Grimm Purebreds Win at State Fair Yorkshire Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/10/2009)(readMedia)-- Grimm Purebreds of Maynard took Champion Gilt honors as well as Champion and Reserve Champion Boar banners at the Yorkshire Show August 20, at the 2009 Iowa State Fair.

Kaiya and Kim Williams of Exira exhibited the Reserve Champion Gilt. Matt Rohrig of Orient earned the Premier Exhibitor title. This award is presented to the exhibitor earning the highest point total in individual breeding classes for competition.

Additional results follow:

Yorkshire Gilts

1) Roger Caltrider, Casey

Yorkshire Gilts

1) Kaiya or Kim Williams, Exira

2) Todd Schuler, Atlantic

3) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell

4) Peters Show Pigs, Maxwell

Yorkshire Gilts

1) Todd Schuler, Atlantic

2) Lonnie and Warren Ploeger, Pierson

3) Albert Butler, Lacona

4) Johnathan & Tyler Triggs, Mount Ayr

5) Coppock Family Farms, Marshalltown

6) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell

7) Matt Rohrig, Orient

8) Peters Show Pigs, Maxwell

9) Neil Albertson, Fremont

Yorkshire Gilts

1) Matt Rohrig, Orient

2) Mike Fay, Grimes

3) Wayne Huinker, Decorah

4) Matt Rohrig, Orient

5) Taylor and Tyler Pennington, Chariton

6) McCloud Farms Inc., Trenton, Mo.

7) Travis Peters, Hampton

8) McCulloh Family, Camanche

9) Matt Rohrig, Orient

10) McCulloh Family, Camanche

11) Matt Rohrig, Orient

12) Matt Rohrig, Orient

Yorkshire Gilts

1) Engler Family, Nevada

2) Engler Family, Nevada

3) McCulloh Family, Camanche

4) Olson Family, Atkin

5) Jeff & John Broek, Sioux Center

6) Roger Caltrider, Casey

7) Fee Farms, Ackworth

8) James Family Show Pigs, Lenox

9) Coppock Family Farms, Marshalltown

10) Coppock Family Farms, Marshalltown

11) Johnathan & Tyler Triggs, Mount Ayr

12) Tim Dee, Baxter

13) Laura Finneseth, Perry

Yorkshire Gilts

1) Grimm Purebreds, Maynard

2) McCloud Farms Inc., Trenton, Mo.

Yorkshire Boars

1) Jeff & John Broek, Sioux Center

Yorkshire Boars

1) Grimm Purebreds, Maynard

2) Grimm Purebreds, Maynard

3) Lonnie and Warren Ploeger, Pierson

4) Wayne Huinker, Decorah

5) Lonnie and Warren Ploeger, Pierson

6) Matt Bombei, Delta

Yorkshire Boars

1) Engler Family, Nevada

2) Engler Family, Nevada

3) Dan Burzlaff, Delmar

4) Matt Rohrig, Orient

5) Jacob Schulte, Fort Madison

6) Neil Albertson, Fremont

Yorkshire Boars

1) McCloud Farms Inc., Trenton, Mo.

2) Cores Yorkshires, Pleasantville

Premier Sire & Reserve

1) Engler Family, Nevada

2) Matt Rohrig, Orient

"State Fair Time" ended August 23. The 2010 Iowa State Fair is set August 12-22. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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