JWCC announces winners of Livestock Judging Contest

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John Wood Community College recently held its 20th annual Ag Alumni Association Livestock Judging Invitational at the JWCC Agricultural Education Center, sponsored by ADM Animal Nutrition and Moorman’s ShowTec and hosted by JWCC Agriculture Alumni Association and Livestock Evaluation Club. Two-hundred and sixty students from 20 Illinois and Missouri high schools, FFA and 4-H clubs participated on event.

Schools participating included: Brown County, Carrollton, Farmington, Franklin, Griggsville-Perry, Illini West, Liberty, Payson-Seymour, Pittsfield, Pleasant Plains, Pleasant Hills, Quincy High, Quincy Jr. High, Taylorville/Christian County 4-H Club, Triopia, Troy FFA, Unity-Mendon, Warsaw, West Prairie and Winchester.

Livestock judging competitions help students learn to make decisions, strengthen and improve power of observation and apply scientific principles of animal growth and development. Evaluations included various species of cattle, pigs and sheep.

Winners in the Varsity Division:

Teams

Overall Teams

• Brown County;

• Unity Mendon;

• Monmouth Roseville.

Beef

• Unity Mendon;

• Brown County;

• Pittsfield.

Swine

• Brown County;

• Pittsfield;

• Monmouth Roseville.

Sheep/Goat

• Paris – Ill.;

• Brown County;

• Monmouth Roseville.

Individuals Varsity Division

Overall

• Logan Corzatt – Monmouth Roseville;

• Tatum Williams – Iroquois West;

• Ryker Beckmier – Individual.

Beef

• Alyssa Holmes – Troy, Mo.;

• AJ Harris – Franklin;

• Isabella Wilson – Brown County.

Swine

• Kyle Bradshaw – Pittsfield;

• Colt Stremsterfer – Pleasant Plains;

• Kaden Russel – Monmouth Roseville.

Sheep/Goat

• Gretchen Hilburn – Brown County;

• Logan Corzatt – Monmouth Roseville;

• Jay Peterson – Paris, Ill.

Junior Varsity Division

Teams

Overall

• Brown County, Ill.;

• Troy, Mo.;

• Liberty, Ill.

Beef

• Brown County;

• Liberty;

• Troy, Mo.

Swine

• Troy, Mo.;

• Brown County, Ill.;

• Troy, Mo.

Sheep/Goat

• Brown County;

• Troy, Mo.;

• Troy, Mo.

Individuals junior varsity division

Overall

• Payton McGrew – West Prairie;

• Ryleigh Witt – Troy;

• Mattti Haman – Troy.

Beef

• Hollie Luthy – Brown County;

• Macie Bartlow – Macomb;

• Raeleigh Wolf.

Swine

• Cameron Flamm – West Prairie;

• Jaylee Copas – Iroquois West;

• Bella Schulte – Troy.

Sheep/Goat

• Gretchen Holburn – Brown County;

• Matti Haman – Troy;

• Payton McGrew – West Prairie.

Livestock Providers:

• Shaffer livestock;

• Taylor Girls livestock;

• Ingram family show cattle;

• Ingram family show goats;

• Heimer Hampshires;

• Heavner Brothers Cattle Company;

• Meyers Sheep.