Farm Teams Compete for Champion Titles

DES MOINES, IA (08/31/2023) (readMedia)-- Draft horse and mule teams competed in the Farm Team competition held Friday, August 11, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results below:

FARM TEAM

High Point & Reserve - Farm Team

1) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

2) Branden Harp, Mount Pleasant

Farm Hitch Obstacle

1) MIKE BEATY, Russell

2) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

3) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

4) Tony Garrett, Douds

5) Ridgeview Belgians, Saint Charles

6) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

7) Stan Jensen, Cambridge

8) MIKE BEATY, Russell

Log Skidding

1) Branden Harp, Mount Pleasant

2) Tony Garrett, Douds

3) Jeff Christiansen, Clarinda

4) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

5) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

6) MIKE BEATY, Russell

7) Ridgeview Belgians, Saint Charles

8) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

Antique Machinery or Vehicle

1) Branden Harp, Mount Pleasant

2) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

3) Tony Garrett, Douds

4) MIKE BEATY, Russell

5) Ridgeview Belgians, Saint Charles

6) MIKE BEATY, Russell

7) Jeff Christiansen, Clarinda

8) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

Barnyard Horse Pull

1) MIKE BEATY, Russell

2) MIKE BEATY, Russell

3) Jeff Christiansen, Clarinda

4) Branden Harp, Mount Pleasant

5) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

6) Tony Garrett, Douds

7) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

8) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

Cultivator Competition

1) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

2) Ridgeview Belgians, Saint Charles

3) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

4) MIKE BEATY, Russell

5) MIKE BEATY, Russell

6) Jeff Christiansen, Clarinda

7) Branden Harp, Mount Pleasant

8) Tony Garrett, Douds

Carriage Turnout

1) Stan Jensen, Cambridge

2) Jeff Christiansen, Clarinda

Feed Team Race

1) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

2) Branden Harp, Mount Pleasant

3) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

4) Ridgeview Belgians, Saint Charles

5) Jeff Christiansen, Clarinda

6) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

Best Matched Team

1) Jim Stuart, New Virginia

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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 over 160 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. Best Days Ever at the Iowa State Fair, August 10-20, 2023. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.