Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers hosted more than 1,000 agriculture students during their annual State Fair livestock judging contest Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Oklahoma City.
FFA and 4-H members in junior and senior categories judged eight categories of livestock with two classes of questions.
“Our YF&R committee loves providing this chance for our state’s agriculture students to hone their livestock judging skills,” said Travis Schnaithman, OKFB state YF&R Chairman. “Many of our committee members grew up judging livestock, and we know the decision-making and reasoning skills students learn through the contest.”
The top-placing teams in the contest were:
Senior FFA Division
- First Place: El Reno FFA
- Second Place: Kingfisher FFA
- Third Place: Prague FFA Gold Team
Senior 4-H Division
- First Place: Alex/Grady County
- Second Place: Kay County
- Third Place: Stephens County
Junior FFA Division
- First Place: Cherokee FFA
- Second Place: Indianola FFA Team 1
- Third Place: Moss FFA
Junior 4-H Division
- First Place: Amber-Pocasset Team 1
- Second Place: Indianola
- Third Place: Alex/Grady County
The top-placing individuals in the contest were:
Senior FFA Division
- First Place: Jacob Bedell of El Reno FFA
- Second Place: Gage Cantrell of Prague FFA Gold Team
- Third Place: Rylyn Thompson of Adair FFA
Senior 4-H Division
- First Place: Dustin Tolson of Alex/Grady County
- Second Place: Brycen Otey of Alex/Grady County
- Third Place: Riley Scott of Stephens County
Junior FFA Division
- First Place: Braylon Spears of Hartshorne FFA Team 1
- Second Place: Allison Shropshire of Indianola FFA Team 1
- Third Place: Kynlee Dailey of Kingston FFA
Junior 4-H Division
- First Place: Dax Delozier of Adair 4-H
- Second Place: Blake Janssen of Amber-Pocasset Team 1
- Third Place: Wyatt Jensen of Jackson County Team 1
The full list of results is available on the website JudgingCard.com.
