SEMO District Fair winners 2024 — A roundup of this year's agricultural champions

BEEF

Angus

Champion Cow/Calf: Hahs Farms, Friedheim

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Birk Beef Cattle, Gordonville

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Layne Murray, Dongola, Illlinois

Champion Heifer Calf: Hat Creek Genetics, Jackson

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Brandon Pliemann, Oak Ridge

Intermediate Champion Heifer: Jacob Bollinger, Sedgewickville

Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: Hahs Farms, Friedheim

Junior Champion Heifer: Kierstin Bollinger, Jackson

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Katherine Hendley, Bloomfield

Senior Champion Heifer: Wyatt Pohlman, Oak Ridge

Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: Hat Creek Genetics, Jackson

Grand Champion Heifer: Kierstin Bollinger, Jackson

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Jacob Bollinger, Sedgewickville

Champion Junior Bull Calf: Hat Creek Genetics, Jackson

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf: Hahs Farms, Friedheim

Champion Bull Calf: Katherine Hendley, Bloomfield

Reserve Champion Bull Calf: Butch’s Angus, Jackson

Intermediate Champion Bull: Birk Beef Cattle, Gordonville

Junior Champion Bull: Hope Birk, Jackson

Senior Champion Bull: Pohlman Angus Farms, Oak RidgeReserve Senior Champion Bull: Brandon Pleimann, Oak Ridge

Grand Champion Bull: Birk Beef Cattle, GordonvilleReserve Grand Champion Bull: Pohlman Angus Farms, Oak Ridge

Hereford

Grand Champion Cow/Calf: Charlotte Cook, Marble Hill

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Emmalee Mueller, Perryville

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Paige Henderson, Buffalo

Champion Heifer Calf: Paige Henderson, Buffalo

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: AMR Cattle Company, Frohna

Intermediate Champion Heifer: Mason Mayfield, Patton

Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: Cody Cook, Marble Hill

Junior Champion Heifer: Emmalee Mueller, Perryville

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Phillip Mueller, Perryville

Senior Champion Heifer: AMR Cattle Company, FrohnaReserve Senior Champion Heifer: Rheinecker Farms, Cutler, Illlinois

Grand Champion Heifer: Emmalee Mueller, Perryville

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Paige Henderson, Buffalo

Champion Junior Bull Calf: Hat Creek Genetics, Jackson

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf: Emmalee Mueller, Perryville

Champion Bull Calf: Rheinecker Farms, Cutler, IlllinoisReserve Champion Bull Calf: Rheinecker Farms, Cutler, Illlinois

Junior Champion Bull: AMR Cattle Company, Frohna

Senior Champion Bull: AMR Cattle Company, Frohna

Grand Champion Bull: AMR Cattle Company, Frohna

Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Hat Creek Genetics, Jackson

Simmental

Grand Champion Cow/Calf: Shady Ridge Simmentals, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Grand Champion Cow/Calf: Dakota Kranawetter, Whitewater

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Andrew Puchbauer, Friedheim

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Andrew Puchbauer, Friedheim

Champion Heifer Calf: Emery Dunn, Goreville, Illlinois

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Lonnie Peetz, St. Joseph

Intermediate Champion Heifer: Kole Nothdurft, Advance

Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: Grant Meyer, Sedgewickville

Junior Champion Heifer: Campbell Belcher, Buncombe, Illlinois

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Andrew Puchbauer, Friedheim

Senior Champion Heifer: Hayley Hahs, Daisy

Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: Shady Ridge Simmentals, Cape Girardeau

Grand Champion Heifer: Campbell Belcher, Buncombe, Illlinois

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Kole Nothdurft, Advance

Champion Junior Bull Calf: Andrew Puchbauer, Friedheim

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf: Layne Murray, Dongola, Illlinois

Champion Bull Calf: Dakota Kranawetter, Whitewater

Intermediate Champion Bull: Grant Meyer, Sedgewickville

Grand Champion Bull: Grant Meyer, SedgewickvilleReserve Grand Champion Bull: Andrew Puchbauer, Friedheim

Shorthorn/Shorthorn+

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

Champion Heifer Calf: Hellwege Shorthorns, Altenburg

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

Intermediate Champion Heifer: Ty Wright, Jackson

Junior Champion Heifer: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Ty Wright, Jackson

