Ribbons Awarded for Fantastic Farm Crops at Iowa State Fair
August 20, 2011
Farm crops took to the judging table in the John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by Alliant Energy on Thursday, August 11, at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.
First Place Overall was awarded to Ronald Zelle of Waverly, and Mary Beth Zelle, also of Waverly, was the Sweepstakes winner.
Complete results below:
FIELD CORN
Single Ear
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
4) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
6) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Longest Ear
1) Sterling Weeda, Boone
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Julie Weeda, Boone
5) Hannah Weeda, Boone
6) David Klindt, Bettendorf
Ten Ears, Yellow Corn
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) James Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Byron K. Wegner, Radcliffe
5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
6) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
Ten Ears, White Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
6) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Ten Ears, Open-Pollinated Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Thirty Ears
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Byron K. Wegner, Radcliffe
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
6) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
Full Gallon Shelled Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
5) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
6) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Standard Bushel Basket Ear Field Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
5) Byron K. Wegner, Radcliffe
6) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
First Time Exhibitors, Yellow Corn
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) Larry Engbers, Pella
First Time Exhibitors, White Corn
1) None Awarded
2) None Awarded
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Ornamental Corn
1) James Klindt, Bettendorf
2) Dwight Sanders, Vinton
3) David Klindt, Bettendorf
4) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
First Place Overall: James Klindt, Bettendorf
FORAGES, GRASSES & LEGUMES
Alfalfa
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Alsike Clover
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Birdsfoot Trefoil
1) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Smooth Bromegrass
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Medium Red Clover
1) John Reilly, Redfield
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Millet
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Orchard Grass
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
Reed Canarygrass
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
Sudan
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Sweetclover
1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
2) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
Timothy
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Any Other
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Sweepstakes: Chuck Werner, Chelsea
POPCORN
Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn
1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Commercial, Yellow Hybrid Popcorn
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
Commercial, Mushroom Hybrid Popcorn
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Ornamental, Japanese Hulless/White Rice Popcorn
1) Scott W. Van Houten, Spencer
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
Ornamental, Strawberry Popcorn
1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
2) Don Francois, Des Moines
3) Scott W. Van Houten, Spencer
4) Erik Francois, Des Moines
Ornamental, Lady Finger Type Popcorn
1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
2) Scott W. Van Houten, Spencer
3) Erik Francois, Des Moines
4) Don Francois, Des Moines
Ornamental, Any Other Popcorn
1) None Awarded
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Scott W. Van Houten, Spencer
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Ornamental, Shelled Popcorn
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea
4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
Sweepstakes: Chuck Werner, Chelsea
SHEAF GRAINS
Brome Grass for Seed
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Millet for Seed
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Early Oats
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Mid Season Oats
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
4) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
Late Season Oats
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Orchard Grass
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Rye in Straw
1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Grain Sorghum
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Timothy for Seed
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Spring Wheat in Straw
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Winter Wheat in Straw
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
Sweepstakes: Ginger Werner, Chelsea
SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES
Early Oats
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
Mid Season Oats
1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
2) None Awarded
3) None Awarded
4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Late Season Oats
1) None Awarded
2) None Awarded
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
Oats - any other officially recognized variety
1) David Klindt, Bettendorf
2) None Awarded
3) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
Red Clover Seed
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) None Awarded
3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
First and Second Place Overall
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) David Klindt, Bettendorf
SOYBEANS
Early Soybeans
1) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
Mid Season Soybeans
1) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center
3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
4) David Klindt, Bettendorf
5) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
6) Oxford Farms, Cambridge
Late Season Soybeans
1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
5) Dean Stormer, Bridgewater
Specialty Food Soybean
1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
2) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
Soybean Bundles
1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea
2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly
3) Mary Beth Zelle, Waverly
4) Jay Van Wert, Hampton
5) Ginger Werner, Chelsea
6) David Klindt, Bettendorf
“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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