MONROE — The 13th annual Green County Premier Exhibitor contest was held at the 2022 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.
During this event, contestants participated in showmanship, a skillathon, and took a 35 point knowledge quiz. 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 a cooler bag, $20 in Monroe Money, and a bag of candy donated by Colony Brands Inc. The 2nd and 3rd place participants in each division received $30 and $20 Nasco show supply or Farm and Fleet gift cards, respectively. The Grand Platinum Premier Exhibitor earns an embroidered gym bag, with the Reserve earning a $25 Culvers gift card.
Sponsors for this contest included: Colony Brands Inc., Hesgard Collision Center LLC, Green County Holstein Breeders, Green County Jr. Holstein Breeders, Green County Beef Producers, Green County Pork Producers, Green County Sheep Producers, The Froseth Family, and Extension Green County.
2022 Premier Exhibitor Results
Beef:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Josh McCullough, Juda FFA
2nd Place: Paityn Fritchen, Browntown Busy Beavers
3rd Place: Benson Miller, Browntown Busy Beavers
Senior Division —
1st Place: Jack Follet, Juda FFA
2nd Place: Jackie Nusbaum, Juda FFA
3rd Place: Bryce Montgomery, Browntown Busy Beavers
Dairy:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Abby Withrow, Decatur 4-H
2nd Place: Allyson Judd, New Glarus FFA
3rd Place: Annelise Bethke, Cheese Country Clovers
Senior Division —
1st Place: Alex Roe, Monticello FFA
2nd Place: Trenten Hendrickson, New Glarus FFA
3rd Place: Isabelle Zimmerman, New Glarus FFA
Goats:
Junior Division-
1st Place: Brooke Mueller, Clarence Bridge Pioneers
Senior Division-
1st Place: Levi Leitner, Cheese Country Clovers
Rabbits:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Thadeus Miller, Browntown Bus Beavers
2nd Place: Peter Goers, Washington Center
3rd Place: Sawyer Phillips, Next Generation
Senior Division —
1st Place: Helaina Keehn, Next Generation
2nd Place: Mickaelynn Andrews, Washington Center
3rd Place: Emily Goers, Washington Center
Poultry:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Elizabeth Veeder, Cheese Country Clovers
2nd Place: Georgia Christen, Washington Center
3rd Place: Dalia Williams, Browntown Busy Beavers
Senior Division —
1st Place: Kiera Indergand, Washington Center
Sheep:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Jack Follet, Cheese Country Clovers
2nd Place: Olivia Christen, Washington Center
Senior Division-
1st Place: Daniel Dunphy, Albany FFA
2nd Place: Reaghan Schmelzer, Spring Grove Honest Workers
Swine:
Junior Division —
1st Place: Olivia Brooks, Spring Grove Honest Workers
2nd Place: Phoenix Homan, Juda Jolly Juniors
3rd Place: Owen Larson, Decatur 4-H
Senior Division —
1st Place: Katie Brooks, Juda FFA
2nd Place: Jerzie Lerch, Juda FFA
3rd Place: Breanna Brooks, Juda FFA
Platinum Premier Exhibitor-
Grand: Megan Leitner, Cheese County Clovers
Reserve: Marissa Vosberg, Young Americans
