COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Top honors at the 70th Annual Junior Livestock Show in Cooperstown went to young handlers from Delaware, Montgomery and Oneida counties on Tuesday, July 11, during the show’s final event, the Parade of Champions. The show, sponsored by The Farmers’ Museum and conducted in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension, county 4-H educators, and clubs throughout central New York, brings together youth handlers from a nine-county area for three days of competition.
The top winners at the Junior Livestock Show bested over 250 exhibitors and their 550 animals. The F. Ambrose Clark Livestock Cup for Best of Show in the beef, swine, and sheep categories was awarded to Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County showing her beef heifer, Maddy.
In each of the livestock divisions, Supreme Animal awards went to Emily Cranwell of Oneida County in the Swine category; to Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County in the Beef category;
In the Best Bred and Owned division, the award in the Beef category to Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County with Maddy.
Showmanship Championships were earned by the following: In the Sheep division: Reserve Grand Champion Showman to Kyle Sexton of Oneida County. In the Beef division: Grand Champion Showman to Megan Cranwell of Oneida County, Reserve Grand Champion Showman to Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County. In the Swine division Reserve Grand Champion Showman to Emily Cranwell of Oneida County.
Other Dairy Award Winners and their 4-H county affiliations include:
Supreme Junior Dairy Animal—Mason Ziemba, Oneida County, with Sugar and Spice MG Confession
Jersey—Junior Champion: Mason Ziemba of Oneida County with Sugar & Spice MG Confession; Reserve Junior Champion: Mason Ziemba of Oneida County with Charlyn Tequila Misfit
Milking Shorthorn—Junior Champion: Abigail Wratten of Oneida County with C-JAIZ Blaine Zephora
Winners in the Dairy Goat division were as follows:
LaMancha—Reserve Jr. Champion: Emily VanLieshout of Oneida County with Brabant Farm Maria
Toggenburg— Junior Champion: Theresa VanLieshout of Oneida County with Brabant Farm Thumper
Other Livestock awards were presented in the following categories:
Beef Division:
Champion Heifer – Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County with Maddy.
Champion Steer—Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County with Buddy.
Reserve Champion Steer—Haley Cranwell of Oneida County with Orangatang.
Grade/Crossbred—Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County with Maddy.
Hereford—Amanda Cranwell of Oneida County with Annie.
Sheep Division:
Cheviot—Kyle Sexton of Oneida County with L1604
Swine Division:
Champion Market Hog—Emily Cranwell of Oneida County with Benny 25-13
Reserve Champion Market Hog—Haley Cranwell of Oneida County with Squints 45-6
The results of the Dairy Judging Contest that was held Sunday, July 9th:
Junior Individual –fifth place to Layla VanLieshout of Oneida County; seventh place to Tim VanLieshout of Oneida County; tenth place to Mason Ziemba of Oneida County.
Senior Individuals –fourth place to Lydia Williams of Oneida County; seventh place to Kathleen Gallagher of Oneida County and eighth place to Abigail Wratten of Oneida County; and tenth place to Isaac Wratten of Oneida County.
The Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show is sponsored in part by Stewart’s Shops, Chobani, Agri-Mark, Upstate Niagara, Rentals To Go, and Nasco Farm and Ranch.
Congratulations to all the youth that exhibited!
–Cornell Cooperative Extension
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