MONROE - The first annual Green County Premier Exhibitor contest was held at the 2011 Green County Fair.
The event was designed to recognize 4-H and FFA members who have shown exceptional involvement and knowledge in their respective project area, and it was open to any exhibitor in the areas of swine, dairy, beef, sheep and goats.
The contest was divided into two grade divisions: the junior division for exhibitors in grades 3 to 8 and the senior division for exhibitors in grades 9 and up.
During the event, contestants participated in showmanship and a skillathon, as well as took a 25-point knowledge quiz.
The skillathon consisted of four stations: breed identification, equipment identification, meat & cheese identification and feedstuffs identification.
The knowledge quiz was made up of questions pertaining directly to the industry the participant was competing in.
Results of the contest are as follows:
Beef, Junior Division
- First Place - Rhett Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H
- Second Place - Madison Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H
- Third Place - Ali Rosheisen & Tyler Hoesly (tie), both of Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
Beef, Senior Division
- First Place - Mariah Ahrens, Brodhead FFA
- Second Place - Caleb Ahrens, Monroe FFA
- Third Place - Briana Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H
Dairy, Junior Division
- First Place - Devin Erickson, York 4-H
- Second Place - Paige Hoesly, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
- Third Place - Haley Reeson, York 4-H
Dairy, Senior Division:
- First Place - Andrea McGowan, York 4-H
- Second Place - Brock Reeson, York 4-H
- Third Place - Lukas Wymer, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
Swine, Junior Division
- First Place - Sarah Strathman, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
- Second Place - Ninah McKeon, York 4-H
- Third Place - Jacob Tollakson, York 4-H
Swine, Senior Division
- First Place - Katie Burke, York 4-H
- Second Place - Jeremiah Tollakson, York 4-H
- Third Place - Lindsey Woller, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H
Sheep, Junior Division:
- 1st Place - Jacen Wilinski, New Glarus 4-H
Sheep, Senior Division:
- First Place - Mitch Wilson, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
- Second Place - Daren Wittmann, New Glarus FFA
- Third Place - Crystal Novak, Browntown Busy Beavers 4-H
Goats, Junior Division
- First Place - Samantha Holmstrom, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H
- Second Place - Shayna Krebs, Young Americans 4-H
Goats, Senior Division:
- First Place - Danielle Schneider, Young Americans 4-H
- Second Place - Amanda Long, Brodhead FFA
- Third Place - Stacie Butson, Dougherty Creek 4-H
The top participant in each division was awarded an embroidered blanket with the 2nd and 3rd place participants in each division receiving $30 and $20 Nasco show supply gift cards, respectively.
The concest was sponsored by Green County Beef Producers, Green County Pork Producers, Carter & Gruenewald, Inc., Colony Brands, Inc., SBF Trucking, Milk 'N Honey Acres, Gary Burch Jr., Family, Green County Holstein Breeders Association and the Green County Junior Holstein Association.
The event was designed to recognize 4-H and FFA members who have shown exceptional involvement and knowledge in their respective project area, and it was open to any exhibitor in the areas of swine, dairy, beef, sheep and goats.
The contest was divided into two grade divisions: the junior division for exhibitors in grades 3 to 8 and the senior division for exhibitors in grades 9 and up.
During the event, contestants participated in showmanship and a skillathon, as well as took a 25-point knowledge quiz.
The skillathon consisted of four stations: breed identification, equipment identification, meat & cheese identification and feedstuffs identification.
The knowledge quiz was made up of questions pertaining directly to the industry the participant was competing in.
Results of the contest are as follows:
Beef, Junior Division
- First Place - Rhett Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H
- Second Place - Madison Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H
- Third Place - Ali Rosheisen & Tyler Hoesly (tie), both of Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
Beef, Senior Division
- First Place - Mariah Ahrens, Brodhead FFA
- Second Place - Caleb Ahrens, Monroe FFA
- Third Place - Briana Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H
Dairy, Junior Division
- First Place - Devin Erickson, York 4-H
- Second Place - Paige Hoesly, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
- Third Place - Haley Reeson, York 4-H
Dairy, Senior Division:
- First Place - Andrea McGowan, York 4-H
- Second Place - Brock Reeson, York 4-H
- Third Place - Lukas Wymer, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
Swine, Junior Division
- First Place - Sarah Strathman, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
- Second Place - Ninah McKeon, York 4-H
- Third Place - Jacob Tollakson, York 4-H
Swine, Senior Division
- First Place - Katie Burke, York 4-H
- Second Place - Jeremiah Tollakson, York 4-H
- Third Place - Lindsey Woller, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H
Sheep, Junior Division:
- 1st Place - Jacen Wilinski, New Glarus 4-H
Sheep, Senior Division:
- First Place - Mitch Wilson, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
- Second Place - Daren Wittmann, New Glarus FFA
- Third Place - Crystal Novak, Browntown Busy Beavers 4-H
Goats, Junior Division
- First Place - Samantha Holmstrom, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H
- Second Place - Shayna Krebs, Young Americans 4-H
Goats, Senior Division:
- First Place - Danielle Schneider, Young Americans 4-H
- Second Place - Amanda Long, Brodhead FFA
- Third Place - Stacie Butson, Dougherty Creek 4-H
The top participant in each division was awarded an embroidered blanket with the 2nd and 3rd place participants in each division receiving $30 and $20 Nasco show supply gift cards, respectively.
The concest was sponsored by Green County Beef Producers, Green County Pork Producers, Carter & Gruenewald, Inc., Colony Brands, Inc., SBF Trucking, Milk 'N Honey Acres, Gary Burch Jr., Family, Green County Holstein Breeders Association and the Green County Junior Holstein Association.
