MADISON — The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction is back at the Wisconsin State Fair celebrating its 26th year. You are invited to join us on August 8th, 2017 in the Case IH Coliseum for another Blue Ribbon winning year. Registration begins at 5:30pm and the live auction begins at 7pm. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation Office, 608-262-1597 or by going online to www.Wis4HFoundation.org.
Stars of the evening will include the Grand Champion, 1st Reserve Champion and 2nd Reserve Champion meat products from all categories of the 2017 Meat Products Contest, as well as the 2017 Best in Show product. Best of Show is selected from entries across the state that were judged and is announced at the auction.
We would like to congratulate all the meat processors from across the state who participated in this year’s competition.
The Grand Champion, 1st Reserve Champion and 2nd Reserve Champion Winners for the categories are:
Grand Champion Bacon
Wyttenbach Meats LLC, Prairie du Sac
1st Reserve Champion Bacon
People’s Meat Market, Stevens Point
2nd Reserve Champion Bacon
Karl’s Country Market, Menomonee Falls
Grand Champion Bone-In Ham
Louie’s Finer Meats Inc., Cumberland
1st Reserve Champion Bone-In Ham
Jake Sailer, Elmwood
2nd Reserve Champion Bone-In Ham
The Meat Block LLC , Greenville
Grand Champion Flavored Summer Sausage
Haen Meat Packing Inc., Kaukauna
1st Reserve Champion Flavored Summer Sausage
Cal Hermann, Eden
2nd Reserve Champion Flavored Summer Sausage
Maplewood Meats, Green Bay
Grand Champion Dried or Smoked Beef
Louie’s Finer Meats Inc., Cumberland
1st Reserve Champion Dried or Smoked Beef
Maplewood Meats, Green Bay
2nd Reserve Champion Dried or Smoked Beef
Wyttenbach Meats LLC, Prairie du Sac
Grand Champion Traditional Snack Sausages
Lake Geneva Country Meats, Lake Geneva
1st Reserve Champion Traditional Snack Sausages
Haen Meat Packing Inc., Kaukauna
2nd Reserve Champion Traditional Snack Sausages
Harry Hansen Meat Service, Stevens Point
Grand Champion Specialty Cooked Bratwurst
Louie’s Finer Meats Inc., Cumberland
1st Reserve Champion Specialty Cooked Bratwurst
Leroy Meats of Horicon, Horicon
2nd Reserve Champion Specialty Cooked Bratwurst
Haen Meat Packing Inc., Kaukauna
Grand Champion Ground and Formed Jerky
Cal Hermann, Eden
1st Reserve Champion Ground and Formed Jerky
Northwoods Locker, Clayton
2nd Reserve Champion Ground and Formed Jerky
Lake Geneva Country Meats, Lake Geneva
Grand Champion Cured Specialty Meat Product
Wyttenbach Meats LLC, Prairie du Sac
1st Reserve Champion Cured Specialty Meat Product
Louie’s Finer Meats Inc., Cumberland
2nd Reserve Champion Cured Specialty Meat Product
Kewaskum Frozen Foods, Kewaskum
Grand Champion Kielbasa or Polish Sausage
Geiss Meat Service, Merrill
1st Reserve Champion Kielbasa or Polish Sausage
Lake Geneva Country Meats, Lake Geneva
2nd Reserve Champion Kielbasa or Polish Sausage
Louie’s Finer Meats Inc., Cumberland
Last year, Governor Walker encouraged attendees to raise their bidder cards high for Wisconsin 4-H youth. In total, over $130,000 was raised in 2016, sights are set to surpass this record-breaking amount in 2017. Auction’s proceeds support Wisconsin 4-H activities including 4-H conferences, teaching materials and workshops, and overall development of 4-H youth.
Please join us at the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction August 8, 2017 for another record breaking year.
— The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation
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