Senior Champion Heifer: Hellwege Shorthorns, Altenburg

Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: Ty Wright, Jackson

Grand Champion Heifer: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

Champion Bull Calf: Hellwege Shorthorns, Altenburg

Reserve Champion Bull Calf: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

Grand Champion Bull: Hellwege Shorthorns, Altenburg

Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Schabbing Shorthorn Farms, Cape Girardeau

All Other Breeds

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Snowy River Charolais, Sedgewickville

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Myers Farm, Oak Ridge

Champion Heifer Calf: Ansley Palisch, Frohna

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Myers Farm, Oak Ridge

Intermediate Champion Heifer: Trevor Miller, Perryville

Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: Trevor Miller, Perryville

Junior Champion Heifer: Ava Asmus, Benton

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Austin Hunt, Frohna

Senior Champion Heifer: Hunter Aufdenberg, Burfordville

Reserve Senior Champion Heifer: Austin Hunt, Frohna

Grand Champion Heifer: Snowy River Charolais, Sedgewickville

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Ava Asmus, Benton

Champion Junior Bull Calf: Bailey Aufdenberg, Burfordville

Reserve Champion Junior Bull Calf: Trevor Miller, Perryville

Champion Bull Calf: Hunter Aufdenberg, Burfordville

Reserve Champion Bull Calf: Austin Hunt, Frohna

Intermediate Champion Bull: Trevor Miller, Perryville

Reserve Intermediate Champion Bull: Jeff Mueller, Altenburg

Grand Champion Bull: Bailey Aufdenberg, Burfordville

Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Hunter Aufdenberg, Burfordville

Commercial

Grand Champion Cow/Calf: Jaylie Walther, Jackson

Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Maebry Enderle, Jackson

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer Calf: Bridget Welker, Jackson

Champion Heifer Calf: Hailey Grace Goldsberry, Whitewater

Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Mark Wessell, Cape Girardeau

Intermediate Champion Heifer: Shane Jansen, Whtiewater

Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: Harlow Cook, Jackson

Junior Champion Heifer: Mark Wessell, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: Mark Wessell, Cape Girardeau

Senior Champion Heifer: Shane Jansen, Whitewater

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer: Matthew Ruesler, Friedheim

Grand Champion Heifer: Mark Wessell, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer: Mark Wessell, Cape Girardeau

DAIRY

Brown Swiss

Junior Champion Female: Robland Swiss, Jackson

Reserve Junior Champion Female: Robland Swiss, Jackson

Senior Champion Female: Robland Swiss, Jackson

Reserve Senior Champion Female: Robland Swiss, Jackson

Grand Champion Female: Robland Swiss, Jackson

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Robland Swiss, Jackson

Holstein

Junior Champion Female: Josh Walther, Jackson

Reserve Junior Champion Female: John Schoen, Jackson

Senior Champion Female: Josh Walther, Jackson

Reserve Senior Champion Female: Tricia Walther, Jackson

Grand Champion Female: Josh Walther, Jackson

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Tricia Walther, Jackson

Jersey

Junior Champion Female: Joe Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Junior Champion Female: Joe Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau

Senior Champion Female: Clayton Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Senior Champion Female: Carl Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau

Grand Champion Female: Clayton Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Carl Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau

Milking Shorthorn

Junior Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Reserve Junior Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Senior Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Reserve Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Grand Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Ayrshire

Junior Champion Female: Josh Walther, Jackson

Reserve Junior Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Senior Champion Female: Josh Walther, Jackson

Reserve Senior Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Grand Champion Female: Josh Walther, Jackson

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Emmet Schomaker, Palmyra

Guernsey

Junior Champion Female: Elizabeth Roedl, Edgewood, Illlinois

Reserve Junior Champion Female: Evelyn Roedl, Edgewood, Illlinois

Senior Champion Female: Evelyn Roedl, Edgewood, Illlinois

Reserve Senior Champion Female: Evelyn Roedl, Edgewood, Illlinois

Grand Champion Female: Evelyn Roedl, Edgewood, Illlinois

Reserve Grand Champion Female: Evelyn Roedl, Edgewood, Illlinois

DRAFT HORSES AND MULES

Draft Mules

Grand Champion Horse Mule: Dale Moreland, Dexter

Reserve Grand Champion Horse Mule: Dale Moreland, Dexter

Grand Champion Mare Mule: Stroder Farms, Whitewater

Reserve Grand Champion Mare Mule: Stroder Farms, Whitewater

Champion Miniature Mule: Dale Moreland, Dexter

Reserve Champion Miniature Mule: Jeffery Miller, Butler

Champion Pair of Mules: Stroder Farms, Whitewater

Draft Ponies

Champion Stallion: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge

Reserve Champion Stallion: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge

