Market Meat Goats Win Honors at Iowa State Fair 4-H Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/21/2018) (readMedia)-- Joel Henningsen of Oakland exhibited the Champion Market Meat Goat in the 4-H Market Meat Goat show judged Friday at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

The Reserve Champion Market Meat Goat banner went to Nick Deppe, Bellevue.

Additional results below:

Champion Percentage Does: Kamryn Meyer, Wilton

Reserve Champion Percentage Does: Taylor Decious, Twin Cedars

Champion Buck: Kole McNeer, SE Polk

Reserve Champion Buck: Andrew Vincent, North Polk

Chapter Awards:

1) Wilton

2) Tipton

3) Pleasant Hill

4) Alleman

5) La Porte City

6) Indianola

7) Corydon

8) Eddyville

9) Anita

10) Emmetsburg

The Champion and Reserve Champion Market Meat Goats, along with other livestock champions, will be auctioned in the prestigious Sale of Champions on Saturday, August 18, at 2 p.m. in the Penningroth Media Center of the John and Emily Putney Family Cattle Barn.

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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 09-19, 2018. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.