The 2021 Saline County Fair in Marshall ended Sunday, July 18, after its final awards ceremony. This event showcased high-point winners in a variety of disciplines, as well as awards that required week-long participation. It was also announced that with 122 lots in the Friday Premium Sale, youth received over $114,000 in bids for their livestock, ham and bacon projects. This total surpassed $100,000 for the first time.

Brownfield Youth in Ag 2021 Saline County – Chandler Johnson;

Horse High Points: Junior – Janessa VanHook, Intermediate – Kamryn Hedrick, Senior – Megan Plattner; Overall High Point – Janessa VanHook, 2nd Overall – Kamryn Hedrick;

Bailey Horse Sportsmanship Award – Brodey Bartlett;

Livestock Judging: Boys 8-14 – 1st Owen Schroeder, 2nd Avery Schroeder, 3rd Wyatt Tyre, 4th Ty Murphy, 5th Troy Mullins; Boys 15-21 – 1st Cole Murphy, 2nd Dylan Hayworth, 3rd Jarret Fuehring, 4th Keegan Brewer, 5th Ethan Sims; Girls 8-14 – 1st Mattalie Shaw, 2nd Abbi Mueller, 3rd Bailey Riley, 4th Bailee Vogel, 5th McKenzie Dowell; Girls 15-21 – 1st DeLana Vogelsmeier, 2nd Emma Sims, 3rd Kenna Lemmon, 4th Molly Malter, 5th Sophia Bolser;

Round Robin Showmanship: Junior – Champion Avery Schroeder, Reserve Jillian Vogelsmeier, 3rd Kaden Sims, 4th Wyatt Tyre, 5th Charlot Thornton; Intermediate – Champion Ty Murphy, Reserve Molly Malter, 3rd DeLana Vogelsmeier, 4th Keelee Price, 5th Joanna Rhea; Senior – Champion Cole Murphy, Reserve Emma Sims, 3rd Jarret Fuehring, 4th Ethan Sims, 5th Jared Coyer; Champion Overall Cole Murphy, Reserve Overall Ty Murphy;

Barnyard Olympics: High School 1st (tie) Sophia Bolser and Luke Alfrey; 7th and 8th Grade – 1st Aleigha Thomas, 2nd Christian Thomas, 3rd (tie) Melanie Durham and Jillian Vogelsmeier; 6th Grade and under – 1st Tanner Sailor, 2nd (tie) Addison Durham and Mason Rugen;

Poultry High Point Exhibitor, Sponsored by Gerry and Kris Snapp – Haley Baker;

Outstanding FFA Chapter Award, Sponsored by Saline County Farm Bureau – Sweet Springs;

Grand Champion FFA Exhibit – Brock Boland;

Johnny Page Memorial Beef Award – Kaileen Dohrman;

Livestock Traveling Trophy – Garrett Sims;

Multipurpose Exhibit High Point: Male – Tanner Sailor, Female – Mary Butner;

Livestock Exhibit High Point: Male – Kaden Sims, Female – Emma Sims;

Overall Fair High Point: Male – Brodey Bartlett; Female – Mary Butner;

Meats: Grand Champion Smoked Ham – Bailee Vogel, Reserve Smoked Ham – Andrea Anderson; Grand Champion Non-Smoked Ham – Bailee Vogel, Reserve Non-Smoked Ham – Chloe Anderson; Grand Champion Bacon – Ellie Bonar, Reserve Bacon – Avery Schroeder;

From a previous press release, Grand Champion Senior Prepared Speech – Andi Gooden, was unintentionally omitted.

For questions regarding 4-H, the Fair, or other agriculture related topics, contact the Saline County Extension office at salineco@missouri.edu or (660) 886-6908.

Photo: Chandler Johnson, Bizy Beavers 4-H Club, is awarded the 2021 Saline County Brownfield Youth in Ag recipient. (Photo courtesy Chelsea Corkins)