Northern Wisconsin State Fair awards youth showers
Each year, hundreds of youth in the Chippewa Valley, raise and care for animals, culminating in showing them at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair in July. First place winners at the 2022 event, are the following area students: Junior Fair Dairy Cattle – Bridget Buttke, FFA, Cadott: purebred Jersey-heifer calf-fall, purebred Jersey-championship heifer, purebred Ayrshire-reserve grand champion female; Kristina Buttke, Cadott: purebred Jersey-heifer calf, fall, purebred Jersey-reserve champion heifer; Abigail Goettl, Cadott: purebred Jersey-heifer calf-fall yearling, purebred Brown Swiss-heifer calf-fall, showmanship-intermediate- grades 7-9; Nicholas Goettl, Cadott: purebred Holstein- heifer calf-summer yearling, purebred Jersey-heifer calf-fall yearling, purebred Guernsey-cow-3-4 years; Brock Nesvacil, Cadott: purebred Holstein-heifer calf-fall yearling, purebred Ayrshire-heifer calf-fall yearling, purebred Ayrshire- cow, 2-3 years, grade Holstein-heifer calf-fall, grade Holstein-reserve champion heifer, grade Guernsey-heifer calf-fall, grade Guernsey-champion heifer, grade-any other breed-heifer calf-winter, grade-any other breed-champion heifer; Holly Nesvacil, Cadott: grade Holstein-heifer calfwinter, grade Holstein-champion heifer, grade-any other breed-heifer-fall yearling; grade-any other breed-reserve champion heifer; Samuel Steffes, Cadott: purebred Jerseyheifer calf-summer yearling; Trace Christoph, Boyd: purebred Holstein-heifer calf-spring; Travis Christoph, Boyd: purebred Holstein-bull calf-fall, purebred Holstein-junior champion bull; purebred Holstein-cow-3-4 years, purebred Holstein-champion cow, showmanship-senior-grades 10-13; Trent Christoph, Boyd: purebred Ayrshire-cow-3-4 years, showmanship-intermediate-grades 7-9; Trevor Christoph, Boyd: purebred Holstein-heifer calf-summer yearling; Trisha Christoph, Boyd: purebred Holstein-heifer calf-winter, purebred Ayrshire-heifer calf-spring, purebred Ayrshirechampionship heifer, purebred Ayrshire-reserve champion heifer, purebred Ayrshire-champion cow; Sadie Seidling, Boyd: purebred Holstein-heifer calf-fall; Mitchell Romundstad, Jim Falls: purebred Holstein-heifer calf-spring yearling, purebred Holstein-heifer calf-winter yearling, purebred Holstein-reserve champion heifer, purebred Brown Swissheifer calf-summer yearling, purebred Brown Swiss-heifer calf-spring yearling, purebred Brown Swiss-reserve champion heifer, showmanship-senior-grades 10-13; and Airiana Bremness, Jim Town Jumpers 4-H, Cadott: purebred Holstein- heifer calf-fall. Junior Fair Beef Cattle – Alexa Gindt, Boyd: market class/ beef-market beef 1,255-1,290; Anthony Glenz, Cadott: commercial- heifer calf-summer yearling; Levi Lindsay, Boyd: market class/beef-market beef 1,530-1,745; Taylor Lindsay, Boyd: registered simmental-heifer-junior yearling, commercial- heifer calf-junior yearling, market class/beef-market beef 1,385-1,400; market class/beef-market beef 1,5301,745, showmanship-seniors-grades 10-13; Trenten Schimmel, Cadott: market class/beef-market animal 1,100-1,195; DeAnna Schneider, Boyd: registered Angus-heifer calfjunior, registered-any other breed-heifer-junior yearling, market class/beef-market beef 1,200-1,245, market class/ beef-market beef 1,255-1,290, showmanship-seniors-grades 10-13; Rachel Laird, FFA, Cornell: market class/beef-market animal 1,050-1,085; McKenzie Derks, Boyd: market class/dairy-market dairy 1,100-1,260; Tate Derks, Boyd: showmanship-seniors-grades 10-13; Adam Glenz, Drywood Dodgers, Cadott: commercial-heifer calf-summer yearling; Isabella Giza, Cadott: market class/dairy-market dairy 1,3151,425, showmanship-intermediate-grades 7-9; Lincoln Giza, Cadott: market class/dairy-market dairy 1,100-1,260; Kennedy Kuehni: registered purebred shorthorn-heifer-summer yearling; registered-any other breed-cow and offspring, market class/beef-market beef 1,305-1,325, showmanshipseniors- grades 10-13; Isabella Sande, Cadott: showmanshipbeginners- grades 3-6; Brynlee Sonnentag, Boyd: registeredany other breed-heifer calf-senior, market class/beef-market animal 1,050-1,085, showmanship-beginners-grades 3-6; and Sydney Spaeth, Cadott: registered Hereford-heiferjunior yearling, registered Hereford-heifer-junior yearling, registered Hereford-cow and offspring, market class/beefmarket beef 1,385-1,400, showmanship-beginners-grades 3-6.
