Tucker Turner showed the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef.
Agriculture mechanics projects were also on display at the show.
Katie David – Grand Champion Poultry Meat Pen
Thomas “Buddy” Lansford – Reserve Grand Champion Poultry Meat Pen
Little Britches Swine – Reecelyn Buehrer
Rebecca Smith – Grand Champion Market Swine
Leighton Harlos – Reserve Grand Champion Swine
Thomas “Buddy” Lansford – Grand Champion Commercial Heifers
Gabriel Salazar – Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Heifers
Catey Pruett – Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen
Joseph Timms – Reserve Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen
Little Britches Goat – Sonny Swaim
Zeke Pate – Grand Champion Market Goat
Hondo Naylor – Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat
Thomas “Buddy” Lansford – Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Byron Lansford – Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Isabella Weiss – Grand Champion Market Lamb
Ansleigh Gillett – Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
Tucker Turner showed the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef.
Agriculture mechanics projects were also on display at the show.
Katie David – Grand Champion Poultry Meat Pen
Thomas “Buddy” Lansford – Reserve Grand Champion Poultry Meat Pen
Little Britches Swine – Reecelyn Buehrer
Rebecca Smith – Grand Champion Market Swine
Leighton Harlos – Reserve Grand Champion Swine
Thomas “Buddy” Lansford – Grand Champion Commercial Heifers
Gabriel Salazar – Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Heifers
Catey Pruett – Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen
Joseph Timms – Reserve Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen
Little Britches Goat – Sonny Swaim
Zeke Pate – Grand Champion Market Goat
Hondo Naylor – Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat
Thomas “Buddy” Lansford – Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Byron Lansford – Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Heifer
Isabella Weiss – Grand Champion Market Lamb
Ansleigh Gillett – Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
The McMullen County Junior Livestock Show was held on Jan. 23-24, and despite the early morning frigid temperatures, young participants were all smiles as they showed their projects. The fair, presented by the Tilden Livestock Scholarship Association, provides an opportunity for McMullen County 4-H and FFA members to showcase their animals and homemaking projects, all while competing for scholarships that benefit their future educational plans.
On Thursday, students presented their animals, with the following results:
Poultry Meat Pen
• Grand Champion: Katie David
• Reserve Grand Champion: Thomas “Buddy” Lansford
Market Goat
• Grand Champion: Zeke Pate
• Reserve Grand Champion: Hondo Naylor
Rabbit Meat Pen
• Grand Champion: Catey Pruett
• Reserve Grand Champion: Joseph Timms
Market Swine
• Grand Champion: Rebecca Smith
• Reserve Grand Champion: Leighton Harlos
Market Beef
• Grand Champion: Tucker Turner
• Reserve Grand Champion: Tucker Turner
Market Lamb
• Grand Champion: Isabella Weiss
• Reserve Grand Champion: Ansleigh Gillett
Breeding Heifers
• Grand Champion: Thomas “Buddy” Lansford
• Reserve Grand Champion: Byron Lansford
Commercial Heifers
• Grand Champion: Thomas “Buddy” Lansford
• Reserve Grand Champion: Gabriel Salazar
During the show, animals were not only judged but students also competed in the showmanship competition. This event evaluates how well the students present and handle their animals. The winners of the competition were:
Swine: Leighton Harlos, junior division and Rebecca Smith, senior division
Lamb: Hunter Kollman, junior division and Isabella Weiss, senior division
Goat: Hannah Smith, junior division and Levi Anderson, senior division
Steer: Marina George, junior division and Cross Smith, senior division
Rabbit: Guy Owen, junior division and Cammie Taylor, senior division.
In addition, the “Little Britches” contest gave children in kindergarten through second grade the chance to show an animal. Sonny Swaim took home the win in the goat category, while Reecelyn Buehrer was the winner in the swine category.
Next week’s issue of The Progress will feature the winners from the baking, sewing, and art contests.
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