Nevada Farm Exhibits Top Boars in Iowa State Fair Poland China Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/04/2015)(readMedia)-- Vegas Showpigs of Nevada claimed the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Boar banners in the Poland China swine Show judged August 20 at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

The Champion Gilt banner went to Tim Dee of Baxter. Fee Farms of Ackworth was awarded Reserve Champion Gilt honors.

IXL Breeding Herds of Toledo earned Premier Exhibitor honors. The Premier Exhibitor award is presented to the exhibitor earning the highest point total in individual breeding class competition.

Animals are divided according to farrowing date based on the other animals entered in the competition.

Additional results below:

Gilts

1) Mistie Waller, Bennett

2) Mistie Waller, Bennett

3) Mistie Waller, Bennett

4) Mistie Waller, Bennett

5) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

6) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

7) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

8) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

9) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

10) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

Gilts

1) Big River Polands, Bellevue

2) Big River Polands, Bellevue

3) Behnkendorf Bros., Algona

4) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell

5) Mistie Waller, Bennett

Gilts

1) Tim Dee, Baxter

2) Tim Dee, Baxter

3) Tim Dee, Baxter

4) Behnkendorf Bros., Algona

5) Behnkendorf Bros., Algona

6) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

7) Roger Caltrider, Casey

Gilts

1) Fee Farms, Ackworth

2) KBE Show Pigs, Linden

3) Mistie Waller, Bennett

4) Roger Caltrider, Casey

5) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

6) Roger Caltrider, Casey

Gilts

1) Tim Dee, Baxter

2) James Family Showpigs, Nodaway

3) Roger Caltrider, Casey

Boars

1) Mistie Waller, Bennett

2) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

Boars

1) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell

2) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

3) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

4) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

5) IXL Breeding Herds, Toledo

Boar

1) Tim Dee, Baxter

2) Big River Polands, Bellevue

Boar

1) Vegas Showpigs, Nevada

2) Vegas Showpigs, Nevada

3) Behnkendorf Bros., Algona

4) Mistie Waller, Bennett

Boars

1) Tim Dee, Baxter

2) Roger Caltrider, Casey

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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.

For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.