MAINE-ANJOU/MAINETAINER CHAMPIONS AT IOWA STATE FAIR

DES MOINES, IA (09/11/2008)(readMedia)--

Burr Farms of Lone Tree captured both the Grand Champion Maine-Anjou Bull and Iowa Champion Bull banners in the Maine-Anjou Cattle Show August 9, at the 2008 Iowa State. Three generations of Burrs were involved in the cattle show, as Lloyd Burr, his son Richard and grand daughter Courntey exhibited Burr Farms cattle.

K & A Farm, Blakesburg, exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Maine-Anjou Bull.

The spring yearling heifer shown by Braun Show Cattle, Northwood, was selected Grand Champion Maine-Anjou Female. The Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Female was exhibited by Mason Walker, Prairie Grove, Ark.

Grand Champion and Iowa Champion MaineTainer Bull was awarded to Salton Cattle Company, Ayrshire, with reserve honors going to Blueprint Cattle Company, Otley.

Grand Champion MaineTainer Female was a spring yearling heifer shown by Braun Show Cattle and the Reserve Champion title went to Regan Shockley, Bloomfield. The Iowa Champion MaineTainer Female was exhibited by Salton Cattle Company.

The Iowa State Fair Maine-Anjou Show has two divisions of classes for the breed. The Maine-Anjou classes are for high percentage females and bulls. The MaineTainer classes are for the low percentage Maine-Anjou cattle that are 1/4 to 5/8 purebred Maine-Anjou, registered in the AMAA and sired by a Maine-Anjou bull.

In addition to overall champion selection, Iowa Champions are chosen from the highest placing Iowa bred and owned animals in the show.

Division winners in the Maine-Anjou Cattle Show included:

Maine-Anjou

Champion Junior Heifer Calf - K & A Farm, Blakesburg

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf - K & A Farm, Blakesburg

Champion Senior Heifer Calf- Mason Walker, Prairie Grove, Ark.

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer Calf- Doug Sampson, Nevada

Champion Summer Heifer - Mason Walker, Prairie Grove, Ark.

Reserve Champion Summer Heifer - Burr Farms, Lone Tree

Champion Spring Yearling Heifer - Braun Show Cattle, Northwood

Reserve Champion Spring Yearling Heifer - Reed Shockley, Bloomfield

Champion Junior Yearling Heifer - Willis Show Cattle, Diagonal

Champion Cow/Calf - Melissa McBride, Moravia

Reserve Champion Cow/Calf - Bar R Cattle Company, New London

Champion Junior Bull Calf - K & A Farm, Blakesburg

Reserve Junior Bull Calf-Brunscheen Show Cattle, Wyoming

Champion Summer Bull- Burr Farms, Lone Tree

Champion Spring Yearling Bull- Matt Black, Batavia

MaineTainer

Champion Junior Heifer Calf - Wayne & Barb Ohlrichs, Norfolk, Neb.

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf - Salton Cattle Company, Ayrshire

Champion Summer Yearling Heifer - Kelsey Ford, Milo

Reserve Champion Summer Yearling Heifer - 2B Mathes Family Farm, Murray

Champion Spring Yearling Heifer - Braun Show Cattle, Northwood

Reserve Champion Spring Yearling Heifer - Regan Shockley, Bloomfield

Champion Junior Yearling Heifer - Bailey Core, Pleasantville

Champion Cow/Calf - Doug Sampson, Nevada

Champion Junior Bull Calf - Blueprint Cattle Company, Otley

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf - Doug Sampson, Nevada

Champion Senior Bull Calf - Salton Cattle Company, Ayrshire

Champion Spring Yearling Bull- Horizon Show Cattle, Indianola

The Iowa State Fair ended August 17. "State Fair Time" in 2009 is set August 13-23. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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