Farm crops took to the judging table in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy on Thursday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair.
Complete results below:
FIELD CORN
Single Ear
1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) David Klindt, Bettendorf
5) James Klindt, Bettendorf
6) Kevin Glanz, Manchester
Longest Ear
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Sterling Weeda, Holstein
3) Dillon Weeda, Holstein
4) Julie Weeda, Holstein
5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
6) Paul White, Ames
Ten Ears, Yellow Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Kevin Glanz, Manchester
3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
5) David Klindt, Bettendorf
6) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Ten Ears, White Corn
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) James Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
6) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
Ten Ears, Open-Pollinated Corn
1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
2) James Klindt, Bettendorf
3) David Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Thirty Ears
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
6) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Full Gallon Shelled Corn
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) James Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
5) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
6) Kevin Glanz, Manchester
Standard Bushel Basket Ear Field Corn
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) James Klindt, Bettendorf
3) David Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
5) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
6) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
First Time Exhibitors, Yellow Corn
1) Steve Murty, Gladbrook
2) Kevin Glanz, Manchester
3) Thomas Huck, Waverly
New Crop, Yellow Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
3) David Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater
5) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
New Crop, White Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
Ornamental Corn
1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Dwight Sanders, Vinton
4) David Klindt, Bettendorf
Sweepstakes: James Klindt, Bettendorf
First Place Overall: James Klindt, Bettendorf
FORAGES, GRASSES AND LEGUMES
Alfalfa
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) James Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Alsike Clover
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Birdsfoot Trefoil
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Smooth Bromegrass
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Medium Red Clover
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) David Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Millet
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Orchard Grass
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Reed Canarygrass
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Mary Zelle, Waverly
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Sudan
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Sweetclover
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
Timothy
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Any Other
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Sweepstakes: Ginger Werner, Chelsea
POPCORN
Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn
1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Commercial, Yellow Hybrid Popcorn
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Dawn Troutner, Melbourne
Commercial, Mushroom Hybrid Popcorn
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Ornamental, Japanese Hulless/White Rice Popcorn
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Ornamental, Strawberry Popcorn
1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
Ornamental, Lady Finger Type Popcorn
1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
2) Dawn Troutner, Melbourne
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Ornamental, Any Other Popcorn
1) Red Corn Farm, Melvin
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Ornamental, Shelled Popcorn
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
Sweepstakes: Ginger Werner, Chelsea
SHEAF GRAINS
Brome Grass for Seed
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Millet for Seed
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Early Oats
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Mary Zelle, Waverly
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Mid Season Oats
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Late Season Oats
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Orchard Grass
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Rye in Straw
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Grain Sorghum
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Casey Cortum, Norwalk
Spring Wheat in Straw
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Winter Wheat in Straw
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Sweepstakes: Chuck Werner, Chelsea
SMALL GRAINS AND LEGUMES
Early Oats
1) None Awarded
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) James Petersen, Knoxville
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Mid Season Oats
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
4) Thomas Huck, Waverly
Late Season Oats
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Oats - Any Other Officially Recognized Variety
1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
3) David Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Dwight Sanders, Vinton
Red Clover Seed
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Spring Wheat
1) None Awarded
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Winter Wheat
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
Any Other
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Willard Hoskin, Keosauqua
3) Steve Murty, Gladbrook
SOYBEANS
Early Soybeans
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Rick Baumhover, Chariton
5) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
6) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Mid Season Soybeans
1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
2) James Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Thomas Huck, Waverly
4) Mary Zelle, Waverly
5) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
6) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Late Season Soybeans
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
2) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
6) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater
Specialty Food Soybean
1) Kevin Glanz, Manchester
2) Mary Zelle, Waverly
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Soybean Bundles
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) Mary Zelle, Waverly
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
6) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater
Sweepstakes
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
First Place Overall (classes 37-39)
1) Mary Zelle, Waverly
First Place Overall (class 40)
1) Kevin Glanz, Manchester won
"Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19. 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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