Top Honors Awarded at Iowa State Fair Yorkshire Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/10/2024) (readMedia)-- Ostrem Farm of Stanhope received Champion Boar honors at the Yorkshire Swine show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Fairview Farms of Oskaloosa received Champion Gilt, Reserve Champion Gilt and the Premier Exhibitor awards. Todd Schuler of Atlantic was awarded the Reserve Champion Boar.

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

Complete results follow:

Yorkshire

170.1 - Class 1 Boars

1 Ostrem Farm Stanhope

2 Chris Chodur Northwood

3 Brandon Ihrke Dover MN

170.2 - Class 2 Boars

1 Ryan Schumacher Pleasantville

2 Mike Goehring Douds

3 Mike Goehring Douds

4 Curtis Rieks Alden

5 Joe Behounek Chelsea

6 Joe Behounek Chelsea

170.3 - Class 3 Boars

1 Todd Schuler Atlantic

2 AJYC Yorkshires Holden MO

175.1 - Class 1 Gilts

1 Fairview Farms Oskaloosa

2 Schulte Show Pigs Earlville

3 Chris Chodur Northwood

4 Cory Madison Albion

5 Freimuth Family Pomeroy

175.2 - Class 2 Gilts

1 Wedeking Stock Farms Greene

2 Matt Rohrig Orient

3 Ryan Morningstar Tiffin

4 Kayla Arduser Monticello

5 AJYC Yorkshires Holden MO

6 Curtis Rieks Alden

175.3 - Class 3 Gilts

1 Fairview Farms Oskaloosa

2 Fairview Farms Oskaloosa

3 Fairview Farms Oskaloosa

4 Joe Behounek Chelsea

5 Joe Behounek Chelsea

6 Joe Behounek Chelsea

175.4 - Class 4 Gilts

1 Matt Rohrig Orient

2 Wedeking Stock Farms Greene

3 Wayne Huinker Decorah

4 Tanner Freimuth Carroll

5 Wedeking Stock Farms Greene

900 - Champion & Reserve Boar

1 Ostrem Farm Stanhope

2 Todd Schuler Atlantic

901 - Champion & Reserve Gilt

1 Fairview Farms Oskaloosa

2 Fairview Farms Oskaloosa

902 - Premier Exhibitor

1 Fairview Farms Oskaloosa

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