4-H’ers worked hard to show their Meat Goats on Wednesday afternoon at the Southern Iowa Fair. The pressure was on judge Doug Glosser as he selected the best of the best at the show. Results from the event are as follows: Champion Market Meat Goat: Emily Peters Reserve Champion Market Meat Goat: Austin Lanphier Junior […]
The rabbit barn was all a-fuzz on Wednesday evening as 4-Her’s scrambled to prepare their rabbits for show. Judge Brent Rice, saw several little hoppers and the following are his decisions. Senior Showmanship Champion- Trey Rutledge Intermediate Showmanship Champion- Kara De Bruin Junior Showmanship Champion- Katrina Elliot 6 Class Rabbits Californian – Sr. Buck – […]
After hours of interviews and judging, the Bucket/Bottle goat winners were announced. 4-H members were interviewed privately on Tuesday afternoon then had a live interview in the pavilion with their goat and judge following the Sheep Show on Wednesday morning. The judge had to decide who had taken the best care of and learned the […]
4-Her’s were able to show off all their hard work on Wednesday morning at the Sheep Show. Several participants earned high honors after some tough judging by Sheep Judge, Mark Henry. Results from the event are as follows: Champion Commercial Ewe: Brandt Fleener Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe: Kylee Silliman Champion Speckle Face Market Lamb: Tanner […]
Exhibitors with advance cattle feeder pens fed three head of cattle beginning in December, they kept monthly feed records and learned about daily care of feeder calves. The pens were weighed at the Southern Iowa Fair on Tuesday, July 17th and interviews/conferences followed where they discussed what they learned with superintendents and Byron Leu, ISU […]
Ribbons and More Non-Livestock Judging day of the 2012 Southern Iowa Fair on Saturday, July 14th, brought 4-Hers out of the woodwork to show over a dozen judges what they had been learning and creating in the past year. The judges were captivated in the areas of: Home Economics, Mechanics and Engineering, Agriculture and Natural […]
Saturday before the Southern Iowa Fair brought many green thumbs out to primp petunias and touch up tomatoes. The 4-Her’s were pleased with the results and these awards were given out: Best of Show Vegetable Plate: Kara De Bruin, M&M Peppy Pals – Sweet Corn Best of Show Vegetable Tray: Lexi Randau, Scott-U-Need-Us – Cucumbers […]
The poultry show was held on Tuesday evening at the Southern Iowa Fair, with many exhibitors showing several varieties of birds. Amongst the small and large of our fine feathered friends were some happy 4-Her’s. Results from the show are as follows: Grand Champion Poultry: Graham Van Donselaar Reserve Grand Champion Poultry: Jacob Taylor Best […]
The 2012 Southern Iowa Fair Swine Show on Tuesday, July 17th brought tons of fun to area youth. Many trophies and ribbons were awarded to the deserving participants and squeals of happiness were heard when the winners were selected by Swine Judge, Wayne Huinker. Results of the show are as follows: Champion Commercial Gilt: Sean […]
by Mark Doland – Park Church of Christ How much intelligence is there in the world? God has programmed the world we live in with microcosms of intelligence everywhere. Scholars of all disciplines have researched their areas of expertise only to find an endless stream of intelligence. For example, when scientists looked inside the cell […]
