4-H Youth Earn Ribbons in Breeding Swine Show at State Fair
August 18, 2011
Austin Lane of Spragueville exhibited the Champion Purebred Gilt in the 4-H Breeding Swine Show judged Monday at the 2011 Iowa State Fair. The gilt had previously been named Champion Yorkshire Gilt.
The Champion Hampshire Gilt exhibited by Keaton Lane of Elkader won Reserve Champion Purebred Gilt honors.
Breed champions included:
Champion Chester White Gilt: Melanie Lane, Elkader
Reserve Champion Chester White Gilt: Alexis Vroegh, Oskaloosa
Champion Duroc Gilt: Whitney Androy, Council Bluffs
Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt: Alexis Vroegh, Oskaloosa
Champion Hampshire Gilt: Keaton Lane, Elkader
Reserve Champion Hampshire Gilt: Kendra Kehrli, Winthrop
Champion Spotted Gilt: Macy Marek, Riverside
Reserve Champion Spotted Gilt: Makenzi Marek, Riverside
Champion Yorkshire Gilt: Austin Lane, Spragueville
Reserve Champion Yorkshire Gilt: Kyle Martz, Blue Grass
Champion All Other Breeds: Austin Lane, Spragueville
Reserve Champion All Other Breeds: Creigh Rourke, Iowa City
Champion Commercial Gilt: Logan Sieren, Keota
Reserve Champion Commercial Gilt: Nick Bangert, Blue Grass
“Nothing Compares” to the 2011 Iowa State Fair, celebrating 100 years of the Butter Cow August 11-21. 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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