DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2013)(readMedia)-- Warren Brothers Show Pigs of Glenwood won Champion Boar honors at the Yorkshire Show judged August 16 at the 2013 Iowa State Fair.

Zach Loppenow of Lake City, Minn., received the Reserve Champion Boar title.

Brice Conover of Baxter exhibited the Champion Gilt while Ellensohn Showpigs of Le Mars exhibited the Reserve Champion Gilt.

McCloud Farms, Inc., of Trenton, Mo., was awarded the Premier Exhibitor title. The Premier Exhibitor award is presented to the exhibitor earning the highest point total in individual breeding classes for competition.

Animals are divided according to farrowing date based on the other animals entered in the competition.

Additional results follow:

Gilts

1) Ellensohn Showpigs, Le Mars

2) Ellensohn Showpigs, Le Mars

3) Butcher Family Farm, Holstein

4) Broek Swine Genetics, Sioux Center

Gilts

1) Coppock Family Farms, Marshalltown

2) Coppock Family Farms, Marshalltown

3) Zach Loppnow, Lake City, Minn.

4) Josh Freimuth Family, Lytton

5) Larry Kastler, Woolstock

Gilts

1) Matt Rohrig, Orient

2) McCulloh Family, Camanche

3) Todd Schuler, Kim Williams and Kaiya Williams, Atlantic

4) Ver Ploeg Farms, Pella

5) LLJ Show Pigs, Unionville

6) LLJ Show Pigs, Unionville

Gilts

1) McCloud Farms, Inc., Trenton, Mo.

2) Ploeger Show Pigs, Pierson

3) Ploeger Show Pigs, Pierson

4) McCloud Farms, Inc., Trenton, Mo.

5) McCloud Farms, Inc., Trenton, Mo.

6) Matt Rohrig, Orient

7) Matt Rohrig, Orient

8) Ploeger Show Pigs, Pierson

Gilts

1) Brice Conover, Baxter

2) Todd Schuler, Kim Williams and Kaiya Williams, Atlantic

Boars

1) Broek Swine Genetics, Sioux Center

2) Mike and Cristen Clark, Runnells

3) Mike and Cristen Clark, Runnells

4) Wilton FFA, Wilton

Boars

1) Warren Brothers Show Pigs, Glenwood

2) Rock Solid Showpigs, Sioux Center

3) Loren Keppy, Durant

4) Lynch Bros., Ankeny

5) Ver Ploeg Farms, Pella

6) Ver Ploeg Farms, Pella

7) Rock Solid Showpigs, Sioux Center

Boars

1) Brice Conover, Baxter

2) Hughson Family Farm, Sumner

2) McCloud Farms, Inc., Trenton, Mo.

4) Reed Show Pigs, Ottumwa

5) Hoopy Hallow Farms, Orient

6) Hoopy Hallow Farms, Orient

Boars

1) Zach Loppnow, Lake City, Minn.

2) RAR Genetics, Aplington

"Nothing Compares" to the Iowa State Fair. The 2013 Fair ended August 18. The 2014 Iowa State Fair is set August 7-17. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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