FFA: Breeding Beef

FFA Breeding Beef Exhibitors Show Their Way to Honors

One hundred-sixty-two exhibitors showed 216 animals Thursday, August 8, competing for top honors in the FFA Breeding Beef show at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Ava Long of Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville, was awarded Champion Breeding Heifer. Peyton Buesing of Wilton FFA, Wilton, won the Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer.

Third Place Overall Breeding Heifer was awarded to Chase Roozenboom of Twin Cedars FFA, Bussey. Fourth Place Overall Breeding Heifer went to Tanner Curtin of Williamsburg FFA, Williamsburg. Fifth Place Overall Breeding Heifer went to Cole Klein of West-Marshall FFA, State Center.

Tyler Loudon of Creston FFA, Creston, was awarded the Champion Bull and Champion Cow/Calf. Addison Wall of Pleasantville FFA, Pleasantville, won Reserve Champion Bull. Rylie Timm of HLV FFA, Victor, won Reserve Champion Cow/Calf.

Additional results follow:

BREEDING HEIFERS

American Aberdeen

Champion: Emery Hippen, Clear Lake FFA, Clear Lake

Reserve Champion: Abbie Miranda, Clear Lake FFA, Clear Lake

Angus

Champion: Peyton Buesing, Wilton FFA, Wilton

Reserve Champion: Lauren Phillips, Centerville FFA, Centerville

Chianina

Champion: Dakota Devore, Seymour FFA, Seymour

Reserve Champion: Allison Wallace, Harris-Lake Park FFA, Harris

Horned Hereford

Champion: Madeline Black, Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville

Reserve Champion: Kale Montag, Dallas Center-Grimes FFA, Grimes

Polled Hereford

Champion: Madeline Black, Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville

Reserve Champion: Estella Smith, Bondurant-Farrar FFA, Bondurant

High % Maine-Anjou

Champion: Tyler Loudon, Creston FFA, Creston

Reserve Champion: Tyson Lillegard, Bondurant-Farrar FFA, Bondurant

Maintainer

Champion: Ava Long, Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville

Reserve Champion: Makia Smith, MVAO FFA, Mapleton

Red Angus

Champion: Makenna Fetters, Martensdale-St. Mary’s FFA, Martensdale

Reserve Champion: Hunter Brase, Nashua-Plainfield FFA, Nashua

Shorthorn

Champion: Mariana Stevenson, Williamsburg FFA, Williamsburg

Reserve Champion: Ty Swaim, Davis County FFA, Bloomfield

Shorthorn Plus

Champion: Rylee German, Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville

Reserve Champion: Sarah Mitchell, Charles City FFA, Charles City

Simmental

Champion: Tanner Curtin, Williamsburg FFA, Williamsburg

Reserve Champion: Cody Vroegh, Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville

Foundation Simmental

Champion: Chase Roozenboom, Twin Cedars FFA, Bussey

Reserve Champion: Ryder Thill, Pleasantville FFA, Pleasantville

All Other Breeds

Champion: Cole Kline, West Marshall FFA, State Center

Reserve Champion: Makayla Houck, Southwest Valley FFA, Corning

Commercial

Champion: Colt Reed, Sigourney FFA, Sigourney

Reserve Champion: Ashlyn Smith, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows FFA, Clarion

COW/CALF

Angus

Champion: Dana Shires, Southwest Valley FFA, Corning

Reserve Champion: Lola Comes, Atlantic FFA, Atlantic

All Other Breeds

Champion: Tyler Louden, Creston FFA, Creston

Reserve Champion: Rylie Timm, HLV FFA, Victor

Charolais

Champion: Alyssa Kent, Osceola FFA, Osceola

Reserve Champion: Wyatt Christiansen, Midland FFA, Wyoming

Simmental

Champion: Keegan Bailey, Creston FFA, Creston

Reserve Champion: Elise Sanny, Bondurant-Farra FFA, Bondurant

TOP 10 CHAPTERS

1. Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville
2. Creston FFA, Creston
3. Nashua-Plainfield FFA, Nashua
4. Bondurant-Farrar FFA, Bondurant
5. Pleasantville FFA, Pleasantville
6. Clear Lake FFA, Clear Lake
7. Southwest Valley FFA, Corning
8. Williamsburg FFA, Williamsburg
9. Dallas Center-Grimes FFA, Dallas Center
10. Atlantic FFA, Atlantic