Top Honors Awarded in FFA Market and Breeding Meat Goat Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/17/2024) (readMedia)-- Judges viewed 118 animals from 87 exhibitors in the FFA Market Meat Goat show and 227 animals from 136 exhibitors in the FFA Breeding Meat Goat show. The honors were awarded Thursday, August 15, at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Champion Market Meat Goat was awarded to Avery Shalla, Lone Tree FFA, Lone Tree. Max Petzenhauser of Roland-Story FFA, Story City, claimed the Reserve Champion Market Meat Goat title.

Grand Champion Commercial Doe was awarded to Adam Ahrendsen of LaPorte-Dysart FFA, LaPorte City, and Tucker Luellen of ADM FFA, Adel, claimed the Reserve Champion Commercial Doe.

Complete results below:

MARKET MEAT GOAT

Champion Market Goat: Avery Shalla, Lone Tree FFA, Lone Tree

Reserve Champion Market Goat: Max Petzenhauser, Roland-Story FFA, Story City

Third Place Overall: Logan Crock, North Cedar FFA, Clarence

Fourth Place Overall: Tucker Bish, Davis County FFA, Bloomfield

Fifth Place Overall: Nick Deppe, Bellevue FFA, Bellevue

TOP 10 CHAPTERS

1) Wilton FFA, Wilton

2) Lone Tree FFA, Lone Tree

3) Griswold FFA, Griswold

4) Iowa River FFA, Garner

5) Winterset FFA, Winterset

6) North Scott FFA, Eldridge

7) Roland-Story FFA, Story City

8) Turkey Valley FFA, Jackson Junction

9) Lynnville-Sully FFA, Sully

10) Van Buren Harmony FFA, Keosauqua

BREEDING MEAT GOAT

Grand Champion Commercial Doe: Adam Ahrendsen, LaPorte-Dysart FFA, LaPorte City

Reserve Champion Commercial Doe: Tucker Luellen, ADM FFA, Adel

Third Overall Commercial Doe: Avery Shalla, Lone Tree FFA, Lone Tree

Fourth Overall Commercial Doe: McKenna Herbold, Woodbury Central FFA, Moville

Fifth Overall Commercial Doe: Adam Ahrendsen, LaPorte-Dysart FFA, LaPorte City

Grand Champion Registered Doe: Lane Schmitt, Rock Valley FFA, Rock Valley

Reserve Grand Champion Registered Doe: Jackson Harmen, Boyden-Hull FFA, Hull

Champion Buck: Tucker Luellen, ADM FFA, Adel

Reserve Champion Buck: Emma Rauschenberg, Dallas Center-Grimes FFA, Grimes

TOP 10 CHAPTERS

1) Dallas Center-Grimes FFA, Grimes

2) Southeast Polk FFA, Pleasant Hill

3) Iowa River FFA, Garner

4) ADM FFA, Adel

5) LaPorte-Dysart FFA, LaPorte City

6) CAM FFA, Anita

7) Griswold FFA, Griswold

8) Agri-Power FFA, Eddyville

9) Wilton FFA, Wilton

10) Rock Valley FFA, Rock Valley

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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 170 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. Catch Fair Fever at the Iowa State Fair, August 8-18, 2024. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.