium Weight Wether: Chelsea Nelson, Exira
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Wether: Heather Ziesman, Algona
Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Chelsea Nelson, Exira
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Heather Ziesman, Algona
Champion Market Wether: Tanner Berry, Sac City
Reserve Champion Market Wether: Chelsea Nelson, Exira
MARKET EWES
Champion Light Weight Ewe: Garret Gourley, Webster City
Reserve Champion Light Weight Ewe: Chansea Nelson, Exira
Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Paige Petzenhauser, Roland
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Cade Suhr, Adair
Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Chance Deppe, Maquoketa
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Derek Henningsen, DeWitt
Champion Market Ewe: Garret Gourley, Webster City
Reserve Champion Market Ewe: Paige Petzenhauser, Roland
CARCASS LAMBS
Champion Live: Tanner Berry, Sac City
Reserve Champion Live: Austin Himes, Central City
Champion Scan: Megan Collison, Rockwell City
Reserve Champion Scan: James Leonard, Newton
The Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion market lambs, as well as 14 other livestock champions, will be auctioned in the prestigious Sale of Champions on Saturday, August 16, 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.
Watkins FFA Member Wins Grand Champion Market Pig at Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IA (08/09/2014)(readMedia)-- Erin Schmidt of Watkins showed the Grand Champion Market Pig at the FFA Market Swine contest judged Thursday during the 2014 Iowa State Fair.
Alexis Delaney of DeWitt claimed Reserve Grand Champion Market Pig honors.
Luke Worden of Belmond won Champion Purebred Market Swine honors, and Cory Sampson of Nevada received Reserve Champion Purebred Market Swine honors.
Nearly 250 exhibits showed 568 animals in this year's competition.
Additional results below:
Champion Light Weight Market Gilt: Elizabeth Jones, Williamsburg
Reserve Champion Light Weight Market Gilt: Theresa Fitzgerald, Boone
Champion Medium Weight Market Gilt: Alex Alliger, Gowrie
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Market Gilt: Luke Worden, Belmond
Champion Heavy Weight Market Gilt: Grant Wolfe, Hudson
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Market Gilt: Kolton Greiner, Keota
Champion Light Weight Market Barrow: Luke Greiner, Keota
Reserve Champion Light Weight Market Barrow: Alex Alliger, Gowrie
Champion Medium Weight Market Barrow: Erin Schmidt, Watkins
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Market Barrow: Austin Lane, Spragueville
Champion Heavy Weight Market Barrow: Alexis Delaney, DeWitt
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Market Barrow: Kale Boysen, Morning Sun
Champion Chester White: Alexis Delaney, DeWitt
Reserve Champion Chester White: Makayla Scanlon, Oskaloosa
Champion Duroc: Luke Worden, Belmond
Reserve Champion Duroc: Cory Sampson, Nevada
Champion Hampshire: Austin Lane, Spragueville
Reserve Champion Hampshire: Alexis Delaney, DeWitt
Champion Berkshire: Austin Lane, Spragueville
Reserve Champion Berkshire: Mary Heiller, Madrid
Champion Spotted: Spenser Becker, Keota
Reserve Champion Spotted: Lexi Marek, Riverside
Champion Poland China: Alex Umbaugh, Adair
Reserve Champion Poland China: Walker Wegener, DeWitt
Champion Yorkshire: Luke Worden, Belmond
Reserve Champion Yorkshire: Dan Harmsen, Rock Valley
Champion All Other Breeds: Brittany Schafer, Sheldon
The Grand and Reserve Champion Market Pigs, along with 14 other livestock champions, will be auctioned in the prestigious Sale of Champions on Saturday, August 16, at 2 p.m. in the Penningroth Media Center of the Putney Family 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.
"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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