Junior Fair Sheep – Elizabeth Rajek, Cornell: Hampshiremature ewe, market lambs-non-market lamb, market lambsnon- market lamb. Junior Fair Swine – Wyatt Wellner, Cadott: market hogs- 277-280, showmanship-intermediate grades 7-9; Teryn Close, Cadott: market hogs-268-275, showmanship-seniorgrade 10-13; Kennedy Kuehni, Boyd: market hogs-249-254, showmanship-senior-grade 10-13; Bentley Wilichowski, Boyd: market hogs-non-market 211-228; Breanna Freed, Cadott: showmanship-beginners-grades 3-6; Evan Freed, Cadott: showmanship-senior-grade 10-13; and Helayna Flashinski, Sigel Sodbusters, Cadott: showmanship-beginners- grades 3-6. Junior Fair Poultry – Adisyn Ginder, FFA, Cadott: any American breed-hen, any American breed-cockerel, any crossbred standard size-hen, any feather-legged breed-cockeral, any feather-legged breed-cockeral, any feather-legged breed-pullet, any other Bantam breed-pullet, poultry showmanship- seniors-grades 10-13; Wyatt Cochran, Wissota Raptors 4-H, Cadott: any other comb/clean-legged-rooster, any other comb/clean-legged-hen, any feather-legged breedhen, showmanship-beginners-grades 3-6; Helayna Flashinski, Sigel Sodbusters, Cadott: any American breed-pullet, any Mediterranean breed-cockerel; and Nicholas Flashinski, Cadott: any Asiatic breed-cockerel, any Asiatic breed-pullet.
Junior Fair Small Animals – Rachel Laird, FFA, Cornell: veterinary science-exhibit organ/system of body.
Junior Fair Goats – Teryn Close, Cadott: registered-junior doe kid, registered-mature milker.
Junior Fair Pleasure Horse – Alexis Caneff, Sunnyside 4-H, Holcombe: halter-mares 4 plus years at halter, pleasure-English/undersaddle 10-13, pleasure-hunter hack-grades 10-13, equitation/horsemanship-English equitation grade 10-13, equitation/horsemanship-discipline rail grades 10-13, equitation/horsemanship-western horsemanship grades 10-13, costume-rider-all grades; Allison Widiker, Jim Falls: halter-mares 4 plus years at halter, pleasure- w. horse w/ equipment grades 7-9, pleasure-English/under saddle 7-9, equitation/horsemanship-English equitation grades 7-9, equitation/horsemanship-discipline rail/grades 7-9, equitation/ horsemanship-western horsmanship grades 7-9, trail class-riders grades 7-9, costume-riders-all grades; and Paige Widiker, Jim Falls: showmanship-beginners grades 3-6, pleasure-walk/trot English western non-qualify, costumeriders- all grades.