Swine Exhibitors Take Top Honors at Iowa State Fair Berkshire Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/31/2023) (readMedia)-- Ryan Morningstar of Tiffin won the Champion Boar and Champion Gilt banners in the Berkshire Show at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

The Reserve Champion Gilt was shown by Pete Houska of Sac City. Brice Conover of Baxter won Reserve Champion Boar.

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

Complete results below:

BERKSHIRE

Gilts, Class 1

1) Engler Land & Livestock, Cambridge

2) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

3) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

Gilts, Class 2

1) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

2) University Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, Wis.

3) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein

4) Ajc Berkshires, Holden, Mo.

5) Ajc Berkshires, Holden, Mo.

6) Breezy Willows Farm, Dover, Minn.

Gilts, Class 3

1) Cc Berks, Ackworth

2) Ryan Morningstar, Tiffin

3) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein

4) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein

5) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

Gilts, Class 4

1) Pete Houska, Sac City

2) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

3) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

4) Pete Houska, Sac City

5) Derek Feldman, Greene

6) Reggie Voyles, Sac City

7) E5e. Acres, Sharpsburg

8) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

9) E5e. Acres, Sharpsburg

10) Englands Berkshires, Clearfield

11) University Wisconsin-Platteville, Platteville, Wis.

12) Piper Brokaw, Lenox

13) Brynlee Haidsiak, Bedford

Gilts, Class 5

1) Ryan Morningstar, Tiffin

2) Conover Livestock Co., Adel

3) Brady Hamilton, Chariton

4) Craig Benton, Sloan

5) Conover Livestock Co., Adel

6) Cory Madison, Albion

7) Craig Benton, Sloan

8) Derek Feldman, Greene

9) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

10) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein

11) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

12) Bill Oulman, Garner

13) 4 Generation Berkshire, Waukee

Gilts, Class 6

1) Wedeking Stock Farm, Greene

2) 4TK Genetics, Clearfield

3) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

4) Maverick And Brynlee Conover, Baxter

5) 4TK Genetics, Clearfield

6) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

7) Brennan Lynch, Boone

8) 4TK Genetics, Clearfield

9) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

10) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein

11) Wedeking Stock Farm, Greene

Gilts, Class 7

1) Maverick And Brynlee Conover, Baxter

2) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

3) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

4) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

5) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

6) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

7) Seybold Berkshires, Wilcox, Neb.

8) Seybold Berkshires, Wilcox, Neb.

Boars, Class 1

1) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

2) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

Boars, Class 2

1) 4TK Genetics, Clearfield

2) Justin Brown, Manning

3) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein

4) Warrick Brothers, Prairie City

5) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

Boars, Class 3

1) Brice Conover, Baxter

2) 4TK Genetics, Clearfield

3) Owen Wenthold, Cresco

4) Justin Brown, Manning

5) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

6) Cottonwood Farm, Holstein

Boars, Class 4

1) Ryan Morningstar, Tiffin

2) Brice Conover, Baxter

3) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

4) CJL Farms, Council Bluffs

5) Shady Brook Farm, Oakland

Champion & Reserve Gilt

Champion) Ryan Morningstar, Tiffin

Reserve) Pete Houska, Sac City

Champion & Reserve Boar

Champion) Ryan Morningstar, Tiffin

Reserve) Brice Conover, Baxter

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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. Best Days Ever at the Iowa State Fair, August 10-20, 2023. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.