Members of the South Dakota FFA participated in a wide range of educational activities during the 2021 South Dakota State Fair held September 1st-5th, in Huron. At the State Fair, there were 360 FFA members who exhibited 1224 exhibits. Garretson FFA members Drew Pederson, Sarah Welch, and Trevon Cross received high marks in the following categories, with Pederson taking home a scholarship from the South Dakota Beef Boosters.
BEEF SHOW
Champion Market Steer – Ty Bergh, Florence
Reserve Champion Market Steer – Kaitlyn Micheel, Huron
Champion Market Heifer – Kai Thomsen, Madison Central
Reserve Champion Market Heifer – Drew Pederson, Garretson
Market Beef Showmanship – 1st Place: Drew Pederson, Garretson, 2nd Place: Sarah Welch, Garretson, 3rd Place: Kai Thomsen, Madison Central
Breeding and Market Beef Showmanship sponsored by Jakober Limousin.
DAIRY GOAT SHOW
Champion Doe- Oakleigh Reis-Elwood, Chamberlain
Reserve Champion Doe- Brityn Davies, Lake Preston
Champion Milking Doe- Trevon Cross, Garretson
Reserve Champion Milking Doe- Makayla Cross, Dell Rapids
Overall Champion Dairy Goat- Trevon Cross, Garretson
Dairy Goat Showmanship-1st Place: Kyle Hamilton, Hitchcock-Tulare, 2nd Place: Trevon Cross, Garretson, 3rd Place: Brityn Davies, Lake Preston
Dairy Goat Awards sponsored by Boldt Farms
2022 ROUND ROBIN SHOWMANSHIP
1st Place – Drew Pederson, Garretson
2nd Place – Josie Nold, Brookings
Round Robin Showmanship sponsored by Odden Cattle Company.
Funding for these events are made possible as a special project of the SD FFA Foundation. FFA Livestock Show premiums are sponsored Hart Angus, Livestock Specialists Inc., Horizon View Farms, TexKota Panel, and SD Cattelmen’s Foundation. Exhibitors show t-shirts are sponsored by: 605 Sires; Cargill; Cob Creek Cattle; Custom Genetic Solutions Dakotaland Feeds; DeJong Ranch; Gullickson Family Livestock; Lazy J Bar Ranch; Midwest Veterinary Service; Beef Bucks Inc.; SD Lodge for Fraternal Order of Police; Sleepy Hollow Farm; Stangl Shorthorns; Texkota Panel; Horizon View Farm; Cattle Business Weekly; Whetstone Commodities; Wagner Herefords; Hart Angus; and Livestock Specialists.