Champion Mare: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge

Reserve Champion Mare: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge

Champion Gelding: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge

Reserve Champion Gelding: Steve Mangels, Oak Ridge

Draft Horses

Champion Stallion: Weston Mangels, Jackson

Reserve Champion Stallion: Weston Mangels, Jackson

Champion Gelding: Weston Mangels, Jackson

Reserve Champion Gelding: Charlie Meier, Jackson

Champion Mare: Weston Mangels, Jackson

Reserve Champion Mare: Weston Mangels, Jackson

SWINE

Junior Champion Berkshire Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Reserve Junior Champion Berkshire Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Grand Champion Berkshire Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Reserve Grand Champion Berkshire Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Junior Champion Commercial Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Reserve Junior Champion Commercial Gilt: Eve Nothdurft, Cape Girardeau

Grand Champion Commercial Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Reserve Grand Champion Commercial Gilt: Eve Nothdurft, Cape Girardeau

Junior Champion Other Breeds Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Reserve Junior Champion Other Breeds Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Grand Champion Other Breeds Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Reserve Grand Champion Other Breeds Gilt: Mark James, Jackson

Champion Market Barrow Carcass On Foot: Mia Byerly, Fredericktown

Reserve Champion Market Barrow Carcass On Foot: Blake Aufdenberg, Burfordville

SHEEP

Sheep Premier Breeders

Katahdins: Autumn Petzoldt, Jackson

Shropshire: Emma Chandler, Fredericktown

White Dorper: Ellla Wichern, Gordonville

Other Wool Breeds: Gavin Ruehling, Perryville

Other Meat Breeds: Gavin Ruehling, Perryville

POULTRY AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS

Champion Single Comb Clean Leg Standard Class: Brooklyn Burns, Jackson

Sponsored by Power Electric

Reserve Champion Single Comb Clean Leg Standard Class: Mike Tolka, Odin, Illlinois

Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg Standard Class: Larry Parr, Carbondale, Illlinois

Sponsored by Buchheit of Perryville

Reserve Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg Standard Class: Kevin Tolka, Odin, Illlinois

Champion Single Comb Feather Leg Standard Class: Paige Burns, Jackson

Sponsored by Discovery Playhouse, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Champion Single Comb Feather Leg Standard Class: Paige Burns, Jackson

Champion All Other Comb Feather Leg Standard Class: Phyllis Sinn, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by Rural King

Reserve Champion All Other Comb Feather Leg Standard Class: Phyllis Sinn, Cape Girardeau

Champion Single Comb Clean Leg Bantam Class: Phyllis Sinn, Cape Girardeau and Mike Tolka, Odin, Illlinois

Sponsored by Sinn Logging

Reserve Champion Single Comb Clean Leg Bantam Class: Mike Tolka, Odin, Illlinois and Sterling Carr, Marble Hill

Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg Bantam Class: Mike Tolka, Odin, Illlinois

Sponsored by Matt’s Poultry and Rabbitry

Reserve Champion All Other Comb Clean Leg Bantam Class: Brad Burns, Jackson

Champion Single Comb Feather Leg Bantam Class: Mike Tolka, Odin, Illlinois

Sponsored by Duvall Rabbit and Poultry

Reserve Champion Single Comb Feather Leg Bantam Class: Matt Simmons, Marion, Illlinois

Champion All Other Comb Feather Leg Bantam Class: Mark Uhrhan, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by Buchheit of Perryville

Reserve Champion All Other Comb Feather Leg Bantam Class: Mike Tolka, Odin, Illlinois

Champion Large Duck: Larry Parr, Carbondale, Illlinois

Sponsored by TSC of Cape Girardeau

Reserve Champion Large Duck: Larry Parr, Carbondale, Illlinois

Champion Bantam Duck: Brad Burns, Jackson, Marion, Illlinois

Sponsored by Duvall Rabbit and Poultry

Reserve Champion Bantam Duck: Larry Parr, Carbondale, Illlinois

Champion Goose: Matt Simmons, Marion, Illlinois

Sponsored by TSC of Cape Girardeau

Reserve Champion Goose: Matt Simmons, Marion, Illlinois

Champion Turkey: Matt Simmons, Marion, Illlinois

Sponsored by CO-OP Service Center, Jackson

Reserve Champion Turkey: Luke Blattel, Chaffee

Champion Guinea: Luke Blattel, Chaffee

Sponsored by Southern FS

Champion Large Class Pigeon: Luke Blattel, Chaffee

Sponsored by Rural King

Reserve Champion Large Class Pigeon: Luke Blattel, Chaffee

Champion Small Class Pigeon: Carter Uhrhan, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by Miles Diesel

