FFA Breeding Sheep Win Honors at Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Kylee Silliman of Oskaloosa showed the Champion Commercial Ewe in the FFA Breeding Sheep show Friday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Silliman's ewe topped 226 sheep exhibited by 116 other competitors.

Savannah Keitzer of Mediapolis was awarded Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe.

Additional results below:

Champion Suffolk Ram: Dalton Bierle, Creston

Champion Suffolk Ewe: Dalton Bierle, Creston

Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe: Kevin Werner, Grinnell

Supreme Champion Suffolk Individual: Dalton Bierle, Creston

Champion Hampshire Ram: Simon Reichert, Muscatine

Reserve Champion Hampshire Ram: Simon Reichert, Muscatine

Champion Hampshire Ewe: Bailey Godwin, Green County

Champion Southdown Ewe: Destiny Duggen, Muscatine

Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe: Ryan Calvert, Muscatine

Champion Oxford Ewe: Eli Van Roekel, Mid Prairie

Reserve Champion Southdown Ewe: Zach Hamilton, Northeast FFA

Champion Dorper Ewe: Brodina Buusselot, Calamus – Wheatland

Reserve Champion Dorper Ewe: Lauren Heilig, Calamus – Wheatland

Champion Dorset Ram: Levi Klimesh, South Winneshiek

Reserve Champion Dorset Ram: Erika Ackerman, Sumner Fredericksburg

Champion Dorset Ewe: Cody Jimmerson, Earlham

Reserve Champion Dorset Ewe: Shayla Seils, Crooked Creek

Champion Commercial Yearling Ewe: Rachel McAnulty, East Marshall

Chapter Award

1) Muscatine

2) Calamus - Wheatland

3) Grinnell

4) Mediapolis

5) Central Lyon

6) Centerville

7) Creston

8) Northeast

9) Wilton

10) Columbus

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Thrills, August 10-20, 2017. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.