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Rock County sent 33 4-H’ers to the livestock and general project encampments at the Minnesota State Fair.
Justin Mente of the Magnolia Juniors 4-H Club showed the third-place overall supreme beef breeding heifer during the beef show portion of the fair.
His Maine-Anjou heifer was chosen as the champion of her breed, qualifying her for the possible supreme breeding heifer title.
Weston Hawkins of Pope County took the title with his foundation Simmental heifer followed by Skylar Otto of Redwood county with a black Angus heifer.
Claire Knobloch with the Blue Ribbon 4-H Club was named the champion British slick-shorn steer.
Other results from Rock County 4-H participants included:
•Nathan Kinsinger, fourth, commercial breeding beef spring calf.
•Lanae Elbers, second, market beef other slick shorn steer.
•Leah Kruse, third, market beef registered shorthorn steer.
•Danette Leenderts, eighth, market beef crossbred steer.
•Paige Blom, purple, dairy crossbred winter or fall calf.
•Peyton Blom, red, dairy crossbred winter or fall calf.
•Jacob Raak, blue, dairy red/white winter or fall calf.
•Caleb Raak, red, dairy registered Holstein fall calf.
•Cooper Cauwels, blue, senior meat breeding doe kid.
•Andrea Luitjens, blue, senior mini lop buck.
•Evan Ossefoort, blue, grades 6-8 crafts and fine arts.
•Larissa Steinhoff, blue, grades 9+ crafts and fine arts.
•Ashlyn Johnson, blue, grades 9+ crafts and fine arts.
•Egypt Forrest, blue, grades 9+ creative writing.
•Lillian Maloney, purple, grades 6-8 food revue.
•Zachary Uhl, blue, grades 9+ mechanical science.
•Janica Oechsle, blue, grades 9+ needle arts.
•Fox Forrest, blue, grades 6-8 performing arts.
•Brianna Kinsinger, blue, grades 9+ performing arts.
•Gabriella Porter, blue, grades 6-8 photography.
•Ava Steinhoff, blue, grades 6-8 photography.
•Emma Deutsch, blue, grades 9+ photography.
•Klarissa Burkman, purple, grades 6-8 quilting.
•Olivia Lund, blue, grades 6-8 quilting.
•Krista Burkman, purple, grades 9+ quilting.
•Lucas Madison, blue, grades 6-8 self-determined.
•Jacob Madison, blue, grades 9+ biology.
•Mallie Fick, purple, crossbred February breeding gilt.
•Jed Fagerness, blue, registered Berkshire market barrow.
•Gracie Eagerness, blue, crossbred market barrow.
•Drew Fick, blue, crossbred market barrow.
Green ribbons were awarded to 4-H’ers who demonstrated their knowledge of their livestock and showmanship skill. They included Justin Mente, Nathan Kinsinger, Leah Kruse, Danette Leenderts, Lanae Elbers, Claire Knobloch and Cooper Cauwels.