'Cream-of-the-Crop' Earns Ribbons in Farm Crop Contest at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/27/2024) (readMedia)-- Iowans from all over the state gathered to show off their crops in the Farm Crops contests judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results below:

Field Corn

Hybrid Commercial, Single Ear

1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

2) Mary Zelle, Waverly

3) Darrell Dean Jamison, Van Meter

Hybrid Commercial or Open-Pollinated, Longest Ear

1) Paul White, Ames

2) James Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Shelby Adam, Richland

Hybrid Commercial, Ten Ears, Yellow Corn

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Darrell Dean Jamison, Van Meter

3) Kevin Kroeger, Carroll

Hybrid Commercial, Ten Ears, White Corn

1) Ron Zelle, Waverly

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) James Klindt, Bettendorf

Hybrid Commercial, Thirty Ears

1) Kevin Kroeger, Carroll

2) Darrell Dean Jamison, Van Meter

3) Darrell Dean Jamison, Van Meter

Hybrid Commercial, Full Gallon Shelled Corn

1) James Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Mary Zelle, Waverly

3) Kevin Kroeger, Carroll

Hybrid Commercial, Standard Bushel Basket Ear Field Corn

1) James Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Darrell Dean Jamison, Van Meter

3) Kevin Kroeger, Carroll

Open-Pollinated, Single Ear

1) Shelby Adam, Richland

2) Mary Zelle, Waverly

3) James Klindt, Bettendorf

Open-Pollinated, Ten Ears

1) James Klindt, Bettendorf

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Ron Zelle, Waverly

New Crop Hybrid Commercial, Yellow Corn

1) Darrell Dean Jamison, Van Meter

2) Aaron Adam, Richland

3) James Klindt, Bettendorf

New Crop Hybrid Commercial, White Corn

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) James Klindt, Bettendorf

Ornamental Corn

1) Shelby Adam, Richland

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Sweepstakes - Field Corn

1) James Klindt, Bettendorf

First Place Overall Hybrid Commercial Corn - Field Corn

1) Kevin Kroeger, Carroll

Popcorn

Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn

1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Commercial, Yellow Hybrid Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

3) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

Commercial, Mushroom Hybrid Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Japanese Hulless or White Rice Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Strawberry Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

Ornamental, Lady Finger Type Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Any Other Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Roger Weyhrich, Boone

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Shelled Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Sweepstakes - Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Small Grains & Legumes

Early Oats,

1) Ron Zelle, Waverly

2) Mary Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Mid Season Oats

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Late Season Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Red Clover Seed

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Spring Wheat

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Ron Zelle, Waverly

Rye

1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Soybeans,

Early Soybeans

1) Michelle Kroeger, Carroll

2) Mary Zelle, Waverly

3) Tanya Olsen, Forest City

Mid Season Soybeans

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Michelle Kroeger, Carroll

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Late Season Soybeans

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Michelle Kroeger, Carroll

3) Ron Zelle, Waverly

Soybean Bundles

1) Michelle Kroeger, Carroll

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Ron Zelle, Waverly

Sweepstakes - Soybeans

1) Michelle Kroeger, Carroll

Best Overall - Soybeans

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

Sheaf Grains

Barley in the Straw

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Eric Werner, Toledo

Brome Grass for Seed

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Early Oats

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Mid Season Oats

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Late Season Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Oats, any other

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Ron Zelle, Waverly

Orchard Grass

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Rye in Straw

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Eric Werner, Toledo

Timothy for Seed

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Eric Werner, Toledo

Spring Wheat in Straw

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Mary Zelle, Waverly

Winter Wheat in Straw

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Ron Zelle, Waverly

Sweepstakes - Sheaf Grains

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Forages, Grasses & Legumes

Alfalfa

1) Ron Zelle, Waverly

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Eric Werner, Toledo

Alsike Clover

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Birdsfoot Trefoil

1) Ron Zelle, Waverly

2) Mary Zelle, Waverly

3) Lena Millikin, Hedrick

Smooth Bromegrass

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Ron Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Medium Red Clover

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Eric Werner, Toledo

3) Ron Zelle, Waverly

Millet

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Orchard Grass

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Ron Zelle, Waverly

3) Eric Werner, Toledo

Reed Canarygrass

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Mary Zelle, Waverly

3) Ron Zelle, Waverly

Sudan

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Sweetclover

1) Eric Werner, Toledo

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Timothy

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Mary Zelle, Waverly

Any Other

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

2) Ron Zelle, Waverly

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Sweepstakes - Forages, Grasses & Legumes

1) Mary Zelle, Waverly

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began 170 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.