MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Brad Rugg, Superintendent, 612-624-8443 INTERMEDIATE 4-H DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST

St. Paul, MN (9/1/13) - Hundreds of Minnesota 4-Hers spend their summer evenings looking at cattle, pigs, and sheep determining the best reason to place one animal over another. Experience in judging livestock helps a participant select future projects and replacements for their own herd ventures. The judging experience truly helps 4-H members base their decisions on sound reasons and implement several new life skills. The intermediate division includes 4-H members who have completed 6th – 8th grade, this year there were 48 participants from 13 teams.

Carver County placed first with a total of 982 points. Winona County placed second with 960 total points. Jacob Hornberg of Winona County took home the high individual honors with Caleb Vinkemeier of Carver County placing second. Mitch Bobendrier of Pipestone / Rock County placed third overall.

Overall Top Ten Teams Overall Top Ten Individuals 1. Carver 982 1. Jacob Hornberg Winona 337 2. Winona 960 2. Caleb Vinkemeier Carver 334 3. Rice 955 3. Mitch Bobendrier Pipestone/Rock 332 4. Pipestone/Rock 954 4. Derek Salwey Winona 329 5. Brown 951 5. Jared Troendle Fillmore 329 6. Goodhue #1 946 6. Emily Leonard Carver 327 7. Fillmore 934 7. Emily Benrud Goodhue 326 8. Goodhue #2 930 8.Garret Johnson Rice 326 9. Washington 929 9. Tess Hokanson Goodhue 325 10. Steele 920 10. Mikayla Erf Washington 323

Top Reasons Teams Individual Reasons 1. Goodhue #1 129 1. Caleb Carver Vinkemeier 2. Carver 128 2. Emily Benrud Goodhue 3. Goodhue #2 123 3. Tess Hokanson Goodhue 4. Brown 122 4. Mikayla Erf Washington 5. Rice 117 5. Matthew Goplan Goodhue 6. Winona 116 6. Jacob Hornberg Winona 7. Steele 114 7. Garret Johnson Rice 8. Washington 113 8. Isabella Portner Brown 9. Pipestone/Rock 107 9. Crystal Portner Brown 10.© 2011 Fillmore Regents of the University of Minnesota.107 All rights reserved. University of Minnesota10. Extension Jay Dicke is an equal opportunityGoodhue educator and employer. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to the Extension Store at 800-876-8636. Printed on recycled and recyclable paper with at least 10 percent postconsumer waste material. The 4-H program is funded through a partnership of federal, state, county and private resources and is part of the University of Minnesota Extension Service. More Minnesota State Fair results and photos can be found at http://www.fourh.umn.edu/fairresults.

© 2011 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. University of Minnesota Extension is an equal opportunity educator and employer. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to the Extension Store at 800-876-8636. Printed on recycled and recyclable paper with at least 10 percent postconsumer waste material.