Top Honors Awarded at Iowa State Fair Yorkshire Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/04/2015)(readMedia)-- Kari Boyum of Wanamingo, Minn. won Grand Champion Boar honors at the Yorkshire Swine show judged Friday, August 21 at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

Ryan Morningstar of Tiffin received the Reserve Grand Champion Boar title.

Morganne & Melea Farmer of Trenton, Mo. exhibited the Grand Champion Gilt while Rowdy Campfield of Runnells exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Gilt.

Hauser Livestock of Grinnel was awarded the Premier Exhibitor title. The Premier Exhibitor award is presented to the exhibitor earning the highest point total in individual breeding classes for competition.

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

Additional results follow:

Gilts

1) Ron Meister Family, Kingsley, 2/3/2015, 575244002

2) Ron Meister Family, Kingsley, 2/3/2015, 575244003

3) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell, 2/11/2015, 571581006

4) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell, 2/6/2015, 571580010

Gilts

1) Rowdy Campfield, Runnells, 1/21/2015, PENDING

2) Freimuth Family, Pomeroy, 1/14/2015, 572100004

3) Ellensohn Show Pigs, Le Mars, 1/22/2015, 571616001

4) Engler Land & Livestock, Cambridge, 1/15/2015

5) Wedeking Stock Farm, Greene, 1/15/2015, 573615002

6) Ellensohn Show Pigs, Le Mars, 1/22/2015, 571616003

Gilts

1) Morganne & Melea Farmer, Trenton, Mo., 1/1/2015, 572248005

2) Matt Rohrig, Orient, 12/1/2014, TBD

3) The Clark Families, Runnells, 12/23/2014, 573157003

4) McCulloh Family, Camanche, 12/20/2014, 573578011

5) The Clark Families, Runnells, 12/23/2014, 573157008

6) Larry Kastler, Woolstock, 12/24/2014, 572463003

7) Morganne & Melea Farmer, Trenton, Mo., 1/1/2015, 572248006

Gilts

1) Cj Breja, Cedar Rapids, 12/12/2014, 573296001

2) Matt Rohrig, Orient, 1/1/2015, TBD

3) Matt Rohrig, Orient, 12/1/2014, TBD

4) Ryan Iverson, Grinnell, 12/18/2014, 574432006

5) Ryan Iverson, Grinnell, 12/18/2014, 574432009

Boars

1) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell, 2/6/2015, 571580003

2) Hauser Livestock, Grinnell, 2/11/2015, 571581001

3) Colin Corey, Rockwell City

Boars

1) Ryan Morningstar, Tiffin, 1/14/2015, 42ZAD5130

2) RAR Genetics, Aplington, 2/16/2015, 572500002

3) Engler Family, Nevada

Boars

1) Kari Boyum, Wanamingo, Minn., 1/3/2015, 571904004

2) Brett Henningsen, Dewitt, 1/1/2015, 576304007

Boars

1) The Clark Families, Runnells, 12/23/2014, 573157009

2) RAR Genetics, Aplington, 1/15/2015, 572507005

3) Hughson Family Farm, Sumner

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