MONROE — The 15th annual Green County Premier Exhibitor contest was held at the 2024 Green County Fair. This event is designed to recognize 4-H and FFA members who have shown exceptional involvement and knowledge in their respective project area.
The Premier Exhibitor contest is open to any exhibitor in the areas of swine, dairy, beef, sheep, goats, rabbits, and poultry, and is divided into two age divisions. The junior division is for exhibitors in grades 3-8, and the senior division is for exhibitors in grades 9 and up. There is also a Platinum division for youth in the senior division who have previously won first place in their respective species. Youth who participate in this division are tested on all species rather than just their own. This contest consists of a knowledge exam, skillathon, and how well the exhibitor did in showmanship in the chosen species they compete under. The skillathon consisted of four stations: breed identification, equipment identification, meat and cheese identification, and feed identification.
The top participant in each species and division received Bluetooth headphones, animal planter, and gift certificate donated by Colony Brands Inc. The second and third place participants in each division received $30 and $20 Nasco show supply or Farm and Fleet gift cards, respectively. The Grand Platinum Premier Exhibitor earned a hand-burned leather portfolio donated by Farm & Canvas, with the Reserve earning a $25 Culver’s gift card.
Sponsors for this contest included: Colony Brands, Inc., Farm & Canvas, Green County Beef Producers, Green County Pork Producers, Green County Sheep Producers, Green County 4-H Goat Committee, Green County Holstein Breeders, and Hesgard Collision Center, LLC
2024 Premier Exhibitor Results
Beef:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Landon Wuebben, Young Americans
2nd Place: Thadeus Miller, Browntown Busy Beavers
3rd Place: Zoie Donovan, Young Americans
Senior Division —
1st Place: Colt Nyman, Young Americans
2nd Place: Skylar Kundert, Young Americans
3rd Place: Sadie Wilkins, Monticello FFA
Dairy:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Clara Veeder, Cheese Country Clovers
2nd Place: Joclyn Watson, Cheese Country Clovers
3rd Place: Ellie Zimmerman, Dayton Dairylanders
Senior Division —
1st Place: Brooke Mueller, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
2nd Place: Abigail Withrow, Decatur
3rd Place: Allyson Judd, New Glarus FFA
Goats:
Senior Division —
1st Place: Kamdyn Kolb, Pecatonica FFA
Poultry:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Benson Miller, Browntown Busy Beavers
2nd Place: Dalia Williams, Browntown Busy Beavers
3rd Place: Adelayne Williams, Browntown Busy Beavers
Senior Division —
1st Place: Reaghan Schmelzer, Spring Grove Honest Workers
Rabbits:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Elizabeth Veeder, Cheese Country Clovers
2nd Place: Elena Boss, Cheese Country Clovers
3rd Place: Peter Goers, Washington Center
Senior Division —
1st Place: Jerzie Lerch, Juda FFA
2nd Place: Micki Andrews, Washington Center
3rd Place: Anna Polnow, Cheese Country Clovers
Sheep:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Ava Anderson, Young Americans
2nd Place: Georgia Christen, Washington Center
3rd Place: Jenna Pinnow, Brodhead FFA
Senior Division-
1st Place: Mallory Schmelzer, Spring Grove Honest Workers
2nd Place: Kennedi Lerch, Juda FFA
3rd Place: Olivia Christen, Washington Center
Swine:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Evan Feller, Monticello FFA
2nd Place: Owen Larson, Decatur
3rd Place: Chase Wenzel, Decatur
Senior Division —
1st Place:Olivia Brooks, Juda FFA
2nd Place: Karlee Wilkins, Monticello FFA
3rd Place: Emily Boss, Cheese Country Clovers
Platinum Premier Exhibitor:
Grand:
Abbygail Foster, Juda FFA
Reserve:
Hailey Beeman, Decatur
