Bottles & Babies at the 2015 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- Jerrick Middlesworth
Ribbon Winners:
Purple: Jerrick Middlesworth, Lexi Van Utrecht
Blue: Jackson Taylor, Natalie LaRue, Wyatt Van Weeldon, Rachel Boender, Adam Schipper, Lane Jones, Lincoln Vander Molen, Ephraim Van Zante, Nathan Groenendyk, Reagan Rozenboom, Ben Boender, Kyah Chamberlin, Kyle Davis, Ethan Davis, Emma Veenstra
Red: Marie Vander Wilt, Andrew Veenstra
Group 2 (6th-7th Graders):
Champion- Devin Jager
Ribbon Winners:
Purple: Devin Jager, Elizabeth LaRue, Kendra Branderhorst
Blue: Kyle Branderhorst, Katherine Wielard, Macy Moore, Gideon Boender
Red: Bradley Vanderwilt
Group 3 (8th-10th Graders):
Champion- Alexis DeJong
Ribbon Winners:
Purple: Alexis DeJong, Molly Hayes, Kara DeBruin, Sophie Vander Molen
Blue: Tucker Taylor, Ben Vos, Johnathan Veenstra
Red: Jayden Veenstra, Ean Beenken