MONROE - The third annual Green County Premier Exhibitor contest was held at the 2013 Green County Fair recently to recognize 4-H and FFA members who have shown exceptional involvement and knowledge in their respective project area.
The Premier Exhibitor contest was open to any exhibitor in the areas of swine, dairy, beef, sheep and goats. It included two age divisions: The junior division was for exhibitors in grades three through eight with the senior division being for exhibitors in grades nine and up. Contestants participated in showmanship, a skillathon, and took a 25-point knowledge quiz as part of the event. The skillathon consisted of four stations: breed identification, equipment identification, meat and cheese identification and feedstuffs identification. The knowledge quiz was made up of questions pertaining directly to the industry in which the participant was competing.
2013 Premier Exhibitor results were:
Beef
Junior Division: first place, Aspen Bader, Young Americans 4-H; second place, Trevor Gilson, Pecatonica FFA; third place, Tyler Hoesly, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Madison Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H; second place, Briana Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H; third place, Nicole Witt, Browntown Busy Beavers 4-H
Dairy
Junior Division: first place, Brian McCullough, SGHW 4-H; second place, Rachel McCullough, SGHW 4-H; third place, Anna Smith, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Haley Reeson, York 4-H; second place, Dylan McGowan, York 4-H; third place, Rachel Gilson, York 4-H
Swine
Junior Division: first place, Lily Brewer, Jolly Mixers 4-H; second place, Colten Beckman, Clarno 4-H; third place, Mitchell Grossen, Cheese Country Clovers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Kayla Klitzman, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H; second place, Brittany Beckman, Clarno 4-H, third place, Crystal Novak, Clarno 4-H
Sheep
Junior Division: first place, Connor Novak, Clarno 4-H; second place, Hannah Swedlund, SGHW 4-H; third place, Kaitlyn Dunphy, Jolly Mixers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Jacen Wilinski, New Glarus FFA; second place, Caleb Novak, Clarno 4-H; third place, Katie Burke, York 4-H
Goats
First place, Samantha Holmstrom, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H
The top participant in each division received an embroidered blanket and the second- and third-place participants in each division received $30 and $20 Nasco show supply gift cards, respectively.
Sponsors for this contest included Green County Beef Producers, Green County Pork Producers, Colony Brands, Inc., Green County Sheep Producers, Green County Goat Committee, Green County Holstein Breeders Association and the Green County Junior Holstein Association.
The Premier Exhibitor contest was open to any exhibitor in the areas of swine, dairy, beef, sheep and goats. It included two age divisions: The junior division was for exhibitors in grades three through eight with the senior division being for exhibitors in grades nine and up. Contestants participated in showmanship, a skillathon, and took a 25-point knowledge quiz as part of the event. The skillathon consisted of four stations: breed identification, equipment identification, meat and cheese identification and feedstuffs identification. The knowledge quiz was made up of questions pertaining directly to the industry in which the participant was competing.
2013 Premier Exhibitor results were:
Beef
Junior Division: first place, Aspen Bader, Young Americans 4-H; second place, Trevor Gilson, Pecatonica FFA; third place, Tyler Hoesly, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Madison Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H; second place, Briana Katzenberger, Young Americans 4-H; third place, Nicole Witt, Browntown Busy Beavers 4-H
Dairy
Junior Division: first place, Brian McCullough, SGHW 4-H; second place, Rachel McCullough, SGHW 4-H; third place, Anna Smith, Clarence Bridge Pioneers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Haley Reeson, York 4-H; second place, Dylan McGowan, York 4-H; third place, Rachel Gilson, York 4-H
Swine
Junior Division: first place, Lily Brewer, Jolly Mixers 4-H; second place, Colten Beckman, Clarno 4-H; third place, Mitchell Grossen, Cheese Country Clovers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Kayla Klitzman, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H; second place, Brittany Beckman, Clarno 4-H, third place, Crystal Novak, Clarno 4-H
Sheep
Junior Division: first place, Connor Novak, Clarno 4-H; second place, Hannah Swedlund, SGHW 4-H; third place, Kaitlyn Dunphy, Jolly Mixers 4-H
Senior Division: first place, Jacen Wilinski, New Glarus FFA; second place, Caleb Novak, Clarno 4-H; third place, Katie Burke, York 4-H
Goats
First place, Samantha Holmstrom, Dayton Dairylanders 4-H
The top participant in each division received an embroidered blanket and the second- and third-place participants in each division received $30 and $20 Nasco show supply gift cards, respectively.
Sponsors for this contest included Green County Beef Producers, Green County Pork Producers, Colony Brands, Inc., Green County Sheep Producers, Green County Goat Committee, Green County Holstein Breeders Association and the Green County Junior Holstein Association.