FFA Exhibited 133 Entries at State Fair
students bring home many awards

As the sun set in Lincoln on September 7 (Labor Day) Logan View FFA members brought their tired bodies home with several awards as they had exhibited 133 items over the three-day weekend.  Parents had mixed emotions as this was the last State Fair in Lincoln. Yet they were proud of the accomplishments of their children and families, because as we all know fairs are truly a family experience.  Results from the weekend include the following:

Premier Showman: Danielle Mowinkel represented Dodge County in the premier Showmanship Contest.  Each county is allowed to choose one FFA or 4-H member to represent their county in the contest hosted by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.  Members are required to take a written test, exhibit a beef animal, sheep and swine.  Each contestant receives $50 and each divisional winner $300, with the top three overall showman receiving $500, $1000, and $2000 dollars.  Contestants may borrow other exhibitor’s animals for the contest.  Twenty-eight counties had a representative for this year’s contest.  Danielle Mowinkel was named the champion sheep showman and the overall premier showman!  She borrowed a calf from Jennie Johnson, a pig from Garret Pearson and showed her own lamb.

Beef Division:   In the Beef Division three exhibitors exhibited six items:  Carrie Miller exhibited the Champion Shorthorn Cow calf Pair, received a blue on her shorthorn junior breeding heifer and two blues on her market beef.  Danielle Mowinkel received a blue on her market heifer and Derek Mowinkel received a blue on his shorthorn breeding heifer.

Horticulture Division:  In the Horticulture Division six exhibitors exhibited a total of 75 items:  Adam Kruger led the way with 51 items including Grand Champion herb and Reserve Champion flower, Adam had 16 class winners along with an additional 10 purples, 20 blues and five reds.  Matt Taylor exhibited 15 items and came away with five purples including one class winner and two seconds, five blues and five reds.  Danielle Mowinkel exhibited two items and received two purple including a second in the class.  Derek Mowinkel exhibited three items receiving two purples and one red.  Nicole Bechtel exhibited two items and received two reds while Brooke Ellerman also took down two items and received two reds. 

Swine Division:  The Swine Division saw six exhibitors show a total of 18 head.  Jud Hoffschneider came away as the top Junior Showman and received two blues on his market swine and a blue in the carcass contest.  Derek Mowinkel exhibited three head and received one purple and two blues and exhibited the Champion carcass hog at the State Fair.  Danielle Mowinkel received one purple and one blue one her market swine while exhibiting the 7^th overall carcass hog.  Ellen Hoffschneider received two blues on her market hogs and received a blue in showmanship and in the carcass contest.  Kristin Witte received three blues on her market swine and a blue in the carcass contest.  Laura Witte received four blues on her market swine and a blue in the carcass contest. 

Sheep Division:  The sheep division saw nine exhibitors show 34 head of sheep.  Abby Poulas exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Dorset ewe while receiving two blues and three reds on her sheep.  Abby received a blue in showmanship.  Laura Witte received 6^th place in the carcass contest while receiving one blue and one red on her lambs.  Kristin Witte received one blue and three reds on sheep.  Hope Hemme was selected as the reserve sophomore showman, and received one purple and two reds on her market lambs.  Danielle Mowinkel received one purple, two blues and three reds on her sheep while receiving a red in showmanship.  Derek Mowinkel received one blue and four reds on his sheep while receiving a blue in showmanship.  Seth Schafersman received one blue and two reds on his sheep while receiving a red in showmanship.  Drew Schissel received one blue and one red on his market lambs.  Blake Uhing received one purple and two blues on his market lambs and received a blue in showmanship.