Top Honors Awarded at Iowa State Fair Poultry Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/12/2016)(readMedia)-- Exhibitors from across the Midwest earned top honors in the Special Poultry Division at the Poultry Show judged Saturday August 13 at the 2016 Iowa State Fair. With great excitement the State Fair welcomed Poultry back after all shows were cancelled in 2015 due to Bird Flu concerns.

Complete results below:

Rooster Crowing

1) Schmidt Poultry, Grundy Center

2) Kelley Locke, Sioux City

3) Bryce Greiner, Grundy Center

Champion Waterfowl

Champion) Mike, Jenny and Tate Linton, Sioux City

Reserve) Prairie Song Poultry, Van Meter

Champion Large Fowl

Champion) Larry & Mark Peterson, Aboy, Minn.

Reserve) Larry & Mark Peterson, Aboy, Minn.

Best Bantam

1) Adam Ray, Osceola, Wis.

2) Adam Ray, Osceola, Wis.

Best Bird of Show

1) Adam Ray, Osceola, Wis.

2) Adam Ray, Osceola, Wis.

Best Junior Bantam

1) Karly Spear, Newton

2) Kade Pekarek, Union

Best Overall Junior

1) Tate Linton, Sioux City

2) Karly Spear, Newton

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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 the 2016 Iowa State Fair, August 11-21, 2016. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.