Dawn Cook Makes One handed win at Jones County fair
Ten year old Dawn Cook of Anamosa was named champion junior showman in the dairy show at Monticello's Great Jones County fair after breaking her right arm while swinging from a rafters beam. Despite the injury she competed with a sling and won dairy show honors including exhibiting a Jersey heifer calf named Daisy. The fair also crowned a new supreme dairy champion Warren Engelbart, 15, and recognized top senior showman Carol Goldsmith, 14, with multiple breed winners across Ayrshire Milking Shorthorn and Brown Swiss classes. About 157 dairy animals were exhibited, down from last year while entries were up overall indicating more cancellations.
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Monticello
Dawn Cook
Anamosa
Champion
Dawn
Joe Cook
Joe Lyon
Toledo
Jones County
Supreme Dairy
Warren Engelbart
Engelbart
Doug Lubben
Carol Goldsmith
Ayrshire
Perry Burhop
Oxford Junction
Lynette Mallicoat
Wyoming
Lori
Beth Henderson
Beth
Jersey
Dean Schrader
Glenn Hay
Ohm
Janine Leonard
Ron Sterk
Lori Henderson
Guernsey
Mark Colony
Frank Bates
Cedar Rapids
Robyn Holub
Jane
Iowan leaders ascend in American Soybean Assn elections
Merlyn Groot of Manson becomes first vice president of the American Soybean Association after being elected at the convention. Richard Elijah of Clarence is re-elected vice president. Nick Ross of Roseland Ark. becomes president. The board will decide on relocating the national headquarters, with Cedar Rapids among sites under consideration, at the December directors meeting.
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Louisville
Iowa
Merlyn Groot
Manson
American Soybean Assn
Groot
Iowa Soybean Assn
Richard Elijah
Clarence
Elijah
Nick Ross
Roseland
Ark
Gerald Michaelson
Dawson
Minn
Michaelson
Jack Tipton
Caruthersville
Richard Hussey
Tunica
Miss
Carl Marriott
Browns, Ill
Allan Aves
Kirkland
Ill
Frank Ray
Baker, Fla
Hudson
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
National Board of Directors
Decorah Man Judges First State Fair
Decorah hog breeder Dennis Huinker 48 will judge his first state fair at the Oregon State fair in Salem on Sept 2 and 3, placing Durocs and barrows with family involvement. His brother Dave and Tom Conover also judge major hog shows across Iowa and other states, with the Huinkers active in Duroc breeding and central test station efforts.
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Decorah
Dennis Huinker
Huinker
Barrow
Salem
Pueblo
Oregon
Dave
Tom Conover
Conover
Dennis
Calmar
John
Michael
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State University
Iowa Pork Producers
Ames
St. Paul
West Allis
Iowa
Dave Hinman
St. Ansgar
Allen
Lauren Christian
Hinman
Allen Christian
Durocs
Sedalia
Farm Roundup Holstein winners dominate District One show
Regancrest Farm of Waukon claimed senior and grand champion female with four-year-old Ernie Matt Hol ly at the District One Holstein show in Independence. Arthuracres of Manning took junior female champion, Moondale Farm of Monona won reserve junior female and Vernis and Trent Henkes of Luana earned grand champion bull. Dennis Lyons of Postville showed the junior grand champion female. Independence also hosted an Iowa Farm Bureau area discus sion meet, won by James Dos of Waterloo with Clinton’s David Witt as runner-up.
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Regancrest Farm
Waukon
Ernie Matt Holly
Arthuracres
Maynard
John Smith
Harmony
Minn
Moondale Farm
Monona
Vernis
Trent Henkes
Luana
Don Neubauer
Cresco
Dennis Lyons
Postville
Independence
James Dos
Waterloo
Iowa Farm Bureau
Clinton
David Witt
Washington Steer Tops Sales at County Fairs Roundup
The grand champion steer at Washington county fair sold for 75 per hundredweight, Denise Bohr of Wellman earning 862.50 on a 1 150 pound crossbred. Auctions also ran in Johnson and Cedar counties with multiple top prices including a 107 per hundredweight lamb and various steers. total sale bills near 98 thousand dollars.
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Washington County Fair
Denise Bohr
Wellman
Wellman Community Club
Gazette
Washington County
Iowa City
Johnson County Fair
Tipton
Cedar County
David Erwin
Crawfordsville
Randy Finke
Walnut Grove
Columbus Junction
Joey Patterson
Washington
Wayland Livestock Auction
Wayland
Keith Hotz
Lone Tree
Unionville
Sheri Burr
Hill Bank and Trust of Hills
Julie Hahn
Solon
Johnson County
Johnson County Sheep and Wool Growers’ Assn
Hahn
Nick Greiner
Oxford
Janice Meyer
Durant
Wayne Overson
Tama Beef Winners Crowned at Gladbrook Tama Fair
Tim Smith of Traer won the grand champion steer and top gain in the market beef show at Gladbrook Tama county fair. Steve Hanus of Traer claimed reserve grand champion market beef, with Holly Santman of Dysart as top senior showman. Beef heifers were led by Horigan, Dudley, Rudbeck, and Mehlert, with feeder pens by Skala and Renner. Duane Woebeeking showed grand champion market pig, Dwight Elmore was reserve, and Brian Kucera led the senior showmen.
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Gladbrook
Tim Smith
Traer
Tama County
Smith
Steve Hanus
Holly Santman
Dysart
Angus
Marcia Horri
Dwight Elmore
Brian Kucera
Clutter
Iowa farmers to speak at crop insurance hearing in Norwalk
Rep. Tom Harkin announces a hearing by the house agriculture subcommittee on conservation and credit on August 15 at Norwalk middle school. He chairs the session and will be joined by Reps. Berkley Bedell and Alvin Baldus. Testimony contacts available in Ames at 515-232-6111.
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Washington
Iowa
Breuth
Norwalk
Tom Harkin
Harkin
House Agriculture Subcommittee On Conservation and Credit
Norwalk Middle School
Berkley Bedell
Ames
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Daisy
Richard Mardoff
Washington Steer
Jill Glaser
Bennett
Bennett Ford
Glaser
Everett Schnack
Illini Beef Packing
Geneseo, Ill
Bath Packing
Cedar County Fairground
Washington County Fairground
Ron Erwin
Iowa State University Area Livestock Specialist
Davenport
Tama
John Selden
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