Iowans Prove They're the Cream of the Crop

DES MOINES, IA (08/13/2019) (readMedia)-- Farm crop aficionados from across the state gathered to have their crops judged Thursday at the Iowa State Fair.

Full results below:

FARM CROPS - FIELD CORN

Hybrid Commercial, Single Ear

1) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

2) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

4) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

5) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

6) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

Hybrid or Open-Pollinated, Longest Ear

1) Paul White, Ames

2) Diamond W Enterprises, Holstein

3) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

4) Diamond W Enterprises, Holstein

5) David Klindt, Bettendorf

6) Shelby Chapman, Richland

Hybrid Commercial, Ten Ears, Yellow Corn

1) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

2) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

3) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

5) David Klindt, Bettendorf

6) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

Hybrid Commercial, Ten Ears, White Corn

1) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

4) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

5) Deb Turnball, Waverly

6) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Hybrid Commercial, Thirty Ears

1) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

4) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

5) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

6) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Hybrid Commercial, Full Gallon Shelled Corn

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

5) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

6) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

Hybrid Commercial, Standard Bushel Basket Ear Field Corn

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Darrell Jamison, Van Meter

3) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

4) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

5) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

6) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Open-Pollinated, Single Ear

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

4) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

5) Diamond W Enterprises, Holstein

6) Diamond W Enterprises, Holstein

Open-Pollinated, Ten Ears

1) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

New Crop Hybrid Commercial, Yellow Corn

1) Matthew Vandehaar, Altoona

2) Matthew Vandehaar, Altoona

3) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

4) Brent Lowry, Searsboro

5) David Klindt, Bettendorf

New Crop Hybrid Commercial, White Corn

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

Ornamental Corn

1) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Rena Cling, Urbandale

4) Deb Turnball, Waverly

Field Corn - Sweepstakes

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Field Corn - First Place Overall Hybrid Commercial Corn

1) Jim Klindt, Bettendorf

FARM CROPS - POPCORN

Commercial, White Hybrid Popcorn

1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

2) Diamond W Enterprises, Holstein

3) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Commercial, Yellow Hybrid Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Commercial, Mushroom Hybrid Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Diamond W Enterprises, Holstein

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Japanese Hulless/White Rice Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Strawberry Popcorn

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

4) Eric Argotsinger, Ankeny

Ornamental, Lady Finger Type Popcorn

1) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Ornamental, Any Other Popcorn

1) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

2) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Ornamental, Shelled Popcorn

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Eric Argotsinger, Ankeny

4) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

Popcorn - Sweepstakes

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

FARM CROPS - CORN CREATIONS

Natural Color

1) Kathryn Fattig, Chelsea

2) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

3) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

4) Brenda Becker, Pella

5) Oxford Farms, Ames

Dyed and/or Painted

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Kathryn Fattig, Chelsea

3) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

4) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

5) Brenda Becker, Pella

All Natural Color (Youth)

1) William Colvin, Ames

Natural, Dyed &/or Painted (Youth)

1) William Colvin, Ames

Christmas Ornament

1) Susan Schultz, Haverhill

2) Kathryn Fattig, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

4) Becky Poduska, Chelsea

5) Kevin Greiman, Haverhill

Fair Theme

1) Kathryn Fattig, Chelsea

2) Oxford Farms, Ames

3) William Colvin, Ames

FARM CROPS-SOYBEAN CREATIONS

Natural

1) Brenda Becker, Pella

2) Oxford Farms, Ames

3) William Colvin, Ames

4) Amber Samson, Prairie City

All Painted or Painted & Natural

1) Oxford Farms, Ames

2) Brenda Becker, Pella

3) Amber Samson, Prairie City

4) William Colvin, Ames

FARM CROPS- SMALL GRAINS & LEGUMES

Early Oats

1) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

2) Deb Turnball, Waverly

3) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

4) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

Mid Season Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

4) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Late Season Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) David Klindt, Bettendorf

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Red Clover Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Spring Wheat

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Winter Wheat

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Any Other

1) Lynne Pfantz, State Center

2) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

3) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

4) David Klindt, Bettendorf

FARM CROPS- SHEAF GRAINS

Barley in the Straw

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Brome Grass for Seed

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

Millet for Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Early Oats

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

4) David Klindt, Bettendorf

Mid Season Oats

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

4) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

Late Season Oats

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Oats, any other

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Orchard Grass

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Rye in Straw

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

3) Deb Turnball, Waverly

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Grain Sorghum

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Timothy for Seed

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

4) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

Spring Wheat in Straw

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Winter Wheat in Straw

1) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Sheaf Grains - Sweepstakes

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

FARM CROPS- FORAGES, GRASSES & LEGUMES

Alfalfa

1) David Klindt, Bettendorf

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

4) Thomas Huck, Plainfield

Alsike Clover

1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Birdsfoot Trefoil

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Deb Turnball, Waverly

3) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

4) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

Smooth Bromegrass

1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

2) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

3) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Medium Red Clover

1) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

2) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Millet

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Orchard Grass

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

3) Deb Turnball, Waverly

4) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

Reed Canarygrass

1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

2) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

4) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Sudan

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

Sweetclover

1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

2) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

3) Ronald Zelle, Waverly

4) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

Timothy

1) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Mary B Zelle, Waverly

Any Other

1) Jay Van Wert, Hampton

2) Ginger Werner, Chelsea

3) Chuck Werner, Chelsea

4) Duane Fisher, West Chester

Forages, Grasses & Legumes - Sweepstakes

1) Van Wert Club Lambs, Hampton

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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. Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites: August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.