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Rock County 4-H'ers exhibit at Minnesota State Fair

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Minnesota 4-H’ers from 86 counties arrived with more than 2,800 animals for the 2016 Minnesota State Fair 4-H livestock encampment Aug. 25-28 in St. Paul.
Rock County had 39 livestock exhibitors who could show one animal at the State Fair and could earn ribbons in individual classes as well as overall species champion and reserve honors. Exhibitors could also earn showmanship honors in the respective species.
Twenty-four Rock County 4-H’ers exhibited general projects among the more than 2,600 exhibits brought to the fair. A purple ribbon is the top award an exhibitor can receive.
Below are the State Fair results by 4-H’er, project area and placing:
Hunter Baker, sheep, speckle face breeding ewe, purple; Riley Baker, sheep, speckle face market lamb, purple, champion speckle face market lamb and fifth-place showmanship-senior; Tacey Baustian, swine, Spot breeding gilt, purple and reserve champion Spot breeding gilt; Tanner Baustian, swine, market gilt, purple; Trey Baustian, sheep, black face market lamb, purple, champion lightweight market lamb reserve overall market lamb, fourth-place showmanship-senior and interview finalist; Trista Baustian, swine, market barrow, red; Ryleigh Beers, beef, Shorthorn plus breeding heifer, blue and youth leadership-gr.9+, purple; Payton Bork, sheep, black face market lamb, red; Alexa Chesley, food preservation- gr.6-8, blue; Sean Elbers, beef, slick-shorn steer, red; Whitney Elbers, beef, market steer, purple, reserve division 1 crossbred steer, general livestock intermediate judging team and Chef for a Day participant; Brooke Feit, rabbit, junior buck, blue; Drew Fick, beef, prospect steer calf, red, general livestock intermediate judging team participant; Payton Fick, beef, market heifer, purple, and general livestock senior judging team participant; Tyler Fick, swine, market gilt, blue; Cassie Flanagan, goat, senior meat breeding doe, blue; Moriah Flanagan, goat, senior meat breeding doe, blue, entomology gr. 9+, red; Autumn Hamann, foods and nutrition gr. 9+, purple; Hunter Hamann, shooting sports/wildlife-gr.9+, purple; Alexandra Hartman, forest resources gr.6-8, blue; Sophie Holmberg, fashion review, clothes you buy gr. 6-8 participant; Gretchen Jacobsma, shop/wood science gr.6-8, red; Burke Johnson, computer gr. 6-, blue; Brianna Jonas, clothing and textiles nongarment gr. 9+, purple; Elisabeth Kelm, food and nutrition foods revue gr.6-8, red; Michael Kinsinger, beef, prospect heifer calf, blue, general livestock senior judging team participant and Chef for a Day participant; Elizabeth Klamm, exploring animals gr.9+, blue; Tory Knobloch, beef, slick-shorn market steer, purple, and reserve champion slick-shorn steer; Christian Kruse, sheep, black face market lamb, blue, lamb showmanship participant; general livestock intermediate judging team participant; shop/wood science gr.6-8, blue; and Chef for a Day participant; Hannah Kruse, beef, foundation Simmental fall calf-, blue; general Livestock senior judging team participant; livestock demonstration, blue and Chef for a Day participant; Dawson Leenderts, beef, slick-shorn steer, blue; Jared Leuthold, beef, market heifer, blue; Emily Malsom, home environment gr.9+, blue; Dylan Mente, beef, commercial junior yearling, blue; shooting sports/wildlife gr.9+; blue; Justin Mente, beef, Maine Anjou summer yearling, purple, general livestock judging intermediate participant; and shooting sports/wildlife gr.6-8, blue; Trevor Mente, beef, Simmental cow/calf pair, blue; and shooting sports/wildlife gr.9+, blue; Thomas Norman, beef, Chianina junior yearling, purple; champion Chianina heifer; Dalton Popkes, beef, slick-shorn steer, blue; Aisha Porter, photography, elements of photography gr. 6-8, blue; Candace Porter, food preservation gr. 6-8, blue; Deven Porter, food and nutrition gr. 9+, blue; Andrew Raak, dairy, Guernsey junior yearling, purple; champion total merit Guernsey heifer; and champion Guernsey advanced showman; Jacob Raak, dairy, Ayrshire 3-year-old cow, blue; champion Ayrshire production; livestock interview finalist; Joshua Raak, dairy, milking Shorthorn calf, red; Breanna Richters, goat, senior meat breeding doe, blue; Adayla Rouzer, sheep, white face market lamb, blue; Grace Sandbulte, poultry, chickens, blue; Hunter Sandbulte, rabbit, senior buck, red; Michaella Sandbulte, rabbit, senior doe, red; Aleck Schoeneman, swine, market barrow, blue; Will Stegenga, swine, market barrow, blue; Micah Stensland-Bos, swine, market gilt, blue; Alex Uhl, citizenship gr.9+, blue; Mira Uithoven, sheep, white face market lamb, red; Joni Vander Beek, needle arts gr. 9+, blue; Sage VerSteeg, self-determined gr. 9+, blue; Magnolia Juniors Club, club banner, purple; and Springdell Club, club banner, red.
A top-ten goat herdsmanship award was earned by Moriah Flanagan, Cassie Flanagan and Breanna Richters. They were awarded fifth place.

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