Bottles & Babies at the 2014 Southern Iowa Fair

What does it take to raise a Bucket/Bottle calf? This is something that hardworking 4-Her’s have learned firsthand. On Wednesday afternoon, 4-H members were interviewed privately with judges. Following the Beef Show on Thursday, the same 4-H members completed a live interview with their calf and their judge. After hours of interviews and judging, judges were given the grueling task to decide who had taken the best care of and learned the most from their animal.

The results are as follows:

BUCKET/BOTTLE CALVES

Group 1 (4th & 5th Graders):

Champion- Ephraim Van Zante

Ribbon Winners: Sevanna Hol P-1; Nathan Groenendyk B-1; Gracee Chandler P-1; Andrew Veenstra B-1; Raegan Rozenboom P-1; Ethan Davis P-1; Stella Terpstra B-1; Emma Veenstra B-1; Lydia Zylstra B-1; Teale Pose B-1; Bradley Vander Wilt B-1; Koleen Good P-1; Devin Jager R-1; Tyler Bayliss R-1

Group 2 (6th-7th Graders):

Champion- Karlee Chandler

Ribbon Winners: Noah Van Veldhuizen P-1; Maci De Jong B-1; Elizabeth LaRue P-1; Brett Veenstra B-1; Tucker Taylor P-1; Jayden Veenstra B-1; Abbie Nunnikhoven B-1; Jonathan Veenstra B-1

Group 3 (8th-10th Graders):

Champion- Lexi De Jong

Ribbon Winners: Seth Edmundson B-1; Kara De Bruin P-1; Sarah De Groot B-1; Sophie Vander Molen B-1; Zach Nunnikhoven P-1