2012 Intermediate 4-H Dairy Judging Contest

MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Brad Rugg, Superintendent, 612-624-8443 2012 INTERMEDIATE 4-H DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST

St. Paul, MN (9/2/12) - 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 37 participants from 9 teams.

Carver County placed first with a total of 904 points. Brown County placed second with 883 total points. Caleb Vinkemeier of Carver County took home the high individual honors with Sierra Swanson of McLeod County placing second. Abby Hopp of Fillmore County placed third overall. Overall Top Teams Overall Top Ten Individuals 1. Carver 904 1. Caleb Vinkemeier Carver 322 2. Brown 883 2. Sierra Swanson McLeod 317 3. Fillmore 874 3. Abby Hopp Fillmore 306 4. Wabasha 848 4. Tyler Kappers Fillmore 306 5. Steele 837 5. Isabella Portner Brown 305 6. Winona 829 6. Emilie Trcka Rice 303 7. Rice 807 7. Makayla Dreier Carver 302 8. Carver 807 8. Rebecca Brown 299 Rosenhammer 9. Pipestone/Rock 780 9. Jake Siewert Wabasha 298 10. Jacob Hornberg Winona 296

Top Reasons Teams Individual Reasons 1. Brown 112 1. Caleb Vinkemeier Carver 2. Winona 112 2. Jacob Hornberg Winona 3. Carver 111 3. Isabella Portner Brown 4. Rice 107 4. Mikayla Erf Washington 5. Fillmore 104 5. Jake Siewert Wabasha 6. Wabasha 104 6. Jacob Brown Washington 7. Steele 103 7. Emilie Trcka Rice 8. Pipestone/Rock 92 8. Whitney Lang McLeod 9.© 2011Carver Regents of the University of Minnesota.91 All rights reserved. University of Minnesota9. Crystal Extension Portner is an equal opportunity educatorBrown 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. 10. Shawn Wegman Winona

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© 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.