Reserve Champion Small Class Pigeon: Carter Uhrhan, Cape Girardeau

Champion Dove: Mark Uhrhan, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by Sinn Logging

Reserve Champion Dove: Mark Uhrhan, Cape Girardeau

Champion Guinea Pig: James Morris, Marquand

Sponsored by Pear Tree Inn, Cape Girardeau

Reserve Champion Guinea Pig: Whitley Morris, Marquand

Champion Large Rabbit Class: Makayla Kindle, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by MO Bunnies Rabbitry

Reserve Champion Large Rabbit Class: Susan Duvall, Perryville

Champion Medium Rabbit Class: Makayla Kindle, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by CO-OP Service Center, Jackson

Reserve Champion Medium Rabbit Class: Abby Morrison, Oak Ridge

Champion Small Rabbit Class Holland Lop, Lion Head, Jersey Wooly: Addison Hohler, Jackson

Sponsored by MFA Perryville

Reserve Champion Small Rabbit Class Holland Lop, Lion Head, Jersey Wooly: Mark Kneir, Cape Girardeau

Champion Small Rabbit Class Mini Rex, Netherland Dwarf, Polish, Other: Brooklyn Burns, Jackson

Sponsored by Matt’s Poultry & Rabbitry

Reserve Champion Small Rabbit Class Mini Rex, Netherland Dwarf, Polish, Other: Susan Duvall, Perryville

Overall Grand Champion Poultry Exhibit: Mark Uhrhan, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by Pear Tree Inn, Cape Girardeau

Overall Grand Champion Pigeon: Carter Uhrhan, Cape Girardeau

Sponsored by Pear Tree Inn, Cape Girardeau

Overall Grand Champion Guinea Pig: James Morris, Marquand

Sponsored by Pear Tree Inn, Cape Girardeau

Overall Grand Champion Rabbit: Addison Hohler, Jackson

Sponsored by Pear Tree Inn, Cape Girardeau

Field Crops

Grand Champion: 70 ears of corn: Emma Essner, Chaffee

Grand Champion: 10 ears of corn: Sharon Brucker, Chaffee

Grand Champion: 1 ear of corn: Emma Essner, Chaffee

Grand Champion: 3 stalks of soybeans, oil: Emma Essner, Chaffee

Grand Champion Hay Bale: Clayton Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau

Horticulture

Best of Show: Vegetables: Anita Fodge, Leopold

Best of Show: Miscellaneous: Donnie Beggs, Sikeston

Best of Show: Miscellaneous: Aaron Pobst, Sikeston

Best of Show: Garden Display: Lisa McArthur, Jackson

Floriculture

Best of Show: Potted Plant: Lisa McArthur, Jackson

Best of Show: Cut Flowers: Denise Jahns, Perryville

Best of Show: Arrangement: Brenda Phillips, Cape Girardeau

Family & Consumer Science

Best of Show: Canning: Wendy McCoy, Cape Girardeau

Best of Show in Canning received gift certificate from Gail Howard with Pampered Chef.

Best of Show: Baking: George Gasser, Cape Girardeau

Best of Show: Sewing: Carrie Sparzynski-Belk, Charleston

Best of Show: Quilts, Hand-Quilting: Sharon Newcomer, Jackson

Best of Show Hand-Quilting received $50 cash award from River Heritage Quilters’ Guild and $50 gift certificate from Bohemian Scrapsody Quilt Shop.

Best of Show: Quilts, Machine-Quilting: Sharon Newcomer, Jackson

Best of Show Machine-Quilting received $50 cash award from River Heritage Quilters’ Guild and $50 gift certificate from Bohemian Scrapsody Quilt Shop.

Photography

Best of Show: Linda Hutson, Cape Girardeau

Best of Show, Age 13: 17: Julia Peters, Burfordville

Best of Show, Age 12 and under: Thomas Peters, Burfordville

Fine Arts

Best of Show: Nadia Parker, Ironton

Crafts and Hobbies

Best of Show: Katy Bollinger, Jackson

Best of Show, Age 12 and under: Hadley Bradshaw, Gordonville