Farm Crops

Farm crop aficionados from across the state gathered to have their crops judged Thursday, August 11, at the 2022 Iowa State Fair.

Full results below:

FARM CROPS-SOYBEANS

Early Soybeans

1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

2) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Mid Season Soybeans

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Late Season Soybeans

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Soybean Bundles

1) Matthew Vandehaar, Altoona

2) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

3) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

Soybeans - Sweepstakes

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

Soybeans - Best Overall

1) Matthew Vandehaar, Altoona

FARM CROPS-SOYBEAN CREATIONS

Natural

1) Brenda Klyn, Pella

2) Oxford Farms, Ames

All Painted or Painted & Natural

1) Oxford Farms, Ames

2) Brenda Klyn, Pella

3) Will Colvin, Ames

FARM CROPS- FORAGES, GRASSES & LEGUMES

Alfalfa

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Eric Werner, Toledo

Birdsfoot Trefoil

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Smooth Bromegrass

1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

Medium Red Clover

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Eric Werner, Toledo

Millet

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Orchard Grass

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Reed Canarygrass

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Sudan

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Sweetclover

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Timothy

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Any Other

1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

2) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Forages, Grasses & Legumes - Sweepstakes

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

FARM CROPS- CORN CREATIONS

Natural Color

1) Kathy Fattig, Chelsea

2) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

3) Erin Montgomery, Moravia

Dyed and/or Painted

1) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

2) Kathy Fattig, Chelsea

3) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

Natural, Dyed &/or Painted (Youth)

1) Kristie Brown, Charles City

2) Ian Core, Ankeny

3) Paul Crumly, Grandview

Christmas Ornament

1) Kathy Fattig, Chelsea

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

3) Will Colvin, Ames

Fair Theme

1) Kathy Fattig, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

FARM CROPS- FIELD CORN

Hybrid Commercial, Single Ear

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Hybrid or Open-Pollinated, Longest Ear

1) Paul White, Ames

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) James Klindt, Bettendorf

Hybrid Commercial, Ten Ears, Yellow Corn

1) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

2) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

3) Donald Paulson, Boone

Hybrid Commercial, Ten Ears, White Corn

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) James Klindt, Bettendorf

Hybrid Commercial, Thirty Ears

1) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

2) James Klindt, Bettendorf

3) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Hybrid Commercial, Full Gallon Shelled Corn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) James Klindt, Bettendorf

Hybrid Commercial, Standard Bushel Basket Ear Field Corn

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) James Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

Hybrid Commercial, First Time Exhibitors, Yellow Corn

1) Donald Paulson, Boone

Open-Pollinated, Single Ear

1) James Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Rena Cling, Urbandale

3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Open-Pollinated, Ten Ears

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) James Klindt, Bettendorf

New Crop Hybrid Commercial, Yellow Corn

1) Matthew Vandehaar, Altoona

2) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

New Crop Hybrid Commercial, White Corn

1) James Klindt, Bettendorf

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Ornamental Corn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) James Klindt, Bettendorf

3) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Field Corn - Sweepstakes

1) James Klindt, Bettendorf

Field Corn - First Place Overall Hybrid Commercial Corn

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

FARM CROPS- POPCORN

Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Commercial, Yellow Hybrid Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Dean Small, Altoona

Commercial, Mushroom Hybrid Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Japanese Hulless/White Rice Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Strawberry Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Lady Finger Type Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Any Other Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

Ornamental, Shelled Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

Popcorn - Sweepstakes

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

FARM CROPS- SHEAF GRAINS

Brome Grass for Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Millet for Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Early Oats

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Mid Season Oats

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Eric Werner, Toledo

Late Season Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Oats, any other

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Orchard Grass

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Rye in Straw

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

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) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Winter Wheat in Straw

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Sheaf Grains - Sweepstakes

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

FARM CROPS- SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES

Early Oats

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Mid Season Oats

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

3) Alex Beck, Dubuque

Late Season Oats

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Red Clover Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Spring Wheat

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Rye

1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

2) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly